DC: First COVID-19 Case Confirmed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP again: to be clear, this my thought. It isn?t part of this news report:

It could really slow the spread if parishioners who shook his hand, took communion, or otherwise came in contact with him stayed home/self quarantined as much as possible over the next two weeks. It?s the responsible thing to do.

Self-quarantine is the responsible thing to do. However, self-quarantine is supposed to be 14 days from the date of exposure, which would have been 7 days ago already for anyone in the congregation.

The CDC feels that illness occurs within 5 days. Raheem Kassam was at CPAC in the green room with the two identified as the infected and has been sick for 7 days already with a flu-like illness. He didn't find out about his exposure until 2 days ago, when the other guy was tested in NJ.

CPAC was Feb. 26 through Feb. 29. AIPAC was two days prior. Kassam was probably exposed on the 27th or 28th. He was sick by around the 1st.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC just leased a quarantine facility but did not reveal the location.

Link?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:News articles say he returned to DC from a conference in Louisville, KY on Feb 22 (where he may have been exposed to it) and was at church services at Chris Church in Feb 23. And at three services last weekend attended by hundreds of parishioners.

From a CBS News report: The D.C. Department of Health said in a statement that it has been in contact with the church and "determined an individual's visitation to Christ Church Georgetown warrants precautionary measures." The department recommended "a temporary pause of services" and said it was "conducting an intensive investigation to identify any exposures to COVID-19 that may have occurred at the church," referring to the virus.

It could really slow the spread if parishioners who shook his hand, took communion, or otherwise came in contact with him stayed home/self quarantined as much as possible over the next two weeks. It’s the responsible thing to do.

They won't, then say "no one in government told me to". I really wonder about people sometimes - you are independent thinkers here in the US. It's a gift. Use it well

That's the problem, isn't it? People use independent thinking based upon false information or a false sense of invincibility so they go around per usual as if nothing has changed despite the fact that they may have shaken the rector's hand. Look at that grandfather in St.Louis who broke quarantine to go to a child's school event--now the entire school is quarantined. He was also exercising his "independent" thinking and now the entire school community has to pay for it.

In times like these, the government needs to send out a clear message with clear directions about what to do. Right now, we have a President who is more concerned about rising numbers of COVID-19 cases than about actually protecting the population from the disease.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC just leased a quarantine facility but did not reveal the location.

Link?

It was just announced at the Mayor's press conference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC just leased a quarantine facility but did not reveal the location.

Link?

It was just announced at the Mayor's press conference.

Thanks

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find the DC response completely lacking? There is no game plan, no coordination, no messaging, like wtf are we doing? what are we supposed to be doing?

We don't have to panic, but I also don't think we should be allowed to carry on like nothing is going on. But I think that IS the plan- carry on like nothing is going on and hope it goes away until there are more positives, more deaths, and we hit a crisis.

This. The silence is deafening. Wtf? Bowser needs to step up.

The federal government too - they need to issue some guidelines to schools and businesses regarding how to handle contacts of confirmed cases.

The problem is, though, that there's hardly any testing capacity to test everyone who should be tested. Eventually everyone is going to know someone who has it - are we all going to just stay home?

We should be testing and staying home now. I don't think Trump can be directly blamed for the CDC f-ing up the testing, but he can be directly blamed for everything since, especially the lack of messaging and contradictory messaging.

That doesn't excuse state and local governments from the head-in-the-sand approach. There should be requirements of anyone in contact with the church rector and parishioners to quarantine. Instead, there was no official information about the identity of the rector, nothing. Just assurance that the cherry blossom festival will go on.

I can't tell if it's political- ignore it and it will hopefully go away - or if it is incompetence. So many failures.

Trump's messaging has been on par with what's coming out of S. Korea (the downramping of death rates, etc). The WHO was screaming 3.7% death rate and Trump was trying to give the proper stat of 1% or less, which WAS being said by other more reliable sources than China's data.

