susie0884
Dooming since 1998
Contrary to what you might think from that first screen grab, they DO teach spelling in Montana. ;-)
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Contrary to what you might think from that first screen grab, they DO teach spelling in Montana. ;-)
TheSearcher
Are you sure about that?
marsh
On TB every waking moment
The grandchildren recovered quickly, so it must be the regular flu. Today is a school holiday, so I have had several days to recover and am not scheduled to see them again until Wednesday. Have had plenty of time to sleep. I think my flu is complicated by allergies. My car is covered in pollen and I noticed the dreaded white trees that really hit me are in bloom. I have my room sized air purifiers running. Thanks for your kind thoughts.
To add to my post on disasters, under the mutual assistance, ICS (Incident Command System,) and NIMS (National Incident Management System) a local government can also call in actual regional, state and federal physical assistance if overwhelmed.
In this particular case, a national emergency has already been called, so I imagine there are protocols in place to draw federal resources/money.
northern watch
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Yingzhi Yang @yingzhi_yang 17h17 hours ago
Reuters scoop: Hundreds of Chinese firms, including Meituan, Didi, Xiaomi, seek at least 57.4 billions in low-rate loans amid coronavirus outbreak - sources W/@chenglengtr
Reuters scoop: Hundreds of Chinese firms, including Meituan, Didi, Xiaomi, seek at least 57.4 billions in low-rate loans amid coronavirus outbreak - sources W/
Tom McDowell
BAMN
Another coronavirus patient has been identified in the United States
A 13th person in the United States has tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The patient arrived in the US last week at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on a flight from Wuhan and has been held at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
No further details on the patient’s condition were provided.
The patient is the seventh person in California who has contracted the virus. Others have been confirmed in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington state and Wisconsin.
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A 13th person in the United States has tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The patient arrived in the US last week at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on a flight from Wuhan and has been held at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
No further details on the patient’s condition were provided.
The patient is the seventh person in California who has contracted the virus. Others have been confirmed in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington state and Wisconsin.
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On the other side of the debate...
Trump signs executive order to improve flu vaccines
excerpt;
Weaknesses in current production methods
In the executive order, President Trump emphasized that each year, flu vaccines prevent millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths. It also acknowledged that a deadly flu pandemic could inflict trillions of dollars of damage on the economy.
"Unfortunately, many of the vaccines we use today are produced overseas, using time-consuming, egg-based technology, which limits their effectiveness and makes production too slow to effectively combat a potential deadly influenza pandemic," the White House said in a statement.
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Trump signed that over 6 months ago, sounds like he was a bit ahead of the curve, yes?
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
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marsh
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This is common. Without a champion to carry the banner of preparing for an emergency that could happen once every few decades, the prep. budget is an easy target for an Administration that serves only 2 terms.
I carried the banner during my 3 terms on the county level, but I know that there was no champion on that board to do so after me. Luckily, the public health budget is separate from the General Fund as it is comprised of contracts and grants. The EOC budget, however, was not.
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jward
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Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV
@PneumoniaWuhan
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It focused on the Sars and Mers coronaviruses and found they can persist and remain infectious at room temperature for up to nine days. The average is four to five days.
View: https://twitter.com/PneumoniaWuhan/status/1227086115083096064?s=20
Hurricanehic
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Leaked emails show Amazon is stockpiling products made in China because of the risk that the coronavirus poses to its supply chain
www.businessinsider.com
Leaked emails show Amazon is stockpiling products made in China because of the risk that the coronavirus poses to its supply chain
Amazon reached out to a number of suppliers last week and placed last-minute orders to increase its inventory of products made in China.
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Hurricanehic
Veteran Member
USPS must stop all air freight to USA from China. Remember it only costs $2.90 to send up to 4 pounds by air via usps.
remember this....https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/the-postal-service-is-losing-millions-a-year-to-help-you-buy-cheap-stuff-from-china/
remember this....https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/the-postal-service-is-losing-millions-a-year-to-help-you-buy-cheap-stuff-from-china/
pops88
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Ordered this from Amazon- it looks like it would be a handy coverall and easy to doff and clean after a grocery trip.
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Texican
Live Free & Die Free.... God Freedom Country....
The funeral home reported 127 bodies brought in and 116 were cremated....
Lies and more lies out of China by the PTB....
Beyond sad....
Texican....
Tom McDowell
BAMN
Very sad news.
Dr. Niman believes it is to late to contain 2019-nCoV to China.
It has seeded globally.
Feb 10
Diamond Princess Fiasco
Daily positives/tested 10/31, 10/71, 41/171, 3/6, 6/57, 65/103
Index case 80M Hong Kong likely "canary in the coal mine"
Case number and nationalities early and late signal ongoing transmission on ship
Community nCoV transmission in Singapore and Hong Kong
Onward transmission Singapore-->France ski resort-->England (also Singapore-->Spain linkage)
nCoV spread will not be stopped by quarantines or border closures
RT 19:30
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Dr. Niman believes it is to late to contain 2019-nCoV to China.
It has seeded globally.
Feb 10
Diamond Princess Fiasco
Daily positives/tested 10/31, 10/71, 41/171, 3/6, 6/57, 65/103
Index case 80M Hong Kong likely "canary in the coal mine"
Case number and nationalities early and late signal ongoing transmission on ship
Community nCoV transmission in Singapore and Hong Kong
Onward transmission Singapore-->France ski resort-->England (also Singapore-->Spain linkage)
nCoV spread will not be stopped by quarantines or border closures
RT 19:30
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marsh
On TB every waking moment
I believe the first one may have been posted previously, but not the evening one for 2/10/2020
He has had to give them innocuous titles because Youtube is demonitizing and burying anything to do with caronavirus
Dr. John Campbell
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eTzv2_6xLI
12:58 min
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HCRmTHCUao
12:50 min
He has had to give them innocuous titles because Youtube is demonitizing and burying anything to do with caronavirus
Dr. John Campbell
12:58 min
12:50 min
helen
Panic Sex Lady
John Deere Girl
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There are at least 5 quarantined and awaiting tests results in West Virginia.
