Yeah, good luck informing people. I smelled the bullshit clear back in January. I have sources in general medicine, pharmaceuticals, and the state hygienic lab. All agree with me that this COVID-19 pandemic is no worse than any other cold and flu season, technically pandemic. Because I only have a bachelor of science in microbiology and I don't work for the CDC or WHO, I obviously do not know what I'm talking about. People demanded hard set number. I never complied because my common sense was enough. Unfortunately, and fortunately, I recently heard some unfavorable news that had me doubting myself. I started sleuthing around for genomic sequencing data to compare this SARS-CoV-2 sequence with the previous sequence of SARS-CoV since I've heard very little comparison between the two in spite of both being SARS causing coronaviruses. I found some really cool information. According to analysis performed by the Imperial College London, mathematical modeling estimated ~200k infected. This model was completed by the first week of Feburary. The model was done by analysing samples from just 53 patients. It was determined that SARS-CoV-2 has an exponential epidemiologic that doubles every week. It's been about 6 weeks. That would make the number of those infected at 6.4 million now. Current confirmed cases are just under 200k. That's likely on the low end because we know infected people never exhibit any symptoms, not even a runny nose. You guys remember that flu that was sweeping through? Likely a lot of those cases were COVID-19. They weren't testing for it at the time. They also only test for influenza in extreme cases. If a person does visit the doctor, most times, they are dismissed with no more than being advised to take fever reducers, cold and flu symptom suppressants, bed rest, and drinking plenty of fluids. It's cool. I don't know shit about infectious diseases. Edit: I forgot to mention that cold and flu cases are also usually viral complex infections. It is possible for a simultaneous infection to occur and those that tested positive for influenza would have also tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and vice versa.

After looking up the symptoms I made up for you & plugging them into Web M.D., as you imaginary doctor, I feel that I must inform you & everyone else who may read this that you now have syphilis of the big toe, you will have rectal seepage & blood oozings, your chesticals will shrivel up & become grape nuts cereal, all before you die at exactly zero bright 45. Please sign this here will I made for you. Good job! Have a lovely day! Also, don't die on my rug, it is pure Egyptian cotton Hecho en Mexico!

My mother was reading a story earlier about the first death in our state. Apparently the hospital didn't know what she had and sent her home so she spread it to her family and everything. I'd personally say better safe than sorry.

If your work allows for it you should definitely stay home for 14 days - especially if you are in contact with a lot of people. My work is already getting most people to work from home anyway. My sister in law is in the same boat as you - she has a bad cough and flu like symptoms but they wouldn’t test her. It must be a lot more widespread than the numbers are showing.