Seriously

Now we are taking things seriously.

This morning the World Bank had a voluntary work at home policy. By the end of the day it was mandatory.
Same for a company I used to work at.
The District of Columbia, state of Maryland, and now state of Virginia have declared states of emergency. 
Maryland schools are closed for two weeks. 
We made a decision, it just hasn't been communicated to our staff yet, but I am so relieved. 
One of my co-workers mentioned that he needed to go home early because his girlfriend is sick with a sore throat. (Seriously?)