Quarantine
County Officials Declare Precautionary Public Health Emergency Amid Coronavirus Cases – NBC 7 San Diego
Local and federal health officials are expected to provide an update on the coronavirus cases in San Diego County Friday afternoon. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and area hospitals are all scheduled to speak at the press conference. Health experts also spoke …
A Glimpse Inside The U.S. Coronavirus Quarantine : Shots
When Chunlin Leonhard got to her room at Travis Airforce Base, she found a welcome bag on the bed from the American Red Cross and an information sheet from the Administration for Children and Families. Chunlin Leonhard hide caption toggle caption Chunlin Leonhard Chunlin Leonhard spends most of her time alone in her room at …
MCAS Miramar picked by Defense Department for possible coronavirus quarantine location
SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and three other military bases nationwide have been chosen to house 1,000 people who may require quarantine following overseas travel in China, U.S. Defense officials said today. Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday. “HHS …
Americans hope for evacuation from Wuhan as death toll rises
About 1,000 Americans were still stuck in the Chinese city at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak Tuesday, many hoping for seats on a U.S. government-chartered flight expected to leave early Wednesday. Anxiety in Wuhan, a quarantined city of 11 million people — and across Asia — was spreading as fast as the deadly …
Hong Kong declares emergency and closes schools
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Saturday her government is raising its response level to the highest level – emergency – and closing schools for two weeks, as authorities rush to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak, which started in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has left 41 people dead in China. The …
Unprecedented Chinese quarantine could backfire, experts say
“This is just mind-boggling: This is the mother of all quarantines,” said University of Michigan medical historian Howard Markel. “I could never have imagined it.” Cordoning off a region like China’s Hubei province pens the sick together with the uninfected. It increases the burden on authorities, who must ensure the flow of food, water and …
Coronavirus latest: Quarantine in China expands beyond Wuhan
The extreme measures were accompanied by other indications that Communist Party authorities were struggling to control of the outbreak, notably the aggressive censorship of all social media and commentary suggesting this was taking place. But some outspoken doctors warned that the controls would not be enough to stop the spread of the pneumonia-like virus, which …
