The recent death of a man in a neighboring county has some implications - from the Everett Herald:
Mariner High School student’s father dies of coronavirus
The reality that novel coronavirus is frightening, deadly and lurking at the front door was evident Monday in the empty parking lots at Mariner and Henry M. Jackson high schools.
The campuses are 2¼ miles apart and home to nearly 4,600 students. Both were closed Monday.
At Jackson, a student was diagnosed with the virus Friday, leading district officials to close the school for a deep cleaning.
At Mariner, the father of a student became infected with the virus and died. The man in his 40s had been in critical condition Sunday at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland. The Snohomish Health District confirmed his death Monday.
I shudder to think of all the students at the school bringing this home to their families, to their sports groups, churches, etc... The garden variety flu is much worse but this one does bear watching.
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