Apparently not. Jerry's sister lives near someone who says he "was a professor of pathology at the University of California San Diego, [and] was one of the first molecular virologists in the world to work on coronaviruses (the 1970s). [He] was the first to demonstrate the number of genes the virus contained. Since then, [he has] kept up with the coronavirus field and its multiple clinical transfers into the human population (e.g., SARS, MERS), from different animal sources." So, according to this person, they've been researching the coronavirus for about 45 years. He said "the virus only has cell receptors for lung cells" so it only infects your lungs. That explains why pneumonia is a symptom and why less healthy people are more at risk. This person gives the same advice heard elsewhere, e.g. no handshaking or hugging, minimize touching possibly contaminated surfaces, avoid touching your face, use 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer, and cough or sneeze into disposable tissue. In other words, use the same precautions as you would during any flu season. [Source: Lake of the Woods (Virginia) Neighborhood Watch Newsletter 40, March 2, 2020]
