Hey, ABBOOOT!!
Posted on 04/29/2020 6:37:56 PM PDT by DoodleBob
SAN ANTONIO — Governor Greg Abbott identified contact-tracing as a critical element in his plan to reopen Texas—and stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed nearly 700 across the state.
When a person tests positive for the virus, tracers contact the patient and create a timeline of where that patient has been and with whom he/she has been in contact.
“Time is of the essence. We need to identify these contacts as early as possible,” said Anita Kurian, assistant director of the Communicable Disease Division with San Antonio Metro Health.
Kurian said the first objective is to identify as many positive cases as possible.
Next, they work to isolate and place those individuals in quarantine, while at the same time conducting the contact-tracing process, investigating all the people who may have been exposed by an infected patient, and place them in quarantine as well.
“Isolating the cases from mingling further in the community and spreading the disease and prevent future cases from occurring, and that is done by diligent contact investigations,” Kurian said.
The process begins with the patient who identifies the people he/she may have come into contact with, and then creating a timeline of the places he/she has visited.
Kurian said the number of contacts exposed can range anywhere between one and 44. But the average is three.
“Our responsibility is to get in touch with these contacts as early as possible and place them under quarantine, so they are not out in the community,” Kurian said.
A contact-tracing investigation involves the investigator making a call to the patient. Kurian said the skills of the investigator play a part in how much information the patient reveals.
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Oh, great.
Encouraging people to track others and rat on them.
Just what we need. More control freaks given something else to control.
What a load of crap.
These people are freaking crazy.
Isn’t that like hoping you’ll have sex with a person that has AIDS?
Something that has been bothering me.
In our county of 15,000, there has been only 1 death and a8 confirmed cases
Not necessarily needing to know their names, it seems like it would be good information to know if some of these have some common denominator, like being in the same family or working close to each other.
and if one of them has worked in the public so others know they might have been in contact with them and to take extra steps
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“Damn these glasses!”
GESTAPO had pretty good methods we should copy.
Wow. And here I thought that Abbott might be Presidential material. Guess I was wrong.
How do they trace all the people (the majority) who don’t seek medical help and are never tested?
Wimpy and his 13 commissions are struggling to remain relevant since the people in Texas are ignoring his dumbass.
The Stasi, whose formal role was not defined in the legislation, was responsible for both domestic political surveillance and foreign espionage, and it was overseen by the ruling Socialist Unity Party. Its staff was at first quite small, and its chief responsibilities were counterintelligence against Western agents and the suppression of the last vestiges of Nazism.
Soon, however, the Stasi became known for kidnapping former East German officials who had fled the country; many of those who were forcibly returned were executed.
HIPAA laws prevent that
wouldn’t an rfid chip in every living being’s neck be more efficient?
Bump.
By starting with the one hey know is sick and asking them to identify every person with whom thee have had contact.
If you ever thought that, you don’t pay any attention to the Texas forums.
Still, he is a huge improvement over Rick Perry.
and the constitution protects your right to free assembly...oh..wait...
Oh for God’s sake, Gov. Abbott! Can you govt. people just DROP IT and let people live their damn lives???
Of course not.
Mine would be removed within an hour.
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