Zion is sad.

Aviva, the overall name for Kobernick House  (retirement community) and Anchin Pavilion (skilled nursing, rehab, and memory unit) on North Honore Ave. in Sarasota. 

Our canine therapy gigs there are being cancelled.

We arrived at Anchin Pavilion this morning only to be told that there is no free access to the skilled nursing and memory units which we visit  (usually wandering around ad lib).

Makes sense of course.

It's more than likely that Discovery House, one of our other gigs has made, or will make the same decision.

And probably no ALSOYouth for the while.  Their policy is to be guided by the policies of the School Department in these matters. Since as of now Sarasota's Schools will be closed through the end of March ALSO will most likely close its doors for the duration.

Too bad of course, as Zion likes the gigs, and I'll have a bit more unwelcome social isolation.

I'll grin and bear it cheerfully as it is clearly the right thing to do by Anchin, Discovery and ALSO.

Our gigs are free and for fun.  But spare a thought for the millions of women and men in the gig economy whose incomes are evaporating overnight due to the COVID 19 crisis

Ever thought, for instance, of those in the music business whose incomes depend on regular gigs.
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815254508/musicians-were-depending-on-those-jazz-nights-and-senior-living-gigs?fbclid=IwAR3B6dhSuat8jWXtu7pNNuzU0N_KO0gA6c-tqJ423CpPmuKXpfYZIabjDbs

Thanks to Martha S for the h/t on this NPR article