Wuhan virus (coronavirus) arrives in the USA

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Anonymous wrote:Case #3 confirmed in the US - in Orange County; someone who had been in Wuhan.

Ugh

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-01-26/health-officials-confirm-case-of-new-virus-in-california

Weslyn University in Conn. another possible case.

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Folks, the game changer is that it’s quite contagious. This is extremely serious stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:The speed with which China is building a new hospital is amazing. Having a command economy coupled with terrific transparency is serving as a model for the world in terms of how to handle this health matter.

ROTFL

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Anonymous wrote:The speed with which China is building a new hospital is amazing. Having a command economy coupled with terrific transparency is serving as a model for the world in terms of how to handle this health matter.

ROTFL

i do my best.

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Anonymous wrote:“Take travel precautions.”

What does this mean for travel to Asia (not China)?

What about travel to LAX or NYC?

Hubs for international travel. I would avoid if possible.

As Asian American I avoid CNY events even in the US.

^^Why is that? Your posts seems to mean that you didn't participate before this year and I am curious why?

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The only person with halfway reliable data on this is President Xi and his actions are not treating this as ‘no worse than the flu’.

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I can’t believe they’re allowing travel from China.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe they’re allowing travel from China.

It's a very very large country.

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New cases in South Kate’s, Japan and Thailand as well. When are we going to get updated numbers from China?

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Anonymous wrote:23:01 Microbiologist, where did you get the 3% mortality rate from? Chinese media reports? Makes me doubt anything else you say

Microbiologist here. Do the math yourself: about 54 deaths to 1700 total confirmed cases. Numbers will change almost hourly, but the mortality rate is unlikely to change much unless there is under-reporting of total cases, in which case it will decrease.

Use some common sense, do you put a huge city under quarantine because of 54 deaths and 1700 cases

Microbiologist again.

Definitely. If they hadn't, there wouldn't have been just 54 deaths. This is public health in action. When unexplained deaths start to occur in one location and you suspect a virus, and it's te height of travel season for your citizens to boot, you need to err on the side of caution, ASAP, in case the mortality rate and/or speed of infection is higher than you think. China was heavily criticized for its handling of Avian flu and SARS, and evidently has learned from its mistakes.

The virus is showing up all over China and all over the world. This "quarantine" isn't sensible or helpful.

The quarantine is in cities with 100s of cases not where there are two and they have been quarantine.

Latest from wsj. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-urges-calm-over-virus-during-critical-period-11580045718?mod=mhp

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Take travel precautions.”

What does this mean for travel to Asia (not China)?

What about travel to LAX or NYC?

Hubs for international travel. I would avoid if possible.

As Asian American I avoid CNY events even in the US.

^^Why is that? Your posts seems to mean that you didn't participate before this year and I am curious why?

Participated I years past. I know people don’t care much about others and would go to public events sick. With this in mind we try to steer clear. For example, Kennedy center seems to have a great cny program. That’s a big tourist magnet and prob from outside the country too- like those students that area sight seeing when the Longfellow program was cancelled. Hence we unfortunately won’t go to programs like that.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe they’re allowing travel from China.

It's a very very large country.

Almost all provinces are impacted. The whole country.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Take travel precautions.”

What does this mean for travel to Asia (not China)?

What about travel to LAX or NYC?

Hubs for international travel. I would avoid if possible.

As Asian American I avoid CNY events even in the US.

^^Why is that? Your posts seems to mean that you didn't participate before this year and I am curious why?

Participated I years past. I know people don’t care much about others and would go to public events sick. With this in mind we try to steer clear. For example, Kennedy center seems to have a great cny program. That’s a big tourist magnet and prob from outside the country too- like those students that area sight seeing when the Longfellow program was cancelled. Hence we unfortunately won’t go to programs like that.

Aside from this situation, I agree. Ppl go on vacations sick without regard to others on the plane or hotel. How many times do your kids come home with a cold bc parents don’t care and just drop off a sick kid. And then this is controversial, anti-vax - case in point what happened in Washington state.

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Perhaps Thoughts and prayers will protect us? That always works...right? Oh wait.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Take travel precautions.”

What does this mean for travel to Asia (not China)?

What about travel to LAX or NYC?

Hubs for international travel. I would avoid if possible.

As Asian American I avoid CNY events even in the US.

^^Why is that? Your posts seems to mean that you didn't participate before this year and I am curious why?

Participated I years past. I know people don’t care much about others and would go to public events sick. With this in mind we try to steer clear. For example, Kennedy center seems to have a great cny program. That’s a big tourist magnet and prob from outside the country too- like those students that area sight seeing when the Longfellow program was cancelled. Hence we unfortunately won’t go to programs like that.

I would leave a restaurant or area if I saw a large tour group. Why take the chance?