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OVincze|1414129260|3771984 said:Unbelievable. This is really scary. I do not think people were overreacting before and yes now as Kenny stated since people usually have no close contact with each other in NYC... no reason to panic, right? They are not even quarantining the cab driver? Come on, this guy could have sneezed on him, even when he breathed he could have droplets coming out of his mouth and all over the taxi even if not on the driver, then the driver can touch those surfaces and his face. He touched things on the subway too, maybe they do not want to disinfect the subway system but they could identify which car he travelled in, his route down and up, etc. Also, absolutely true that these folks returning from Africa, especially those who treated Ebola patients should be quarantined, it seems prudent and not sure why they are not seeing that. We hear even less in the media here in Europe. It is true that there is less panic here because of that but at the same time we are even less informed. That is not a good thing. There were three deaths in Germany if I am correct and I work in the neighboring country, which is only a few hours away. This New York case seems really bad and it seems that they cannot control the situation. With no quarantine in place for people arriving from Africa and not cleaning up the subway, not alarming people who rode there is bound to cause more cases. Let's hope that is not the case but I also hoped before that now it is over in Western countries, that was not the case.
I agree that people should be quarantined, but there are 55 countries in Africa. Only three currently have confirmed outbreaks of Ebola. It's impossible to quarantine all Africans travelling to and from the US. Currently Americans are at greater risk of an Ebola outbreak than I am in South Africa, but it would be silly to quarantine all Americans coming to South Africa, wouldn't it?
***steps off soapbox*** Sorry, but "Africa = Ebola" is one of my bugbears.
Having said that, I agree that it is lunacy not to quarantine medical personnel returning to the US after treating Ebola patients.
Why was this idiot not in quarantine? He was feeling sluggish so he went bowling? HE TOOK THE SUBWAY? WTF is wrong with him?