A friend of mine (who lives in the SF Bay Area, currently somewhat of a coronavirus hotspot) posted to Facebook that he hasn’t been feeling well recently and he thinks he might be sick (and was having trouble focusing at work yesterday). I posted the following; I don’t know him well enough to know how he’ll take it, but we’ll see. I feel like we’re still at a point on the curve where this kind of individual outreach can potentially have substantial value, so I’m offering it as perhaps a template for other people to use.
Yikes, good luck—I hope you feel better!
If you can, please consider staying home from work and other events. Santa Clara County is a coronavirus hotspot right now, and we need everybody who is able to help reduce the spread. (That doesn’t mean you have it, but you very much could.)
If it is the coronavirus: most cases (~80% average, but more than that in younger people, and people without major preexisting conditions) will resolve on their own without treatment; but if you do need medical attention, make sure you call ahead first. I believe self-quarantine is recommend until end of symptoms plus 24 hours, but there is evidence of viral spread until up to 10 days after start of symptoms, so I would suggest whichever is later. “Secondary attack rate”—that is, the rate of spread to close contacts—has been estimated at up to 10% for family/household members, so keep that in mind.
Please let me know if there’s any more information I can provide or anything I can do to help.
A friend of mine (who lives in the SF Bay Area, currently somewhat of a coronavirus hotspot) posted to Facebook that he hasn’t been feeling well recently and he thinks he might be sick (and was having trouble focusing at work yesterday). I posted the following; I don’t know him well enough to know how he’ll take it, but we’ll see. I feel like we’re still at a point on the curve where this kind of individual outreach can potentially have substantial value, so I’m offering it as perhaps a template for other people to use.