"California is monitoring at least 8,400 people for the coronavirus":

[tblue37]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/27/california-is-monitoring-8400-people-for-the-coronavirus.html?__twitter_impression=true

[Kablooie]

1. Whoa. That escalated quickly.

Overnight from 1 to 33 cases and over 8000 people being monitored.

[Totally Tunsie]

2. Here's some additional info I posted yesterday:

What can possibly go wrong?

There may be just a few confirmed cases (for now) in the U.S., but there's sure a lot of potential out there already.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/thousands-americans-voluntarily-self-quarantine-after-returning-china-n1138731

Thousands of travelers who have returned to the United States after recent trips to China are spending nearly half a month behind closed doors, under voluntary self-quarantine, even though they do not pose any immediate coronavirus-related health risk to others.

<snip>

Overall, 575 people in New York have been identified as being at "medium risk" because of recent travel to mainland China, according to the state Health Department.

It's one of many states monitoring travelers from China who have agreed to lie low for a few weeks out of an abundance of caution.

The California Public Health Department said there are more than 5,400 such people in the state. In Washington state, 745 people have been asked to self-quarantine. Georgia health officials identified about 200 travelers.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said more than 300 people were referred for monitoring.

In Virginia, 138 residents are being monitored. "They were asked to remain at home and practice social distancing," said Dr. Lilian Peake, the state epidemiologist. She said social distancing means avoiding public transportation (including taxis and ride-sharing) and large public gatherings and staying about 6 feet away from others.

A total of 27 people are under voluntary self-quarantine in Iowa. North Dakota has 10.

Health officials in Alabama, Indiana, Massachusetts and Texas are also monitoring travelers, but they declined to provide exact numbers, which change daily as passengers continue to arrive home or finish their 14-day self-quarantine periods.

Keep in mind, most of those being monitored are on SELF-quarantine. Let's hope they don't get a major craving for chips or ice cream, and figure it's OK to just run down to the supermarket.

[lame54]

3. I work in a grocery store...

Gonna be interesting

[Johnny2X2X]

5. I'm going to the grocery store tonight

I want to stock up on some things that there might be shortages of.

[lame54]

6. I expect the shelves to be abnormally bare when I get there this afternoon

[Hortensis]

10. Too early.

[beachbumbob]

4. the obvious problem is why the news was withheld from the public

[Hekate]

7. We're reading about it now, aren't we? Not sure it's being withheld from the public...

It's just that Trump is lying like Baghdad Bob.

[beachbumbob]

8. these people been under oberservation (home quarantine we assume0 for more than just last

day or 2.

The backchannel of information that govts are getting is not what the public is getting. Since when does some little bug causes:

- a country (Japan) to close ALL the schools nation wide for a month?
- when does it impact and cancel or places the hajj on hold and deny ALL foreign pilgram visas which affects MILLIONS who come?


Do you know China manuf 90% of all the active indegrients for US Drug makers to make drugs? What happens when basically no drugs for anything are available in the US?

coronavirus now reported in 40+ countries where 2 weeks ago it was like 3 or 4. Data still not forthcoming from China

[Hekate]

9. In the interval, I decided you were right. The info can be obtained, but it's like pulling teeth....

We have to rely more than ever on good journalism. Good on Rachel for bringing up Pence's record as governor re: HIV. At least 3 people today brought up that travesty who probably would not have if she had not nudged their colletive memories.

Yes, actually I did know about the "Chinese ingredients" supply chain, and have for a long time. Like "just in time" shipping and elimination of warehouses, it works just fine -- until it doesn't. The concept has always made me uneasy.

[applegrove]

11. Vibes to california. Show us how a health emergency is handled properly.

Not what HHS did by not training and masking and gloving the people who received the american evacuees from Asia.