[ASOC]

Back in the day, ships had to fly a ‘Q flag” on entering a port and wait to be cleared.

So, not so much new as old school procedures. Not a bad idea, in fact.

[LucyT]

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PING

[PIF]

154,023 infections and 24,589 deaths from Wuhan coronavirus

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That was some days or a week ago - and those figure may be low ... very low

[BobL]

Wow, it didn’t take Mikhail long to change his tune from yesterday (per your just-prior posting).

[Jane Long]

Get it, for the crew members....

What about the cargo???

😱🦠

[glorgau]

> Why not berth the ships as scheduled, and carry out tests and screening while simultaneously, handling cargo?

Because stowaways may be in the cargo.

[fella]

Yet the airplanes still fly.

There are reports that over 5 million people from the Wuhan area left for the traditional Chinese New Years holiday just before the area was put in quarantine. Kind of explains the outbreaks on cruise ships and other vacation spots.

[sauropod]

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[SoCal Pubbie]

I saw the doctor two days ago. They asked if I’d been to China recently when I checked in. Lots of surgical masks being worn too.

[hardspunned]

Guangzhou City (14 million people) now locked down too.

[GOPJ]

Busan Korea: Busan container terminals are on the verge of container capacity, piled up with containers waiting for shipment. Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese media report numerous ships being kept at sea, off ports of Australia and Singapore, because of quarantine. Some ships, they say, are running out of supplies, including food.

Do we believe the actions of people? Or the cheap words of their leader?