Wuhan virus (coronavirus) arrives in the USA

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Anonymous wrote:WaPo Breaking News: First U.S coronavirus case of unknown origin confirmed in Northern California, a sign the virus may be spreading in a local area

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been informed of the first case of the coronavirus in a person who did not recently return from a foreign country or have contact with a confirmed case, according to a person briefed on the case. Officials have begun tracing the contacts of the resident to find out how the person may have been infected and who else might have been exposed..

Run check on all gps records that came in close contact with his phone and you are done in five minutes. Send text to all phones of contact to stay put!

You can bet that it's going to turn out that the person has recently visited their local Super Walmart, as well as, Costco so the number of people they've been in contact with is huge.

Just in the past few days I know that I've been to Walmart, Target, a shoe store, the grocery store, a restaurant....it's not like a person only comes into contact with a set number of coworkers and family members.

Unless there is a Walmart cult that shares wine and spend long hours together, I don’t think it is a problem. So far people did not seem to be getting it in passing but in stationary gathering.. but even so, planes were not an issue so far.

I bet his path must have crossed with someone from the
Hot spots who did not reveal. Still phone record could tell.

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IMF and World Bank are considering scaling back their spring meetings or conducting them by teleconference:

"Growing concerns inside the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank about the spread of the new coronavirus have prompted the institutions to consider scaling back their Spring Meetings in April or hold them by teleconference, people familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/26/coronavirus-latest-updates-who-mission-director-warns-world-is-simply-not-ready

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Anonymous wrote:Saudi Arabia suspends religious tourism.

Thousands of Muslims visit Meccas outside the annual pilgrimage to perform a lesser version of Hajj called Umrah. Non-Saudis will not be allowed entry to perform Umrah.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/26/coronavirus-latest-updates-who-mission-director-warns-world-is-simply-not-ready

How about that.

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Anonymous wrote:IMF and World Bank are considering scaling back their spring meetings or conducting them by teleconference:

"Growing concerns inside the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank about the spread of the new coronavirus have prompted the institutions to consider scaling back their Spring Meetings in April or hold them by teleconference, people familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/26/coronavirus-latest-updates-who-mission-director-warns-world-is-simply-not-ready

Good!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Saudi Arabia suspends religious tourism.

Thousands of Muslims visit Meccas outside the annual pilgrimage to perform a lesser version of Hajj called Umrah. Non-Saudis will not be allowed entry to perform Umrah.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/26/coronavirus-latest-updates-who-mission-director-warns-world-is-simply-not-ready

How about that.

Good move. First protect lives.

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I am not sure if Pence even believes in germ theory.

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How many folks who are able to telework in DC area will ask to do so? I’m considering. Not so much for me, but for my elderly father I care for.

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New cases in Spain today:

1 in Canary Islands -- Gomero municipality of Valle Gran Rey (different island from Tenerif not at the hotel with the 1000 quarantined guests); a woman who “was in Italy between February 4 and 8.

1 in Andalusia (Seville). 60 year old man, no contact with China or Italy

1 new case (the second) in Catalunia (Barcelona) -- 22 year old man who had been to Milan between Feb 22 and 25. "He went to the emergency room with a sore throat and a low-grade fever, and tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. He is being treated at Barcelona’s Hospital Clínic. Authorities are contacting people who have been in close contact with him and will have them remain in quarantine at home for two weeks.'

1 new case in Madrid - another young man who recently traveled to Milan


Summary of total cases in Spain:

The new coronavirus has finally reached the Peninsula. So far there are nine positive cases: two Barcelona, one in Villarreal (Castellón) and two in Madrid (one this Tuesday and one announced this Wednesday), and progress in Tenerife, with a total of four positives among Italian hotel guests from Adeje where on Monday the first case of an infected tourist was detected.

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Question to the expert epidemiologist:

About the seemingly unrelated cases in Europe..
Once they run the DNA of the pathogens in each case in different countries, and they will be of the same origin but without any social connection , could it be potentially pointing to something nefarious?

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Anonymous wrote:How many folks who are able to telework in DC area will ask to do so? I’m considering. Not so much for me, but for my elderly father I care for.

I wold think that putting everyone who can be on telecommute now would semi isolate huge group of people improving odds. This is how prevention works. If there is no harm to effectiveness lets do it now. Kids have no reason to be subjected to school closing at this time because there is no imminent threat and their learning would suffer. But telecommute is really a great and easy preventive measure and zero cost.
Some gain, no traffic, pollution reduced, more rested people earned two hours time a day in commute waste, could also be stronger more rested and their immune system would be charged and ready to fight any silly germ.

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Maybe these kinds of Pandemics will lead to widespread teleworking and more and more working moms will choose to not quit and become SAHMs.

I can see the benefit of Coronavirus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many folks who are able to telework in DC area will ask to do so? I’m considering. Not so much for me, but for my elderly father I care for.

I wold think that putting everyone who can be on telecommute now would semi isolate huge group of people improving odds. This is how prevention works. If there is no harm to effectiveness lets do it now. Kids have no reason to be subjected to school closing at this time because there is no imminent threat and their learning would suffer. But telecommute is really a great and easy preventive measure and zero cost.
Some gain, no traffic, pollution reduced, more rested people earned two hours time a day in commute waste, could also be stronger more rested and their immune system would be charged and ready to fight any silly germ.

The kids will be bringing the virus home to their parents and their parents will still be running out to do errands. No one is going to send their kid to school and then continually isolate themselves at home.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe these kinds of Pandemics will lead to widespread teleworking and more and more working moms will choose to not quit and become SAHMs.

I can see the benefit of Coronavirus.

Who will take care of the children?

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Not to worry! Mike Pence has been put in charge of controlling the coronavirus. Now we can all pray the bug away!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1143756