bigbrotheriswatching

1984 | George Orwell

I just received this text from the #CovidPolice - I have tested positive for Covid and in order to quarantine at home I had to agree to allow my phone to be tracked for the next 5 days to make sure I adhere to the mandated quarantine protocol. I‘m pretty sure this type of surveillance would NEVER pass in other countries. It says they will FaceTime me in the next 5 days and I have 30 minutes to respond, to be sure I am home. I‘m still processing.

Megabooks, TrishB, alisiakae, BarbaraBB

MrsMalaprop Oh my. So sorry to read that. Are you in Israel? Wishing you a speedy recovery. ❤️‍🩹🥰 3y

squirrelbrain Sorry to hear this. They did used to ring and door-knock people here in the UK; not sure if they still do and I think it was more to do with people returning from abroad and having to quarantine. Hope you don‘t feel too bad… and more time for reading! 😘 3y

LeahBergen Wow! That seems pretty extreme. I hope yours is a very mild case! 😘😘 3y

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starlight97 We have a similar type of surveillance here in Hungary — you have to check in on your phone from time to time and they could come to your house any time to see that you're actually home. Hope you're doing well and this will be over soon! 💕 3y

Verity China is all this and worse I think. Little sister didn‘t catch it while they were living there but it was incredibly strict even when you didn‘t have it. 3y

erzascarletbookgasm They do that in China, or at least in Shanghai when my cousin returned there to work, after travelling abroad & had to be quarantined. I hope you recovery quickly! 💕 3y

Cinfhen I had a night of fever & chills and I‘m mostly congested with a sore throat and terrible sinus headaches but otherwise I‘m really ok. Thanks for the good wishes @squirrelbrain @LeahBergen Im not surprised China has a severe tracking system @erzascarletbookgasm @Verity but I‘m surprised to hear Hungary as well @starlight97 Yes, I currently reside in Israel @MrsMalaprop which apparently has the highest infection rate of omicron per capita 😬 3y

JudeCC Get well soon!!!!
3y

GatheringBooks Wishing you lots of healing energies! Sending good wishes your way. 😘💐🧚🏻‍♀️ 3y

GatheringBooks I think it‘s the same here in the UAE - very stringent measures as well (edited) 3y

Cinfhen Thanks for the get well wishes @WJCintron @GatheringBooks and super fascinating to learn about all the policies from various countries 3y

Centique Our poor darling Cindy! Get well soon! Sending you all the love and best wishes and imaginary chicken soup from afar 💕💕💕 3y

Cinfhen Imaginary chicken soup sounds wonderful 🍵 @Centique Thank You xxx 3y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I‘d be in trouble - I sometimes miss that my phone is ringing when I‘m holding it. Not entirely sure what the processes are here in Australia. There are PCR tests (results verified in a lab, you receive results via text) and those rapid antigens tests (called RATS because Australia likes to shorten everything 🙄) the you do at home - you are meant to report positive ones. Work has a whole bunch of procedures - my eyes glazed over the when I read 3y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag the email - hoping to dodge getting it so that I don‘t have to read it for real. Hope you make a speedy recovery! And that you don‘t miss that call 😅 (edited) 3y

Cinfhen I know @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I don‘t always respond to my phone and I honestly have been sleeping during the day so I‘ll have to be on high alert 🚨 3y

LeeRHarry Gosh that sounds really full on Cindy! Hope you make a speedy recovery lovely 💕 3y

Cinfhen Haha @LeeRHarry exactly, like having Covid isn‘t enough?!? Now I have the #CovidPolice to deal with !?!! 3y

TrishB Hope you‘re ok ♥️ nothing like that here anymore. No one would take any notice anymore, it‘s all based on peoples trust now. Stay in if you have it. 3y

sprainedbrain Oh my… that‘s a lot. I hope you make a very quick recovery! 3y

Librarybelle Wishing you a quick recovery! 3y

Hooked_on_books Wait, you don‘t think this would fly in Idaho? (Sorry, couldn‘t resist.) In all seriousness, I hope you mend up quickly and are back to normalcy (ok, relative now) lickety-split. 3y

