|
I live in the northeast corner of Washington state in a small town. I work in a larger nearby town that is still pretty small. The school district in the town I work in is closed this week because of a suspected case of Covid 19. My wife works in the school district for the town we live in and said about a quarter of the kids were gone yesterday. Some of them are because of colds and flu but most are probably just parents keeping them home out of fear.
The worrying thing for me is that my son goes to the University of Washington in Seattle. There haven't been any cases reported on campus yet despite the high amount of Chinese students but there is some pressure being applied to close campus to avoid an outbreak. That would severely suck because he is a quarter away from graduating and has a job waiting for him as soon as he is done. Going back for another quarter next spring would be a major pain.
Fortunately, it's stating to warm up here which usually slows colds and flus. Hopefully the warmer weather will slow the outbreak enough for them to get out in front of it eventually.
|