I'm in Massachusetts, USA.
My son has compromized health so I pulled him today from school, and I admit to being very concerned about him. Turns out the school cancelled tomorrow as well and many other schools are doing as well, some for 30 days. My daughter's university is closing next week for the rest of the academic year. Not that I'm bothered but most professional sports are cancelling over here as well. Many companies here are WFH. I've never seen such measures.
Massachusetts has declared a state of emergency, but that's more to release federal funding than being dramatic. The real problem has been the complete fudge up with testing, barely any tests are available so triaging can't effectively happen. Other issues are more strict work policies here that don't allow for more than 0-3 sick days, so people who are sick but need the money are going to work. And of course, some people are less likely to seek healthcare (not that they could get tested anyway) as they can't afford the health insurance.
There are many issues combining to make it a bit of a perfect storm and I think the New England area is just playing for time in an effort to flatten the curve. I hope it works but I doubt the ultimate spread will be contained to be less than 30-40%.
