Coronavirus outbreak at Washington LifeCare facility (2 confirmed 50+ with symptoms)

[Johnny2X2X]

Oh no. This is at an assisted living facility for the elderly.

Link to tweet

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[Sherman A1]

1. And here we go........

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Just terrible.

And this is probably why Trump has his impromptu presser today. He heard about this. He even tipped his hand with what he said about the elderly.

Know this, the time for action was 4-8 weeks ago. The fact he just formed a task force 2 days ago is inexcusable.

[lapfog_1]

3. And one wonders how people in an elderly care facility

would even come into contact with an infected person...

unless there is actually widespread infection rates already. I mean thousands of people wondering around infected.

unless one of the workers at the facility also treated someone infected.

[USALiberal]

4. My sister was in one and someone visited her 3 times a week. That is how. nt

[lapfog_1]

5. yes, a worker or visitor

but asymptomatic or nearly so.

this virus is from hell.

[USALiberal]

6. So true, 2 to 3 weeks maybe before you feel bad and are infecting people. nt

[LisaL]

7. Because they have relatives who come visit?

Because nursing staff comes and goes?

[cwydro]

8. Seems obvious.

Yes.

[karynnj]

9. A son, daughter, grandchild etc could visit who was symptom free

maybe because they had just returned home.

[lapfog_1]

11. everyone returning from China, South Korea or the cruise ship

was screened for the virus, no?

Maybe someone from northern Italy...

[Johnny2X2X]

12. No! They haven't been being screened.

Until recently there was no screening other then Simone asking new arrivals from China if they’d been to Wuhan. We did nothing to stop this.

And if you’re a Chinese person arriving back to the US and want to get home to family do you think maybe you’d lie about being in Wuhan or somewhere close to there? Yeah, no one wants to be detained and they probably have a domestic flight to catch still to get the rest of the way home.

[RT Atlanta]

10. damn, I am so sorry to hear this

Especially in an enclosed environment where people may not have strong or even compromised immune systems.