The rapidly evolving global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its resulting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sowed confusion regarding the actual risk to patients and healthcare workers, the portfolio of presenting symptoms, what actions healthcare workers should take, and when to act.1 A global Biogen management meeting on February 27, 2020 in Boston, purportedly resulted in at least 70 linked infections within two weeks, which was amplified by broader dissemination from post-meeting travel.