[LilFarmer]

LA

‘Highly possible’ coronavirus already in New Orleans as city finalizes response plan

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | STAFF WRITER PUBLISHED MAR 5, 2020 AT 3:57 PM | UPDATED MAR 5, 2020 AT 7:56 PM
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Council members questioned Avegno about hand-sanitizing stations in public buildings, how rapidly COVID-19 can spread and other matters in a conversation meant both to discourage public panic and to help residents recognize that the virus is likely to reach a tourist center like New Orleans in time.

In fact, given the recent Carnival season and the sharing of “beads, shoes, doubloons and everything else, it’s highly possible that this virus is already in the city of New Orleans, and we need to plan accordingly,” Councilman Jason Williams said.

https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_556c239e-5f2c-11ea-8d79-b79f96f3007c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

[mad_as_he$$]

Mythbusters did a segment of spreading disease around. Very telling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPKBpk7wUY

[ArfDog123ABC]

it was quite obvious even before mardi gras that it would be a spreader event. I am in mardi gras territory in Louisiana and was dismayed to see it go forward, but of course everything was going forward everywhere as long as possible.