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Originally Posted by billethkid
We had a club meeting 11/23 (approximately 20 people).
We have just been advised one of the members in attendance was exposed (for over 30 minutes) to a positive tested co-worker, the morning of our meeting day.
So...options or correct thing to do?
Self quarantine for 14 days?
Try to recall where we were relative to that person to determine our specific exposure (or not)?
Several members of the same club golf together once per week...do we cancel golf this weekend?
We could start to factor in....
was the initial exposure indoors/outdoors?
was our club meeting indoors or outdoors?
even though golf is relatively safe is it a risk to play with those known to have been in a possible exposure venue?
And so on.
We are in our mid eighties and have been very diligent in what we do or do not do during the pandemic. We chose to go to the club meeting as the group was relatively small and it was held out side. We have chosen to play golf as it is an outdoor activity with minimal risks (INHO).
Now the reality of who we have been in contact with since the meeting.....and what do we do from today onward.
To be consistent with our conservative approach to what we do and do not do, we will self quarantine and we will cancel golf this weekend. We will also call those we know we have been in contact with since our club meeting.
Pandemic paranoia? Reality?
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An outdoor meeting = relatively low risk (compared to an indoor meeting, not compared to no meeting at all)
Golf = relatively low risk (compared to bridge, not compared to staying home).
Did you social distance during the meeting? If so, I honestly wouldn't be all that concerned. Maybe be a little more conservative than usual - don't necessarily isolate yourselves, but don't go out to dinner - get curb-side take-out if you want restaurant food. When you go grocery shopping, go with a list, know where the items are, social distance AND wear a mask even if the store doesn't require it, and get what you need and leave without lingering.
If you want to see a neighbor, ask to see them in the driveway. You can set out chairs there, at a social distance, and enjoy the brisk cool Florida winter air.
Things like that. If you show ANY symptoms of even so much as a winter cold, call everything off and isolate for 2 weeks.
That's what I would do.
I don't think you're being paranoid. I do think you're being more cautious than is necessary given the limited amount of information you provided in your first post.