That's probably a good idea, if for no other reason than you don't want to be stuck in another country if some sudden quarantine happens.
Yes, it is probably safest. The school is planning to rearrange in a few months if things looks better (historically, flu based pandemics do tend to blow themselves out after a while, we'll see) and those people on this trip will have first refusal on places. Of course the insurance does not cover this cancellation so the school is looking at refunding from school funds, but we'll see what happens.
The closest I was able to find in that time period with CDC change is this
Right. I've been watching that. I'm hoping they're missing some mild cases but I don't know that they are, because they do contact tracing. And the CFR over the past couple of days is sobering as well.
No kidding! But that big study these numbers come from define "mild" as URI symptoms or mild pneumonia. Most clinicians in the US would not treat mild viral pneumonia at home, although maybe we are going to have to learn how to do just that.
Yes, they did say if there were infections at schools, the schools would be closed. Because, as you say, kids are efficient little viral vectors. As parents already know.
Yes, they did say if there were infections at schools, the schools would be closed. Because, as you say, kids are efficient little viral vectors. As parents already know.
Interesting thing about China, too. They think there might have been a more virulent strain circulating in Wuhan, which has become less common. So we may not ever need to go the China route. Let's hope!
I was reading an article about that last night. They think the heavy restrictions China put in really slowed the spread of that. That was reassuring. Less reassuring was that means this virus has already mutated once in humans and that thinking about what happens when China eases the restrictions if the virulent virus is still circulating among quarantined people that might not be showing symptoms that would attract the attention of medical professionals.Yes, they did say if there were infections at schools, the schools would be closed. Because, as you say, kids are efficient little viral vectors. As parents already know.
Interesting thing about China, too. They think there might have been a more virulent strain circulating in Wuhan, which has become less common. So we may not ever need to go the China route. Let's hope!
Well, it's kind of sad to think about but more virulent viruses tend to peter out quickly because they debilitate their hosts, so they can't go about spreading it. That might have been a factor in Wuhan, as well as the lockdown and quarantine that you mention. The stories out of there early on were awful, so bad I won't repeat what I heard & saw, before the CCP clamped down on citizen journalists. I don't think most of us can imagine what it is like there, and the good thing is, we won't have to experience it, either.
