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“The lights are going out slowly on Broadway, in sports stadiums, in museums. That is feeding into the psychological aspect playing out hour by hour, and day by day. But the larger economic impact will be played out in weeks or months.”

Professor of Economics Luis Portes shared his thoughts on the potential economic impact of the Coronavirus with The New York Times.

“Any time a school closes, children from food insecure families are placed further at risk because they must rely on their family’s limited resources for those two missed meals each day. In severe cases, children from food insecure families do not eat between the time they get home from school until they arrive at school the next day. Extended school closures can leave these children hungry for days.”

Lauren Dinour discussed the potential impact of school closures on students who receive free meals with NJ.com.

“They will ask where have you been, who have you interacted with, the nature of the activity, basically trying to identify anyone from family, friends, coworkers, any health care providers, to create a contact list.They will try to find every single person and have them listed to inform them that someone they have been in touch with has tested positive and give them information on what that means.”

Professor of Public Health Stephanie Silvera explained “contact tracing” to Northjersey.com.