if i wanted to blame someone it would be a country thats not a signatory to the biological weapons ban treaties. They would have no cover.
CORONA Main Coronavirus thread
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Chance
Veteran Member
CDC. Said that when they see 4th generation here they'll have to say it's beyond controlling in the USA
Border Collie Dad
Flat Earther
Compare other years to this year since flu has been around and we have stats.
If this year isn't above norm, I wouldn't think they were doing that, OA.
bw
Fringe Ranger
As has been pointed out, R0 isn't a property of the disease, it's a function of the disease and the culture. That said, if this bug achieved an R0 over 4 in China, we can pretty much take it as read that it's going to be out of control in the US.
bw
Fringe Ranger
Just getting started here; it would be lost in the flu noise at this point.
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
It's linked from "UFO Spotlight"...
Shooter
Veteran Member
since they ship everything here in steel containers. I wonder if there is any gas or anything they could flood the inside of the containers with, and let them simmer the couple ofweeks it takes to get here, to kill any virus that may be on the stuff?
just kind of thinking out loud on this
just kind of thinking out loud on this
Tom McDowell
BAMN
13 people evacuated from cruise ship moved to Nebraska
From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
Dr. William Walters, the Executive and Managing Director of Operational Medicine at Bureau of Medical Services at State Department, said that 338 people were evacuated on the two chartered flights out of Japan.
The flight to California: The aircraft that went to Travis Air Force Base carried 177 people, he said on a briefing call today. Seven of those people “had isolated coronavirus positive,” and an additional three were isolated during the flight because of fever. These three people were not virus positive by test.
Six people were moved to Omaha to be treated at the University of Nebraska, Walters said, adding there were “three spouse pairs, which means four folks that were coronavirus positive but asymptomatic were taken to health care facilities in the vicinity of Travis Air Force Base.”
Dr. Robert Kadlec, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at United States Department of Health and Human Services, said this was prearranged with local health authorities.
The flight to Texas: There were 151 individuals on the flight to Lackland Air Force Base, Walters said, and seven were isolated with a positive lab test and no symptoms.
“Two additional personnel were placed in isolation during the flight for fever in accordance with the protocol we’ve discussed,” Walters said.
In total, 144 people stayed at Lackland and seven went on to Omaha, he told reporters.
www.cnn.com
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From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
Dr. William Walters, the Executive and Managing Director of Operational Medicine at Bureau of Medical Services at State Department, said that 338 people were evacuated on the two chartered flights out of Japan.
The flight to California: The aircraft that went to Travis Air Force Base carried 177 people, he said on a briefing call today. Seven of those people “had isolated coronavirus positive,” and an additional three were isolated during the flight because of fever. These three people were not virus positive by test.
Six people were moved to Omaha to be treated at the University of Nebraska, Walters said, adding there were “three spouse pairs, which means four folks that were coronavirus positive but asymptomatic were taken to health care facilities in the vicinity of Travis Air Force Base.”
Dr. Robert Kadlec, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at United States Department of Health and Human Services, said this was prearranged with local health authorities.
The flight to Texas: There were 151 individuals on the flight to Lackland Air Force Base, Walters said, and seven were isolated with a positive lab test and no symptoms.
“Two additional personnel were placed in isolation during the flight for fever in accordance with the protocol we’ve discussed,” Walters said.
In total, 144 people stayed at Lackland and seven went on to Omaha, he told reporters.
February 17, 2020 coronavirus news
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Hfcomms
EN66iq
13 people evacuated from cruise ship moved to Nebraska
From CNN's Jennifer Hansler
Dr. William Walters, the Executive and Managing Director of Operational Medicine at Bureau of Medical Services at State Department, said that 338 people were evacuated on the two chartered flights out of Japan.
The flight to California: The aircraft that went to Travis Air Force Base carried 177 people, he said on a briefing call today. Seven of those people “had isolated coronavirus positive,” and an additional three were isolated during the flight because of fever. These three people were not virus positive by test.
Six people were moved to Omaha to be treated at the University of Nebraska, Walters said, adding there were “three spouse pairs, which means four folks that were coronavirus positive but asymptomatic were taken to health care facilities in the vicinity of Travis Air Force Base.”
