It is an interesting time to be alive, especially when living in the epicenter of America’s coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. In the past week, school districts and restaurants have closed, events have been canceled, and Seattle has transformed from a bustling tech city into a ghost town. Some may call this reaction overboard, but from a public health perspective, it is absolutely necessary. Washington State was the first state in the United States to have a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and it is up to us to set a good example for the rest of the country.