Health Officials Warn of Coronavirus Outbreaks in the U.S.

NY Times ^ | 02-25-2020 | Pam Belluck and Noah Weiland

[NRx]

The coronavirus almost certainly will begin spreading in communities in the United States, and Americans should begin preparations now, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

“It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen anymore but rather more of a question of exactly when this will happen,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in a new briefing.

The news caps weeks of fear that the coronavirus spreading from China may become a pandemic, disrupting the global economy and political landscape in ways that are difficult to forecast.

Iran, South Korea and Italy are now grappling with clusters of infection, even as the epidemic in China’s Hubei Province seems to be slowing.

The emergence of these new hubs underscored the lack of a coordinated global strategy to combat the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 80,000 people in 37 countries, causing at least 2,600 deaths.

Officials at the C.D.C. said they did not know whether spread of the disease to the United States would be mild or severe. But Americans should be ready for a significant disruption to their daily lives, she added.

“We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad,” Dr. Messonnier said.

[BrexitBen]

Consider the source.....The New York Times.

If they said Nebraska contains farms, I’d be skeptical.

[Radix]

According to the N.Y. Times.

The Kiss of Death.

[GulfMan]

So it’s coming, they aren’t going to even try to shut down international travel. That’s what happens when your government is full of lefties, the prime directive is to not offend anyone and spread the pain. So it begins ....

[Wayne07]

There is clearly an anti-Trump narrative building. Cutting CDC funding, playing down risk and promoting stock market. If the virus actually is bad it could torch Trump’s reelection. If it isn’t bad, then we need to hope the economy hangs in. Trump isn’t doing himself any favors by downplaying it.

[JoSixChip]

Consider the source.....The New York Times.

Exactly. The mere fact that all these disreputable msm outlets are trying to hype this to create panic should be obvious. Unfortunately, many here on FR have learned nothing over the last 4 years.

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[Karl Spooner]

If you check, it’s hard to find any news organization not reporting it.

[Lazamataz]

I am so screwed.

[Wayne07]

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[JoSixChip]

Trump isn’t doing himself any favors by downplaying it.

No, he should be running around like his hair is on fire feeding the msm induced panic. /s

[GulfMan]

Sorry, but the CDC Official said all the things the article says they did. It’s coming, accept it. They are not shutting down travel, the world has decided to let it run it’s course rather than hurt someone’s feelings and cancel their flight. You can bet tons of infected people are coming here knowing full well they are sick but want to land in an American hospital.

[dowcaet]

Sad to say, but there are some amongst our group who are just as gullible to the MSM lies as the left is!

[pax_et_bonum]

Where o where is that Boomer Pot Smoking thread?

I’ve never smoked pot but if I see one more panic-inducing virus thread I think I’ll start.

[Artcore]

Sadly we have a contingent of FReepers drinking this cool aid helping the Left push this steaming pile if bull 💩💩!

[JoSixChip]

the world has decided to let it run it’s course

How is that different from any other kind of flu? What goes around, comes around.

[proust]

Why would they predict outbreaks in the US?

ARCHIVES OF QUARANTINES, “SELF IMPOSED” QUARANTINES AND PEOPLE BEING “MONITORED” GOING ON IN THE U.S.

>The city of Costa Mesa is seeking to block the transfer of up to 70 confirmed coronavirus patients from near Sacramento to the former Fairview Development Center cbsloc.al/2vXY2K0 pic.twitter.com/uSG767VhpH
http://archive.is/1CrWE

>KC health officials monitoring nearly 10 people for coronavirus
http://archive.is/GMmfN

>13 Americans moved to Omaha facility from evacuation flights, US officials say
http://archive.is/koqiL#selection-1132.0-1132.1

>26 people quarantined in Westchester County as a coronavirus precaution
http://archive.is/gXIck#selection-3149.0-3149.71

>BREAKING: Close to 200 Georgia residents are being monitored for coronavirus
http://archive.is/czVQP#selection-1397.0-1397.76

>With cruise ship evacuees, Lackland coronavirus quarantine grows to 234
http://archive.is/5uq4H#selection-1063.0-1063.71

>325 Michiganders monitored for coronavirus as nation preps for ‘likely’ spread
http://archive.is/wip/P63N4

>More than 700 people in Washington under public health supervision for coronavirus
http://archive.is/7Xph3#selection-1639.26-1639.117

>More than 5,400 people had been asked to self-quarantine in California alone as of Feb. 14, according to the California Department of Public Health.
http://archive.is/cH7h7#selection-2143.0-2143.149

>Nearly 7,000 travelers in CA asked to monitor, isolate themselves: Federal officials suggested to more than 6,700 travelers who have returned to California after Feb. 2 from China, outside of Hubei Province, to “monitor their health, stay home and limit interactions with others as much as possible,” California Department of Public Health officials said.
http://archive.is/h99iC#selection-3201.0-3203.289

[FlipWilson]

Now that impeachment is over, its not only ok for the Fake News to care about this, its just the latest tool in the box for getting Trump. The only reason these idiots report anything is if they see it as useful to get Trump.

[TexasFreeper2009]

A Timeline of Media-Inflamed Fears (2000-2017)

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/timeline-media-inflamed-fears-2000-2017/