A year ago (Feb. 26, 2020), the first COVID-19 case in Connecticut hadn't been detected. But during a news conference at the State Armory, heard live on WTIC, Connecticut state epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter hit the public with some straight talk on what was coming. WTIC's Dave Mager reports.
(radio script of WTIC report, 2/26/21:)
A YEAR AGO TODAY, COLD HARD FACTS ON THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS FROM STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. MATTHEW CARTTER.
Cartter (2/26/20): "None of us have any immunity to it... it's no good pretending that it's not going to come."
AND THE IDEA OF “SOCIAL DISTANCING”—DELIVERED AT A JAM-PACKED NEWS CONFERENCE—DREW SOME NERVOUS LAUGHTER.
Cartter: "You may have read about asking people to stand six feet apart (laughter in background), cancelling large gatherings. These kinds of activities may well be recommended."
CARTTER TOLD WTIC…. LIKE THE FLU… YOU CAN’T STOP COVID-19.
Cartter: "It's really hard to stop a respiratory virus. If we knew how to do that, we could prevent influenza, every year."
ONE WEEK LATER, THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN CONNECTICUT. DM, WTIC 1080 NEWS.
