Here's a breakdown by country. Sure seems strange that no cases are listed for most African countries.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

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Originally posted by Victor Watson:

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
WSJ had a story today that close ties between China and Africa, coupled with weak screening systems in Africa have the alarm bells ringing.

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On the contrary...we just flew Johannesburg and Atlanta return and the only medical screening was upon our return in Johannesburg OR Tambo airport.

I don't think arriving at Johannesburg, especially from Atlanta is considered the problem.

It is arrivals from the far east landing in Lilongwe, Bujumbura, Juba, etc........

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Originally posted by AilsaWheels:

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Originally posted by Victor Watson:

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
WSJ had a story today that close ties between China and Africa, coupled with weak screening systems in Africa have the alarm bells ringing.

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On the contrary...we just flew Johannesburg and Atlanta return and the only medical screening was upon our return in Johannesburg OR Tambo airport.

I don't think arriving at Johannesburg, especially from Atlanta is considered the problem.

It is arrivals from the far east landing in Lilongwe, Bujumbura, Juba, etc........

Fair point.

https://www.axios.com/olympic-...14-959d04ae8592.html

2 hours ago - Sports


Olympic official: Tokyo is "looking at a cancellation" if coronavirus not contained by late May

Fadel Allassan


The fate of the Tokyo Olympics is expected to be decided within the next three months amid fears surrounding the spread of the novel coronavirus, International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told the Associated Press in an interview on Tuesday.

The state of play: The games are on as of now, but the committee's final decision will depend on discussions with the World Health Organization, Pound said. The Olympics are set to bring roughly 11,000 athletes to Tokyo, with the event scheduled to begin on July 24. Another 4,400 athletes will arrive in Japan for the Paralympics set to start on Aug. 25.

What he's saying: "All indications are at this stage that it will be business as usual. So keep focused on your sport and be sure that the IOC is not going to send you into a pandemic situation," Pound said.

"It's a big, big, big decision and you just can't take it until you have reliable facts on which to base it."
Yes, but: Pound said if the Olympics couldn't take place in Tokyo this summer, cancellation would be more likely than moving to another city, or postponement.

"You just don't postpone something on the size and scale of the Olympics."
"There's so many moving parts, so many countries and different seasons, and competitive seasons, and television seasons. You can't just say, we'll do it in October."

https://www.aol.com/article/ne...s-cdc-says/23934150/



Americans should prepare for coronavirus spread in U.S., CDC says

NBC News
ERIKA EDWARDS
Feb 25th 2020 1:34PM


Top U.S. public health officials said Tuesday that Americans should prepare for the spread of the coronavirus in communities across the country.

“It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the head of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during a media briefing Tuesday.

Measures to contain the virus in the U.S. so far have involved restricting travel to and from China — the center of the outbreak — and isolating cases identified so far in this country.


But Messonnier said that evidence that the virus is spreading in other countries, such as Iran and Italy, has raised CDC’s “level of concern and expectation that we’ll see spread” in the U.S.

She added that Americans need to prepare for disruptions to their daily lives, including school closings, working from home and delayed elective medical procedures, as efforts to contain and control the possible spread in the U.S. may accelerate in the coming weeks.

I’m just back from an extended trip to Hong Kong. There are over four times as many confirmed conronavirus cases in HK (85) than when I left 18 days ago. The city is freaked out, to say the least. School has not yet resumed following the Chinese New Year’s holiday, and likely won’t until after Easter. Globally, the worst has yet to be seen. How bad is still not certain. The sudden spike in cases in Italy, Iran, and South Korea is cause for concern.
For anyone interested in keeping up with the number of COVID-19 cases in near real time, here are a few dashboard links:

Global: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis...40299423467b48e9ecf6

Hong Kong: https://chp-dashboard.geodata.gov.hk/covid-19/en.html

Macau (in Chinese): http://www.netcraft.com.mo/das...OSusoZlHPlhSu5eTTZIs

Philippines: https://ncovtracker.doh.gov.ph/

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Originally posted by Kathi:
https://www.aol.com/article/ne...s-cdc-says/23934150/




Americans should prepare for coronavirus spread in U.S., CDC says

NBC News
ERIKA EDWARDS
Feb 25th 2020 1:34PM


Top U.S. public health officials said Tuesday that Americans should prepare for the spread of the coronavirus in communities across the country.

“It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the head of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during a media briefing Tuesday.

Measures to contain the virus in the U.S. so far have involved restricting travel to and from China — the center of the outbreak — and isolating cases identified so far in this country.


But Messonnier said that evidence that the virus is spreading in other countries, such as Iran and Italy, has raised CDC’s “level of concern and expectation that we’ll see spread” in the U.S.

