"Cordon" (made some 5 years ago) deals with a neighborhood in Antwerp, where a dangerous infection is found to be spreading around. The mayor decides to close down this neighborhood and keep it isolated from the surrounding parts. Then the series concentrates on the behavior of the people living withing these restricions - those who follow the rules to a letter, those who are egoistic and start hoarding food and other supplies, those who want to escape, ...
Of course, "Cordon" is not the only work that has been created. Other authors also wrote books - which were thought to be science-fiction - about plagues and lockdowns.
Nobody living now could have anticipated the situation in which we find ourselves at the moment. We haven't lived through one or two world wars, but we live in times of corona. Every country practically shut down, most borders closed, no air traffic, restrictions on travelling any further than the place where you live, only shops which sell food allowed to open...
Talking about shops, even now there are still shortages when you walk into the supermarket. No problems in finding fresh produce (vegetables, fruit, meat, bread) but some items are already gone for weeks. Like toilet paper. Nowhere to be found. Last Saturday I had to search the internet to find some, and finally could order some packs abroad. It should be delivered tomorrow or the day after. A good thing, because we're up to our last rolls!
All my friends find themselves in the same situation. How are you coping?
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