Right now we are living in unprecedented times, as a Global Pandemic sweeps the nations we all sit in uncertainty and worry about what the future holds. As of the moment I write this I am also going into self isolation. My partners work colleague who she spends most of her days with has been diagnosed with COVID-19 along with his wife and child.
The UK so far has not put measures in place quite like Germany, Italy and Paris, but we are getting there. I have had cold symptoms and a temperature for a couple of days but today it has developed into a sore throat, muscle and ear pain. Maybe it isn't COVID-19 but obeying government guidelines I have decided to stay away from the population for two weeks.
However, I do not write this in despair. For the majority of the population the illness is no more than a mild cold or nasty fever, some people seem to show no symptoms at all. Regardless, we will be going out less and having to be inside more. We need to be responsible and think of others, as nothing could be worse than infecting the sick, elderly or infirm.
While some companies and people are profiting from our misfortune and misery, it is nice to know others care. Today both Rockstar Games and CD Projekt Red posted announcements onto their social media.
Rockstar Games in their announcement says that it will continue to roll out their usual schedule as planned but also is hoping to have an extra few surprises in store for gamers due to the self isolation a lot of us will experience.
CD Projekt Red promises to not shift their release date of Cyberpunk 2077. Their team are working remotely to make sure the work still gets done. Despite prior delays the team know how to work the media and appease their fans. I was won over by the reversible cover featuring V, the female poster girl of the series, leaked on International Woman's Day.
Also with cinemas closing, concerts cancelled and all other public meeting places being avoided, we are seeing many streaming services bringing forward their releases. Frozen 2 is being pulled forward by 3 months and hosted on Disney+, while Universal is to make Trolls World Tour, The Hunt and the Invisible Man available early on home entertainment.
With everyone so worried it would make a nice change for the media to present us with hope and joy instead of increasing our worry and causing our wallets to empty. Panic buying all over has led to shortages of many essential products and some people going without.
Take care of those around you, stay inside if you are unwell and most of all spread the positive, as we all could do with a dose of it right now.
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