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AFA Asks: How Is Your Community Reacting to Coronavirus?

Different parts of the country are taking different measures to deal with the spread of SARS-CoV-2, aka, Coronavirus.  How is your community reacting?

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AFA Asks: How Is Your Community Reacting to Coronavirus?
COVID-19

The latest global health pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, aka Coronavirus, is having huge impacts on how people live their daily lives. While hand-washing, sanitizing, glove- and mask-wearing, and working from home may be relatively low disruption ways that society is adapting to the threat of the contagion, more disruptive changes are underway. Schools, libraries, and public areas are closing, businesses are shutting down indefinitely, and events are being postponed or canceled.

We want to hear stories about how you feel your community is reacting to the health threat, so let us know in the comments below. How is your community reacting to Coronavirus? How do you feel about it?

Date posted: Mar 17, 2020
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Boston was one of the "centers" in the US, so the government has taken pretty drastic steps: closing all public places, including parks, shutting down bars and large gatherings before St. Patrick's Day weekend, and banning gatherings of more than 50 people. I hope it's a good enough intervention to stop the spread of this thing.