Welcome To Rhode Island, Now Go Quarantine

Corey Williams says he knew earlier on in the COVID-19 crisis that he couldn’t stay in Brooklyn. He and his wife have a four-month-old daughter, and they’re worried her heart condition puts her at increased risk. So, earlier this month, they decided to leave.

“We had to come to terms with the fact that we weren’t going to be returning for a number of weeks,” Williams said. “So we really pared down everything that we would need, and I strategized packing my car like a sardine.”

He added, “If there’s going to be a fire, I don’t want to be standing in a bunch of kindling.”

Williams went to Warwick, the town he grew up in. Now, he, his wife, and his daughter are living in a home his parents own. He said people may disagree with his decision, but, he said, he did what was best for his family, and now they’re all taking responsible precautions.

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