THREAD: 1/n. I have a self-quarantined central #Ohio client who was on the #CarnivalValor cruise with this man. I believe that our #Columbus community needs to know of her experience with #Carnival and @OHdeptofhealth.
I will be updating this thread as I find out more.
I will be updating this thread as I find out more.
2/ My client is female, between 45-50 years old. Before I continue, people should know that she has been in public places in central #Ohio for days. She found out from a friend this morning who had seen this morning's @ColumbusHealth #COVID19 announcement. Places she's been:
3/ Sunday March 9th: @Costco at #Polaris; #Costco in #PlainCity; #Aldi in #Delaware.
Wed. March 12th, after work: @TommysPizzaOhio but not yet sure which location.
Wed. March 12th, after work: @TommysPizzaOhio but not yet sure which location.
4/ On Feb 29th, when she embarked, there had been only one confirmed #COVID19 #coronavirus case in the #US - in #Seattle.
She reports that the internet connection aboard the #Carnival #Valor was spotty. She was able to learn more in #Mexico. Biggest concern was #quarantine.
She reports that the internet connection aboard the #Carnival #Valor was spotty. She was able to learn more in #Mexico. Biggest concern was #quarantine.
5/ The #CarnivalValor returned to #NewOrleans on March 5th. She did sightseeing in New Orleans on March 6th and 7th, and returned to central #Ohio on March 8th.
According to this @nbc4i report, #ValorPatientZero began having symptoms on Mar. 7th. nbc4i.com/news/local-new…
According to this @nbc4i report, #ValorPatientZero began having symptoms on Mar. 7th. nbc4i.com/news/local-new…
6/ Also acc. to the report, the man was tested for #COVID19 #coronavirus on Mar. 12th. At no time did @ColumbusHealth, @OHdeptofhealth, or @CarnivalCruise notify my client that there was a suspected case of #COVID_19 from her #Carnival #Valor #cruise. So she wasn't #quarantined.
7/ But because she wasn't notified that she may have been exposed, she didn't have the knowledge to #selfquarantine either.
Acc. to @wkrg's report, #ValorPatientZero tested positive for #COVID19 #coronavirus yesterday, March 13th, at 8pm. At that time,
wkrg.com/news/carnival-…
Acc. to @wkrg's report, #ValorPatientZero tested positive for #COVID19 #coronavirus yesterday, March 13th, at 8pm. At that time,
wkrg.com/news/carnival-…
8/ my client received no communication from #CarnivalCruiseLine, #ColumbusHealth, or #OHDeptofHealth. In fact, no one told her that she had been on a #cruiseship with a person infected with #COVID_19 #coronavirus until her friend told her it was on the news. My client immediately
9/ did as instructed and called the @OHdeptofhealth hotline and reported that she had been on the #CarnivalValor with #ValorPatientZero. She reports that they asked if she had symptoms, and when she said no, they said they had no concerns, but "You can self-quarantine if it makes
CORRECTION: Sunday, March 8th she was at @Costco at #Polaris; #Costco in #PlainCity; #Aldi in #Delaware.
Wed. March 11th, after work: @TommysPizzaOhio in #Dublin.
Wed. March 11th, after work: @TommysPizzaOhio in #Dublin.
10/ you feel better, for the remaining 5 days, but it is the official position of @OHDeptofHealth that [if you are asymptomatic] it is unnecessary."
She told them she had notified her employer. They told her to monitor her temperature. That was it.
She told them she had notified her employer. They told her to monitor her temperature. That was it.
11/ There is recent research suggesting that 1 out of every 100 people who contract #COVID19 will be asymptomatic for longer than #14days. There were approximately 2100 people on the #CarnivalValor...including her cabin-mate, who also lives in
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12/ central #Ohio. I should mention that prior to finally reaching the #OHDeptofHealth this morning, my client had tried calling @ColumbusHealth, @FC_PublicHealth, and @DelawareHealth. The state hotline was the only one she could reach.
On the other hand, her friend was able
On the other hand, her friend was able
13/ to get through to @ColumbusHealth. Reportedly, her friend told them that she had no symptoms, and asked if she should #selfquarantine and report it to her (large) employer, and #ColumbusHealth told her that she didn't have to #quarantine or tell her employer, and to just
14/ monitor her temperature. Did I mention that my client's friend & cabinmate, who was also on the same #cruise as the #Columbus man with #COVID19, works for one of #CentralOhio's 10 largest employers? She was at work for 3 days last week because reportedly, @ColumbusHealth,
15/ @OHdeptofhealth, and @CarnivalCruise
failed to notify her that there was a suspected case of #COVID_19 from her #Carnival #Valor #cruise, so she, too, did not know to #selfquarantine until my client informed her this morning.
As a result, since leaving the #CarnivalValor,
failed to notify her that there was a suspected case of #COVID_19 from her #Carnival #Valor #cruise, so she, too, did not know to #selfquarantine until my client informed her this morning.
As a result, since leaving the #CarnivalValor,
16/ my client's @CarnivalCruise cabinmate has, in addition to her workplace, been to a central #ohio funeral, a nursing home, and a church. I will update this list and give specifics if I receive them (w/consent).
This is all a lot, but there's more. My client reports that a
This is all a lot, but there's more. My client reports that a
17/ significant # of people who were on the #CarnivalValor #cruise with her & the infected man, from Feb. 29th-Mar. 5th, returned to their various home cities and now report via social media that they are ill w/respiratory illness, and can't get tested for #COVID19. 
18/ Reportedly, @CarnivalCruise may not have tested anyone on the #ship. After the end of the #cruise on Mar. 5th, the #CarnivalValor left for another cruise from Mar. 5th-11th, and another one from Mar. 11th-today. And I just received this tweet:
19/ @CDCgov Passengers from the Mar. 5th #COVID19-infected @CarnivalCruise ship #CarnivalValor have returned to their cities; are ill; & are being denied tests.
@DrAmyActon @MichiganHHS @TNDeptofHealth @WBBJ7News @WNEMTV5news
@WCBE905Columbus @JoshTPM
@DrAmyActon @MichiganHHS @TNDeptofHealth @WBBJ7News @WNEMTV5news
@WCBE905Columbus @JoshTPM
20/ One of the #CarnivalValor passengers who returned home to #Missouri is dealing with a similar uneven government response right now. And although it doesn't sound like her symptoms are consistent with #COVID19, it shows that we must #stayhome, ourselves, now.
