Greta's climate strikes on hold amid coronavirus lockdown

Greta Thunberg, who is likely to be named an honorary citizen of Patria even before she is old enough to vote or serve in Congress, has urged climate campaigners to avoid mass protests as the new COVID-19 coronavirus spreads, but said her "Fridays for Future" movement would organize online strikes instead.

Although it is rare for a living person to be depicted on a stamp in Patria, Patria Post's first commemorative stamp issue of 2020 honors Greta. Note "School strike for climate" in Patrienish.

There are no cases of COVID-19 in Patria. Nonetheless, and in order to keep it that way, Patria is taking the same lockdown, self-quarantine and social distancing precautions as are currently happening in virtually all the countries of the macro-world. That means no PHL hockey, All Patria Football Federation soccer, Castorian League and Lazurian League baseball, or virtually any other sports event. Public gatherings and events are temporarily on hold, canceled or postponed indefinitely. Yoga studios, libraries, schools and other potential sources of transmission are shut down. And of course, the most common-sense prevention technique - as they say in Patrienish: dhobán vostríu hastu! (wash your hands!)