Dr. Robert Kadlec, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at United States Department of Health and Human Services, said this was prearranged with local health authorities.
The flight to Texas: There were 151 individuals on the flight to Lackland Air Force Base, Walters said, and seven were isolated with a positive lab test and no symptoms.
“Two additional personnel were placed in isolation during the flight for fever in accordance with the protocol we’ve discussed,” Walters said.
In total, 144 people stayed at Lackland and seven went on to Omaha, he told reporters.
February 17, 2020 coronavirus news
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Would of been a lot better IMHO to isolate all these people as a group in one facility far away from population centers. By sending some here and some there which are already Corona positive your spreading around the possibility of downstream contamination much greater than it needs to be. Quarantine and isolation away from any nearby communities or people traveling from the isolation center to their communities is the key. Your complicating things this way and increasing the likelihood of further spread of the disease.
20Gauge
TB Fanatic
If I was the conspiracy type you could almost believe that they were spreading out the people who may have the virus in a pattern to have the best method of giving the virus to the entire country in a short period of time.....
Glad I am not.... wait I am..... hey what are they doing.
Tom McDowell
BAMN
Secret Beijing
@Secret_Beijing
Breaking: Liu Zhiming, head of Wuchang Hospital, a designated hospital in #Wuhan, died just now from pneumonia caused by #COVID19. Mourning goes to the FIRST hospital director who died on the battlefield against the virus.
View: https://twitter.com/Secret_Beijing/status/1229455897199431681
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Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
Already pulled down...
Trivium Pursuit
Has No Life - Lives on TB
cheeks...
Tom McDowell
BAMN
2 min ago
Delta is reaching out to Hawaii-Japan passengers after coronavirus scare
From CNN's Pierre Meilhan
Delta Air Lines said today it is “proactively reaching out” to its passengers who recently traveled on one of its flights between Honolulu and Nagoya, Japan, after it became aware that two passengers on that flight are being reportedly treated for the novel coronavirus.
Here's the statement from Delta:
“We are communicating with the appropriate public health officials, including U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local Japanese authorities. The health and safety of our customers and crews is our top priority, and in cooperation with Japanese health officials, we are proactively reaching out to customers who were onboard that flight as well as taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety of our customers and crew."
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Delta is reaching out to Hawaii-Japan passengers after coronavirus scare
From CNN's Pierre Meilhan
Delta Air Lines said today it is “proactively reaching out” to its passengers who recently traveled on one of its flights between Honolulu and Nagoya, Japan, after it became aware that two passengers on that flight are being reportedly treated for the novel coronavirus.
Here's the statement from Delta:
“We are communicating with the appropriate public health officials, including U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local Japanese authorities. The health and safety of our customers and crews is our top priority, and in cooperation with Japanese health officials, we are proactively reaching out to customers who were onboard that flight as well as taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety of our customers and crew."
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Capt. Eddie
Veteran Member
UNMC will get the bad ones, UNMC ALWAYS gets the bad ones.
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Ridiculous, but also purposeful.
Leigh19717
Senior Member
View: https://twitter.com/unmc/status/1229489470178619393?s=21
Direct from Nebraska on the 13 people from the cruise boat testing positive for covid-19
Direct from Nebraska on the 13 people from the cruise boat testing positive for covid-19
bcingu
Senior Member
Here's a little more WOO for your enjoyment.
Not only now dead but had a history of losing vials of disease samples.
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge
Canadian Scientist At Center Of Chinese Bio-Espionage Probe Found Dead In Africa?
by Tyler Durden
Sat, 02/08/2020 - 12:33
Update (1135ET): It seems that Mr. Plummer made a habit of getting the biological material he was working on "stolen," as we found a report from 2009 in the Winnepeg Free Press that details the theft of 22 vials of biological material was "confirmed by scientific director Dr. Frank Plummer."
All very curious.
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As GreatGameIndia.com detailed earlier, in a very strange turn of events, renowned scientist Frank Plummer who received Saudi SARS Coronavirus sample and was working on Coronavirus (HIV) vaccine in the Winnipeg based Canadian lab from where the virus was smuggled by Chinese Biowarfare agents and weaponized as revealed in GreatGameIndia investigation, has died in mysterious conditions.