DivineDiana So sorry to hear that you tested positive. Quite shocking to learn of the government‘s response. Sending healing prayers to you. ❤️ 3y

alisiakae Hope you recover quickly! The fatigue has been the worst for me, that is the only thing still lingering. How long do you have to quarantine? I still can‘t believe the CDC lowered the timeframe to 5 days, I‘m isolating for 10, at day 5 I still felt like crap. Those are some serious rules! I have had my phone on DND most of the last week, to give me space to sleep during the day without interruptions. 3y

Crazeedi This is just horrible, I'm so sorry I am over this stuff. Get well soon Cindy. Sad you have to live under this tyranny. Israel most vaccinated country and most cases, so maybe it's time to just say no more?? 3y

KatieDid927 Other countries have even stricter quarantine rules than we do. It‘s all about keeping people safe and preventing spread. 3y

AmyG Wishing you a quick recovery. Do what you have to do and put it behind you. 😘 3y

KarenUK Oh Cindy! I‘m so sorry…. Hope you feel better soon. And to have to deal with all this too! Thinking of you lovely friend xxxxxx (edited) 3y

BarbaraBB So you were right after all. Weird that the PCR was negative! But I do hope you‘re a little better and that email is shocking. Big Brother! But I heard similar stories about Hong Kong and Japan. Thinking of you 🤍😘 3y

Laughterhp Hope you‘re feeling okay! And yes, that tracking would make me feel very uncomfortable! 3y

Cinfhen I‘m more freaked out from receiving a text with the heading PoliceCovid than actually finding out I have Covid @Laughterhp @BarbaraBB @KarenUK @AmyG @DivineDiana @Librarybelle @sprainedbrain @TrishB I TOTALLY get the overall goal is to keep all citizens safe @KatieDid927 but like @Crazeedi said it seems nearly impossible to contain this virus. Although Idaho has managed just fine @Hooked_on_books 😁😉😂 3y

Cinfhen So protocol is 5 days of isolation on day 6 I can test again if it‘s negative I‘m done with quarantine if it‘s positive I need to wait 2 more days. Unless I test on day 7 and it‘s negative @4thhouseontheleft it all seems so random. Masks are still mandated indoors for EVERYONE! I‘m glad you are starting to feel better. My biggest issue is the headaches and the congestion/sinus pressure. 3y

Chrissyreadit I hope you feel better- and I think getting a message from something called covidpolice is very disturbing- why not COVID management? Or hepforhealing, or magicalministry (then I‘d be looking forward to the call at least) im guessing the spread is significant because of population density? And hopefully vax rates have meant fewer hospitalizations and deaths? Sending you healing vibes friend ❤️ 3y

Cinfhen I LOVE MagicalMinistry @Chrissyreadit that‘s BRILLIANT 😂🙌🏻 I‘m sure the policy is to keep people who are sick home because Israeli‘s are so super macho - they think they are invincible and don‘t recognize they can really infect others. And yes, our death rates are low in comparison to our infections rates. Thank Gd. And 5 days is probably a good amount of time to rest and recharge 3y

Sapphire Early on here in the US when tracing was still considered a containment strategy, I knew some people who got daily calls from the health department to ensure they were still isolating. 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks WOW!!! I can‘t even fathom this!! 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I do hope you are feeling better my friend! I‘m just totally flabbergasted!! 3y

eri.reads Oh gosh...no words!! I do hope you feel better soon. 💞 3y

Cinfhen It‘s A LOT to process @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Sapphire Israel is still relatively small enough country that they can attempt to track the spread but in other countries like the US, it‘s too vast to even pretend. I‘m just relieved I‘m not that sick to require hospitalization. 3y

Cinfhen No words, indeed @eri.reads but thanks for the get well wishes 🧡 3y

janeycanuck I‘m so sorry to hear this - I hope it passes quickly for you and the surveillance isn‘t too disruptive for you. 3y

AmyG My guess is Covid Police scares people into quarantining etc. fear seems to work, sadly. @4thhouseontheleft I hope you feel better soon. 3y

KathyWheeler Dang, that‘s creepy! I hope you feel better soon. 3y

alisiakae @AmyG thank you! I‘m feeling lots better, just have to work to rebuild my stamina. I‘m on day 8 and 🤞🤞no secondary infection seems to be popping up. Because of my asthma, I‘m prone to develop pneumonia & bronchitis, just had bronchitis after a cold in December! 3y

eanderson That‘s messed up! 3y

KatieDid927 @Cinfhen Very true. Get well soon! 3y

Megabooks I am so sorry!! I was afraid with the symptoms you had, since they were so similar to mine, that you had Covid. For me, the headache and very dry eyes were the worst. I had a sore throat but never any coughing or shortness of breath. I feel terrible for you going through that. All the comments let you know that you are not alone. Sending many hugs and much love to you!! 3y

