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Originally Posted by middle-aged mom
CDC is present at LAX, SFO, ORD, ATL, and JFK. They are screening incoming passengers whose flights originated in Wuhan, China.
No screening @ US airports is now necessary (except perhaps out of an excess of caution). China has quarantined Wuhan & adjacent cities where the outbreak has been detected. No one leaves, for the duration.
Really ? There's enough law enforcement to make sure that 20 million people stay in place ?
The Chinese government has quarantined Wuhan (11,000,000 people, a transportation hub, & @ the peak of travel for Chinese New Year). Wuhan is also the center of the outbreak. No one has ever tried to quarantine a city of 11 million - & neighboring cities, where the outbreak has also reached. This was as of last night - Weds. 01/22, about 10:00pm MST, US. 17 dead, hundreds infected (that's assuming that all the cases have been properly identified & reported).
Of course it has! China did the right thing. The USA couldn't seem to care less. It's a virus that has no vaccine. We should be erring on the side of caution rather than PC stupidity.
well, doesn't change the fact that this virus is caused by their poor eating habit.
Many of these diseases (like SARS) can be prevented, all they have to do is to stop eating these live exotic animals. The live animal markets is to blame. Demonizing other countries is not the answer. Chinese government and Chinese people should face the problem and stop denying there is a problem.
China's meat situation has been worsened by the outbreak of a swine virus (last year?), which caused them to slaughter a lot of their hogs, to try to contain the virus. Their imports of pork & other substitutes have gone through the roof.
So they're not likely to cut into their meat protein market, no matter that it's likely the transmission vector for this latest outbreak.
China's meat situation has been worsened by the outbreak of a swine virus (last year?), which caused them to slaughter a lot of their hogs, to try to contain the virus. Their imports of pork & other substitutes have gone through the roof.
So they're not likely to cut into their meat protein market, no matter that it's likely the transmission vector for this latest outbreak.
China's meat situation has been worsened by the outbreak of a swine virus (last year?), which caused them to slaughter a lot of their hogs, to try to contain the virus. Their imports of pork & other substitutes have gone through the roof.
So they're not likely to cut into their meat protein market, no matter that it's likely the transmission vector for this latest outbreak.
Really ? There's enough law enforcement to make sure that 20 million people stay in place ?
This is China. Reports say that the police are blocking all surface traffic, & I'm sure bus stations, rail stations, ferries, & etc. are all also closed & locked down. It being China, the police are likely armed & will shoot to kill anyone who tries to run the blockade.
If that fails, then the Chinese military will be called out - with their personal weapons, sidearms, crew-served weapons, APCs, trucks, & so on. Flamethrowers might actually be effective (@ containing the virus) in this case. The Chinese government is perfectly willing to shoot to enforce discipline.
No one's ever tried to quarantine a city of 11 million (Wuhan). We'll see how it works out.
World Health Org says it is not an international health emergency per their definitions.
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