Frank Plummer was the key to the Chinese Biological Espionage case at Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Laboratory.
- Breaking: India launch investigation against China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology
- Exclusive: Coronavirus Bioweapon – How Chinese agents stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it
- Exclusive Interview: Bioweapons Expert Dr. Francis Boyle on the Origins of Coronavirus (transcript)
- Must read piece published worldwide: Coronavirus – China’s Secret Plan to Weaponize Viruses
- Update: Chinese Biowarfare agents at Harvard University caught smuggling deadly viruses
Dr. Larry Gelmon, who helped set up that meeting, said Plummer collapsed and was taken to hospital in Nairobi, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
No confirmed cause of death has yet been released.
Plummer was born and raised in Winnipeg, where he headed up Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory for several years.
He was also involved in an innovative research partnership between the University of Manitoba and the University of Nairobi, established before the world was very aware of HIV/AIDS.
What is not mentioned in the CBC report however is that Plummer worked in the same National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg, Canada from where Chinese Biowarfare agent Xiangguo Qiu and her colleagues smuggled SARS Coronavirus to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology where it is believed to have been weaponized and leaked.
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
And, you would think, that the people attending a show like that would be a little more informed that the average guy on the street... Wow...
Jubilee on Earth
Veteran Member
I sure hope that they’re decommissioning those planes or throughly bombing them with disinfectant before reusing them again for other flights!
Marthanoir
TB Fanatic
Not gonna drift this thread any further but I just want to say since he joined this board Old Archer has always treated every member with respect & politeness.
Just try and remember that when your getting annoyed by his latest persona.
Funny how nobody seems to mind when our witty equine friend posts.
Just try and remember that when your getting annoyed by his latest persona.
Funny how nobody seems to mind when our witty equine friend posts.
Capt. Eddie
Veteran Member
Why 1 in biocontainment. Thats the Ebola ward, BSL4, I haven't heard of any others being put into BSL4 anywhere. Everything I've read has just been quarantine. WTF?
Tom McDowell
BAMN
Coronavirus: Nearly 80% of American Factories in Shanghai Say They Lack Workers
John Carney17 Feb 2020
American factories in China are warning that they do not have enough staff to get their production lines fully back online as plants re-open after the extended coronavirus shutdown.
Nearly 80 percent of U.S. businesses in the Shanghai area say they lack the manpower to run at full speed, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Forty-one percent said their biggest challenge in the next two to four weeks will be a lack of workers. Thirty percent said logistics issues will be their biggest concern.
The lack of staff raising the prospects of disruptions to global supply chains. The economic fallout from the coronavirus could include hits to production in regions, including the U.S., where the virus itself has been scarce but which are dependent on Chinese inputs for goods. China is one of the top three suppliers, alongside Canada and Mexico, of intermediate goods that go into final products produced in the U.S. It is likely the largest supplier of intermediate goods to the U.S. economy counting its exports to third countries that produce final goods sold in the U.S.
Here is what the American Chamber of Commerce’s survey, released Monday, found:
48% of companies report their global operations are already impacted by the shutdown
78% of companies do not have sufficient staff to run a full production line
41% of companies say a lack of staff is their biggest challenge in the next 2-4 weeks; 30% of companies say logistics issues will be their biggest concern
Over the next few months, 58% of companies expect demand for their output to be lower than normal
38% of companies do not have sufficient masks/other supplies to protect their staff from coronavirus infection
35% of companies ranked a clearer explanation of requirements as the most important thing government officials could do to speed up factory opening approvals
China’s ruling Communist Party has ordered local officials to begin re-opening businesses and factories. But ongoing quarantine rules will make travel and returning to work difficult for many workers. Others may choose to stay away until there is reliable evidence that the outbreak is contained enough to make returning to work safe.
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John Carney17 Feb 2020
American factories in China are warning that they do not have enough staff to get their production lines fully back online as plants re-open after the extended coronavirus shutdown.
Nearly 80 percent of U.S. businesses in the Shanghai area say they lack the manpower to run at full speed, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Forty-one percent said their biggest challenge in the next two to four weeks will be a lack of workers. Thirty percent said logistics issues will be their biggest concern.