Ractivist
Pride comes before the fall.....Pride month ended.
As of the today, the US responds. They have stated four Chinese hacker spies did major damage and are guilty of espionage, etc........ The spies are in China. Interesting timing for a long term investigation. tit for tat, back and forth. Who's gonna comeback now...escalation is in progress. Beware the ides of March......soon to be upon us.
We need a poll, will there be a march madness tournament?
Doomer Doug
TB Fanatic
Um, it looks like Trudeau junior is still going all out for the whole multi culture thing a ma jig. He is now going to Africa for a meeting. I mean just how stupid can you be? I guess we will find out soon enough if Africa has infected Chinese or Africans in it. The African Union is a lapdog for the Chinese. He goes to a restaurant to eat?
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Canadian Prime Minister Visits Ethiopia For African Union Summit
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UPDATED 7:42 AM PT — Monday, February 10, 2020
Canada’s prime minister recently visited Ethiopia as part of his administration’s effort to boost trade between the two countries. On Sunday, Justin Trudeau met with the president of Ethiopia as well as female entrepreneurs who shared ideas of bringing foreign currency into the country.
Prime Minister Trudeau pointed out that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. He then proposed an investment of $10 million to help empower African women.
Canadian prime minister visits Ethiopia for African Union summit | One America News Network
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Canadian Prime Minister Visits Ethiopia For African Union Summit
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 7:42 AM PT — Monday, February 10, 2020
Canada’s prime minister recently visited Ethiopia as part of his administration’s effort to boost trade between the two countries. On Sunday, Justin Trudeau met with the president of Ethiopia as well as female entrepreneurs who shared ideas of bringing foreign currency into the country.
Prime Minister Trudeau pointed out that Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. He then proposed an investment of $10 million to help empower African women.
Ractivist
Pride comes before the fall.....Pride month ended.
Helen should not of swallowed.Write my epitaph!
jward
passin' thru
Apex
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#NEW: #SouthKorea advising people not to travel to 6 countries in Southeast Asia with confirmed cases of #coronavirus. #Singapore, #Japan, #Malaysia, #Vietnam, #Thailand & #Taiwan. via
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#NEW: #SouthKorea advising people not to travel to 6 countries in Southeast Asia with confirmed cases of #coronavirus. #Singapore, #Japan, #Malaysia, #Vietnam, #Thailand & #Taiwan. via
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Rush's fill-in and Hannity both spent some time.on the Wuhuflu today.
They even teased those segments a few times before doing them.
Sure sign that it's hot topic with their listeners.
I didn't get to hear them, so I'm not sure if they actually put out any useful info.
They even teased those segments a few times before doing them.
Sure sign that it's hot topic with their listeners.
I didn't get to hear them, so I'm not sure if they actually put out any useful info.
Tarryn
Senior Member
6th Virginia, 2nd Maryland patients test negative for coronavirus | WTOP
6th Virginia, 2nd Maryland patients test negative for coronavirus
White protective sterile face masks on vintage wooden board.
The results of the latest patients being tested in Virginia and Maryland for possible cases of the new coronavirus infection have tested negative.
The states’ health departments indicated the results on their websites Monday.
Five other patients in Virginia have been cleared of the virus. One other person in Maryland was tested a few weeks ago, and that patient has been cleared, as well.
In D.C., four patients have been cleared, and one case is still pending, according to the D.C. health department’s website as of Monday.
There have been no confirmed cases of the virus in the D.C., Maryland or Virginia.
Patients are tested for the coronavirus when they are sick and have been determined by their doctor to have either been in contact with someone who has the virus, or has traveled to an area where the virus has hit.
The little-understood coronavirus has killed some 900 people in China, where the outbreak hit the hardest. It has also spread panic and anger around the world as the cases grow.
China reported more than 40,000 cases as of Monday.
Canada now has six confirmed cases, and in the U.S., there are 12.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised that the best way to protect yourself from this virus is the same way you’d protect yourself against any virus:
6th Virginia, 2nd Maryland patients test negative for coronavirus
- Abigail Constantino
White protective sterile face masks on vintage wooden board.
The results of the latest patients being tested in Virginia and Maryland for possible cases of the new coronavirus infection have tested negative.
The states’ health departments indicated the results on their websites Monday.
Five other patients in Virginia have been cleared of the virus. One other person in Maryland was tested a few weeks ago, and that patient has been cleared, as well.
In D.C., four patients have been cleared, and one case is still pending, according to the D.C. health department’s website as of Monday.
There have been no confirmed cases of the virus in the D.C., Maryland or Virginia.
Patients are tested for the coronavirus when they are sick and have been determined by their doctor to have either been in contact with someone who has the virus, or has traveled to an area where the virus has hit.
The little-understood coronavirus has killed some 900 people in China, where the outbreak hit the hardest. It has also spread panic and anger around the world as the cases grow.
China reported more than 40,000 cases as of Monday.
Canada now has six confirmed cases, and in the U.S., there are 12.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised that the best way to protect yourself from this virus is the same way you’d protect yourself against any virus:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
- Follow the CDC on Twitter for the latest announcements on the outbreak.
Doomer Doug
TB Fanatic
Hmm, well the thing with all these feel good stories is when you balance them with stories from people who KNOW what they are talking about saying the opposite. Here we go in Great Britain, where it is lock and load. When the guy who discovered Ebola says the Crown Virus is going to kick Britain's ass, well that settles it for me.
Scientist Who Discovered Ebola: Britain Faces ‘Major’ Coronavirus Outbreak
The United Kingdom is facing a “major outbreak” of the deadly coronavirus, warns the scientist who co-discovered the Ebola virus in Africa.
