Iowa is not on total lockdown but most the list of businesses closing completely are growing. People are all set on toilet paper and so now they are hoarding cereal, peanut butter, pasta, all kinds of pantry type food. The least expensive of these went first. We felt like we were in a movie when we stopped by the local grocery store. Walmart is really getting hit with trying to keep the shelves stocked. We are restricted now in the number of an item we can purchase at a time. No worries for us. We are just two people. We have plenty. No need to go nuts. If food becomes that much of an issue it would be time to bug out. Most people are working from home here and/or are on some sort of paid leave. People are being good about staying home. Everyone is behaving well in my apartment building. So far, Iowa is doing okay except for restricted testing and increasing number of severe cases. Iowa is doing a really poor job of testing and getting people early help. You have to be half dead for any kind of help or a test. There are people turning to the local news who have been diagnosed by their doctor with low oxygen levels and have all the symptoms complaining they can't get tested. They are told if they get worse they will be. Well, they will be in big trouble by then ! This is how Iowa is keeping the case numbers down. There is NO surveillance testing. NONE. We are told by the governor that we have 600 or so tests, I forget the exact number, for the entire state and that's it right now.

Hubby is working from home and we are all tucked in. So far, we are doing fine.