The lack of staff raising the prospects of disruptions to global supply chains. The economic fallout from the coronavirus could include hits to production in regions, including the U.S., where the virus itself has been scarce but which are dependent on Chinese inputs for goods. China is one of the top three suppliers, alongside Canada and Mexico, of intermediate goods that go into final products produced in the U.S. It is likely the largest supplier of intermediate goods to the U.S. economy counting its exports to third countries that produce final goods sold in the U.S.
Here is what the American Chamber of Commerce’s survey, released Monday, found:
48% of companies report their global operations are already impacted by the shutdown
78% of companies do not have sufficient staff to run a full production line
41% of companies say a lack of staff is their biggest challenge in the next 2-4 weeks; 30% of companies say logistics issues will be their biggest concern
Over the next few months, 58% of companies expect demand for their output to be lower than normal
38% of companies do not have sufficient masks/other supplies to protect their staff from coronavirus infection
35% of companies ranked a clearer explanation of requirements as the most important thing government officials could do to speed up factory opening approvals
China’s ruling Communist Party has ordered local officials to begin re-opening businesses and factories. But ongoing quarantine rules will make travel and returning to work difficult for many workers. Others may choose to stay away until there is reliable evidence that the outbreak is contained enough to make returning to work safe.
Coronavirus: Nearly 80% of American Factories in Shanghai Say They Lack Workers
China is a critical hub for global supply chains, raising the prospect of a broader economic disruption. | Economy
www.breitbart.com
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Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
Yup... I didn't buy it from the beginning. It was a picture of phones, nothing more. Folks need to be skeptical of almost everything the see/read/hear if it can't be backed up by, at least, one other source.
And, if your link is from "UFO Spotlight" or similar ( Not throwing shade... Just the most recent example ), don't post it...
Martinhouse
Deceased
Marthanoir, it's not funny at all. Dobbin "writes" in a language that doesn't require that we stop and translate in order to make sense of it. If every other word he put down was a neigh or a snort, there might be just as many objections to his manner as there lately are to that of OA.
Tom McDowell
BAMN
6 min ago
At least 140 travelers denied entry to US due to coronavirus outbreak
From CNN's Geneva Sands
An airport officer walks past international travelers arriving to Los Angeles International Airport on the first day of health screenings for coronavirus of people coming from Wuhan, China on Tuesday, January 18 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images
The Trump administration has prevented at least 140 travelers from entering the United States as it attempts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Fourteen foreign nationals were turned away at US airports and 126 people were refused entry at land ports from February 2 to 12, according to data provided to CNN by the Department of Homeland Security.
Airlines are responsible for removing passengers who are denied entry to the US out of the country. Additionally, 34 travelers were stopped at pre-clearance locations — airports where US officials conduct screening before passengers board US-bound flights.
More on this: On February 2, the US began implementing stringent travel restrictions that include temporarily denying entry to foreign nationals who visited China in the 14 days prior to their arrival in the US. US citizens returning from China are also subject to health screenings and potential quarantine. Those US citizens and others traveling to the US from China are being funneled through 11 airports where authorities can conduct additional screening and transfer people for quarantine if needed.
Last summer, as the Ebola virus threat was emerging from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DHS' Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office implemented plans to provide enhanced airport screening at multiple airports throughout the United States. The department's chief medical officer is housed within the CWMD office.
The department retrofitted its Ebola response plan to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, according to DHS.
Customs officers have referred at least 38,498 people for secondary screening since the efforts began on February 2, the vast majority of which were at airports. Of those referred at airports, 21,303 required secondary screening between February 2 and 10.
Personnel has been added to deal with the virus as well.
Over 500 CWMD contractors are employed at the 11 airports.
As of February 12, 19 DHS personnel were assigned to the US Department of Health and Human Services operations center.
There are also 150-200 Customs and Border Protection officers assisting with screening daily at the 11 airports.
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At least 140 travelers denied entry to US due to coronavirus outbreak
From CNN's Geneva Sands
The Trump administration has prevented at least 140 travelers from entering the United States as it attempts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Fourteen foreign nationals were turned away at US airports and 126 people were refused entry at land ports from February 2 to 12, according to data provided to CNN by the Department of Homeland Security.