As the death toll for the coronavirus officially surpasses that of the SARS outbreak in 2003, the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peter Piot, said that he is “increasingly alarmed” by the rapidly spreading virus, saying that it is a “greater threat” than Ebola.
“It’s a greater threat because of the mode of transmission. The potential for spread is much, much higher. If the number of people who get infected is huge, then that will also kill a number of people”, Piot told The Times.
“In today’s world, no epidemic remains just a local affair. What happens thousands and thousands of miles from here in China has the potential of causing a major outbreak here”, warned the professor.
Mr Piot said that he is concerned about the capability of Britain’s socialised medical system, the National Health Service (NHS), to cope with an outbreak of the virus.
Scientist Who Discovered Ebola: UK Faces 'Major' Coronavirus Outbreak
The United Kingdom is facing a "major outbreak" of the deadly coronavirus, warns the scientist who co-discovered the Ebola virus in Africa.
www.breitbart.com
Scientist Who Discovered Ebola: Britain Faces ‘Major’ Coronavirus Outbreak
The United Kingdom is facing a “major outbreak” of the deadly coronavirus, warns the scientist who co-discovered the Ebola virus in Africa.
As the death toll for the coronavirus officially surpasses that of the SARS outbreak in 2003, the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peter Piot, said that he is “increasingly alarmed” by the rapidly spreading virus, saying that it is a “greater threat” than Ebola.
“It’s a greater threat because of the mode of transmission. The potential for spread is much, much higher. If the number of people who get infected is huge, then that will also kill a number of people”, Piot told The Times.
“In today’s world, no epidemic remains just a local affair. What happens thousands and thousands of miles from here in China has the potential of causing a major outbreak here”, warned the professor.
Mr Piot said that he is concerned about the capability of Britain’s socialised medical system, the National Health Service (NHS), to cope with an outbreak of the virus.
jward
passin' thru
World
Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline
The table below shows confirmed cases of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China and other countries. To see a distribution map and a timeline, scroll down. There are currently 43,102 confirmed cases worldwide, including 1,018 fatalities.
Last update: 10 February 2020 at 9:37 p.m. ET
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Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline
The table below shows confirmed cases of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China and other countries. To see a distribution map and a timeline, scroll down. There are currently 43,102 confirmed cases worldwide, including 1,018 fatalities.
Last update: 10 February 2020 at 9:37 p.m. ET
| MAINLAND CHINA | Cases | Deaths | Notes | Links |
| Hubei province (including Wuhan) | 31,728 | 974 | 5,046 serious, 1,298 critical | Source |
| Other regions | 10,910 | 42 | 979 serious/critical | Source |
| TOTAL | 42,638 | 1,016 | 7,333 serious 3,996 recovered 21,675 suspected |
| REGIONS | Cases | Deaths | Notes | Links |
| Hong Kong | 42 | 1 | 0 recovered | Source |
| Taiwan | 18 | 0 | 1 recovered | Source |
| Macau | 10 | 0 | 1 recovered | Source |
| TOTAL | 70 | 1 | 0 serious |
| INTERNATIONAL | Cases | Deaths | Notes | Links |
| Japan | 161* | 0 | 4 recovered | Source |
| Singapore | 45 | 0 | 7 critical, 7 recovered | Source |
| Thailand | 32 | 0 | 1 serious, 10 recovered | Source |
| South Korea | 28 | 0 | 4 recovered | Source |
| Malaysia | 18 | 0 | 16 stable, 1 recovered | Source |
| Australia | 15 | 0 | 5 recovered | Source |
| Germany | 14 | 0 | Source | |
| Vietnam | 15 | 0 | 6 recovered | Source |
| United States | 13 | 0 | 3 recovered | Source |
| France | 11 | 0 | 1 serious | Source |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0 | Source | |
| Canada | 7 | 0 | Source | |
| UAE | 8 | 0 | 1 serious, 1 recovered | Source |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 recovered | Source |
| India | 3 | 0 | Stable | Source |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 serious | Source |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | Source | |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | Source | |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | Source | |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 1 recovered | Source |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 recovered | Source |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 recovered | Source |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | Source | |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | Source | |
| TOTAL | 394 | 1 | 12 serious/critical |
- Japan: The total includes 4 asymptomatic cases, which are not included in the government’s official count.
- Japan: The total includes 135 people from the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship. They are not included in the government’s official count.
- Japan: A statement from Japan’s Health Ministry on February 10 confirmed 65 new cases on the cruise ship, while a statement from Princess Cruises confirmed 66. We have added 65 until the number of new cases is clarified.
- North Korea: Unconfirmed reports about 1, 5, or 7 cases in North Korea cannot be verified. If cases are confirmed by the North Korean government, they will be added to this list.
Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline
The table below shows cases of coronavirus (officially known as SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, or 2019-nCoV) around the world. Each figure is verified by our team through local health departments or local media. A distribution map and a timeline with a list of recent updates can be found below the table...
