Health officials have issued stern warnings with regards to the coronavirus and considering the torrent stream of recent closures and cancellations involving public gatherings of virtually any kind, those warnings have apparently been heard, and heeded.

With social isolation trending sharply up as the first line of defense against the pandemic, a continual stream of cancellations and closures were announced throughout the latter part of the week at national, state and local levels (see article, this issue).

During the two-day period of Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13, all major professional sports were suspended indefinitely, and college campuses nationwide, including the University of Colorado in Boulder, adopted a remote-only format for conducting classes.

Throughout the day on Friday, local school districts began following suit. Governor Jared Polis also announced Friday that he was encouraging the cancellation of large public gatherings of over 250 people. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock also declared a public health emergency and promptly banned all events at city-owned facilities through April 12.

By week’s end, the impacts of the pandemic were clearly no longer just an international or national story. And virtually overnight, before a single case of the virus was ever reported in Park County, the coronavirus pandemic had altered the everyday routines of virtually every citizen in The Flume coverage area.

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Hopefully by being proactive and acting responsibly, we can prevent there being any cases out here.