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jmowreader

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Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:18 PM Mar 2020

Massachusetts woman facing charges in China of spreading coronavirus

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/massachusetts-woman-faces-criminal-charges-of-spreading-coronavirus/ar-BB11qpmN?ocid=spartanntp

Li Mou, 37, a resident of Mass, was unable to receive testing for Coronavirus in the Boston area, so she came up with an alternate solution: self-administered fever-suppressing medications, then flew first to Los Angeles and from there to Beijing. Flight attendants on the plane asked her about her symptoms, which she denied. She entered China, received a coronavirus test, and was positive.

She is currently in a Beijing hospital receiving treatment. She is also being investigated for Obstructing the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, a Chinese crime which is punishable by prison time. This seems to have two tiers: the lower one, which she's being investigated for because she went immediately for testing upon reaching Beijing, carries a three-year sentence. If she had not done that, she could be charged with the upper tier, which carries a seven-year maximum sentence.
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Massachusetts woman facing charges in China of spreading coronavirus (Original Post) jmowreader Mar 2020 OP
The three years seems fair to me. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #1
And for being customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #2
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