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[–] HennyPenny [S] ago 

"We have over 700 flights every month between Hawaii and Japan or South Korea,” where the virus is spreading in the community, said Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green (D), who is also an emergency physician

CDC test kits faulty

“I think all of us are coming to the same realization that we can’t do anything as long as this remains under the control of CDC and state labs.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-faulty-cdc-coronavirus-test-delays-monitoring-of-diseases-spread/ar-BB10nglx?ocid=spartanntp

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[–] mental_error ago 

So ... how would you handle this if you were the president? I was thinking that shutting down the border for few weeks would be the best ... however it would bust the economy 100%.

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[–] HennyPenny [S] ago  (edited ago)

Do like the Israelis are doing, let Trump emulate his Israeli buddies

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israel-deports-over-1500-south-koreans-over-coronavirus-scare/2020/02/25/

A total of 1,511 tourists were reportedly returned to their country, including 422 people in the past 24 hours.

Israel currently has the harshest entry limits internationally over Coronavirus fears , planes from hot spots are banned from landing

“over-preparation is preferable to under-preparation” and vowing to “do whatever is necessary to prevent the spread of the virus in Israel.”

Instead, Trump is removing quarantined coronavirus positive patients from the military bases and trying to seed them in the community

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[–] HennyPenny [S] ago 

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/25/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-feb-25-a69117

Russia will suspend entry of Chinese citizens to its territory starting from Feb. 20. The temporary suspension will be for Chinese citizens entering Russia for employment, private, educational and tourist purposes.

Authorities in the Chelyabinsk region 1,500 kilometers east of Moscow walked back plans to set up a quarantine center after local residents formed a human shield to prevent entry to Chinese nationals.