That first case of coronavirus in Mountain City is a friend of mine.

On Day 12 of her confinement, we chatted back and forth by text.

My Mountain City friend, young and extremely healthy, wears PPE in workplace. With 8 – 10 hour workdays, a standard mask was worn, for comfort, rather than the N-95 mask.

My friend emphasizes, “Wear a mask or stay home.”

Her workplace was extremely cautious. The exposure inadvertently came through a co-worker who was unmasked in her presence who did ...