covid-19 virus in Denmark

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, announced on Wednesday evening in a press conference that all public educational institutes and public service buildings will close for two weeks; essentially that Denmark will shut down for two weeks to slow the spread of the virus to make treatment more manageable. People were encouraged to not gather in large groups, keep a safe distance from others and to work from home if possible. Immediately after the announcement, people flocked to the grocery stores to load up on toilet paper and food. They stood tightly packed in long lines. So if they didn't have the corona virus before, their chances of having it now are higher.
Since then, other measures have been put in place.
Yesterday, I had to board the bus through the back door to keep a safe distance from the driver.  There were only 2-3 others on any of the busses I have taken since Wednesday. In the cafeteria at work, we have to sit in every second chair and not across from each other. We have to keep a one meter distance from colleagues and customers.
Rus had a job interview at an English language school in Germany yesterday, which was probably pointless to bother going to because the borders have since been closed to foreigners entering Denmark. He was worried that he wouldn't be able to make it back and would be stuck in Germany. People are allowed to leave Denmark if necessary but borders are closed to people coming into Denmark unless they are Danish citizens returning home.
Right now I have excellent job security, filling online grocery orders. I have been working every day as much as I am able. I took today off because I needed some family time and I know that they needed me. And I was getting worried that I would burn out. So today the sun is shining (a rarity this year in Denmark!) so we are going to go on a bike ride and then I will be refreshed and able to work hard again tomorrow.
Bilka has barely been able to keep up with orders. They have recruited employees from all the other departments to help and are taking up more and more space in the warehouse. They have put a cap on the amount of orders being taken and have pushed the pickup time up by three hours but are still scrambling to finish. Sometimes, it feels like there are more of us pushing those big carts around the store than there are customers.
Today I feel so blessed that this is the employment that I was able to get. There are many who have lost their jobs or whose family restaurants and small businesses will suffer. The social system here in Denmark is so good that most people don't have to worry and everyone should be taken care of. I can't imagine what it will be like in other places where they don't have those measures in place.
Today I also feel blessed that Dean and Rus were able to return to Denmark. It was only one week before they closed the borders to foreigners. We aren't sure what this will mean for us returning to Canada eventually, but right now I have work and we are all in the same country.
And lastly, I feel blessed that we don't have any chronic health conditions that would make this virus so dangerous. We will most likely get it eventually, but when we do, we will get over it.
Stay safe everyone, don't panic, and please help those around you who need it.

no school = lots of time to get creative!