Reuven Elmakies was a 43 year old engineer in 2020. He lived in Boca Raton, Florida, living with his wife and 5 children. When Covid-19 hit he wasn’t so afraid of what was happening because there wasn’t enough talk about it to become anxious. When it came to Florida that’s when he started to realize just how serious this really was. He talks about his fears and the different things he used to protect his family. He talks about changes in his and his family’s daily life by his work, his children’s education, by viewing TV more to stay on track of what was going on. He gives his option on how the government and different people in power were handling the situation.

Interviewed by Noa Elmakies