[exDemMom]

Even more ridiculous is the local county health official’s comments regarding the situation; he basically came out and said that this patient posed no threat to the general public and that his office was “looking into how many people the patient may have come into contact with over the last few days.” And yes, the moron said this with a straight face...

Um, what else was he supposed to say? He was describing basic contact tracing, a fundamental principal of disease control. Everyone this person has encountered since he/she became symptomatic (on the 24th IIRC) will be evaluated. Depending on whether the evaluation places them in high or low risk category, they will be followed for the next 21 days. And that will be the end of that.

[Common Sense 101]

Um, it’s inherently ignorant to say on the one hand that there is nothing to worry about and then in the same breath state that they are actively investigating who he may have had contact with as his symptoms increased. Um, if you think this is going to be the only case due to this patient, um... you’re delusional.