26 people quarantined in Westchester N.Y. after returning from China outbreak areas
Today, 05:15 PM
Coronavirus: 26 people quarantined in Westchester after returning from China outbreak areas
David Robinson, The Journal NewsPublished 4:50 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2020
There are 26 people in Westchester County being quarantined after returning from recent travel to areas affected by the coronavirus outbreak in China, authorities said Tuesday.
None of the Westchester residents, who are being voluntarily quarantined mostly in their homes, have shown symptoms of the coronavirus, called COVID-19, according to Dr. Sherlita Amler, county health commissioner.
“These people are not ill, but we still have to monitor them,” Amler said Tuesday, during a news conference.
Similar public-health quarantines of travelers are underway in other communities statewide and across the country. The people will be monitored by county health officials for the 14 days since they departed from the locations affected by coronavirus, Amler said.
Well, what could go wrong, Sherlita????
Let’s see....
*None are showing symptoms....really, Sherlita???
*Self-quarantining, at home
*Only going to be quarantined for 14 days....which includes the days since they departed areas affected by the coronavirus
“It is important to know that these people being released from quarantine pose no health risk to the surrounding community, or to the communities they will be returning to," McDonald said.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/18/806985225/coronavirus-updates-hospital-director-in-wuhan-dies-of-covid-19
I never have a good feeling about that. More than one person will get cabin fever and just make a "quick trip to the store".