Florida asks international travelers to quarantine for 14 days amid coronavirus fears

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Tampa Bay Times

Florida health officials are now recommending that anyone who travels internationally should quarantine themselves for 14 days upon their return, given concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Of the 12 Floridians who tested positive for coronavirus in the state, eight had traveled abroad, according to the Department of Health. Two have died. One other person who traveled is also in self quarantine in Hillsborough County, state officials have said, but that person is a California resident.

Previously, international travel concerns were primarily focused on places with known outbreaks, including Italy, China, Iran and South Korea.

“The Florida Department of Health is advising all individuals who have traveled internationally to self-isolate for 14 days following their date of return to the United States,” health officials said in a Monday update.

Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/09/florida-asks-international-travelers-to-quarantine-for-14-days-amid-coronavirus-fears/?utm_content=%40TB_Tmes&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[IronLionZion]

1. Florida also gets tons of international visitors for Disney and beaches

their tourism industry is so screwed

[Retrograde]

12. Yeah, self-quarantine is fine if

you have a place where you can do it, namely a house or apartment. Visitors aren't going to pay all that money to travel to Florida just so they can pay for 2 weeks in a hotel room. Tourism everywhere is going to plummet.

[rzemanfl]

2. After they have passed through airports.

It's all about cutting the odds and slowing the spread so the system isn't overwhelmed.

[Newest Reality]

3. Ah,

Spring Break?

[Baclava]

4. Smart move, but maybe 30 days too late, it can't be contained now

[ToxMarz]

5. Yes but who is prepared to quarantine for 14 days open returing from an international trip

I, if not most people, don't have enough food and supplies on hand, so they would need to go out to stock up. In the mean time they would take care of all the urgent matters they need to wrap up before a 14 day "quarantine". Thus totally negating the quarantine as you have already spread it everywhere if you have it. Let alone most people can't afford not to be working, especially if they've just been away.

Nice advice, but unless someone is going to assist those who need it (financially and logistically), it's just bullsh*t advice.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Self-quarantine. Is that anything like self-deportation?

We have a public health crisis. You use the power of the State, or the states. Mandatory. Ankle bracelets and monitoring at home. The technology exists. Self-quarantine is leaky.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Yeah, I'd almost say call up the National Guard, but...

Trump would just use them to round up everyone who voted in a Democratic primary.

[MaryMagdaline]

10. Thank god publix is still delivering to the house

For now anyway. People can get groceries delivered. As usual, poor people will be the ones hurt the most. They likely don’t have grocery money for hoarding and can’t afford to miss 2 weeks.

We just told our staff that if they wish to self quarantine or need trip to doctor to rule out virus, we will extend sick leave and pick up go-pays. Unfortunately test devices not readily available

[CaptainTruth]

7. FL has about 20M residents & 100M visitors a year.

A lot of our economy depends on tourism & travel. Plus, we have a lot of older residents who retired here.

I think we're going to take a hit from this.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Will tRump do this too?

He lives there and travels and is older and high risk. So are a lot of his guests. Should they all do this? Have they been tested?

[a la izquierda]

9. I'm traveling to England Wednesday for work.

We've no cases in WV at the moment, but I'll prepare my students in case I need to stay at home upon my return in a couple weeks.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. Israel just made it mandatory for everyone coming in.

This is pretty draconian. From the Guardian UK live coronavirus coverage page:

See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/09/coronavirus-live-updates-outbreak-italy-lockdown-quarantine-uk-usa-america-australia-recession-fears-update-latest-news

(snip)

Israel will force anyone arriving in the country, from any part of the world, to self-isolate for at least 14 days, The prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced. The government has so far imposed some of the most stringent rules globally to block the spread of the virus.

The move has also been interpreted domestically as a measure to avoid irking the country’s close ally and benefactor in Washington, Donald Trump. Israel already requires travelers arriving from more than a dozen countries to spend two weeks in home isolation, in effect killing off incoming tourism.

After outbreaks in the US, pressure had been building to add the country to the list. But rather than extending the rules specifically on US travelers, and risk an angry backlash from the White House, Israel broadened its policy out to the entire planet.

Netanyahu spoke to the US vice president, Mike Pence, on Sunday, after Israeli media reported the country was considering barring visitors from parts of the US, such as New York and California.

Health authorities have said the number of coronavirus cases in Israel jumped from 25 to 39 over the weekend. Approximately 80,000 Israelis are in self-isolation.

Italy today banned all public sporting events which surely is a first.

KY..........