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#TheLockdownChronicles Day 1
Today is the day. Since noon, France
is locked at home 
The #Coronavirus
outbreak has been shaking Europe for the last few weeks.
I hadn’t paid too much attention to it (“It’s just another virus”) but suddenly everything accelerated.
Today is the day. Since noon, France
is locked at home The #Coronavirus
outbreak has been shaking Europe for the last few weeks.I hadn’t paid too much attention to it (“It’s just another virus”) but suddenly everything accelerated.
I live in @Bordeaux, where we had the first case of #COVID19 in France . It has been contained, so I forgot about it.
I started really to get interested in that story when schools were closed on Friday 13th. I read a few articles, among which this one https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
. It has been contained, so I forgot about it.I started really to get interested in that story when schools were closed on Friday 13th. I read a few articles, among which this one https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
Then I realized this was serious and we were going pretty soon to a total lockdown. China 
& Italy 
has done that and now I understood why.
Shutdown of bars, restaurants and cinemas was announced Saturday 14th.
& Italy has done that and now I understood why.Shutdown of bars, restaurants and cinemas was announced Saturday 14th.
So yesterday, Monday 16, we went to my wife’s restaurant to pick up the vegetables that were ready to be used for this week...
And we weren’t surprised when @EmmanuelMacron announced total lockdown.
So this morning we went out together for the last time in a few weeks
And we weren’t surprised when @EmmanuelMacron announced total lockdown.
So this morning we went out together for the last time in a few weeks
It feels weird. Like a movie, but we are not spectators this time.
We are fortunate to have a small terrace in front of our apartment so we’ll still be able to enjoy outdoors and the sun.
I’m thinking of all those in small appartment with no balcony, it’s gonna be tough.
We are fortunate to have a small terrace in front of our apartment so we’ll still be able to enjoy outdoors and the sun.
I’m thinking of all those in small appartment with no balcony, it’s gonna be tough.
However everyone bears the same constraints and it’s the right thing to do to give our healthcare system a chance to cope with the virus
We have seen what worked in China, we’ve witnessed them in disbelief lockdown a city of 11m inhabitants. And they were right.
We have seen what worked in China
, we’ve witnessed them in disbelief lockdown a city of 11m inhabitants. And they were right.
Too bad we didn’t learn from them and have been slow to understand what was at stake.
At least finally the country and Europe as a whole has taken it seriously.
So we are home for a few weeks. Human activity will be dramatically impacted.
At least finally the country and Europe as a whole has taken it seriously.
So we are home for a few weeks. Human activity will be dramatically impacted.
Is this Mother Nature sending a signal?
To Earth
, we humans are the virus ...
Pollution has dropped considerably in China since the lockdown. At least that will be a positive thing here as well 
To Earth
, we humans are the virus ...Pollution has dropped considerably in China
since the lockdown. At least that will be a positive thing here as well
We already noticed today: much less cars means much less noise and we hear the birds singing very loudly 
This afternoon I improvised myself as teacher to give our 7 year old daughter her lesson, while my wife was catching up on her accounting 
Teaching isn’t easy
Teaching isn’t easy
Let’s see how we cope with this situation during the next few weeks.
So far I’m amazed at how quickly everybody seem to adapt. No choice anyway.
We have Internet, I can’t imagine how life was during the Spanish Flu in 1918. How did they communicate?...
So far I’m amazed at how quickly everybody seem to adapt. No choice anyway.
We have Internet, I can’t imagine how life was during the Spanish Flu in 1918. How did they communicate?...
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 2
I just read this article...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/03/16/coronavirus-lockdown-may-have-saved-77000-lives-in-china-just-from-pollution-reduction/
“The fact that disruption of this magnitude could actually lead to some large (partial) benefits suggests that our normal way of doing things might need disrupting.”
Indeed...
I just read this article...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/03/16/coronavirus-lockdown-may-have-saved-77000-lives-in-china-just-from-pollution-reduction/
“The fact that disruption of this magnitude could actually lead to some large (partial) benefits suggests that our normal way of doing things might need disrupting.”
Indeed...
Best time ever to go charge my electric car at a public station 
No traffic, the stall was free, the #CCS connector is working, getting an incredible 40 kW
Meanwhile I’m gonna ride a bike along the Garonne river
No traffic, the stall was free, the #CCS connector is working, getting an incredible 40 kW
Meanwhile I’m gonna ride a bike along the Garonne river
I actually got arrested by the Police 
while driving.
