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Ms. Toad

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15. Remember -

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:52 PM

Mar 2020

it was a hospital worker who got on a plane with a low-grade fever after known exposure to Ebola.

And I believe there is a similar story about a doctor (or medical student) in New York.

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Patient ignored advice to self-isolate after trip to Italy, attended business event, tested positive [View all] Tanuki Mar 2020 OP

OMFG!! A Hospital worker??? leftieNanner Mar 2020 #1

it IS stupid and irresponsible stopdiggin Mar 2020 #4

Remember - Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #15

DHMC has more than 5,000 employees matt819 Mar 2020 #2

brings up a looming question stopdiggin Mar 2020 #3

The CDC has the authority to detain and quarantine..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #6

without a positive test? stopdiggin Mar 2020 #7

I'm not sure, but I suspect yes..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #8

suspect you're correct stopdiggin Mar 2020 #10

Once a few judges come down with it Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #11

very broad powers by the government stopdiggin Mar 2020 #13

I'm pretty sure that I can recall a whole lot of people Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #14

there were not in fact stopdiggin Mar 2020 #17

Got one potential in our community Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #16

Well of course, this is 'Merica!!! Don't take my guns and don't tell me to self isolate!!! cbdo2007 Mar 2020 #5

Exactly, we live in a society that worships selfishness misanthrope Mar 2020 #19

Perhaps this person heard of Osmel Azcue gratuitous Mar 2020 #9

Remember that Today Show doctor during the Ebola crisis? Nancy something. cwydro Mar 2020 #12

Looks like we need forced quarantine. Throw the anti-vaxxers in for good measure... abqtommy Mar 2020 #18

Sometimes I start to think the human race is too dumb to save itself... Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #20