HockeyDad wrote:You were safe flying there in January because that was impeachment month and that kept the virus contained.
January 31st
The Trump administration on Friday dramatically escalated its response to the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic by announcing quarantines and major travel restrictions that officials said were meant to limit contagion.
The measures, which could affect thousands of people around the world, represented a marked expansion of the federal government’s response after initially downplaying potential risks.
The White House declared a “public health emergency” and — beginning on Sunday at 5 p.m. — will bar non-U.S. citizens who recently visited China from entering the United States, subject to a few exemptions. Shortly after the White House announced the new restrictions and said there were six confirmed U.S. cases, a seventh case was confirmed in Santa Clara County, Calif.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar also said the Trump administration would quarantine any Americans who had visited China’s Hubei province, where the disease originated, within the past 14 days. The government will also require screening and self-quarantines for all other Americans who recently visited any other parts of China. Officials said the self-quarantine rules would require individuals to stay in their homes for a certain length of time, monitor themselves for certain symptoms such as coughing, and check their temperatures and report them to local health officials.
Mhmm... notice the travel restrictions. "non-us citizens".
US citizens required to "self-quarantine".
Honestly, I don't expect much more, given that our country is based on personal freedoms, but that's not a very effective travel restriction. Means Le Hockey Dad can fly to Wuhan, get the 'rona, come back to the Bay Area and be told to stay in his home for "a certain length of time". He'll ignore it, because rules are for the poors, and go to grab a beer somewhere and taa-daa, virus!
Self quarantines are BS. We already saw people breaking those.
I honestly don't expect more, which is why I never criticized him for his travel restrictions. But he doesn't deserve a gold star for them either. Travel restrictions are only effective if they are for people of all nationalities, or involve government enforced quarantines. Anything less is just pretending to do something.