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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t believe anyone on here is considering ANY non-essential travel.  WHY RISK IT????[/quote]

I can’t believe people are canceling their domestic spring break plans.[/quote]

Do you think that China was mistaken in quarantining hot spots? [/quote]

NP.  I do not think China was mistaken in quarantining hot spots, but I think the "WHY RISK IT???" poster is not being rational.  There are many risk inherent in any activity, including vacations.  People take road trips (very risky), helicopter tours (risky), go ziplining (risky), take vacations to countries or cities with high-crime rates and/or unstable governments (risky, risky).  I'm not sure that going to someplace that is not a hot spot is any more risky than any of that.  Would I go to South Korea?  No.  Japan?  Probably not.  Europe outside Northern Italy.....not sure, waiting to see.  Family wedding to a beach destination...almost certainly will go unless things really spiral out.
OTOH, I am trying to avoid the work related travel that is of the nature of "I'm not sure why we weren't doing this as a conference call to begin with."  [/quote]

That NYC-based lawyer just gave COVID-19 to his wife, his son, AND a neighbor. Still have no idea where he got it from...

https://nypost.com/2020/03/03/nyc-lawyer-with-coronavirus-in-severe-condition-health-department/

[b]Gov. Andrew Cuomo said an initial review of the 50-year-old man's travels doesn't suggest any travel to China or other countries at the nexus of the outbreak, so authorities are treating it as a case of person-to-person spread. [/b]

So yeah, I think being careful about domestic travel is warranted.[/quote]

No one knows where he got it. Could have been at the supermarket, during his commute, at his office. [/quote]

That's the [i]point[/i]. Why would a crowded beach or resort park with a bunch of kids/teens be any safer? It wouldn't. You're bringing 1,000s of people together in a central closed-in location for popular spring break destinations across the country. Its going to be a sh*tshow.[/quote]

It wouldn't be safer, but it wouldn't be more dangerous.  If you are cancelling your spring break travel plans in favor of quarantining yourself at home for a week or so, that may be safer, but are most people doing that?  Or are they going to stay home and continue going to stores, the movies, museums, work... then what's the point of cancelling.  As for me, I'm watching and waiting.  I'm not sure what I'd do with my kids during their spring break if we cancelled our trip.  If we stayed at home but continued going out to activities (and I'm really dreading being cooped up at home with them for a week), maybe not much difference.  [/quote]

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