Am I being a worry wart? I am afraid of getting the Coronavirus because Boston/Cambridge has a HUGE Chinese population. Lots of Chinese students study at Harvard and MIT when they can't get into Oxford.... And well, the Chinese (and nothing against them) have "reliably" brought over SARS, H1N1, etc..

I am afraid to go to Chinatown now, but I have to go to that area in 1 week's time for work. I am thinking about backing out. I feel like going to Chinatown is asking for an instant infection. Not that the rest of Boston would be much safer, but I mean... it's CHINAtown.

I think I have to go though. I think there is no backing out without serious repercussions, but if there is an outbreak in that area, I am going to stay far away and make up some BS excuse. I think the CDC said that a single cough from someone is enough to infect you!! No thanks!!