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It is absurd and shows what happens when panic ensues. There is no evidence of any executive order #4 series 2020. The real news is startling enough; fake news isn’t needed to get the public’s attention.


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FYI

All foreigners and individuals coming from mainland China and/or Hong Kong and enter the Negros Oriental have to go on a 14-day quarantine. As per our beloved Governor, Executive Order #4, series 2020.

 

From various reports I have just read: The confirmed case is a Chinese national who flew into Cebu on Jan 21st, then flew on to Dumaguete, stayed overnight in an (unnamed) hotel, went to Dauin and stayed overnight in an (unnamed) resort.

The Chinese person is now in isolation in a Manila hospital and all staff of the Dumaguete and Dauin properties where she stayed are under 'house arrest' (i.e being isolated until time has passed to see if they are infected).

My view is that this shows how much we need to take this seriously, as an infected person may have been walking around parts of Cebu, Dumaguete and Dauin - but it is not worth panicking to the state of running around screaming 'panic, panic'. Anyone thinking they might be vulnerable - especially those with another existing serious illness - should now think about if they wish to wear a mask if going outside. But EVERYONE travelling around the areas this infected person has been in should try to avoid touching their face (and those of others!) and washing hands frequently. The real test is IF more cases appear locally.

 

You are correct - it is the difference between those who look at the current situation but prefer not to think ahead and those who know (for sure) that this IS a potential risk.

There is no reason not to read (credible) news, see how the virus is spreading, so how near it is to where you live, start taking simple precautions (mask, etc) WHEN it is merited and thinking ahead to self-isolation IF it becomes more than just a simple flu-scale outbreak.

'Survival of the fittest' does not only mean those physically fit but also those 'fit' enough to think about threats and reactions.

I am also very surprised at the low number of cases in a country frequented by Chinese people and so near to that country (although flights do make distance irrelevant) - is it poor detection, poor diagnosis, poor information or just good luck? I know that Australian border control is red-hot, so perhaps they are detecting more possible cases.

 

Be honest about the risks of exposure. For example, the Spanish flu spread rapidly in America from US soldiers going to and returning from Europe. In order to not frighten the enlistees, authorities claimed the the risk in Europe was focused in Spain, a neutral country where no fighting ensued. Thus the nomer “Spanish flu”. This was a lie of course. Returning soldiers from Germany and other countries were carriers of the flu. In those days they likely had little idea about what a flu pandemic was but most important was to win the war. Ultimately the “Spanish flu” claimed 3 times as many victims as WWI.


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I agree that there is no need to panic - and panic is not everyone's response anyway to a given bad situation.

I have a very deep knowledge about disease, especially viruses (which I have been interested in from the age of 12), but at this point I wear no mask and have made no preparation to isolate myself. It is likely this Cornavirus will be contained - but we cannot be sure at this stage.

But when new viruses arise we should take it seriously - assume the best but prepare (even if only thinking about options) for the worst.

But certainly there seems no need here to take vigorous action at this time. In risk terms, we are more at risk today from an errant driver!

 

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