Watching and Waiting for a Coronavirus Surge in The Villages in Today's WSJ
 

Sprawling retirement community has at least 68 residents positive for Covid-19; ‘an opportunity for it to take off’
By Arian Campo-Flores for The Wall Street Journal
April 17, 2020 8:00 am ET


Residents of The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in central Florida, were still gathering in town squares, visiting nail salons and browsing an estate sale in late March. Only after Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order April 1 did many of the holdouts hunker down, residents and officials say.

The delay in adopting social-distancing measures could haunt The Villages, a fast-growing metro area of more than 128,000 people whose older age makes them especially vulnerable to Covid-19

So, are we going to have a surge or not?

Yes, it could haunt The Villages. It also may NOT haunt The Villages! I’ll go with the latter.

Nope.

Most of us have learned to keep our distance and enjoy our lives. I see small groups of people gathering in front of their homes and I see groups of golf carts parked somewhat near to each other. They appear to enjoy socializing at a reasonable distance.

Some people are jealous of us because we have learned to roll with the punches and enjoy every day. Now it is time for us to brush our teeth, go for a walk around Hogeye, and get a carry-out calzone on our way home.

My concern is the influx of New York area people even more concern now that Cuomo extended the "stay at home" until May 15th. A lot of NY license plates out there and if they are fresh arrivals there will be trouble down the road.

Surge???.................Yes, thanks to all the golfers.


:shocked:

Not all New Yorkers are in a hot spot. My county has 18 active cases. 30 recoveries 2 deaths. It’s worse there than central and upstate NY

If I did the math right the 68 folks are .004% of TV population.

Stop talking common sense.

My doctor said the curve is still rising but I think we will be alright in several weeks assuming we practice social distancing.

My prediction is May 15th for all of Florida.

But then, what do I know? We can only hope for the best.

Music in the Squares in 2 weeks. Rec Centers and pools open in 4 weeks.

QUIT LISTENING TO THE MEDIA.

Now that is funny.

Texas will lead the way and maybe Florida will follow.

Those cured
 

We always hear and read about the number of those affected with the virus, but nowhere do we hear about the number of people who have been cured or those released from the hospitals. I think if they counted those cured or no longer affected, the numbers would be far less. But, that doesn't scare people and sell papers or tv.

Amateur/desperate reporter making a banquet out of a ham sandwich!!!!

So if Cuomo didn't extend the stay at home order and they were free to roam everywhere, there would be less people from NYC traveling to the Villages? That doesn't make sense.