Coronavirus impact is now getting personal

Daycare ... 2 weeks ago stopped letting parents go back to classroom. Since then we have to use hand sanitizer outside before keying in. Once inside they take parent and child temps and record them. If either has a temp over 99.2 that's it... both go home. If both are okay one of the employees comes up and takes child back. Temp of parent is checked at pickup. An employee brings child up. Any temp and child cannot come back the next day. Last night we received an email from owner that due to so many parents holding kids back they are struggling to keep doors open because people aren't paying their biweekly tuition since their kids are not there. Now asking parents to make it official and let them know if they are keeping the kids from Daycare due to fears or if someone has been laid off and kids are staying home because of costs. They need to document in case of government assistance. Daycare owner said they are trying to get to April 13th because that is when government assistance might be available. No guarantees so they may have to shut the doors before then. Any parents that still need day care will be in big time jamb. Our 3 year old is in a class with 21 kids with 3 teachers so I know the personnel costs are probably pretty high.

Wife's monthly bunko group (16 women) canceled their get together 2 weekends ago. She just found out that 2 of the women have tested positive for Covid-19. One is 23 and the other is 51. Not saying we dodged a bullet but pretty damn close.

Yes... dear diary and all. Just pointing out that this is no longer something we are just reading about.