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jward
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part two
Timeline (GMT)
11 February
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Timeline (GMT)
11 February
- 02:37: 1 new case in Vietnam. (Source)
- 01:14: 1 new case in California, United States. (Source)
- 01:00: 1 new case in South Korea. (Source)
- 00:13: China’s National Health Commission reports 370 new cases and 5 new deaths on the mainland. Of the deaths, one each in: Beijing, Tianjin, Heilongjiang province, Anhui province, and Henan province. (Source)
- 22:10: 2,097 new cases and 103 new deaths in Hubei province, China. (Source)
- 17:56: 1 new case in the United Arab Emirates. (Source)
- 16:00: 4 new cases in Hong Kong. (Source)
- 14:20: 2 new cases in Hong Kong. (Source)
- 12:30: 2 new cases in Singapore. (Source)
- 09:46: 4 new cases in the United Kingdom. (Source)
- 05:13: 65 new cases in Japan. They were found on the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship off Yokohama, raising the ship’s total to 135. (Source)
- 01:01: 1 new case in Malaysia. (Source)
- 23:53: China’s National Health Commission reports 419 new cases and 6 new deaths. Their locations have not yet been disclosed, except for the fatalities: 2 in Anhui province and 1 each in Anhui, Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Hainan, and Gansu provinces. (Source)
- 22:15: 2,531 new cases and 91 new deaths in Hubei province, China. (Source)
- 19:01: 3 new cases in Singapore. (Source)
- 19:00: 7 new cases in Hong Kong. The other new cases mentioned in the press release were previously reported. (Source)
- 11:56: 3 new cases in Hong Kong. (Source)
- 11:40: 1 new case in the United Kingdom. (Source)
- 09:28: 1 new case in Spain. (Source)
- 08:06: 1 new case in Malaysia. (Source)
- 08:02: 2 new cases in South Korea. (Source)
- 07:45: 9 new cases in Shandong province, China. (Source)
- 07:44: 1 new case om Yunnan province, China. (Source)
- 07:18: 6 new cases in Japan. They were found on the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship off Yokohama, raising the ship’s total to 70. (Source)
- 06:26: 1 new case in Taiwan. (Source)
- 06:19: 1 new case in Vietnam. (Source)
- 05:00: 2 new cases in Tianjin, China. (Source)
- 03:33: 1 new case in Shanghai. (Source)
- 03:25: 11 new cases in Beijing. (Source)
- 03:19: 11 new cases in Fujian province, China. (Source)
- 03:06: 1 new case in Japan. (Source)
- 02:07: 13 new cases in Shaanxi province, China. (Source)
- 02:04: 2 new cases in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. (Source)
- 01:55: 19 new cases in Shandong province, China. (Source)
- 01:26: 25 new cases in Guangdong province, China. The other cases mentioned in the press release were previously reported. (Source)
- 01:25: 4 new cases in Hainan province, China. The other case mentioned in the press release was previously reported. (Source)
- 01:22: 42 new cases in Jiangxi province, China. (Source)
- 01:07: 3 new cases in Xinjiang Region, China. (Source)
- 01:05: 46 new cases and 1 new death in Anhui province, China. The death was previously announced by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 01:02: 1 new case in South Korea. (Source)
- 01:00: 27 new cases in Zhejiang province, China. (Source)
- 00:45: 7 new cases in Guizhou province, China. (Source)
- 00:44: 29 new cases in Jiangsu province, China. (Source)
- 00:36: 35 new cases in Hunan province, China. (Source)
- 00:41: 53 new cases and 2 new deaths in Henan province, China. One previous case was discarded. The deaths were previously reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 00:33: 23 new cases in Sichuan province, China. (Source)
- 00:25: 26 new cases and 1 new death in Heilongjiang province, China. One previous case was discarded and 13 asymptomatic cases were deducted from the government’s official count. Those 13, however, are still included in our total. The death was previously reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 00:20: 12 new cases and 1 new death in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The death was previously reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 00:18: 9 new cases in Jilin province, China. (Source)
- 00:17: 2 new cases in Yunnan province, China. (Source)
- 00:16: 11 new cases and 1 new death in Hebei province, China. The death was previously reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 00:15: China’s National Health Commission reports 441 new cases and 7 new deaths across the mainland. Their locations have not yet been disclosed, except for the fatalities: 2 in Henan province, 1 in Hebei province, 1 in Heilongjiang province, 1 in Anhui province, 1 in Shandong province, and 1 in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Source)
- 23:51: 6 new cases in Shanghai. (Source)
- 23:08: 18 new cases in Chongqing, China. (Source)
- 22:10: 2,147 new cases and 81 new deaths in Hubei province, China. (Source)
- 19:56: 12 new cases in Shanxi province, China. One previous case was discarded. (Source)
- 19:40: 7 new cases in Singapore. (Source)
- 14:50: 8 new cases in Gansu province, China. (Source)
- 10:50: 1 new death in Hunan province, China. (Source)
- 10:46: 1 new case in Malaysia. (Source)
- 09:36: 5 new cases in France. (Source)
- 08:05: 20 new cases in Guangdong province, China. (Source)
- 07:53: 2 new cases in Chongqing, China. (Source)
- 07:09: 9 new cases in Shandong province, China. (Source)
- 06:51: 4 new cases in Liaoning province, China. (Source)
- 05:59: 5 new cases in Shanghai. (Source)
- 05:58: 7 new cases in Thailand. (Source)
- 03:28: 1 new case in Taiwan. (Source)
- 03:27: 1 new death in Gansu province, China. This death was previously reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 03:26: 3 new cases in Xinjiang Region, China. (Source)
- 03:14: 15 new cases in Fujian province, China. (Source)
- 03:08: 2 new cases in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. (Source)
- 03:07: 18 new cases and 1 new death in Beijing. The death was earlier reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 03:01: 7 new cases in Tianjin, China. (Source)
- 02:22: 11 new cases in Shaanxi province, China. (Source)
- 02:10: 2 new cases in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. (Source)
- 02:03: 9 new cases in Hainan province, China. (Source)
- 02:00: 41 new cases in Guangdong province, China. The other cases mentioned in the press release were previously reported. (Source)
- 01:43: 8 new cases in Guizhou province, China. (Source)
- 01:05: 37 new cases in Jiangxi province, China. (Source)
- 01:03: 42 new cases in Zhejiang province, China. (Source)
- 01:00: 67 new cases and 1 new death in Henan province, China. The fatality was earlier reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 00:58: 18 new cases and 2 new deaths in Heilongjiang province, China. The number of new cases reported here is lower than the number mentioned in the press release, because the total did not match with the previous update. The fatalities in this update were earlier reported by China’s National Health Commission. (Source)
- 00:54: 68 new cases in Anhui province, China. (Source)
- 00:53: 31 new cases in Hunan province, China. (Source)
- 00:46: 31 new cases in Jiangsu province, China. (Source)
- 00:45: 19 new cases in Sichuan province, China. (Source)
- 00:33: 21 new cases in Shandong province, China. (Source)
- 00:32: 3 new cases in Japan. They were found on the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship off Yokohama, raising the ship’s total to 64. (Source)
- 00:21: 4 new cases in Jilin province, China. (Source)
- 00:20: 11 new cases in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. (Source)
- 00:19: 24 new cases in Hebei province, China. (Source)
- 00:05: China’s National Health Commission reports 498 new cases of coronavirus and 5 new deaths. Their locations have not yet been disclosed, except for the fatalities: 2 in Heilongjiang province, 1 in Beijing, 1 in Henan province, and 1 in Gansu province. (Source)
Chart
Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline
The table below shows cases of coronavirus (officially known as SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, or 2019-nCoV) around the world. Each figure is verified by our team through local health departments or local media. A distribution map and a timeline with a list of recent updates can be found below the table...
