My reply: “Duh”.
I’ve been stating basically the same thing, except my rant is that rather than the Gov and CDC ‘downplaying’ the incidents, they should be emphasizing general hygiene ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
I see people every day leave restrooms without handwashing, we read of TSA reusing gloves on repetitive travelers, we’re encouraging the rather-poor hygienic use of reusable grocery bags among a population with piss-poor hygiene habits and every time I’m in a store or mall I see at least a dozen instances of inconsiderate people coughing with no concern for those around them (the latter in my proximity only, meaning the actual rate of occurrence is much, much higher).
People are pigs. If the Gubmint can’t enforce basic protocols/practices among professionals, there’s no stopping this or any other bug.
As a matter of fact I was in a store this morning that had pumpkin cinnamon roll samples. As I walked by I saw a woman finishing up hers then licking all her fingers. Yuck