Posted on 02/29/2020 10:32:24 AM PST by yesthatjallen
A person has died in Washington state of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States.
State officials issued a terse news release announcing the death, gave no details and scheduled a news conference.
Health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state worried about the novel coronavirus spreading through West Coast communities after confirming three patients were infected by unknown means.
The patients — an older Northern California woman with chronic health conditions, a high school student in Everett, Washington and an employee at a Portland, Oregon-area school — hadn’t recently traveled overseas or had any known close contact with a traveler or an infected person, authorities said.
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The family of coronavirus is not new there are about 40 different coronaviruses. Only some affect humans.
This is a new strain/species from the same family.
They call it a "novel" virus for a reason. Novel = Unique, new.
President Trump needs to come out forceful on this..no more letting loose of the mouth!! Give a report to the American people EVERYDAY ...let the mediaVOMITS talking points wither on the vine!! Hit’em back!! Those bastards are out for blood and trump CAN’T GIVE THEM AN INCH!! Unfortunately they hold the microphone at their disposal and can grind you to the floor if you give them ammo to hit you back 10 times worse! Unfortunately the American people are very gullible and easily to be persuaded to believe the world is coming to an end because of Orange man bad! Trump needs to hit’em daily!!!
I'm in Portland today for an activity and decided to go to Costco, no sales tax, and there were lines out the door waiting and people grabbing TP and lots of bleach....the worker said it was not normal.
the panic/crisis team has done good.....
Looks like we have a case here in Pennsylvania:
https://www.abc27.com/news/health/coronavirus/reports-wilkes-barre-native-has-coronavirus/
Not in Pennsylvania.
Yes, I should have read the article a little more closely. Sorry.
Best place to get DolSot Bibimbop!
Corona virus is not new, but is just a subgroup of viruses like the common cold, so the printing on a lysol can is referring to that. Covid-19 (new corona virus) is a totally different strain.
It’s not an issue til 60,999 more Americans die (/sarcasm)
In his news conference, Trump said the patient who died was a woman. Seattle-area media reported a 63-year-old woman (who recently traveled to Daegu, South Korea) had been hospitalized after returning to the US and showing symptoms of the disease. Trump described her as a high-risk patient, suggesting she had other health problems that made her more vulnerable to the virus.
Political hack Governor Inslee complaining that Trump gave hints about the individual’s identity in three..two..one
It would be nice if they gave us details about infected individuals.
I wonder if political correctness is influencing coverage.
People can die from infections from splinters.
FreeRepublic, stay informed, stay panic stricken, for the sake of the Nation!
Oh, and buy some gold, buy some bitcoin...
So... another 19,000 to go to equal the 2019 regular flu virus death count.
Very sketchy information. How long ago was this person tested and diagnosed as positive?
"Washington state legislators voted to reduce penalty for intentionally exposing a sexual partner to HIV"
The Bill is in committee now.
“ But, but, but...this time is different!! ”
You better believe it. If it wasn’t for Trump’s global warming the bug would have never hatched!
If Grandma supplies me with enough Eggplant Parm, I’ll deal with the Grandson......
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