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Doomer Doug
TB Fanatic
China is showing by its constantly doctored numbers that if you at first you don't succeed, you just redefine success. After all, you get lower infected numbers if you fudge the definitions and add in a flawed math to boot.
goosebeans
Veteran Member
Lots of speculation about if this is a bioweapon or not. Most of this is associated with the apparent rate of infection and reported positives in the west vs. china. More specifically, is there an ethnic predisposition to this virus?
1. Is there a physiological difference in Asian populations vs. White vs. Black? Only a few studies have asked the question and those are very small sample sizes but there DOES appear to be contemporary data that there may be.
Single-cell RNA expression profiling of ACE2, the putative receptor of Wuhan 2019-nCov
A novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) was identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December of 2019. This new coronavirus has resulted in thousands of cases of lethal disease in China, with additional patients being identified in a rapidly growing number internationally. 2019-nCov was reported to...www.biorxiv.org
2. Is there a genetic difference in the regions most effected that could lend itself to a possible biological target? Yes, there is. Very complex topic but here is the gist. Segments of human DNA tend to be very stable and are associated with certain populations. Changes in this stable segment can produce hereditary diseases. Sickle cell anemia and thalassemias are changes in the very stable hemoglobin. It changes the function of the hemoglobin and has associated problems. Both mutations are much more common in African and mediterranean ethnic groups. Ethnic groups themselves have a haplogroup. For instance, this is haplogroup O-M175. Something that could target this haplotype could, in theory, target a specific ethnic group while leaving the others with either partial immunity or much reduced symptoms. This would have the effect of appearing to have multiple different "strains".
Haplogroup O-M175 - Wikipedia
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3. Is there technology to do this? Yes. Absolutely. CRISPR technology uses RNA editing technologies and could, in theory , be used to create specific targeted viruses. Here is an article about the technology from just this last week:
Step aside CRISPR, RNA editing is taking off
Making changes to the molecular messengers that create proteins might offer flexible therapies for cancer, pain or high cholesterol, in addition to genetic disorders.www.nature.com
4. The technology is there, but how else is it used? It is used in something called Genetic Drive technology. Basically, you can insert a gene into a living cell that is ALWAYS passed along to future generations arising from that cell. On a macroscale you could change it slowly, over time, an entire targeted population could be rendered sterile, or have a terminal illness through gene editing. This has already been attempted with mosquitos. Bill and Melinda Gates have invested 75 million in the technology.
Gene drives - SciLine
Gene drive technology, and its potential to quickly spread engineered traits throughout a population, presents enticing opportunities; but what are the risks?www.sciline.org
5. Is there any indication that this technology may be used as a biological weapon? Possibly. Because of the nature of some governments finding informatio is much more difficult. Certainly research has been done in the U.S. It doesn't take much to read how this could be used for "non-beneficial" means by any nationstate with a necessary technological capacity.
DARPA Making Weaponized Insects, Scientists Claim
The U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency denies the claims, saying concerns like this emerge with any new powerful technology.www.newsweek.com
MSU project to prevent bat-borne diseases wins $10 million grant
To prevent some of the world’s most lethal diseases, an international research team spanning five continents and led by Montana State University will study bats in Australia, Bangladesh, Madagascar andwww.bozemandailychronicle.com
CSU Researchers Respond to Wuhan Coronavirus
Wuhan Coronavirus: Colorado State University researchers provide national leadership for mitigating devastating outbreaks like the Wuhan Coronovirus.source.colostate.edu
*****READ THIS*****
The US Will Fund Research to Make Pathogens Deadlier Again
The NIH lifted a 3-year funding moratorium on “gain-of-function” research meant to make deadly viruses stronger and more transmissible.www.vice.com
6. Has there been any other relevant stories? Thats a subjective question, but yes. Most notably from August where USAMRIID, the military bioweapons research facility, was essentially shut down by the CDC for "failing to meet biosafety standards.
Fort Detrick lab shut down after failed safety inspection; all research halted indefinitely
All research at a Fort Detrick laboratory that handles high-level disease-causing material, such as Ebola, is on hold indefinitely after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the organizationwww.fredericknewspost.com
Possible virus packages? DARPA Funded.
Discovery of Novel Bat Coronaviruses in South China That Use the Same Receptor as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has represented a human health threat since 2012. Although several MERS-related CoVs that belong to the same species as MERS-CoV have been identified from bats, they do not use the MERS-CoV receptor, ...www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pentagon funded in Khazakstan bioweapons lab?
The US is building a bioweapons lab in Kazakhstan
When it opens in September 2015, the laboratory in Almaty will serve as a way station for a global war on diseasewww.salon.com
Wuhan virology with ties to USAMRIID
Institute of Medical Virology-武汉大学基础医学院
Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Scienceswbm.whu.edu.cn
TAKEAWAYS:
I don't know if this is a weapon or not. We may not ever know. I do know the technology exists. I do know that the US has conducted research and is capable of producing a targeted weapon of this type. My suspicions are that China may not have the sophistication at this point, but that likely Russia, Israel, and perhaps a few other European countries do.