They were stopping every car passing by and we havd to show them the official paper explaining why we were outside
I had checked “Going to do some exercise”
box, so I had to explain I was about to ride a bike
while driving.They were stopping every car passing by and we havd to show them the official paper explaining why we were outside
I had checked “Going to do some exercise”
box, so I had to explain I was about to ride a bike
Here is the form you have to fill and show in case a cop asks you to.
5 reasons to go out:
to go to work if not possible to work from home
to buy necessary goods
for health reasons
for mandatory family reasons
to exercise or walk your dog
5 reasons to go out:
to go to work if not possible to work from home to buy necessary goods for health reasons for mandatory family reasons to exercise or walk your dog
Very few people running or cycling, everyone keep their distances, at least 10 m
Spring is here, cherry blossoms
show life goes on, undisturbed by human problems.
I actually love the city like this, very quiet, really peaceful – at Aire De Jeux
Spring is here, cherry blossoms
show life goes on, undisturbed by human problems.I actually love the city like this, very quiet, really peaceful
– at Aire De Jeux
Cops are riding bikes and going to ask the few persons who lie on the grass to move, as we aren’t supposed to stop leisurely, but keep exercising 
The water mirror in front of Place de la Bourse has been deprived of its water
– at Miroir d'Eau
are riding bikes and going to ask the few persons who lie on the grass to move, as we aren’t supposed to stop leisurely, but keep exercising The water mirror in front of Place de la Bourse has been deprived of its water
– at Miroir d'Eau
Some buses 
and tramways 
are driving, very empty, people veeeeeery far away from each other 
In a tramway I counted 4 passengers plus the driver.
Capacity is 300 persons – at Place de la Bourse
and tramways are driving, very empty, people veeeeeery far away from each other In a tramway
I counted 4 passengers plus the driver.Capacity is 300 persons
– at Place de la Bourse
Sooooooo quiet 
I love it
Maybe the planet, the animals and the human species needed a break from our perpetual growth madness 
This should be a time of reflexion.
After that parenthesis, do we really want to go back to “Business as usual”?
– at Quais de Bordeaux
I love it
Maybe the planet
, the animals and the human species needed a break from our perpetual growth madness This should be a time of reflexion.
After that parenthesis, do we really want to go back to “Business as usual”?
– at Quais de Bordeaux
Back home
My daughter has built a small cabin
She intends to sleep there tonight
My daughter has built a small cabin
She intends to sleep there tonight
Yesterday night I started to watch Breaking Bad
That’s a show that I’ve wanted to watch for a long time and since that lasts a few tens of hours, I had postponed it to “when I have time”.
Now seems appropriate
That’s a show that I’ve wanted to watch for a long time and since that lasts a few tens of hours, I had postponed it to “when I have time”.
Now seems appropriate
Our neighbors are playing “I want to break free” 
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 3
Check out that great video by @Data_Gueule about why the #Coronavirus is pretty dangerous and why we have to drastically limit social interactions
#RestezChezVous
Check out that great video by @Data_Gueule about why the #Coronavirus is pretty dangerous and why we have to drastically limit social interactions
#RestezChezVous
#Coronavirus does not spread by itself: people pass it on
Faced with this emergency, it is a good idea to remind you of the only vital action, which has to be collective and which can be summed up in three words #LetsStayHome
#COVID19
Faced with this emergency, it is a good idea to remind you of the only vital action, which has to be collective and which can be summed up in three words #LetsStayHome
#COVID19
The small cabin has been demolished and replaced by a bigger one 
School is outside today
We are fortunate to have a small terrace
We are fortunate to have a small terrace
Nice temperature, it’s good to be locked 
with almost springtime 
as opposed to winter 
which must have been quite depressing in China
with almost springtime as opposed to winter which must have been quite depressing in China
A useful trick if you want to read alone without being disturbed by the kids 
A list of nice videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLClXnL5aHwxX059kNpADKTit3021Ha5JU
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLClXnL5aHwxX059kNpADKTit3021Ha5JU
Now the banks of river in @Bordeaux as well as all the beaches in Gironde are forbidden 
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/coronavirus-apres-quais-bordeaux-plages-gironde-sont-egalement-interdites-acces-1803100.html
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/coronavirus-apres-quais-bordeaux-plages-gironde-sont-egalement-interdites-acces-1803100.html
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 4
Today is the beginning of spring
It’s the strangest one in my life though
Today is the beginning of spring
It’s the strangest one in my life though
I didn’t go out yesterday, so today I’m taking a bike to do some exercise
Before you ask, yes it’s allowed, provided you are alone, close to your house and without meeting anyone.
