That's right. We got home Feb 28, 2020, just as single reports of Corona were reported in Rio and Santiago. So we avoided all the fun and games at the airport and only had to endure a cursory examination and questioning at customs since we were not returning from Asia.
It was visually different at the tip of SA at latitude 55°S. The sun was in the northern part of the sky, the North Pole Star was gone, the Southern Cross was visible at 45° at night, and the Orion Constellation was upside down. Ratch