I am a letter carrier in Spokane. Yesterday I delivered a small package that had to be signed for to a guy who had recently moved in to a rental. He was very nervous and jittery, asked me to put the package and form on the porch and he would sign for it, but wanted me to keep back, acting like he did not want to be anywhere near me, as if he thought I might be carrying something other than letters. In passing he mentioned that he has been doing twelve hour shifts with the DOD, had witnessed the first death from C-virus in the state. I told him that I had been hearing both extremes on the matter and was trying to discern where the truth really was. His only comment with a head shaking was, "It's all over," meaning, I thought, that it was much more widespread than reported. I am still taking a middle of the road view on this, but thought that might be useful to you. NAME PROTECTED

Mar 1, 2020