Uggggghhhhh. I'm guessing we are in the 'better safe than sorry' phase. For better or worse. I really believe it's in the better category.

Why? You have 5 CONFIRMED cases in Michigan. With limited testing (less than 100,000 tests nationwide) that means you have at least 500 cases actually and in 3 weeks 5 people will be dead. Limiting exposure is really the only way a 'free' country has to mitigate what could still be a spectacular disaster.

China slapped on a quarantine and put some teeth in it. Like you get shot from breaking the rules. Singapore GUARANTEED health care for all cases.

Neither one of those is going to happen here. Those kids that aren't eating? They are going to be the carriers of Covid 19. If they can't afford to feed their kids what chance do they have of proper medical attention? Not happening.

I went to the store here yesterday. Mind you, we have 5 confirmed cases in Arizona and none in Yuma County. The shelves were really bare in places. Hand Sanitizer is sold out (in spite of the sign asking everybody to limit their purchase to 5) and toilet paper was near gone.

I saw one little old lady tottering up to the checkout lane with two 30 packs of toilet paper and a 12 pack of beer. If that's not stocking up, I don't know what is...

I bought quarantine supplies yesterday. Beans, pasta and canned goods (I hate canned goods :)) I KNOW I can go 3 weeks without the store if need be. I don't think we are at that time here, yet. But I don't want to be in need when it does become time. I'll go to the store again on Monday, as scheduled.

I need to fill my gas tank and go to the dog food store today. It's not time for either, but....

Oh, and for the record: I suspect we have more like 5000 cases in Arizona. If I'm right, we'll have 500 dead in three weeks and hospitals will be near capacity. Damn, I hate knowing those numbers.