I won’t be closer than 10 m to anybody
Before you ask, yes it’s allowed, provided you are alone, close to your house and without meeting anyone.
I won’t be closer than 10 m to anybody
Even in the middle of August there would be more persons here than today – at Allées de Tourny
– at Allées de Tourny
– at 
A few persons rue Sainte-Catherine. In normal times you can’t even see the ground as it’s overcrowded by people
– at 
I wonder if Le Café Français had ever been closed since 1899 even during the wars?
Maybe during the Spanish Flu pandemics between 1918 & 1920?
One century ago – at Le Café Français
Maybe during the Spanish Flu
pandemics between 1918 & 1920?One century ago
– at Le Café Français
Never have I seen French people so disciplined in a queue
That virus might teach us a few good habits – at La Petite Boulangerie Notre Dame
people so disciplined in a queue That virus
might teach us a few good habits – at La Petite Boulangerie Notre Dame
Coloring under way
Work in progress
I just learnt that a friend of mine has been sick 
for 2 days, with temperatures above 39 degrees. Seems ok now.
It looks like a flu, no way of knowing if it’s the #Coronavirus.
You can’t consult a doctor and you can go to the hospital only if it’s grave enough
for 2 days, with temperatures above 39 degrees. Seems ok now.It looks like a flu, no way of knowing if it’s the #Coronavirus.
You can’t consult a doctor and you can go to the hospital only if it’s grave enough
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 5
A renowned research professor in France has reported successful results from a new treatment for Covid-19, with early tests suggesting it can stop the virus from being contagious in just six days
https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/French-researcher-in-Marseille-posts-successful-Covid-19-coronavirus-drug-trial-results
A renowned research professor in France
has reported successful results from a new treatment for Covid-19, with early tests suggesting it can stop the virus from being contagious in just six days https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/French-researcher-in-Marseille-posts-successful-Covid-19-coronavirus-drug-trial-results
Today I learnt how to correctly wash my hands 
Don’t forget the thumbs
Don’t forget the thumbs
Sign of the times 
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing. https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-interview-larry-brilliant-smallpox-epidemiologist/
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing. https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-interview-larry-brilliant-smallpox-epidemiologist/
Watch Larry Brilliant in this 2006 @TEDTalks explain what is needed to end pandemics: early detection, early response.
That’s how he did eradicate smallpox
That’s how we should have eradicated #Coronavirus https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_my_wish_help_me_stop_pandemics
That’s how he did eradicate smallpox
That’s how we should have eradicated #Coronavirus https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_my_wish_help_me_stop_pandemics
This week we had a perfect weather with nice sun and temperatures and most importantly NO mosquitoes 
Unfortunately tonight mosquitoes are back
and temperatures and most importantly NO mosquitoes Unfortunately tonight mosquitoes are back
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 7
After a nice weekend, time to go back to school
But today I am the teacher
, which is definitely not easy...
After a nice weekend, time to go back to school
But today I am the teacher
, which is definitely not easy...
« De la crise du coronavirus, on peut tirer des leçons pour lutter contre le changement climatique »
#ClimateCrisis https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/03/18/de-la-crise-du-coronavirus-on-peut-tirer-des-lecons-pour-lutter-contre-le-changement-climatique_6033464_3232.html
#ClimateCrisis https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/03/18/de-la-crise-du-coronavirus-on-peut-tirer-des-lecons-pour-lutter-contre-le-changement-climatique_6033464_3232.html
For once the horoscope seem correct 
Now there is an actual limit to where we can go around the house (that was not defined before).
So we can exercise within a 1 km radius
I hadn’t lived the house since Friday, going for a walk now
So we can exercise within a 1 km radius
I hadn’t lived the house since Friday, going for a walk now
The Statue of Liberty 
to #StayAtHome or within 1 km radius
I’m amazed at how, in just a few days, that became the new normal.
Radical mesures can be taken when there is an life threatening emergency
Why can’t we take some against #ClimateCrisis, a civilization threat?
to #StayAtHome or within 1 km radius I’m amazed at how, in just a few days, that became the new normal.
Radical mesures can be taken when there is an life threatening emergency
Why can’t we take some against #ClimateCrisis, a civilization threat?
