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Originally Posted by The Iron Chief
Funny you should start this thread.
One of my sons goes to IONA yes the IONA in New Rochelle NY just out of NYC where the National guard has been called in to set up a 1 mile radius for quarantine and cleaning.
My son had the flu last week like so many others there.
But as you hear on the news the official tests are not easily given Especially for the college age.
So last Sunday he began feeling better even though its spreading like wildfire down there.
Many of his friends have the flu too.
Well we told him to be prepared to get out of his dorm at the drop of a hat and he listened to us.
Yesterday at noon IONA announced school closed til further notice.
He packed his car and came home..4 hour drive upstate.
He tells us stories of how its worse there than the news even portrays.
Everyone with masks on keeping 6ft distance all concerts shows events cancelled for awhile now...if you cough people give you the death stare.
If you get to close to some theyll yell at you or give you a push or walk with their arms forward telling you keep 6ft away.
Anyhow he drives home last night arrives around midnight.
We wake up this morning with his dorm room building dead center of the National guards 1 mile radius circle.
it may be decided tomorrow that you can not come or go from the zone.
That all said..
He may be contagious for 14 days.
Our area has not gotten a confirmed case within 2 hours of us. ( Syracuse I believe)
He is most likely the Only person in my entire county that has had contact with the virus.
Meaning I've got ground zero sitting in my front room watching Curb your enthusiasm eating ****ing pizza.
So how should we handle this...?
His girlfriends coming home from spring break end of week.
Her grandmother lives with her parents.
Sooo should he see his girlfriend?
I'm not letting him near my mother or go to a church/bingo game in other words anywhere elderly hang out.
Can he go to the mall? should he?
restaurant?
Its much debate in my house over matters like this right now.
Sorry I know I'm babbling but I'm 54.. wifes 55.
My yougest is 17 & lives here.
The three of us potentially could be carriers too.
How responsible should we be?
So if we get the flu even once its passed were contagious for 14 days...sigh.
Were like everyone else last week...reading funny memes about this..saying everyones gone crazy...laughing at the idiots ..
But now I've got a kid who just dropped a chicken wing on the couch possibly bringing it to my area..
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Friends of mine had a daughter studying abroad in South Korea that was cancelled and she flew home 10 days ago. The family is self guaranteeing and get out on Friday. Not telling you what to do but just giving an example of what others are doing.