[Erik Latranyi]

In cities all over the US, there are people who are supposed to self-quarantine because they recently returned from an area with a high infection rate.

[Eleutheria5]

What? They don’t need the federal government rousting them out at six a.m. like Roger Stone?

[nuconvert]

“they simply traveled in China within the past few weeks”

WHY?

[HighSierra5]

I’ve been self quarantining for a long time now.

[redgolum]

In every state, and most cities.

If there is a college, it is going to have Chinese expats running from the pestilence.

Do not forget that.

[Parley Baer]

My next door neighbor is returning from North Korea in two weeks. He has been on a contract job in Seoul for 6 months. Not how I want to greet him.

[enumerated]

This article is full of sh!t. People returning from infected areas are blocked by travel bans, or let in under highly controlled conditions.

The idea that thousands are just waltzing back in and self-quarantining is ludicrous and dies not comport with reality.

What would be the motive for publishing such misinformation, other than the obvious one: a fake news narrative intended to suggest that the Trump administration is clueless, cavalier and out of touch?

[caver]

Thousands? Sounds like total fake news to me.

[maddog55]

Personally I plan to self quarantine this weekend. Haven't been to China in over 15 years but half the shxt in my house and vehicles have stuff made in China. To be safe I'll be using alcohol as a disinfectant both internally and externally to ensure eradication of the virus. I'll be using only American made Alcohol like MERICA Burbon Whiskey:

and Redneck Riviera Whisky

I'll wash this down with a few Yuenglings while BBQ'ing some nice steaks.

[Kozak]

even though they do not pose any immediate coronavirus-related health risk to others. These are not people sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. They have had no fever and no cough, and they aren’t necessarily being tested for the virus.

And how the F##k do they know they are not a risk?
No one has tested any of them. We KNOW that people can develop the disease after 21-24 day incubation periods, but are infective before that.

[jstolzen]

If I was POTUS, I’d be tempted to ban ALL international flights coming in. Because as has been noted, just banning flights from infected countries won’t cut it - people can just fly from an infected country to an intermediate country, then come in anyway.

Unfortunately, that’s not practical, either - much as I wish it was.

So, Trump is in a tough spot here. Not sure WHAT the solution is, and as much as I hate to say it - globalization is going to wind up spreading this thing EVERYWHERE.