She added that Americans need to prepare for disruptions to their daily lives, including school closings, working from home and delayed elective medical procedures, as efforts to contain and control the possible spread in the U.S. may accelerate in the coming weeks.

"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after will seem inadequate" -M. Leavitt, DHHS

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Originally posted by Kathi:
https://www.axios.com/olympic-...14-959d04ae8592.html

2 hours ago - Sports


Olympic official: Tokyo is "looking at a cancellation" if coronavirus not contained by late May

Fadel Allassan


The fate of the Tokyo Olympics is expected to be decided within the next three months amid fears surrounding the spread of the novel coronavirus, International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told the Associated Press in an interview on Tuesday.

The state of play: The games are on as of now, but the committee's final decision will depend on discussions with the World Health Organization, Pound said. The Olympics are set to bring roughly 11,000 athletes to Tokyo, with the event scheduled to begin on July 24. Another 4,400 athletes will arrive in Japan for the Paralympics set to start on Aug. 25.

What he's saying: "All indications are at this stage that it will be business as usual. So keep focused on your sport and be sure that the IOC is not going to send you into a pandemic situation," Pound said.

"It's a big, big, big decision and you just can't take it until you have reliable facts on which to base it."
Yes, but: Pound said if the Olympics couldn't take place in Tokyo this summer, cancellation would be more likely than moving to another city, or postponement.

"You just don't postpone something on the size and scale of the Olympics."
"There's so many moving parts, so many countries and different seasons, and competitive seasons, and television seasons. You can't just say, we'll do it in October."

So perhaps we won't be able to see men who claim to be women, win all of the women's medals?!?!

This is an update. from TheSafariConnection I also started a new thread ( no insurance for Corona) and despite some folks here saying stay calm this issue bears close observation. That person made a comparison to Ebola but it should be noted that Covid-19 has a significantly higher transmission rate. Also since my post this morning we have learned more. You should note that if you are in Africa and contract the virus that AFTER you recover there you will ,according to the CDC, be quarantined for 14 to 21 and must pass 2 infection test.

posted 29 February 2020 20:54
Let me start in by saying that this post is not intended to scare or in any way be inflammatory. My company TheSafariConnection offers free travel services and this post is informational only. On January 31st the CDC classified Corona or Covid-19 the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a "PHE" public health emergency. The travel impact of this edict is that virtually ALL travel insurance companies including RIPCORD for whom we sell as agents have in their policy statement a clause that specifically excludes coverage for all faucets of travel that could be affected by Corona when a CDC warning is in affect. CBS reported yesterday that the purchase of travel insurance is up 60% but it is a waste of money if you are trying to cover anything to do with Corona. This information comes from a RIPCORD employee.

Since my first post yesterday a 57th country has been added to the outbreak, Nigeria, so the disease is spreading south in Africa. A traveler from Milan Italy entered Nigeria and several days later was diagnosed so hundreds were exposed on the flight and those other individuals have spread across the area since the flight. Nigeria claims they have the situation under control. Given that the first warning of this disease was made on January 31st in Wuhan China rapid spread is of concern to travelers.

Some facts that anyone traveling to Africa in the next few months should consider.

While NOT currently on the list of affected countries the dense populations in major hunting countries represents an elevated concern. It is the start of fall/winter in the southern hemisphere and any veteran of Africa has seen how locals and staff react to a 50 degree day, coveralls and stocking caps when most of us from North America are comfortable in shorts and tee. The local population will sleep compacted in small quarters for warmth and gather closely around fires to stay warm all good ways to rapidly spread this virus.

I'm not going to cover all the affects of being infected but 85000 have been infected with 2800 deaths around 4% ACCORDING to the Chinese Government. Out of that number around 35% become seriously ill and 25% become carriers with no symptoms.

The chance that this will end up in the shanty towns of major populations centers in south Africa is virtually certain.

The only travel insurance that will be available to hunters will be in the form of refundable fare tickets or a low or no cost changeable ticket. We recommend that you spend the extra $$ for these safer fares for 2020.

You should consider opening a dialog with your professional hunter about how safari deposits lost as a result of a travel ban or major restrictions will be handled.

You should also consider how a 14 to 21 day quarantine could affect you if an outbreak occurs in your hunting area.

I sincerely hope NONE of these scenarios come to pass the effect on a population with little or no medical care options would be horrible and the last thing my many friend in Africa need.

I will again mention we do a completely free travel service for our customers and any member of SCI,DSC, ect, no FREE luggage tags in our service but pretty much everything else offered by the FEE BASED services seen at DSC or SCI, if you would like to discuss any aspects of travel please call TheSafariConnection.com or see our travel services page on the site for more information.

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