Antony – Peru

I am Antony and I live in Ica Puente Blanco, in Lima Peru. I am high risk for COVID so I have remained very isolated during these times. I am retired from my job so I stay at home and do not go out. I do have many activities and hobbies to fill my time though. When I need to travel for essentials I take the bus which has been pretty well regulated. My grandkids have been learning from home, but many people struggle with the online learning especially in the countryside where less people have access to technology. If I start to have symptoms I can easily go to the public hospital, testing is free there. I believe that people with long term isolation will have lasting psychological damage when this is all over. Many things have changed since the start of COVID, “I consider that these changes of course will be in a long time. The biggest problem is crime, little citizen participation” Not enough people have been following all of the regulations. Our city used to be very healthy, but things are changing a lot.