Airlines are responsible for removing passengers who are denied entry to the US out of the country. Additionally, 34 travelers were stopped at pre-clearance locations — airports where US officials conduct screening before passengers board US-bound flights.
More on this: On February 2, the US began implementing stringent travel restrictions that include temporarily denying entry to foreign nationals who visited China in the 14 days prior to their arrival in the US. US citizens returning from China are also subject to health screenings and potential quarantine. Those US citizens and others traveling to the US from China are being funneled through 11 airports where authorities can conduct additional screening and transfer people for quarantine if needed.
Last summer, as the Ebola virus threat was emerging from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DHS' Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office implemented plans to provide enhanced airport screening at multiple airports throughout the United States. The department's chief medical officer is housed within the CWMD office.
The department retrofitted its Ebola response plan to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, according to DHS.
Customs officers have referred at least 38,498 people for secondary screening since the efforts began on February 2, the vast majority of which were at airports. Of those referred at airports, 21,303 required secondary screening between February 2 and 10.
Personnel has been added to deal with the virus as well.
Over 500 CWMD contractors are employed at the 11 airports.
As of February 12, 19 DHS personnel were assigned to the US Department of Health and Human Services operations center.
There are also 150-200 Customs and Border Protection officers assisting with screening daily at the 11 airports.
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Seeker22
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Kinda changes the definition of 4th gen warfare doesn't it? Fourth Turning...
Waiting. Watching.
Texican
Live Free & Die Free.... God Freedom Country....
Interesting concept, but where would they grow crops and have gardens?????
Texican....
Heliobas Disciple
TB Fanatic
Not surprised. The video is still on the twitter page.
View: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1229247808512954368
It has subtitles so I transcribed those. Of course, I don't speak Chinese so who knows if those subtitles are accurate. They may be discussing how to clean your car for all we know. But here are the subtitles as given:
FROM 2018
Q: why would genetic engineering be listed as a weapon of mass destruction?
China's former military scientist Chen Hu: In recent years we have experienced and seen many epidemics on a large scale such as SARS, bird flu, even Eobla and the Zika virus that is now circulating in South America. If we use gene editing and transform these bacteria and viruses then we will be able to produce a more widespread and lethal supervirus or a superbug. Then for this supervirus and superbug its killing capacity is similar to atomic and hydrogen bombs. It's comparable to chemical weapons.
Q: So it's very dangerous.
A: We're just saying it's a potential weapon.
Q: Then from gene-editing technique to a genetic weapon what difficulties will we face.
A: It doesn't simply require us to make such a supervirus or a superbug. If you want to use it on a large scale, you have to first solve a problem which is you only use it to harm your enemies but not yourself. Even more terrifying is that it can target the characteristics of a specific ethnicity. Their genetic characteristics, the characteristics of a specific ethnicity. Their genetic characteristics. (You) specifically engineer such a gene in a particular way.
Q: It has the potential to kill a specific ethnicity
A: Yes, because genes with different ethnicities have their own characteristics. Of course, the most terrible thing is that if this technique is mastered by some madmen or some extremist terrorist organizations they probably wouldn't even care whether it will harm themselves as long as it can cause harm to humankind and cause a feeling of terror. They will use it on a larger scale.
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
According to the video by Sen. Tom Cotton, several of the initial victims had no contact with the wet market, so ( in his words ), "The virus went INTO the market before it came OUT OF the market."
bluemoon
Veteran Member
On the the container shipments--would it also affect container ships of oil used in a special manufacturing of cow feed? A tree that grows in Malaysia is used to produce an oil that is used in milk production. A friend of my husbands job has been told they will not be getting any of this oil for at least 3 weeks and they have all been told no work right now.
Samuel Adams
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I’ve also noticed that the incubation period keeps growing.
How many days/weeks is it out to, now ?
Kinda convenient to have a fluid incubation period, you know, when the numbers start to (continue to ?) not add up ?
Heliobas Disciple
TB Fanatic
It was more than a curtain. Here are some pictures from the article I posted here:
CORONA - Main Coronavirus thread
sorry. this was in Fremont Nebraska, about 20 miles west og Omaha, 250 tables, not big like Vegas, but it will do for out here.
