Major coronavirus development from @saddamscribe: A Wuhan evacuee who was positive for the virus was released from isolation in San Antonio after two negative test results.
But when a 3rd test came back positive, she was put back in quarantine. expressnews.com/news/local/art…
But when a 3rd test came back positive, she was put back in quarantine. expressnews.com/news/local/art…
Understandably, people are going to panic over this news.
But it's worth noting that we do not yet know whether this person being "weakly" positive for the virus means she was still actively contagious. There's still much unknown about the virus.
But it's worth noting that we do not yet know whether this person being "weakly" positive for the virus means she was still actively contagious. There's still much unknown about the virus.
Last week, a CDC official said the agency was studying reports of tests for those infected with coronavirus alternating between negative & positive results. The criteria for release was two negative tests in a row, but in this case a subsequent third test came up with the virus.
Local officials in San Antonio are furious, based on statements from Mayor Nirenberg and county Judge Nelson Wolff. They've been repeatedly asking that coronavirus patients not be transported into the community and instead be kept at Lackland.
Nirenberg: “The fact that the CDC allowed the public to be exposed to a patient with a positive COVID-19 reading is unacceptable... This situation is exactly why we have been asking for federal officials to accept the guidance of our medical community.” (to keep infected on base)
From Wolff: “Time and time again, I have raised issues concerning evacuees, inappropriate accommodations, the risk of exposure during transporting and the need for additional monitoring and extended quarantine periods."
Read the full developing story here: expressnews.com/news/local/art…
