DC: First COVID-19 Case Confirmed

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell Friends School just sent the following alert to all parents:

”Today, the District of Columbia Department of Health issued precautionary measures to the community of Christ Church in Georgetown, where a member has contracted the virus. In addition, Maryland and Virginia have identified several cases. If you or anyone in your household is a member of an affected community, believes that you have interacted with members of an affected community, or have otherwise potentially been exposed to COVID-19 under any circumstances, do not send your child to school. Please follow the self-isolation guidelines we have posted at ...We will collaborate with families to ensure that learning continues throughout self-isolation periods and other absences related to the virus...”

This is very reasonable and it makes me wish my kids were in a private.
My kids' DCPS principal is barely acknowledging the virus.

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Anonymous wrote:Have the parishioners been advised whether to get tested or self quarantine even if they don’t have any symptoms?

The problem is you can’t get tested. I have been exposed to someone who has tested positive and have risk factors. My doctor has tried, and they say I don’t meet criteria. Something has to change about this process.

Are you showing any symptoms in particular a fever? If not, there is no real point in testing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell Friends School just sent the following alert to all parents:

”Today, the District of Columbia Department of Health issued precautionary measures to the community of Christ Church in Georgetown, where a member has contracted the virus. In addition, Maryland and Virginia have identified several cases. If you or anyone in your household is a member of an affected community, believes that you have interacted with members of an affected community, or have otherwise potentially been exposed to COVID-19 under any circumstances, do not send your child to school. Please follow the self-isolation guidelines we have posted at ...We will collaborate with families to ensure that learning continues throughout self-isolation periods and other absences related to the virus...”

This is very reasonable and it makes me wish my kids were in a private.
My kids' DCPS principal is barely acknowledging the virus.

The problem is they’re relying on the honor system. Our kid’s private has been requesting self-quarantine since late Feb., but not sure all are complying with it.

[Anonymous]

My child?s private stated a week ago, that if any child, teacher or family member of either be diagnosed with COVID19, the school would close immediately. They?ve already had meetings about and put in place options for online schooling in this event.

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Anonymous wrote:Have the parishioners been advised whether to get tested or self quarantine even if they don?t have any symptoms?

The problem is you can?t get tested. I have been exposed to someone who has tested positive and have risk factors. My doctor has tried, and they say I don?t meet criteria. Something has to change about this process.

Until you're symptomatic, there's no point in testing anyway. Be patient.

Not true. Plenty of asymptomatic positives, in countries that test.

The test here in the US is RT-PCR. It is very sensitive to any corona virus material. The person does not need to be symptomatic.

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Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: School Without Walls in D.C. will close tomorrow because the D.C. coronavirus patient visiting from Nigeria stayed overnight with relatives including a school employee. The school employee tested negative today but will still self-quarantine for 14 days

The magnet school or the K-8?

The high school

If they tested negative why are they closing the school?

The test is notoriously unreliable. This person will be tested at least two more times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It?s becoming clear that the DC govt isn?t equipped to handle an outbreak. I?m starting to become very worried about the vulnerable populations in DC. The mayor is very much in denial and her denial game is only going to work for a short while. I thought DC had progressed in recent years, but it clearly hasn?t.

The federal government's incompetence in getting working test kits out in a timely manner has made it very difficult for local governments to stay on top of COVID-19. Thankfully private companies have started testing. I'm not sure why the fed gov didn't authorize them to do so sooner.

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Anonymous wrote:My child?s private stated a week ago, that if any child, teacher or family member of either be diagnosed with COVID19, the school would close immediately. They?ve already had meetings about and put in place options for online schooling in this event.

That's like locking the doors AFTER the burglar is in your home.

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Are the parishioners being advised not to go to work & school or only if they have symptoms?

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Anonymous wrote:Have the parishioners been advised whether to get tested or self quarantine even if they don?t have any symptoms?

The problem is you can?t get tested. I have been exposed to someone who has tested positive and have risk factors. My doctor has tried, and they say I don?t meet criteria. Something has to change about this process.

Until you're symptomatic, there's no point in testing anyway. Be patient.

Not true. Plenty of asymptomatic positives, in countries that test.

The test here in the US is RT-PCR. It is very sensitive to any corona virus material. The person does not need to be symptomatic.

Normally this is called qPCR. And yes.

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Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: School Without Walls in D.C. will close tomorrow because the D.C. coronavirus patient visiting from Nigeria stayed overnight with relatives including a school employee. The school employee tested negative today but will still self-quarantine for 14 days

The magnet school or the K-8?

The high school

If they tested negative why are they closing the school?

The test is notoriously unreliable. This person will be tested at least two more times.

Not unreliable - it?s just that people seroconvert. Patients in China have tested positive only after a few weeks of incubation after exposure.
This is why the US should be running 1M tests / day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the parishioners being advised not to go to work & school or only if they have symptoms?

This. This is what I need to know. I'm trying to decide whether to tell an employee to stay home because her child attends a school with a staff member who has so far tested negative but came into close contact with someone who tested positive. The school is closed but students/staff are not being told to quarantine...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell Friends School just sent the following alert to all parents:

?Today, the District of Columbia Department of Health issued precautionary measures to the community of Christ Church in Georgetown, where a member has contracted the virus. In addition, Maryland and Virginia have identified several cases. If you or anyone in your household is a member of an affected community, believes that you have interacted with members of an affected community, or have otherwise potentially been exposed to COVID-19 under any circumstances, do not send your child to school. Please follow the self-isolation guidelines we have posted at ...We will collaborate with families to ensure that learning continues throughout self-isolation periods and other absences related to the virus...?

Cathedral Schools said this basically:

"We remain in close touch with infectious disease experts, whose recommendations we are following. Based on their recommendations, we ask that children who exhibit any symptoms of any illness stay at home. In addition, we ask that any adult or child who has had close contact within the past 14 days with someone who has contracted coronavirus disease seek medical advice before returning to school."

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else find the DC response completely lacking? There is no game plan, no coordination, no messaging, like wtf are we doing? what are we supposed to be doing?

We don't have to panic, but I also don't think we should be allowed to carry on like nothing is going on. But I think that IS the plan- carry on like nothing is going on and hope it goes away until there are more positives, more deaths, and we hit a crisis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find the DC response completely lacking? There is no game plan, no coordination, no messaging, like wtf are we doing? what are we supposed to be doing?

We don't have to panic, but I also don't think we should be allowed to carry on like nothing is going on. But I think that IS the plan- carry on like nothing is going on and hope it goes away until there are more positives, more deaths, and we hit a crisis.

This. The silence is deafening. Wtf? Bowser needs to step up.