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nitpicker

(7,153 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 05:49 AM Jan 2020

Coronavirus live updates (US flight diverted to air force base)

Source: The Guardian

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US flight diverted to air force base

The evacuation flight from Wuhan to the United States has been rerouted to land at a US air force base, rather than an airport.

The plane, carrying 240 Americans, left Wuhan this morning. It was scheduled to land at Ontario international airport in southern California, 56km (35 miles) from Los Angeles.

But Curt Hagman, the chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, announced on Twitter it would now be diverted to March Air Force Base, roughly 35 miles east of Ontario.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/29/coronavirus-live-updates-china-wuhan-death-toll-cases-symptoms-treatment-evacuation-us-japanese-citizens-latest-news?page=with:block-5e311cd58f08e13324738db8#liveblog-navigation

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Coronavirus live updates: British Airways suspends mainland China flights – latest news

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Coronavirus live updates (US flight diverted to air force base) (Original Post) nitpicker Jan 2020 OP

These evacs are always chaotic seat-of-the-pants thing Recursion Jan 2020 #1

They refueled in Anchorage James48 Jan 2020 #2

Traumatic NJCher Jan 2020 #3

I'm grateful for these steps being taken Ilsa Jan 2020 #4

Headed straight for me. Greaaaaat! B Stieg Jan 2020 #5

Area 57 IADEMO2004 Jan 2020 #6

Were they all given masks? Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #7

The small paper masks are mostly ineffective. lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #12

"Upon arrival, all passengers will be quarantined for at least three days" Baclava Jan 2020 #8

Not long enough. Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #10

"Those who show signs of the illness and need to be tested could be held for as many as 14 days" Baclava Jan 2020 #11

Didn't they say the coronavirus is contagious before patients are symptomatic? forgotmylogin Jan 2020 #13

K4371 lands in Riverside dalton99a Jan 2020 #9

I hope someone lectures to the military that they're over-reacting. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #14

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

1. These evacs are always chaotic seat-of-the-pants thing

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:29 AM

Jan 2020

My heart goes out to all the people going through this -- especially the kids.

James48

(4,436 posts)

2. They refueled in Anchorage

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:37 AM

Jan 2020

And won’t arrive in California for a while yet- sometime this morning.

Reports now saying the 200+ Americans will be held in quarantine to watch for any symptoms for 3 days at March Air Reserve Base.

NJCher

(35,685 posts)

3. Traumatic

Reply to James48 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:56 AM

Jan 2020

But I am sure they are just grateful to be home.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

4. I'm grateful for these steps being taken

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:27 AM

Jan 2020

to sequester any possible carriers. I'm sorry they have to be quarantined, especially after already being so frightened by these events. I hope they are all well and can return home soon.

B Stieg

(2,410 posts)

5. Headed straight for me. Greaaaaat!

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:46 AM

Jan 2020

IADEMO2004

(5,555 posts)

6. Area 57

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:57 AM

Jan 2020

Baitball Blogger

(46,735 posts)

7. Were they all given masks?

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:54 AM

Jan 2020

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

12. The small paper masks are mostly ineffective.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:34 PM

Jan 2020

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

8. "Upon arrival, all passengers will be quarantined for at least three days"

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:36 AM

Jan 2020

The U.S. government's chartered flight evacuating American consulate staffers and private U.S. citizens from the coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan, China, has been rerouted from its original California destination to a nearby military base.

The plane's 201 passengers underwent two sets of health screenings upon arrival in Anchorage, and all were approved to continue on to California, officials said in a press briefing early Wednesday morning.

Upon arrival in California, all passengers will be quarantined for at least three days and monitored by the CDC, per authorities. Those who show signs of the illness and need to be tested could be held for as many as 14 days.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-chartering-evacuation-flight-wuhan-coronavirus-zone-california/story?id=68571310

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)

10. Not long enough.

Reply to Baclava (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:08 PM

Jan 2020

We don't have enough information to be confident that 3 days is long enough for risk of disease to have passed. Get them to the U.S. And then hold them, as Australia is doing for at least 14 days. It will be tough for them, but not as tough as it would have been to remain there - and not as rough on the rest of the country as a premature release would be. It's not as if they have time plans that would be disrupted by a longer quarantine, since none of them expected to be in the U.S. At this point in time anyway. Make them comfortable while we carry out a better safe than sorry quarantine policy.