so they are quibbling over the name! SARS is too scary. Can’t name it for location (racist), animal (racist) or half a dozen other ridiculous justifications all ending in (racist). And now SARS-2 is (racist) because it (scary) associates with Asia. (racist)
How about Roadrunner-1 - wait, that’s an animal and it’s xenophobic to desert dwellers (and therefore, racist)
Just do numbers then. Shall we rename Ebola and West Nile while were at it? And who is paying these people to sit around and quibble while Rome burns?
No, just call it the WooWoo.
Note: The CDC is doing follow up testing.
“Boise man who died after China trip tests negative for coronavirus”
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 71-year-old man who was found dead in his home after returning from a trip to China does not appear to have been infected with the new coronavirus, the Ada County Coroner said, but more testing is being done out of an abundance of caution.
Coroner Dotti Owens said Wednesday afternoon that the body of Frederick Gilbert was found in his Boise home on Sunday. Gilbert had been dead for some time, and authorities learned he had returned to Boise on Feb. 5 after traveling to India and China. His trip included stops in Shanghai-Pudong and Shenzen, China, according to the coroner's office.
Because of the circumstances, health authorities tested Gilbert's remains for coronavirus and influenza. Initial tests for both viruses came back negative, Owens said.
“However due to the condition of the decedent and in an abundance of caution, additional tests are being requested through the CDC,” Owens wrote in a prepared statement. Those additional tests will take up to 10 days, and Owens said the results will be released when they are available.”