Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
It seems stupid/short sighted to keep the ship at sea. Whether there are infected people aboard or not, eventually the ship will be docked. And CA would seem the best equipped state for that. What is to be gained by making access to the ship difficult for health vs. docking the ship (and keeping the pax onboard until the 21 cases have been tested)? Then, if there are positive results, get everybody off the ship and quarantine them either at home (if in driving distance) or in motels.
I thought it may be prudent to learn from and avoid some of the missteps Japan made when dealing with their cruise ship. Hopefully, we just won't pick a date and release them into my backyard. You know, this is close to home for me, and I may just start feeling fear.
Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
Testing measures at the border? Which ones? Temperature checks are relatively cheap and easy and may catch some cases, but they are obviously not going to catch every case. And why stop at international travel - is Florida at greater risk from travelers from EU or from WA state?
We can close borders at any time for a valid reason. Restricting freedom of movement within the 50 States is...ah...I think against the US Const, or something along those lines.
PS - So, if it's both stupid and short sighted to keep the ship at sea, to what end would we close ports of entry? Wouldn't any cruise ship just show up and would know of our "both stupid and short sighted" to keep a ship at sea policy, and eventually be assured entry?