Although the bonus of 1000 euros does not feel in proportion to the risks he has run. “I think all healthcare workers say that, because we had to continue working and were in uncertainty.”
Sometimes he was scared. “We were only allowed to protect ourselves when clients had symptoms. I went to work unprotected and at the time it was not easy for us to have us tested. Later that became easier and I got tested. Fortunately I did not get a corona. “
Incomprehension
Justin’s wife also works in healthcare. Both work hard, are home teachers for a daughter of 6 and take care of a little under nine months. “Then you are disappointed when you are in front of empty shelves in the supermarket because of the hoarding. I love my piece of meat.”
There was also misunderstanding in the Lans house. “The healthcare staff has worked hard and the people who fell ill struggled for their lives. I don’t understand such a protest on the Dam. Or those virus deniers. I have seen the virus up close, I have experienced it. not understandable. “
Return to normal
Thijs Quast, extraordinary investigative officer (boa) in Zeeland, cannot understand “people in a huddle” either. “Protesting is a democratic right: but keep your distance. Because if such a demonstration has to be ended, we as enforcers will be blamed. People only start filming when there is repressive action. Many warnings precede it, but they are stated not on YouTube. “
Quite afraid people think: everything is possible again. “These relaxations make it difficult for us to enforce. Also because regulations differ per region: a tourist from Drenthe does not know exactly what is allowed or not in Zeeland. You almost have to be a lawyer to understand that emergency regulation. And I do not expect tourists who memorize. “
Perspective
Neighborhood nurse Justin and counselor Latifah are relieved that there is perspective again. Not only in their work, but also privately. Latifah: “I went from home to work and vice versa. That was mentally difficult. I live alone, and sometimes thought: is this it too? Is this life now?”
And Justin never wants to return to his old job, despite the uncertainty that the past corona period brought with it: “Despite everything, I never thought: if only I was an adviser at the bank.”
‘The workers’ Latifah Cornett, Justin Lans, Heiman Wertheim and Thijs Quast:
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