I find it hard to believe how quickly this happened and how it happened. I think the way the information about this virus is being reported certainly contributed. Kids are getting sick, and kids can spread the virus.
I am constantly hearing about how we need to open schools because kids are not the issue, they don't get sick, and there is no evidence of them spreading the virus to adults. Because of that thinking, my family and myself let our guard down and now we are dealing with the consequences.
My mother in-law watches the children of family members. When the state reopened, a cousin and her husband went back to work and asked MIL to watch the 3 and 5 year old. Sure no reason not to. The parents would drop the kids off at the front door and never stepped foot in the house. The parents and MIL never came into close contact. In the MIL's house lives my mil, father in-law, sister in-law and her nine year old.
Day 1. This all started when the husband wasn't feeling well and went to the doctors and was diagnosed with a sinus infection.
Day 2. Since it was a sinus infection the children were watched the next day. The wife and I went to MIL's house to swim that afternoon. The workplace of the husband made him go get a virus test before he could go back to work.
Day3. One child, the 5 year old has a fever. I found out about the child's fever that afternoon while swimming. While swimming I was playing with the 9 year old and talking with my MIL. The wife and I never went into the house. Nobody in the house had any symptoms. Only the 5 year old had a slight fever but for her age it was practically normal.
Day 4. The wife and I were heading over to swim again. When we get there we find out the husband has tested positive for the virus. We went back home.
Day 5. The MIL has a fever and headache. The cousin losses her sense of smell and taste and her other child isn't feeling well.
Day 6 My FIL and SIL have a fever. My wife has a slight headache
Day 7 My wife has a fever and I have a scratchy throat
Day 8 I have a little headache and the wife is on her way to the doctors to get tested and talk to her doctor. She feels like she has normal cold. Hopefully thats as far as it goes. Everybody else has fevers except for the 9 nine year old. I'm unsure about the cousin and husband.
The cousin and husband had to go back to work, we reopened the state. My MIL watched the kids because she was constantly told there is little to no risk watching children. Daycares are opened. The wife and I went swimming. Why wouldn't we. We're outdoors in the sun. Why would I have any concern from playing with my niece when nobody has any symptoms. I don't think I ever stepped foot in that house except to maybe pass through.
9 people in the family, so far, are sick and quarantined. And there has been no effort on contact tracing by the state.
Wish us luck
Originally Posted by boneil
