Looks like the travel ban with China at the end of January bought the US some much needed time to prep ... at least 17 days ? Hopefully we'll see that in a comparatively flattened curve over the next couple weeks. Fingers crossed !
https://www.newsweek.com/california-minor-first-person-under-18-die-coronavirus-us-1494061 CALIFORNIA MINOR FIRST PERSON UNDER 18 TO DIE OF CORONAVIRUS IN THE U.S. Public health officials in California's Los Angeles county announced what is believed to be the first U.S. death of a patient under 18 years old from the COVID-19 coronavirus on Tuesday. Officials said that the patient was from the city of Lancaster, located in about 70 miles north of the city of Los Angeles. The death was one of four reported in the county on Tuesday, with a total of 11 reported since the pandemic began. "Tragically, one of the people who died was a person under the age of 18," said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer during a news briefing. "A devastating reminder that COVID-19 infects people of all ages."
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/coronavirus-liberty-university-jerry-falwell Liberty University Is Staying Open During The Coronavirus Pandemic And Students Are Confused And Concerned "It sucked that he talked to Fox News before his own student body," one sophomore told BuzzFeed News of Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.