So why haven’t work places and schools closed? There’s a high likelihood if you’re going to get sick it’s in one of those two places
basically Petri dishes
With regard to workplaces: many are making plans for remote work. Including the federal government which may go that direction as soon as next week.
With regard to schools, children aren’t experiencing this particular virus in the same way older populations—-like the ones at large gatherings—do. Look at the science of the at risk populations. Many kids are barely showing symptoms.
The idea is to reduce high risk population exposure. So reduce travel. Planes and trains and cruise ships are the Petri dishes affecting high risk populations. Which explains the steps being taken.
Spring break travel is why you see universities acting so proactively. The assumption is that so much national and international travel is bound to bring the virus back into the university community.