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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMassachusetts: Chinese worker had coronavirus symptoms -Couldn't get tested in US-Flew Back To China
The latest imported case in Beijing is a Chinese national who lives and works in Massachusetts. One of her coworkers was diagnosed with covid-19. She began to have symptoms 2 weeks ago. Her chest CT scan on 11/3 showed lung infections but couldn't get admitted. She requested
for a coronavirus test 3 times but was refused.
She and her husband and son flew back to China on 13/3 to get treatment.
They were transfered to a designated hospital right after landing.
She is confirmed infected and family are suspected
Link to tweet
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LizBeth
(9,946 posts)zackymilly
(2,375 posts)LisaL
(44,962 posts)But all of us can't go to China.
ck4829
(34,977 posts)Hekate
(90,202 posts)tblue37
(64,982 posts)ck4829
(34,977 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)zackymilly
(2,375 posts)I don't think China will take us if we are not Chinese citizens.
ck4829
(34,977 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)area51
(11,868 posts)ck4829
(34,977 posts)uponit7771
(90,225 posts)LisaL
(44,962 posts)Shameful.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)I read through the twitter thread and there's no way to validate this story.
Possible but seems unlikely.
Believe nothing on Twitter or Facebook if it cannot be validated by second sources.....
ck4829
(34,977 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)"Her chest CT scan on 11/3 showed lung infections but couldn't get admitted."
If she had a scan then she had a doctor and with infections, that doctor likely could have had her admitted at some hospital in her city. Further, if she had the money to fly from Mass to LA and then on to China, then money was not an issue.
Without seeing solid confirmation, I would suspect this story to have been planted by China or Russia just to demean the U.S.. I hope someone proves me wrong.
But you are right about our profit-driven healthcare system that's totally out of control. And, coronavirus tests should be readily available for everyone at this point. I totally disagree with statements coming even from some medical people that testing proves little or nothing. People have the right to know if they have it.
KY...........
NotASurfer
(2,138 posts)Cites a China-based version of a social media site, analogy to Twitter and Facebook (with some explicit government control overlay) sounds about right