Arlington, Virginia Announces First Coronavirus Case
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arlnow.comPosted Mar 9, 2020, 7:39 PM UTC
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arlnow.comWe need these men and women who are the backbone of operations and security for this country to be safe.
Work from home. As much as possible. Please.
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Not likely unless OPM (Office of Personel Management) orders it unfortunately.
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This is important, and all Federal agencies should have an updated contingency plan yesterday. Most seem prepared for an event, but the appointed directors for these offices are largely inept these days. Civilian Federal employees should contact their agency in order to make sure of these plans, and urge updates if necessary (yes this is possible).
These civilian individuals are critical to ensuring the stability of the country and world.
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No one cares around here. Still convince it is the flu. I doubt school will close unless someone confirmed in that school.
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I'm sure the school district will close down soon.
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Spread from DC, perhaps? If so, that's a canary for DC. I wonder how many cases they actually have...
Easily. Look at the Metro map. I live in NoVA and the DMV area as a whole is gonna be a mess in the few weeks.
Agreed. As a someone who works for a county in NoVa, the shit just hit the fan.
In the article it says the Marine from Fort Belvoir that tested positive worked in an office in Crystal City, so there is a potential cluster.
Unlikely, since the individual lived and worked in Va, and: