Yes, I think that anyone who is going to travel now has to consider the risk of being infected, having to quarantine, and hopefully emerging unscathed at the other end. I have seen that article, and think there is a delicate dance to do here. We have to look at the actual numbers and the actual percentages and decide whether in fact this is a risk we are prepared to take. We also have to consider whether we will put others at risk if we go. In some ways, though certainly not in all ways, it is like the debate over whether women “should” walk alone. Risks are real, but how to put them in the bigger statistical perspective and how to avoid falling into irrational fear are real challenges, especially since the human stories grab our attention.
I am talking to several close friends who are doctors and find that their calm rational assessment is helpful, but stories like these strike a real emotional chord.