Anyone worried about flying in the US tomorrow with coronavirus? My friend is getting in my head about flying out of ORD.

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Meh, I’ve survived SARS, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Ebola, and countless others we’ve never heard of. I will fly tomorrow from the US to Asia and not think twice of it.

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I had to ask my team what that meant, lol. Trust me, its nothing to be jealous about.

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Headed into ORD, rather not but…

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🙋🏻‍♀️ just bought a mask and will try not to touch anything and wash my hands as much as possible

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Healthy, younger people who have contracted it have been fine, just flu-like symptoms. Deaths have been with individuals with weakened immune systems. Not saying you shouldn’t worry, but it’s not a death sentence

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Agreed - if you’re a healthy person your body will fight it off just like any other virus

Going to SF. Definitely thinking about it. Not changing plans.

Client does want me to go to Taiwan. That will likely change.

@pwc1 completely unrelated question, what kind of work do you do to have to travel to Taiwan? Thinking of moving there and in the process of figuring out what kind of jobs are available

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