Little Stories From the Big Wide World

Aarti-Zeremonie am Ganges vor zwei Wochen. Ob diese derzeit noch stattfindet, ist mir unbekannt. Die Behörden bitten darum, Menschenansammlungen zu meiden.

Riding Out Corona Crisis In India?

17. March 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

The current situation is like a game called “Fly home right away or stay”. But it’s an unfair game: the rules are constantly changing, but we players don’t know when and how. And that makes it difficult to plan sensible moves strategically.

Zwei junge Thais tragen Masken. In Thailand kein ungewöhnliches Bild. Seit Ausbruch des Corona-Virus sind noch mehr Menschen mit Schutzmasken zu sehen, als sonst.

Corona – Traveling or What?

12. March 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Up until yesterday, I wasn’t worried about the corona virus. I followed from a distance how toilet paper, noodles, rice and the like are hoarded in Germany, Europe and the rest of the western world – and felt safer in India than possibly some back home. But overnight India changed its entry requirements. And now I wonder if I could get stuck here if the situation worsens.