Keeping a close eye on this of course, like everyone else. My freshman in college daughter is over 2,000 miles away in a dorm in Seattle. Just to pass along what’s going on from her POV is that no one on campus or in the city is panicking, classes and events as usual, but there is definitely talk and instructors have mentioned the possibility of finishing out the quarter (2+ weeks left) online if need be. OTOH she spent the weekend at a friends’ in the suburbs and said people there are freaking out, prepping for the end of times lol.
We get emails from the university and they have a plan in place if UW has to suspend operations. They’re monitoring the situation of course. Some study abroad students are being brought home and UW travel to certain places is being suspended. No one connected to UW has tested positive, but they are warning people that confirmed cases WILL dramatically increase in coming days due to increase in testing that will confirm already existing cases and not to FREAK OUT.
IDK, I think there’s a fine line between being appropriately cautious and freaking the heck out. I’m worried about the virus and don’t want to get sick, don’t want anyone to get sick. I’m worried for the most vulnerable and the nursing home in WA really is a worst case scenario, but sold out hand sanitizer & going for $107.99 on Amazon is flat out ridiculous. Who is really going to run out of soap? A regular size Dawn dish soap should last years if you just use a drop or so to wash your hands, and I probably have a couple of extra under my sinks. Pure unhelpful panic.
We’ll drive to Seattle to get our daughter if we need to, but hoping school doesn’t get all messed up and she’s able to fly home for spring break as planned. Really hoping after this inevitable spike in confirmed cases this starts to calm down.
