The Infected

Whether infected

or healthy

neither matters

What matters is that you follow the guidelines

Cough and sneeze

Send those droplets

containing the virus

into the air

The healthy ones breathe in

the infected droplets

or they touch a surface

with them on it

No one should assume they’re safe anymore

No one should presume they’re not infected

Symptoms don’t matter

Everyone is guilty until proven innocent

This scary, deadly virus can live 

for hours to days

and possibly weeks

on surfaces, and possibly in the air

Our public health experts have been clear

many times, publicly

about it possibly being too soon to reopen

if the guideline framework they have worked out is not followed

We should not jump over the various checkpoints

and prematurely open up

without having the capability of being able to respond

effectively and efficiently

Our concern should be 

that we will start to see little spikes

that might possibly turn into outbreaks

The consequences could be really serious

We must have an appropriate pace

that is commensurate with the dynamics of the outbreak

When an area pulls back on mitigation

we will see some cases appear

It’s the ability and capability

of responding to those cases

with good identification, isolation, and contact tracing

that will determine whether we can go forward as we try to reopen

It’s not only doing it at the appropriate time

with the appropriate constraints

but having in place the capability of responding

when the inevitable return of infections occur

Researchers still have a lot to learn about this new virus

You’re probably more likely to catch it 

from being around someone who might possibly have it 

than from touching contaminated surfaces

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