BTW, I just saw this AM a newsbar that said the Chinese open air markets had measurable coronavirus in the air directly inside. If the Chinese would be more responsible with, well, freaking EVERYTHING, then they would not be the #1 exporter of all these deadly diseases. They are the real issue, not Trump. You all just are so blinded by hate you don't want to hear that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else find the DC response completely lacking? There is no game plan, no coordination, no messaging, like wtf are we doing? what are we supposed to be doing?

We don't have to panic, but I also don't think we should be allowed to carry on like nothing is going on. But I think that IS the plan- carry on like nothing is going on and hope it goes away until there are more positives, more deaths, and we hit a crisis.

DC just scheduled a large, unnecessary public gathering. How stupid can you be? https://mystics.wnba.com/news/championship-parade-may-12/

Well, that tells me either (a) they are indeed completely stupid or (b) they know they are being lied to about the crisis

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC just leased a quarantine facility but did not reveal the location.

Link?

At least they are planning.

[Anonymous]

Didn't Trump say it was contained, and then a hoax and then contained again last week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't Trump say it was contained, and then a hoax and then contained again last week?

OMG give it a rest. We know everything is Trump's fault.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't Trump say it was contained, and then a hoax and then contained again last week?

OMG give it a rest. We know everything is Trump's fault.

It's not my fault that's what he tweeted. JC

[Anonymous]

https://www.popville.com/2020/03/gpc-congregate-stood-up-during-service-sunday-and-declared-that-they-had-been-exposed-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2ahH73SYl63x5bBNceL1j_gj_nGDImHio1Q98vap0OOAeznH7Bf_padKI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:News articles say he returned to DC from a conference in Louisville, KY on Feb 22 (where he may have been exposed to it) and was at church services at Chris Church in Feb 23. And at three services last weekend attended by hundreds of parishioners.

From a CBS News report: The D.C. Department of Health said in a statement that it has been in contact with the church and "determined an individual's visitation to Christ Church Georgetown warrants precautionary measures." The department recommended "a temporary pause of services" and said it was "conducting an intensive investigation to identify any exposures to COVID-19 that may have occurred at the church," referring to the virus.

It could really slow the spread if parishioners who shook his hand, took communion, or otherwise came in contact with him stayed home/self quarantined as much as possible over the next two weeks. It’s the responsible thing to do.

They won't, then say "no one in government told me to". I really wonder about people sometimes - you are independent thinkers here in the US. It's a gift. Use it well

That's the problem, isn't it? People use independent thinking based upon false information or a false sense of invincibility so they go around per usual as if nothing has changed despite the fact that they may have shaken the rector's hand. Look at that grandfather in St.Louis who broke quarantine to go to a child's school event--now the entire school is quarantined. He was also exercising his "independent" thinking and now the entire school community has to pay for it.

In times like these, the government needs to send out a clear message with clear directions about what to do. Right now, we have a President who is more concerned about rising numbers of COVID-19 cases than about actually protecting the population from the disease.

It's not the independent thinking that causes this. It's the abject selfishness which is what the guy in St. Louis exhibited. There is no controlling that and the community will take care of him and it won't be pretty, trust me. He's going to have to move.

Your last paragraph is just crap. State and local governments in the states that hate Trump will call anything he says crap - and already have. So will people who hate him.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.popville.com/2020/03/gpc-congregate-stood-up-during-service-sunday-and-declared-that-they-had-been-exposed-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2ahH73SYl63x5bBNceL1j_gj_nGDImHio1Q98vap0OOAeznH7Bf_padKI

It's like those zombie movies. Someone's bit and they pretend that they are fine. Later they turn into a zombie on a bus and bit 15 people. While watching the movie you're thinking, "no one would be that selfish and stupid".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn't Trump say it was contained, and then a hoax and then contained again last week?

OMG give it a rest. We know everything is Trump's fault.

It's not my fault that's what he tweeted. JC

It is contained. The only people who seem to be getting this in bulk are close contacts of people who have it. It's not an aerosolized virus. How many subway cases have you seen as a result of the lawyer traveling from Westchester to NY?