I’m sure this has been posted already, but if not:
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The first US evacuee from China known to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus was mistakenly released from a San Diego hospital https://cnn.it/2SepSdY
“The first US evacuee from China known to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus was mistakenly released from a San Diego hospital after an initial test found the person had not been infected, local health officials said Monday.
“The patient arrived in the US last week at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on a State Department flight from Wuhan, China, and was hospitalized with three others after showing possible symptoms of the virus.
After an initial CDC test showed all four patients did not have the novel coronavirus, they were released Sunday and returned to the 14-day federal quarantine at Miramar, the University of California, San Diego Health said in a statement...”
It seems people don’t test positive for some time after being exposed, as is common for many viruses. Some won’t test positive until they are symptomatic. This particular patient was showing symptoms, but tested negative on one test, then positive on the next. Obviously, the test is new, so who knows how reliable it is, or how many false negatives or false positives we will see.
Hopefully, his short trip back to Miramar, he didn’t infect anyone else. That he was “confirmed negative” might mean those around him did not use appropriate precautions.
“The first US evacuee from China known to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus was mistakenly released from a San Diego hospital”
...mistakenly...
Should have never been sent back in the first place.
‘The needs of the many, out weigh the needs of the few.’