Re:It Took Me 3 E.R. Visits to Get a Coronavirus Test in New...
by theandrewbailey on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:54PM
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> But the attending doctor came in without a mask and offered his bare hand for a shake. He assured me that I was low-risk because I hadn’t been to an epidemic country like Italy, South Korea, or China.
> This time, the E.R. doctor put on a mask, gloves and a gown before entering my room. She explained that the criteria were still not actually that broad: People would be tested if they had either traveled to an epicenter or had knowingly come into direct contact with a diagnosed coronavirus patient.
Other human coronaviruses remain viable for up to 9 days on 'common' surfaces.[0] Traveling through an airport at the same time as (or shortly after) a known patient is a massive loophole that is not being accounted for. At this point, we're asking for a pandemic.
> This time, the E.R. doctor put on a mask, gloves and a gown before entering my room. She explained that the criteria were still not actually that broad: People would be tested if they had either traveled to an epicenter or had knowingly come into direct contact with a diagnosed coronavirus patient.
Other human coronaviruses remain viable for up to 9 days on 'common' surfaces.[0] Traveling through an airport at the same time as (or shortly after) a known patient is a massive loophole that is not being accounted for. At this point, we're asking for a pandemic.
[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-surfaces-exp...