By the way, "community spread" refers to having at least one person in a cluster affected by the virus with no epidemiological link (that is, no contact with a confirmed or probable case or travel to/from an endemic region).
COVID-19 has been classified as a community spread virus recently due to many cases sprouting across the world with no connections as stated above.
Yes, that's why we're no longer allowing people from the US to our country, because Covid-19 is running rampant there.
Edit: Here's the thing, my country has the option of closing our borders, and it will actually keep our people safe, because the vast majority of our cases are imported, as in, people who are coming from other countries came here, got tested at the border because they came from a high-risk country like the US or the UK, and were discovered to have the virus. We're a small island, and we're at risk of getting swamped by sick people coming here for medical care because even before this virus, our country had a significant number of tourists coming here for medical care, given that they somehow don't trust their own country's doctors. Our response to the virus has been lauded to the point that we had to change the rules such that while we still test everyone for free, we had to reserve free medical care (including ICU stay) for our citizens and long-term pass holders to avoid tourists travelling here on purpose to get help, and possibly infect a whole bunch of people along the way.
It's far too late for the US now; you don't even have enough tests for your medical personnel. Trump going on about your country's borders is hilarious, because really, nobody wants to go there to be sick, because it's a known fact that your healthcare might save your life, but leave you too broke to live it.
Happy-Stand on March 23rd, 2020 at 18:02 UTC »
By the way, "community spread" refers to having at least one person in a cluster affected by the virus with no epidemiological link (that is, no contact with a confirmed or probable case or travel to/from an endemic region).
COVID-19 has been classified as a community spread virus recently due to many cases sprouting across the world with no connections as stated above.
3720-To-One on March 23rd, 2020 at 18:20 UTC »
Has anyone told the tangerine shit gibbon that the virus arrived here through legal travel through legal ports of entry?
maenadery on March 23rd, 2020 at 19:17 UTC »
Yes, that's why we're no longer allowing people from the US to our country, because Covid-19 is running rampant there.
Edit: Here's the thing, my country has the option of closing our borders, and it will actually keep our people safe, because the vast majority of our cases are imported, as in, people who are coming from other countries came here, got tested at the border because they came from a high-risk country like the US or the UK, and were discovered to have the virus. We're a small island, and we're at risk of getting swamped by sick people coming here for medical care because even before this virus, our country had a significant number of tourists coming here for medical care, given that they somehow don't trust their own country's doctors. Our response to the virus has been lauded to the point that we had to change the rules such that while we still test everyone for free, we had to reserve free medical care (including ICU stay) for our citizens and long-term pass holders to avoid tourists travelling here on purpose to get help, and possibly infect a whole bunch of people along the way.
It's far too late for the US now; you don't even have enough tests for your medical personnel. Trump going on about your country's borders is hilarious, because really, nobody wants to go there to be sick, because it's a known fact that your healthcare might save your life, but leave you too broke to live it.