For the records
When we will finally be able to go out freely
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 9
New form to fill when going out.
They finally clarified what we have the right to do. So we can walk within a 1 km radius from our home, for 1 hour maximum
At least it’s clear now
New form to fill when going out.
They finally clarified what we have the right to do. So we can walk within a 1 km radius from our home, for 1 hour maximum
At least it’s clear now
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 10
We are going out all together for the first time since the beginning of the lockdown, as it’s now clear that we can do that based on the new form.
Short walk to go to the bakery
and the bank 
We are going out all together for the first time since the beginning of the lockdown, as it’s now clear that we can do that based on the new form.
Short walk to go to the bakery
and the bank
Lots of @CitizBordeaux cars are parked and available for rent...
That crisis will unfortunately blow a big hole in the finances of our #CarSharing cooperative company
That crisis will unfortunately blow a big hole in the finances of our #CarSharing cooperative company
Travel plans during lockdown times 
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 12
The start of another weekend under lockdown.
At least I won’t have to be a teacher today, that’s definitely not my stuff
Looks like the lockdown will last at least 4 weeks, more probably 6...
So no resuming “normal” life until at least May
The start of another weekend under lockdown.
At least I won’t have to be a teacher
today, that’s definitely not my stuff Looks like the lockdown will last at least 4 weeks, more probably 6...
So no resuming “normal” life until at least May
Let’s not lose track of the long term threats while we are dealing with #COVID19
Once we are done with it, let’s put the same energy and priority to fight #ClimateCrisis
Once we are done with it, let’s put the same energy and priority to fight #ClimateCrisis
6 ft under or around?
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 13
The crazy thing right now is that we know what works and what doesn’t work about the virus
But still the UK
has not implemented any useful measures 
Maybe their Prime Minister getting #COVID19 changes that? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future
The crazy thing right now is that we know what works and what doesn’t work about the virus
But still the UK
has not implemented any useful measures Maybe their Prime Minister getting #COVID19 changes that? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future
My Italian lessons are spot on
lessons are spot on
Bloody daylight saving time 
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 14
End of the second week of lockdown.
We got a few snowflakes
this morning . This is really a rare event now in @Bordeaux, happening only every few years.
Of course it didn’t last, it’s raining now
End of the second week of lockdown
.We got a few snowflakes
this morning . This is really a rare event now in @Bordeaux, happening only every few years.Of course it didn’t last, it’s raining now
#Coronavirus won’t make a dent in the #ClimateCrisis 
https://mashable.com/article/coronavirus-carbon-emissions-climate/
https://mashable.com/article/coronavirus-carbon-emissions-climate/
#Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads
The countries affected, the number of deaths and the economic impact
https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
Great work by @FinancialTimes
The countries affected, the number of deaths and the economic impact
https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
Great work by @FinancialTimes
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 15
We enter the third week of lockdown
One thing that I’ll never take for granted anymore is freedom of movement
I’ll appreciate even more every time I go out and every trip I make
We enter the third week of lockdown
One thing that I’ll never take for granted anymore is freedom of movement
I’ll appreciate even more every time I go out and every trip I make
Another 2 or probably 4 more weeks of lockdown ...
We can do it
...We can do it
Busy evening
Extra tickets
available if needed
Extra tickets
available if needed
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 17
Italy has started administering hydroxychloroquine are the early stage of #COVID19 symptoms, let’s hope they show the world that it works 
https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Sante/A-propos-de-la-chloroquine-et-de-l-inimaginable-penurie-des-masques-en-France-1680312
Italy
has started administering hydroxychloroquine are the early stage of #COVID19 symptoms, let’s hope they show the world that it works https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Sante/A-propos-de-la-chloroquine-et-de-l-inimaginable-penurie-des-masques-en-France-1680312
Where America 
Didn’t Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread
#AgeOfStupid https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-social-distancing.html
Didn’t Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread #AgeOfStupid https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-social-distancing.html
Over 1,000,000 #Coronavirus cases among which more than 5% already died
Huge majority of cases not recovered yet...
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
This thing is no joke
Huge majority of cases not recovered yet...
