Half of Chapel Hill Transportation Staff Out Sick (Durham: home, school)

[m378]

https://www.wral.com/with-over-half-...-run/20727192/

Does anyone actually believe this?

First off it’s Sunday with a holiday tomorrow, how do people know they’ll be sick Tuesday?

Second, who is actually testing for Covid these days?

Seems suspicious to me.

[Riley09swb]

My HS aged son was tested last Monday and I myself tested a couple of weeks before as a co-worker tested positive after an in-person offsite.

[SFspiderman]

Tomorrow is a regular school day for CHCCS.

[m378]

Originally Posted by SFspiderman

Tomorrow is a regular school day for CHCCS.

Ah ok. That makes a little more sense.

[twingles]

Just saw on the news that Durham and Orange are in the "orange" for Covid transmission.

[m378]

I guess I didn’t know people were still testing for Covid at home. What’s the point?

[SFspiderman]

Uh, to know if you have it and to isolate from others?

[m378]

Originally Posted by SFspiderman

Uh, to know if you have it and to isolate from others?

If I’m sick I stay home until I’m better. Why do I need to know if I have Covid versus any other virus?

[SFspiderman]

If I start to get sick, I'd sure like to know whether it's a cold or COVID so I have an idea of what I might be in for.

I also have immunocompromised family members. I'd prefer not to give them either one, but I'm going to be a lot more careful and more proactive about warning them if I've been in contact with them and I come down with COVID.

[m378]

It just seems pretty unlikely that greater than 50% of all bud drivers in a district would be out at once.

Anything can happen I guess, but seems unlikely.