This was my first thought! My child here in Oregon has all the symptoms (fever, cough, and respiratory issues) and was exposed to a VERY close proxy of the pers

This was my first thought! My child here in Oregon has all the symptoms (fever, cough, and respiratory issues) and was exposed to a VERY close proxy of the person here in Oregon that recently tested positive. The doctor at the urgent care (we've gone twice now) even heard crackling in the lungs. They labeled it as the flu (note: my kid was vaccinated this year) but they didn't test for the flu and they only prescribed steroids to clear up the lung issues. Given the mismanagement I've seen first hand, at this point I am reasonably sure the virus is indeed wide-spread. EDIT: Just to clarify in case anyone thinks I'm being overly paranoid: the person that tested positive in Oregon is a school employee and acquired it via community-based transmission. The kids that my child goes to school with have siblings that were directly exposed to that person. The time-frame fits within the two week incubation period as well. Criteria as set out by the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-crite... > Fever or signs/symptoms of lower respiratory illness (e.g. cough or shortness of breath) AND Any person, including healthcare workers, who has had close contact with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patient within 14 days of symptom onset For healthcare professionals to brush off these facts as "the flu" without first performing a flu test to validate such a claim is irresponsible and indicative of an issue where this virus has gone undetected with valid cases being mislabeled as the flu despite evidence suggestive of Covid-19. Further supported by: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-may-have-spread-undetected-for-weeks-in-washington-state/2020/03/01/0f292336-5bcc-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-may-have-s...