[Hieronymus]

I’ll second putting it into breaking—this is either treason or gross stupidity of the first order or both if the nurse isn’t lying. I’d assumed that she was thoughtless, but I freely admit that this alternative scenario seems very plausible.

[Sasparilla]

Obola’s CDC at work. Is there any reason the government is not trustworthy?

[DJlaysitup]

this is either treason or gross stupidity of the first order or both if the nurse isn’t lying

What it really probably is - is some contract worker answering the phone bank with some info on a piece of paper. When she said 99.5 they likely looked at the paper and it said 100.4 was when there was danger...so they just said "get aboard".