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
This thing is no joke
Imagine if we put as much energy into solving air pollution and the #ClimateCrisis as we put fighting the #Coronavirus
https://twitter.com/samtalkstesla/status/1246085896115544066?s=21 https://twitter.com/samtalkstesla/status/1246085896115544066
https://twitter.com/samtalkstesla/status/1246085896115544066?s=21 https://twitter.com/samtalkstesla/status/1246085896115544066
#AgeOfStupid
Selfish persons accusing selfless persons...
https://twitter.com/astrazieri/status/1245802334044774401?s=21 https://twitter.com/astrazieri/status/1245802334044774401
Selfish persons accusing selfless persons...
https://twitter.com/astrazieri/status/1245802334044774401?s=21 https://twitter.com/astrazieri/status/1245802334044774401
Apocalypse Now 
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 19
Why Air-Quality Researchers See Opportunity in COVID-19 Shutdowns
"With air pollution, you're talking about millions of deaths per year" https://www.westword.com/news/air-quality-researchers-see-opportunity-in-covid-19-shutdowns-11680800
Why Air-Quality Researchers See Opportunity in COVID-19 Shutdowns
"With air pollution, you're talking about millions of deaths per year" https://www.westword.com/news/air-quality-researchers-see-opportunity-in-covid-19-shutdowns-11680800
#COVID19 deaths could change US election results: do more Republican voters die than Democrats? https://ideas.4brad.com/covid-deaths-could-change-election-results-do-more-republican-voters-die-democrats
election results: do more Republican voters die than Democrats? https://ideas.4brad.com/covid-deaths-could-change-election-results-do-more-republican-voters-die-democrats
The level of stupidity of this @POTUS is hard to beat. He truly is a world champion
#AgeOfStupid
https://twitter.com/danielsgoldman/status/1246223819137847299?s=21 https://twitter.com/danielsgoldman/status/1246223819137847299
is hard to beat. He truly is a world champion #AgeOfStupid
https://twitter.com/danielsgoldman/status/1246223819137847299?s=21 https://twitter.com/danielsgoldman/status/1246223819137847299
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 20
Soyons lucides : ce n’est pas demain que le climat et la biodiversité seront préservés “quoi qu’il en coûte”
#ClimateCrisis https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/03/14/soyons-lucides-ce-n-est-pas-demain-que-le-climat-et-la-biodiversite-seront-preserves-quoi-qu-il-en-coute_6033092_3232.html
Soyons lucides : ce n’est pas demain que le climat et la biodiversité seront préservés “quoi qu’il en coûte”
#ClimateCrisis https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/03/14/soyons-lucides-ce-n-est-pas-demain-que-le-climat-et-la-biodiversite-seront-preserves-quoi-qu-il-en-coute_6033092_3232.html
Après deux semaines de confinement, l’empreinte carbone des Français a baissé de 62 %
#ClimateCrisis https://www.novethic.fr/actualite/environnement/climat/isr-rse/avec-le-confinement-l-empreinte-carbone-des-francais-a-baisse-de-62-148395.html
#ClimateCrisis https://www.novethic.fr/actualite/environnement/climat/isr-rse/avec-le-confinement-l-empreinte-carbone-des-francais-a-baisse-de-62-148395.html
The way @realDonaldTrump handles the #Coronavirus reminds me a lot of the way the Katrina disaster was handled.
They use the crisis to push the neoliberal agenda further and enrich a small group of friendly private companies while letting people die
https://twitter.com/romancingnope/status/1246234872663945217?s=21
They use the crisis to push the neoliberal agenda further and enrich a small group of friendly private companies while letting people die
https://twitter.com/romancingnope/status/1246234872663945217?s=21
Nature is fighting back
#TheLockdownChronicles Day 21
After drunk spring breakers, “I’m fine because I’m covered in Jesus’s blood
” people...
This is America ladies & gentlemen, the country that defines itself as the beacon of the civilized world 
#AgeOfStupid
After drunk spring breakers, “I’m fine because I’m covered in Jesus’s blood
” people... This is America
ladies & gentlemen, the country that defines itself as the beacon of the civilized world #AgeOfStupid
Meanwhile, @Tesla is smartly using a lot of Model 3 parts to design a ventilator to treat people infected by #Coronavirus
So all is not lost after all
So all is not lost after all
Nice thread about the differences between the current #Coronavirus and #SARS1
https://twitter.com/peterkolchinsky/status/1246975275021348865?s=21 https://twitter.com/peterkolchinsky/status/1246975275021348865
https://twitter.com/peterkolchinsky/status/1246975275021348865?s=21 https://twitter.com/peterkolchinsky/status/1246975275021348865