Hopefully not too much woo...just trying to learn.
Thank you so much for this! When people were saying there was no way to target a particular ethnic population, Thalassaemia, sickle cell etc, immediately jumped to my mind. I'm white as the driven snow and English as a cup of tea, however my mother, her mother and numerous uncles and cousins were all diagnosed with Thalassaemia. My grandmother was the first to be diagnosed. She was in her seventies and, receiving iron injections every month. She was getting sicker and sicker. Our village doc was from India and got the notion to test her for the disease, even though it was highly unlikely that she would have it. But sure enough, she did. Apparently, there is a small group of native Britons in the North West of England and Ireland that have it. I imagine we all have a common ancestor.
Some info:
Thalassaemia in the British
Different forms of thalassaemia or related disorders were found in 116 people of apparently pure British stock. Among them were one family with a child homozygous for β-thalassaemia and eight heterozygous relatives, 16 families with 83 persons ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Getting back to the virus. If it is the case that it has been targeted, intentionally or not, to this particular population, it's now even more of a worry for me, my son and my extended family back in England.
Not wishing this virus on anyone, but it will be interesting to see how severely it will affect those in Sardinia and other places in the Med. May give us even more reason to believe that this was manufactured! Very concerning.Thank you for answering my question about Thyroid meds btw!
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I've been saying from Day One that Pres Trump is not getting the true story of this virus and is getting his updates from CDC and WHO officials who we know are downplaying it. This (sorry to say) cavalier dismissive statement he made proves it. If he had the knowledge we on this thread have he'd never make this comment. And, personal opinion, I do believe some of this is deliberate and deep state plants attempt to sabotage him because all fingers will point to him for not doing anything in time, for cutting budgets, etc.
(fair use applies)
EXCERPT
Trump says Coronavirus will be gone by April when the weather gets warmer
The president continued to suggest the Coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 1,000 lives as of Monday, will be gone by April. He told the crowd that "in theory" once the weather warms up Coronavirus, which he referred to as "the virus," will "miraculously" go away. Trump did not offer any scientific explanation to back up his claim.
"I think it's all gonna work out fine," he said. "Rough stuff, rough stuff."
Trump echoed that claim during a speech to governors at the White House earlier on Monday, telling the group that China had given him the confidence that the outbreak would subside in Apri due to "the heat."
“The heat generally speaking kills this kind of virus,” he said.
- Courtney Subramanian
Trump says Coronavirus will be gone by April when the weather gets warmer, doesn't offer scientific explanation
President Trump did not offer any scientific explanation to back up his claim.
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Trump says Coronavirus will be gone by April when the weather gets warmer
The president continued to suggest the Coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 1,000 lives as of Monday, will be gone by April. He told the crowd that "in theory" once the weather warms up Coronavirus, which he referred to as "the virus," will "miraculously" go away. Trump did not offer any scientific explanation to back up his claim.
"I think it's all gonna work out fine," he said. "Rough stuff, rough stuff."
Trump echoed that claim during a speech to governors at the White House earlier on Monday, telling the group that China had given him the confidence that the outbreak would subside in Apri due to "the heat."
“The heat generally speaking kills this kind of virus,” he said.
- Courtney Subramanian
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Trump Says Coronavirus Will Subside In Spring, But Doctors Aren't So Sure
Infectious disease experts warn that we know too little about the outbreak to say it will slow down with warmer weather.
Trump Says Coronavirus Will Subside In Spring, But Doctors Aren’t So Sure
Infectious disease experts warn that we know too little about the outbreak to say it will slow down with warmer weather.
By Lydia O’Connor
02/10/2020 08:00 pm ET
President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected the coronavirus epidemic to disappear with the end of winter ― a remark at odds with warnings from infectious disease experts.
Trump’s comments on the virus known as 2019-nCoV, which has infected more than 42,000 people globally and claimed more than 1,000 lives, came during a White House business session with state governors.
“A lot of people think that goes away in April as the heat comes in,” he said of the outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. “Typically that will go away in April. We’re in great shape though. We have 12 cases, 11 cases, and many of them are in good shape.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed 12 coronavirus infections in the U.S., and testing is pending on 68 other potential cases.
The president’s remarks set off some concern that he didn’t have a solid understanding of the threat at hand.
“This statement minimizes the many critical factors needed for the containment of the outbreak and the prevention of further disease spread, such as adequate infection control measures and contact tracing,” Dr. Britta Lassmann, program director for the International Society for Infectious Diseases, told HuffPost.
“Data on the role of temperature and climate on the transmissibility of 2019-nCoV are currently lacking,” she added.
Trump’s suggestion that the coronavirus outbreak will subside with the onset of warmer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere is likely based on general trends with viral infections: They often thrive in the colder months because people are spending more time indoors in close proximity to others and because lower humidity in winter allows a virus to remain in the air for longer periods of time.
But Trump’s rosy outlook is also risky because not all outbreaks subside as the weather warms, and this one remains shrouded in mystery on several fronts. So far, there’s no vaccine and no conclusions on how it spreads, how to cure it or how long it takes for an infected person to show symptoms. It’s already surpassed milestones set by other disease outbreaks, including the death toll of the SARS outbreak 17 years ago.
“Although some coronavirus infections are seasonal, only time will tell if the 2019 novel coronavirus will behave this way. Some coronavirus species have peaks in the winter and summer,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC and now president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative focused on preventing epidemics.
Weather’s impact on a disease’s spread, he added, can vary by climate.
“If nCov behaves as influenza behaves, the seasonality seen in temporal climates may not mean seasonality in tropical climates, where influenza can circulate at high levels all year long,” Frieden explained.
Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has also warned about this virus’s unpredictability. Before Trump even made his comments, Schaffner cautioned against relying on the expectation that new infections will slow with spring.
“Could it be that the change of seasons has an impact on the virus? Lord knows, we hope so,” he told USA Today last week. “It happens with human coronaviruses, we know that. But this is a rogue virus.”
Doomer Doug
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I fear Trump is being misled by his so called "medical experts." His "gone by April," may go down like Bush junior and his "mission accomplished," or Chamberlain's "Peace in our time," or that fool who said the stock market couldn't go down. Baghdad Bob anybody? Yep, Trump has staked his whole regime on the economy, and it is about to get JIT'd into mush. Whatever the virus does medically, it is going to starve the global economy of desperately needed materials. We have talked a lot about stuff made in China, but we haven't realized that a lot of stuff now sourced in other countries is "sourced in China," or "assembled in the USA from overseas materials," and they have a thousand phrases like that which mean no China and no product.
Heliobas Disciple
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I'm sorry to say I agree 100%. I wish it weren't so but this has been a problem for him throughout his first term - trusting the wrong people, a lot of whom are deep state plants who deliberately keep things from him to make him look bad (they don't only leak, they shield him from things he needs to know). The good news is Steve Bannon is on top of this and if he's read or heard about this ridiculous statement from POTUS, may still have a way to call him and set him straight (if KellyAnn doesn't block the call... don't trust her one bit but that's for a different thread).
HD
Ractivist
Pride comes before the fall.....Pride month ended.
Steve Bannon should have his ear, and he knows. What's going on? This will not last. But then again, perhaps, he's setting another trap to suck in the deep staters who mislead him here. What could be more horrific to the country, then fake news slash information from your top advisors.......nail them to the wall, and give a two second countdown.
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Fair use.
State Health Laboratory to begin testing for novel coronavirus
Hawaii News Now
By Jim Mendoza | February 7, 2020 at 9:48 PM HST - Updated February 7 at 9:48 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The State Department of Health said beginning next week Hawaii should be able to test for coronavirus at the State Laboratory in Pearl City.
That’s important because it will significantly speed up turnaround time. Test results from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta can take a week or longer.
“We need to be able to diagnose a case quickly and accurately if we’re going to be taking appropriate preventive actions. So the sooner we can get results the better,” State Health Director Bruce Anderson said.
The CDC is distributing 200 test kits to labs around the country. Hawaii is getting one of them.
"As epidemic spreads across the world there eventually could be people that come into the state of Hawaii that are more at risk," Lt. Gov. Josh Green said.
The tests will be used on patients who may have been exposed to the deadly virus and who are displaying symptoms. Swabs from their mucus membranes will be sent to the lab.
"The tests actually look for DNA of the virus itself," Anderson said.
On another front, there’s been a buying spree on surgical masks to wear or to send to China.
Don Quijote on Kaheka Street and other department stores report being out of surgical masks, hand sanitizers and some disinfectants.
"If you are sick and you want to wear a mask that's fine. Really the best advice is if you're sick don't go to work. Don't go to school. Stay home and away from people," Green said.
Right now seven people in Hawaii are quarantined at home because they had some contact with people from China.
“These are asymptomatic individuals. It’s very unlikely that they are either going to get sick or have the coronavirus,” Green said.
As for the test kits, one kit can test about 800 patient specimens.
"They say they will get us additional kits if we need them in the future," Anderson said.
He said Hawaii is also offering to run tests on samples from Guam and American Samoa.
Copyright 2020 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
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State Health Laboratory to begin testing for novel coronavirus
Hawaii News Now
By Jim Mendoza | February 7, 2020 at 9:48 PM HST - Updated February 7 at 9:48 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The State Department of Health said beginning next week Hawaii should be able to test for coronavirus at the State Laboratory in Pearl City.
That’s important because it will significantly speed up turnaround time. Test results from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta can take a week or longer.
“We need to be able to diagnose a case quickly and accurately if we’re going to be taking appropriate preventive actions. So the sooner we can get results the better,” State Health Director Bruce Anderson said.
The CDC is distributing 200 test kits to labs around the country. Hawaii is getting one of them.
"As epidemic spreads across the world there eventually could be people that come into the state of Hawaii that are more at risk," Lt. Gov. Josh Green said.
The tests will be used on patients who may have been exposed to the deadly virus and who are displaying symptoms. Swabs from their mucus membranes will be sent to the lab.
"The tests actually look for DNA of the virus itself," Anderson said.
On another front, there’s been a buying spree on surgical masks to wear or to send to China.
Don Quijote on Kaheka Street and other department stores report being out of surgical masks, hand sanitizers and some disinfectants.
"If you are sick and you want to wear a mask that's fine. Really the best advice is if you're sick don't go to work. Don't go to school. Stay home and away from people," Green said.
Right now seven people in Hawaii are quarantined at home because they had some contact with people from China.
“These are asymptomatic individuals. It’s very unlikely that they are either going to get sick or have the coronavirus,” Green said.
As for the test kits, one kit can test about 800 patient specimens.
"They say they will get us additional kits if we need them in the future," Anderson said.
He said Hawaii is also offering to run tests on samples from Guam and American Samoa.
Copyright 2020 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
Link to source:
State Health Laboratory to begin testing for novel coronavirus
The State Department of Health said beginning next week Hawaii should be able to test for coronavirus at the State Laboratory in Pearl City.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
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Vincent LeeVerified account @Rover829 56s56 seconds ago
TAIPEI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government on Tuesday raised its travel warning for the new coronavirus, advising people not to visit Hong Kong or Macau unless they have to, and to take precautions if going to Singapore or Thailand.
TAIPEI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government on Tuesday raised its travel warning for the new coronavirus, advising people not to visit Hong Kong or Macau unless they have to, and to take precautions if going to Singapore or Thailand.