Megabooks When you mentioned Z got that leave and he was afraid to go out because he thought they were watching him, I was like I bet they are. I can‘t believe there is this much civilian surveillance, though. This is crazy!! Keep me updated when you can! 💕💕😘😘 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen I am too!! Sending you lots of love and hugs 🤗 ❤️ 3y

Deblovestoread Wow! That‘s a lot and quite a bit freaky. Hope you are better soon! 3y

MaureenMc 💗💗💗 3y

SLibrarian5 Hope you feel better soon! 3y

Cinfhen I truly appreciate all the get well wishes - I‘m just congested but otherwise ok @sheffner @MaureenMc @Kdgordon88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Megabooks @eanderson @KathyWheeler @janeycanuck and I‘m fine with staying put for the next 5 days. I‘m glad they cut the isolation period down from 14 days to 10 to 7 to 5!!! No need for #CovidPolice 😉 (edited) 3y

BookwormM Scary message glad you don‘t feel too bad 3y

Tera66 Oh no, I hope it's short and you feel better soon.💗 3y

Dragon Wishing you a speedy recovery! 💐 I hope you have plenty of books 📚 to read during your quarantine. 3y

Cinfhen I already slept better so that‘s a plus - thanks for the get well wishes @Dragon @Tera66 @BookwormM 😘 3y

Reggie Hope you feel better Cindy! Also, if you read more horror this would be nothing. 😜 Lol jk. 3y

Cinfhen Thanks @Reggie They already checked in with me this morning 😉 I‘m calling this #SocialHorror 3y

Reggie @Cinfhen also, lol, maybe this would be a good start to the discussion of To Paradise where Hanya Yanahigara writes “The pandemic‘s best friend is democracy.” 3y

Cinfhen Wow!!! What a marvelous quote @Reggie that I NEVER would have noticed🙌🏻 Would you consider leading an informal discussion of TP??? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 I thought I might be able to but honestly, my brain memory is foggy at best three weeks since reading it + Covid 🙄 3y

Chelsea.Poole Oh wow! This is next level!! I have COVID now too, reported it to my local health department online and haven‘t heard a word 😂 they are supposed to call to give instructions but 🦗 My son had it last week and they didn‘t do anything for him either. I‘m not even sure they called his school to inform them…? Hope you‘re feeling ok! 3y

Cinfhen The Covid police have texted me every day since I entered quarantine and I need to respond with a location pin within 30 minutes @Chelsea.Poole it‘s VERY #BigBrotherIsWatching but honestly I think it‘s more scare tactics than anything else. How are you feeling??? I‘ve had mostly sinus congestion/ pressure with a sore throat and terrible headaches (which all seem to be dissipating). I‘d say it‘s a miserable winter cold but Thank Gd nothing more. 3y

Suet624 @Reggie great and accurate quote. @Cinfhen I finally scrolled down to this post. ❤️ I hope you continue to get better. 3y

Cinfhen Thanks so much @Suet624 I‘m almost back to myself 🧡 3y

Reggie @Suet624 are you gonna read To Paradise because her vision of our future is totally plausible. I think you‘d like it. So much to think about. 3y

Suet624 @Reggie I would like to. I really liked A Little Life. Sometime this year. 3y

kspenmoll So sorry to not pick up that you had/have Covid. Hope you are feeling better now & the covid police are off your phone! (edited) 3y

Cinfhen I‘m really feeling better / thanks @kspenmoll 3y

robinb I‘m so sorry that I‘ve just now seen this. 🙄 I saw your more recent post about medical issues and looked back to see what I missed. I hope that your recovery is moving along and that you‘ll soon be back to full health. 🙏 3y

Cinfhen I‘m fine, my Covid was very mild but unfortunately for my hubby the Covid triggered his autoimmune disorder and created a full blown disaster @robinb Thanh Gd after 6 days it seems to be under control 🤞🏼🤞🏼 3y

robinb @Cinfhen Oh Cindy, I'm so sorry but glad that he's recovering! It's so scary not knowing how this blasted thing is going to affect each individual person. My best to your hubby. God bless. (edited) 3y

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