Anonymous wrote:Anyone on here going to do anything differently now?

Yes. Leaving DC to go to the lake house. Next week will be hell once the testing really starts.

They are sticking strictly to CDC criteria it seems. Sounds like the District's Health Department is keeping an iron grip on who can get tested in DC, meaning they can override a physician's request.

Clinical picture, travel to certain countries or contact with a confirmed case, people in LTCs, or someone really, really sick.

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Anonymous wrote:Some infectious disease experts believe that the virus probably has been circulating to some degree in the United States since early February or even January.

This is actually VERY good news!

I don’t think that’s clear at all.

+1 I think it is here, but only now gaining traction.

Anonymous wrote:Some infectious disease experts believe that the virus probably has been circulating to some degree in the United States since early February or even January.

This is actually VERY good news!

If it doesn’t feed the hysteria DCUM doesn’t want to hear it.

Anonymous wrote:Some infectious disease experts believe that the virus probably has been circulating to some degree in the United States since early February or even January.

This is actually VERY good news!

I don’t think that’s clear at all.

Bowser says she won't cancel Cherry Blossoms festival

Anonymous wrote:Some infectious disease experts believe that the virus probably has been circulating to some degree in the United States since early February or even January.

This is actually VERY good news!

Right, I’m a bit in a state about the virus but the longer it’s been circulating prob the better if hospitals aren’t reporting being inundated with atypical pneumonia cases. That would mean not that many people are getting terribly ill. However, I think it’s prob too soon to tell and I’d like more reporting “on the ground” from area hospitals (as well as in other areas) about what they’ve been seeing.

Someone ask her if he has kids and if so, if they are school-aged?

Anyone on here going to do anything differently now?

Some infectious disease experts believe that the virus probably has been circulating to some degree in the United States since early February or even January.

This is actually VERY good news!

Symptoms since last week = he was infected a few days before that = community transmission since mid February

Anonymous wrote:DC man in fifties became sick late February. No travel contacts--so community transmission. Went to area hospital around March 4. (Think I have that right.)

March 5. Still hospitalized.

"First presumptive positive case of #COVID_19 in DC is a male in his 50's and a resident of the district who began exhibiting symptoms late last month, announces @MayorBowser. "He has no history of international travel and no contacts with a confirmed case."

Bowser says DC positive is community transmission https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1236459720245940229?s=19

Anonymous wrote:Boom. No history of international travel. It is all over DC.

And no contacts with confirmed cases...