340 Americans flee Diamond Princess on evacuation flights to US
Two planes evacuating 340 Americans from cruise ship Diamond Princess, which has been quarantined in Japan amid a coronavrius outbreak, have landed back in the US.
Capt. Eddie
Veteran Member
Since Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) handled the treatment of three patients with Ebola in 2014, we have led the world in treatment, training and quarantine methods for highly infectious diseases.
In the video above, Nebraska Medicine/UNMC and our partners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nebraska National Guard, Governor Pete Ricketts, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), and many other local and state agencies joined together for a press conference to explain more about the arrival of rescued Americans from China to Nebraska.
Below, our infectious disease experts have answered common questions about the virus, including advice about how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
NEW FEB. 17: Are there additional quarantine efforts underway?
13 Americans who have been on a cruise ship docked off the coast of Japan for two weeks arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday, Feb. 17, for further monitoring, testing and treatment if needed. Some of these citizens were tested in Japan and they will be re-tested for validation in Nebraska.
Currently, there have been 15 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and zero deaths. While this disease has been more infectious than the SARS outbreak in 2003, it has been far less lethal.
NEW FEB. 17: Where are the cruise ship passengers being monitored?
12 Americans are currently being monitored at the recently opened National Quarantine Unit, located within the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center on the UNMC/Nebraska Medical Center campus. It was designed for this very purpose – to safely monitor Americans after exposure to an infectious disease. The unit, which has a 20-bed capacity, is in close proximity to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, should a higher level of care be needed.
After the passengers arrived, it was determined one person needed to be taken to the Biocontainment Unit for additional care. Our Nebraska Biocontainment Unit team cared for three patients with Ebola in late 2014.
NEW FEB. 17: What is the latest on the Americans being monitored at Camp Ashland?
One of the 57 rescued Americans being monitored for COVID-19 (coronavirus) at Camp Ashland was transported to the National Quarantine Unit on the Nebraska Medical Center/UNMC campus for further evaluation and testing on Friday, Feb. 14. On Saturday, Feb. 15, it was confirmed through testing that this individual did not have the disease.
The Nebraska Public Health lab gave two tests 24 hours apart, and both were negative. If everyone at Camp Ashland remains without symptoms, the group is scheduled to leave quarantine on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Why were the Americans in China brought to Nebraska?
Our fellow Americans came to Nebraska to be quarantined at Camp Ashland. While here, they will be closely observed. If any of the Americans staying at Camp Ashland develop physical signs or symptoms of infection, they would be cared for by one of the best infectious diseases teams in the world, along with partners from the CDC, at an appropriate location at the Nebraska Medical Center.
Nebraska Medicine/UNMC have answered the global health emergency call before. In the last five years, we have been busy teaching other health care professionals around the world, developing new approaches to care, conducting research, and putting what we learned into practice. Along with our federal partners, we have the right people for this job. There is no better place for our fellow Americans to be.
Is there risk to the community from team members working with the quarantined group at Camp Ashland?
Federal service members will wear personal protective equipment when working in close proximity to those under quarantine. This includes the federal service members who will monitor symptoms. The CDC recommends that those individuals who are not wearing personal protective equipment remain at least 6 feet away (exposure perimeter).
Will those being quarantined interact with each other and have access to common areas?
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, those who are under quarantine have been instructed to remain at least six feet away from each other.
The quarantine group has access to an exercise room. Use of the room will be scheduled to prevent interaction. Exercise equipment will be cleaned between uses.
Any other facilities offered for common use will be determined by the CDC and the Public Health Service support team.
www.nebraskamed.com
It would seem that the Biological containment unit has a higher level of care then the quarantine unit? More like an ICU I'm guessing. Remember folks the biocontainment unit only has 10 beds, and the quarantine unit 20 per link. That's a total of 30 beds at " the nation's leading infectious disease facility".
In the video above, Nebraska Medicine/UNMC and our partners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nebraska National Guard, Governor Pete Ricketts, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), and many other local and state agencies joined together for a press conference to explain more about the arrival of rescued Americans from China to Nebraska.
Below, our infectious disease experts have answered common questions about the virus, including advice about how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
NEW FEB. 17: Are there additional quarantine efforts underway?
