During a testrunthispastweekendinOceanCity, a loudspeakerremindedpeopleevery 15 minutestokeeptheirdistancefromeachotherwhenwalkingalongthebeachortheboardwalk.
And I'm nowatmynextstop, hotelroomprovidedbytheHongKonggovernmentwhere I willnowsitandwaitfor a phonecallonthatphone, hopefullytellingmethat I testednegativeinwhichcase I canbeginmycompulsory 14-dayquarantine.
If I testpositiveorit's inconclusivethen I havetogetanambulanceandgotothehospital.
Withmovietheatersacrossthecountryshutteredbythecoronaviruspandemic, "TheTrolls" arestreamingintopeople's homes.
Thefightover "Trolls" hasraisedthequestion.
Willwestillgotothemoviesafterthepandemicends?
"TheTrollsWorldTour" digitalreleaseonthesamedayitwasexpectedattheaterswas a hugesuccessdomestically, bringinginnearly 100 million U.S. dollarsinrentalfeeswithinweeks.
Traditionally, studiosandtheaterchainshaveagreedon a 75-daytheatricalwindowbeforefilmsgotodigital.
COVID-19 haschallengedthatmodel.
Astheatersaroundtheworldareclosed, UniversalputitsfilmsalreadyplayingintheatersonVODwithin a matterofdays.
Thatmeantyoucouldrent "TheInvisibleMan", or "TheHunt" from 1999 weeks, notmonthsafteropeningday.
Thesystemwasclassifiedas a tropicalstormonSaturdaynightwhenitssustainedwindspeedreached 39 milesperhour.
Forecastersdon't expectArthurtomakelandfallas a majorhurricane.
Itwasoverrelativelycoolwateryesterday, whichcankeeptropicalstormsfromintensifying, butitdoeshave a chancetogetstrongerwhenitpassesoverthewarmerwatersoftheGulfStream.