It didn't take long for those who were in lockdown to start bartering different items or simply giving away what they might have excess of. There are multiple reports of people bartering and trying to trade within their own buildings or compound areas for example because they were so severely restricted in their travel rights.
In times of great need we see repeatedly that there are many individual community members who are willing and ready to give to one another and to help those who might be in need around them.
We have seen this happen as well in Venezuela when the economy collapsed and the fiat currency was reduced to being used as paper to craft pictures and bags etc, by stringing multiple pieces together to try and create something of value with it that could be sold.
Residents reportedly faced food shortages because of those restrictions and there is a lot of discontent with the people there and internationally as well with what's been going on. Around the world people have been voicing their discontent with the situation for weeks. It is expected that the lockdown will end by June 1 after keeping millions of people at home for weeks.
The end of that lockdown is expected to unleash a backlog in shipping, with some saying that the supply chain issues might extend through until the end of the year.
Some factory workers in the region have reportedly revolted and clashed with overseers in demanding more freedom after being locked down so severely.
The severe lockdown situation is expected to have posed a tremendous cost against its victims, the long term impact might not be fully understood for years to come.
The damage will extend outside of the region as well because of the impact it has had to the economy with the restrictions to daily life.
One thing that is positive in the midst of all of that tyranny though is that the people will turn to each other to help one another with what they have and in whatever way they can.
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