Originally Posted by
casual observer
I've got a friend in the exact situation. He's debating a leave but either doesn't qualify or not sure if the financial implications make sense. The plan is to keep working. Explain to the wife and kids that the situation sucks, but the numbers look like this:
70% chance that he'll get it. 80% chance it won't be a big deal if he does. 15% chance it will be serious and require hospitalization. 5% chance he will die, again, if he gets it.
He's got a room in the house with a bathroom and will quarantine after and between trips for basically weeks until they get more info. She's got to bring him food and beers.
If the wife and kids get it, the idea is that most people are probably going to get it and the numbers are the same for them.
Rather not go to work for a lot of reasons, but authorities seem to think it's important, and it's what he does (profession).
This is a difficult circumstance and I'm glad you took the time to post. Everybody's situation is different. Good Luck.
Good thing to talk about. Though the curve will be flattened, this will go beyond April. May will bring fuller planes than April as the flight schedule will be less and stay at home restrictions could begin to get lifted. No one is comfortable going to work with this but I don’t think May and the rest of summer will be a whole lot better. That is, until an effective treatment and vaccine is available.