Tom McDowell
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Numbers
Everyone watching this thread and topic, must with certainty understand - - - there are absolutely NO accurate numbers.
Liars figure and figures lie.
Aside from the bat an rat eating co--suers, all reporting bodies have a vested interest in what you believe.
More so, in how you act.
Saying, just because - anytime someone makes a statement utilizing the figures presented by CCP - I inwardly and sometimes reflexively out-loud groan. What a wok of fish sauce!
The WHO, the CDC, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, anyone! I simply testify to understand, no one, is going to give me -
the Gods _Honest_Truth!
Wow is that ever messed up or what?
So, to conclude; any charts, tables, graphics, and graphs, are mostly lost on me.
Asks you, "what about photo's, videos and the like?"
Sadly, the veracity of all the formerly almost indisputable, is now also suspect.
Seems as though any whiz with a desktop and a cellphone, can a viable reality be made.
Well there we are, down to the fork in the road.
Me - I'm headed to Boulder. Can't tolerate heat any longer. Never cared for Los Vegas anyway.
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Everyone watching this thread and topic, must with certainty understand - - - there are absolutely NO accurate numbers.
Liars figure and figures lie.
Aside from the bat an rat eating co--suers, all reporting bodies have a vested interest in what you believe.
More so, in how you act.
Saying, just because - anytime someone makes a statement utilizing the figures presented by CCP - I inwardly and sometimes reflexively out-loud groan. What a wok of fish sauce!
The WHO, the CDC, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, anyone! I simply testify to understand, no one, is going to give me -
the Gods _Honest_Truth!
Wow is that ever messed up or what?
So, to conclude; any charts, tables, graphics, and graphs, are mostly lost on me.
Asks you, "what about photo's, videos and the like?"
Sadly, the veracity of all the formerly almost indisputable, is now also suspect.
Seems as though any whiz with a desktop and a cellphone, can a viable reality be made.
Well there we are, down to the fork in the road.
Me - I'm headed to Boulder. Can't tolerate heat any longer. Never cared for Los Vegas anyway.
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L.A.B.
Goodness before greatness.
The Chinese have one word for Chaos and Opportunity.
Now if I could just recall it’s proper pronunciation.
northern watch
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Vincent LeeVerified account @Rover829 17s17 seconds ago
Reuters: The ruling Communist Party's propaganda department last week ordered state media to focus on "economic recovery", according to a person with direct knowledge of the order, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Reuters: The ruling Communist Party's propaganda department last week ordered state media to focus on "economic recovery", according to a person with direct knowledge of the order, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Intestinal Fortitude
Have Faith
Hawaii resident who was in Hubei province is quarantined
Hawaii resident who was in Hubei province is quarantined
The Centers for Disease Control has notified state health officials that a Hawaii resident who visited Hubei Province in China has returned home, and will be quarantined for 14 days at Pearl Harbor.
The resident is healthy and has been cooperating with health officials while in mandatory quarantine at the Honolulu airport. The resident will be transported to Pearl Harbor today.
In addition, state health officials are now monitoring 26 people who have been in China in the last 14 days for coronavirus.
While there are no confirmed Hawaii cases of the disease that has killed more than 900 — nearly 100 deaths just in the past 24 hours — in China, the more than two dozen people are in “self-quarantine” under public health supervision, meaning Department of Health workers are calling, texting or videoconferencing the individuals several times a day, and may be spot-checking to ensure they are staying away from the public.
The individuals do not have any symptoms and no tests have had to be conducted, said Lt. Gov. Josh Green, who is acting governor this week while Gov. David Ige attends the National Governors Association.
In addition, any travelers who have been to Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, within the last two weeks or are considered high-risk are required to be quarantined in dorm rooms at a facility on the military base at Pearl Harbor for 14 days.
Meanwhile, two asylum seekers from China trying to flee from the deadly virus, also known as 2019-nCoV, were taken into custody at the airport by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after trying to enter Hawaii.
Honolulu is one of 11 airports where all flights to the U.S. from China will be funneled, though direct flights from China to Hawaii have been suspended.
The U.S. declared a public health emergency due to the outbreak in China, placing a temporary ban on foreign nationals who recently traveled to the country — other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Hawaii resident who was in Hubei province is quarantined
- By Kristen Consillio
- Today
- Updated 3:52 pm
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COURTESY CDC
An illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Hawaii health officials are now monitoring 26 people who have been in China in the last 14 days for the coronavirus.
The Centers for Disease Control has notified state health officials that a Hawaii resident who visited Hubei Province in China has returned home, and will be quarantined for 14 days at Pearl Harbor.
The resident is healthy and has been cooperating with health officials while in mandatory quarantine at the Honolulu airport. The resident will be transported to Pearl Harbor today.
In addition, state health officials are now monitoring 26 people who have been in China in the last 14 days for coronavirus.
While there are no confirmed Hawaii cases of the disease that has killed more than 900 — nearly 100 deaths just in the past 24 hours — in China, the more than two dozen people are in “self-quarantine” under public health supervision, meaning Department of Health workers are calling, texting or videoconferencing the individuals several times a day, and may be spot-checking to ensure they are staying away from the public.
The individuals do not have any symptoms and no tests have had to be conducted, said Lt. Gov. Josh Green, who is acting governor this week while Gov. David Ige attends the National Governors Association.
In addition, any travelers who have been to Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, within the last two weeks or are considered high-risk are required to be quarantined in dorm rooms at a facility on the military base at Pearl Harbor for 14 days.
Meanwhile, two asylum seekers from China trying to flee from the deadly virus, also known as 2019-nCoV, were taken into custody at the airport by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after trying to enter Hawaii.
Honolulu is one of 11 airports where all flights to the U.S. from China will be funneled, though direct flights from China to Hawaii have been suspended.
The U.S. declared a public health emergency due to the outbreak in China, placing a temporary ban on foreign nationals who recently traveled to the country — other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.