For 3 weeks Kendal had been on what many called a "lockdown" because of the possible spread of a very nasty GI virus. There were no meetings, lectures or movies. Meals were provided in take out "clamshells" and bags and had to be eaten in residents' apartments. With the slight relaxation of the rules, movies were again shown in the Gathering Room with the imposition of the "sit with a spare seat in-between" rule.
On Monday, January 29, after enough days had passed without new cases of the illness, the Westchester Health Authorities removed all the restrictions and Kendal returned to normal.
There was a campus-wide sigh of relief emenating from both residents and staff as "real life" resumed.