Depression Sinking In - Japan Quarantine Day 3
Been locked up in this room for 3 days now and despite my best efforts I can feel depression sinking in. It's not terrible, but it's dull and annoying. It's the type of depression that can drag you down and make you sick if you aren't aware of it.
I tried to change things up a bit today and play Splinterlands. I got a nice little endorphin boost when I finally won an airdrop card, Grum Flameblade.
Now, if only I could get some heals behind him he would dominate.
I'm starting to realizing meals are something to look forward to. So far they have all been delicious and that has been an escape from the reality of my situation. Here's a look at all the meals I've eaten so far, minus one dinner I missed because I fell asleep.
These meals and my anticipation of them got me thinking if I was in prison for a longer period would meals be one of the only things to look forward to? Or how about if I had to do a 14 day quarantine like some people around the globe have? This is legit punishment. You don't quarantine the healthy.
In addition to the quarantine we have to respond 3 times a day to the health app on our phones mandated by the government. Once for your health condition, once for your location and one video call that lasts 30 second to confirm you aren't out at a bar or something. It makes no sense since I am locked up in a hotel room, unable to leave. They know where I am, in the freaking hotel they sent me to!
To make matters worse, the app is buggy and sometimes will drop when you try to respond to one of the 3 requests. Since I want to do the right thing this drives my stress level into overdrive. Menacing messages appear every once in a while telling you that if you don't respond you could be detained or have your residency forfeited. Ok, gotta calm down and put on some Timecop1983.
Dinner is almost here so I have something to look forward to and then off to bed. Tomorrow I take my first test since I have been at this hotel. Then another one on Friday. If I come up negative on those, which I will, then I get to finally go home and quarantine for 1 more day. At least at home I have my family around to talk to, touch, eat with.
See ya tomorrow.
It's sad 😢 that you have to stay alone in one place for that long.
But I must say, you really do have a taste for good food @rt395
Thanks. Yes, the food helps.
I'm going to probably have to do this if I want to go to my cousin's wedding in August. Not looking forward to it!
I'm getting conflicting information though. I have heard from some people that the Japanese govt. will send you to their facility and I have also heard that you have to book yourself a hotel room to quarantine in. I've also heard 14 day quarantine, 10 day quarantine, 7 day, etc etc... What the hell is going on with Japan??? Do they just make shit up when you get there??
Here's the deal, the process is in flux basically. A few months ago I could go straight home and would have to quarantine there for 14 days. It seems a lot of foreigners were breaking the quarantine though and that may be why the gov. changed it to a hotel stay instead. As it stands right now only Japanese nationals and permanent residents are allowed in the country. You will be taken by the government to a quarantine hotel for 7 days, which includes the day you land in Japan, but officially the first day does not count, so they say you have to quarantine in the hotel for 6 days. You have to take 2 covid tests in the hotel on the 3rd & 6th day. If you are negative you will be taken back to the airport and must be picked up by someone to be taken home where you have to quarantine for 1 more day.
I imagine by the time you come for your cousin's wedding the restrictions will be completely dropped, unless of course they keep shoving needles into people's arms and giving them COVID mutations.
You can follow the Gov. policies on the MHLW site https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/bordercontrol.html
Thanks for the update. So, you have to pay for the hotel right? How much was it?
No, I do not have to pay.
Yay! 🤗
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