13 Americans who have been on a cruise ship docked off the coast of Japan for two weeks arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday, Feb. 17, for further monitoring, testing and treatment if needed. Some of these citizens were tested in Japan and they will be re-tested for validation in Nebraska.
Currently, there have been 15 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and zero deaths. While this disease has been more infectious than the SARS outbreak in 2003, it has been far less lethal.
NEW FEB. 17: Where are the cruise ship passengers being monitored?
12 Americans are currently being monitored at the recently opened National Quarantine Unit, located within the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center on the UNMC/Nebraska Medical Center campus. It was designed for this very purpose – to safely monitor Americans after exposure to an infectious disease. The unit, which has a 20-bed capacity, is in close proximity to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, should a higher level of care be needed.
After the passengers arrived, it was determined one person needed to be taken to the Biocontainment Unit for additional care. Our Nebraska Biocontainment Unit team cared for three patients with Ebola in late 2014.
NEW FEB. 17: What is the latest on the Americans being monitored at Camp Ashland?
One of the 57 rescued Americans being monitored for COVID-19 (coronavirus) at Camp Ashland was transported to the National Quarantine Unit on the Nebraska Medical Center/UNMC campus for further evaluation and testing on Friday, Feb. 14. On Saturday, Feb. 15, it was confirmed through testing that this individual did not have the disease.
The Nebraska Public Health lab gave two tests 24 hours apart, and both were negative. If everyone at Camp Ashland remains without symptoms, the group is scheduled to leave quarantine on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Why were the Americans in China brought to Nebraska?
Our fellow Americans came to Nebraska to be quarantined at Camp Ashland. While here, they will be closely observed. If any of the Americans staying at Camp Ashland develop physical signs or symptoms of infection, they would be cared for by one of the best infectious diseases teams in the world, along with partners from the CDC, at an appropriate location at the Nebraska Medical Center.
Nebraska Medicine/UNMC have answered the global health emergency call before. In the last five years, we have been busy teaching other health care professionals around the world, developing new approaches to care, conducting research, and putting what we learned into practice. Along with our federal partners, we have the right people for this job. There is no better place for our fellow Americans to be.
Is there risk to the community from team members working with the quarantined group at Camp Ashland?
Federal service members will wear personal protective equipment when working in close proximity to those under quarantine. This includes the federal service members who will monitor symptoms. The CDC recommends that those individuals who are not wearing personal protective equipment remain at least 6 feet away (exposure perimeter).
Will those being quarantined interact with each other and have access to common areas?
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, those who are under quarantine have been instructed to remain at least six feet away from each other.
The quarantine group has access to an exercise room. Use of the room will be scheduled to prevent interaction. Exercise equipment will be cleaned between uses.
Any other facilities offered for common use will be determined by the CDC and the Public Health Service support team.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Nebraska Medicine Omaha, NE
Information about the COVID-19 pandemic, and what we're doing to keep you safe.
www.nebraskamed.com
It would seem that the Biological containment unit has a higher level of care then the quarantine unit? More like an ICU I'm guessing. Remember folks the biocontainment unit only has 10 beds, and the quarantine unit 20 per link. That's a total of 30 beds at " the nation's leading infectious disease facility".
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Heliobas Disciple
TB Fanatic
A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazonian jungle, and subsequently a storm ravages half of Europe....
HD
biocontainment will be airborne precautions, negative pressure. confirmed case, probably symptomatic.
Freeholder
This too shall pass.
My guess(es) as to the reasons for spreading the returning patients with the virus out to different locations: One, no one hospital has sufficient quarantine facilities to hold all of them. Two, I assume that they are going to be studied for future reference, and tested; and the more different sets of eyes and different minds attacking the problem, the greater chance of finding the best treatments.
But it does seem like a good way to spread the virus all over the place if their containment procedures fail at any point.
Kathleen
But it does seem like a good way to spread the virus all over the place if their containment procedures fail at any point.
Kathleen
Heliobas Disciple
TB Fanatic
From: 3 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including SAF serviceman linked to Grace Assembly of God cluster
This is fascinating. I don't want it to get lost in a post that just linked to the article:
This is fascinating. I don't want it to get lost in a post that just linked to the article:
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
When you say "altered", I am assuming you mean man stepped in and screwed with it...
If so, what other option is there besides intentional or accidental release?