When there is corruption everywhere in your country

General

How is the situation in your city/ country? Is there a 2nd wave yet?
It´s tragic because the government only focus on stealing and taking advantage of the situation, there is corruption everywhere. Hospitals are not ready even after a year of pandemic.

How did the atmosphere in your country change within the last months?
You can perceive the increment of people on the street, so many people have lost their job.

How are you and your family?
I´m glad that we are ok. My Dad works on our farm and here in Bolivia it´s a very stable and wealthy job. We export meat.

What was the biggest challenge for you within the last months?
I spent the quarantine alone because my parents left to the farm so they are safe ad I took care of the house.

There is corruption everywhere.

Measures

When did you realize how serious the situation is?
When we were on the second month of quarantine and it only got worse and worse.

How did your government react to the crisis? Which measures/restrictions were taken first?
Flexible quarantine for 4 days and then total for like 6 months.

Are you satisfied with the measures of your government? What was good/bad?
No, they only rooked us, but didn´t do anything to improve the health system and corruptions cases about it came out.

What would you like to say to your government?
They are murderers.

Which sentence of a virologist/politician did you memorize the most?
A politician told people to block highways so oxygen don´t get to hospitals and it happened. People died because of that.

A politician told people to block highways so oxygen don´t get to hospitals.

The Virus

Do you know anybody who was infected with COVID-19 or even died?
Yes, my family got it and an uncle died.

Have you already done a Coronavirus test or have you been in quarantine?
Yes to both.

Are you afraid of getting infected with the Coronavirus?
Yes.

My family got Corona and an uncle died.

The lockdown

How long is/was your lockdown and what was allowed/what wasn´t?
About 6 months. You could go to the market or pharmacy only one day of the week by the last # of your ID.

Did you spend the lockdown time with somebody and what did you do during this time?
No, I painted a lot. Most of my time I tried to be distracted and learned to cook.

What did you miss the most during the lockdown? What helped you?
The humanity in people. Knowing that my family is ok.

During the lockdown you could go to the market or pharmacy only one day of the week by the last # of your ID.

Changes

How did your work situation change within the last months (shorter hours, working from home, etc.)
I´m an independent dentist so I can´t do home office, but as an artist I love being home all day painting.

How did your social life (relationship/friendships/dating) change due to the Corona crisis?
I used to go out almost everyday, now it´s very difficult for me to leave my home, not cause I´m afraid, I just don´t feel like it anymore.

What impact has the Corona crisis on your financial situation?
I made a lot of money because now I dedicate more time to make paintings and people are buying.

Social distancing: How does your daily life look like at the moment?
I´m very happy with my new lifestyle.

I made a lot of money because now I dedicate more time to make paintings and people are buying.

Perception

Who are to your opinion the heroes of this crisis?
Doctors, biochemistrys, scientists, psychologists.

What did the crisis show you?
To be more kind to the one in need. And how lucky I am to have everything in life.

What will you appreciate more after the crisis?
Human touch, a hug from your loved ones.

Which images will you never forget?
People crying outside supermarkets with their babies cause they don´t have food.

Which stories/incidents/experiences touched/shattered you the most?
People dying alone in hospitals and not being able to say goodbye, they just give you their ashes and that´s it.

The crisis showed me how lucky I am to have everything in life.

Perspective

What are you afraid of right now?
New Covid variants.

What gives you hope?
Science.

Are you planning to travel within the next months?
Yes, I started to travel around Bolivia and do local tourism.

Would you get yourself vaccinated against COVID-19?
Yes.

What can we all learn from this crisis?
Nothing is certain.

If you could give 2020 a headline, what would it be?
A year to remember.

I started to travel around Bolivia and do local tourism.