Man In His 20s Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Boston | MSNBC

The US has its 8th confirmed case of the coronavirus in Massachusetts. A public health emergency has been declared.

NBC News' Sarah Harman reports from Riverside, California, where almost 200 American citizens are being quarantined after arriving from Wuhan, China.

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First Case Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Massachusetts; 8th In The U.S. | MSNBC

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    1. @UCujNdi2KDX52llz3b8EQKBQ
      Excellent point. Cause right now China has quarantined 13 cities and 70 million people. They are sealing people inside their homes and shooting people who are trying to escape. There has been nothing. NOTHING like this since the Black Death. What do you know about this virus? Nothing. Your a rube and comforted in your ignorance. The normal death toll in Wuhan is 200 per day and it keeps the disposal facilities busy for four hours a day in the afternoons. Today they are all running at 24 hrs a day, seven days a week. Subtracting the daily average death rate for past few years from this we come to a total between 600 and 800 deaths due to virus per day. This is vicious. The death rate may (may) be that one saw with the classic Spanish Flu, but the infection rate with last trustworthy numbers is approaching twice that. We arent talking flu here moron and we arent talking a cold. The Chinese didnt quarantine their nation for the flu, or for SARS, or for any of the other nasty critters they have had to deal with. They did for this one and right now THEY are only ones who know what is going on and the measures they are taking are historic to deal with it. Nor did every nation on the planet line up to cut air traffic with other nations which had the simple flu. Nor did China ever halt production, cancel imports and demand that people no longer congregate in areas. Something different is happening. Snap your act together and stop ragging on people who notice that something different is happening. Jam your head up your butt if you wish, bury it in the sand, live in a dreamworld but dont even consider coming up here and claiming this is nothing new. Its downright historic.

    2. @Flavius Stilicho
      Above you find reason. I know, I know your not accustomed to seeing it and have clue how to address it. Well, it isnt by fabricating things about people who introduce you to it and it isnt by living in the fantasies you create while ignoring reality and spitting at people who do introduce reality into your tiny world… the only one quoting fantasy is you, and only one seeking emotional involvement from in is you. I suggest you attempt to deal with reality. Its guaranteed that if not it shall deal with you. I notice you have absolutely nothing rational to offer. I notice you have absolutely nothing real to say. All you have is your fantasies. They will bring no comfort when reality comes knocking. I suggest you pull your head out of your delusional butt.

    1. It has been geneticaly modified to attack poeple with Chinese DNA
      Caucasian DNA is more resistant/resilient and only get mild symptom

      BERLIN (Reuters) – Four people in Bavaria who contracted coronavirus after a colleague from China visited their workplace were showing “very mild” symptoms, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday.

  1. Need to check Asian restaurants that have their authentic dishes made from imported authentic ingredients.

    1. @Carrie Steel the virus has a over 5 day life outside of a host..95 percent of products there come from China..products come on a daily basis.

    2. @Thasupremeone Rag So far nobody is infected by a prodcut made in China, pepole are infected by their family who had been on a plane and who had been to China. If you hadn’t flown to China yourself and if you don’t have any close Chinese family who had flown to China since 1 month ago, your chance of getting the virus is literally zero based on the current data trend. So far , the number of non-Chinese who has the virus in the USA is also zero.

    3. Rich Marceau Exactly. Also, the U.S. food supply is much better than the Chinese food supply thanks to effective regulation. Why would Chinese restaurants ship over substandard ingredients when they can get better ones for cheaper right here?

    4. @MrJones It’s not the food that infect people in the globe, people’s hands that rub their eyes and nose are what spread the plague, and of course everyobdy who is infeceted but coughs and sneezes openly without a mask is also responsible for the spread. Nothing that the gov’t can do or say will make sick people not go on a plane or go into a conference room full of healthy collegaues. I got a very nasty cold last year from my sick colleages who coughed and spitted in my face when they worked with me in a crowded conference room where we were working on a project for weeks. I got sick 48 hours after I was sent into that project team in that sick room that smelled worse than a gym’s locker room. I could smell my colleagues’ armpits and it was horrible. Gross. Our company policy was ignored and my senior manger just brushed me off when I told him about my concern for getting infected. He laughed at me and told me to take Vitamin Cs. In 48 hours, I became sick with fever and the nasty coughs. Even then, they made me work in that room. I didn’t recover until one week after I left that project and that conference room. I was sick for 2 whole months, we were just cross infecting each other and let our colds mutate. The USA has some of the world’s most stupid work culture.

    1. Caucasian DNA is more resistant/resilient.

      BERLIN (Reuters) – Four people in Bavaria who contracted coronavirus after a colleague from China visited their workplace were showing “very mild” symptoms, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday.

  2. What about the crew of the airline that transported them back to the US. We’re they quarantined too??;!🤔🤔

    1. Dont worry.
      It is a bio weapon against China. It has been geneticaly modified.
      Only people with Chinese DNA will get infected badly.
      People with Caucasian DNA will be more resistant/resilient. For white, the symptoms will be very veey mild just like ordinary flu, but for Chinese it will be lethal.

    2. @MrJones white people should not worry too much. It has been geneticaly modified to targeting people with Chinese DNA

      BERLIN (Reuters) – Four people in Bavaria who contracted coronavirus after a colleague from China visited their workplace were showing “very mild” symptoms, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday.

  3. “Entirely composed of men….” ugh I dont care if they are zebras as long as they are the MOST QUALIFIED

    1. greg h You’re not a victim! I’m sorry that some bad-bad feminist hurt your feelings. But you are a strong, independent man that needs no woman!

    2. He only meant their opinion should be suspect and is likely tainted by blatant gender bias. So take it with a grain of salt.

    1. @Carl Ryan a conscientious objector who is against the military wants to be commander-in-chief of the most powerful military in the history of the world. Why would anybody in uniform even consider voting for this Socialist?

    2. @Ford Bronco Maybe because Bernie won’t send them to die overseas on false pretenses? Remember, he was one of the very few who voted against the illegal invasion of Iraq, while cadet bonespurs “guessed” he was supportive of it…

    3. @Nicolas Jeuniau even though fake news CNN try to convince everybody that North Korea was going to Nuke America because my president called him Rocket Man and fake news CNN try to convince people that World War 3 was coming after we killed the evil Soleimani, President Trump has not gotten us in an unnecessary War

    1. Exactly because this is not it, We might as well treat the common flu like a pandemic since it kills 61,000 people EVERY YEAR.

    2. You guys might want to wait a few more weeks before you make this assertion. Incubation is 14 days. It remains to be seen

    1. @Common Sense Not saying it won’t fizzle out. But any attempt to do damage control has clearly failed with numerous cases reported daily. This by no means is the apocalypse. Lol

    1. I’m a fellow Umass Boston student, I got an email at 2:44pm earlier that confirmed a student has the virus. This is real, very real.

    2. Jojo Fyre never said it makes no sense BUD. I appreciate you making yourself look dumb though. The message of the comment is blatantly clear, still the delivery of the message makes it a different kind of comment.

  4. Spreading like 🔥, they took too dam long, it’s only a matter of time, infecting the planet,. Good job👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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