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Jan 22, 2020, 5:12 am
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I know I'm jumping the gun here, but if there are significant travel warnings to China (right now it's at CDC level 2, so I guess I'm envisioning if it goes to level 3), would airlines typically offer refunds / rebooking? We are supposed to go to China in a couple of months on BA and my husband has lupus, so we don't want to to take any unnecessary risks, but also don't want to lose a couple grand on our plane tickets.
Jan 22, 2020, 5:40 am
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"Aircraft will land in an isolated part of Terminal 4, before being met by a health team, a government source said."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51202216
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51202216
Jan 22, 2020, 6:18 am
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I know I'm jumping the gun here, but if there are significant travel warnings to China (right now it's at CDC level 2, so I guess I'm envisioning if it goes to level 3), would airlines typically offer refunds / rebooking? We are supposed to go to China in a couple of months on BA and my husband has lupus, so we don't want to to take any unnecessary risks, but also don't want to lose a couple grand on our plane tickets.
tb
Jan 22, 2020, 6:19 am
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"Aircraft will land in an isolated part of Terminal 4, before being met by a health team, a government source said."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51202216
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51202216
tb
Jan 22, 2020, 8:18 am
#35
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Jan 22, 2020, 9:51 am
#36
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A while ago, I saved this map that I found interesting, which, if I recall correctly, is a comparison of Chinese high-speed rail lines between 2008 and 2018 (it was for a class example comparing public transportation across countries). Looking at Wuhan at the convergence of so many of those lines is not comforting....
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Jan 22, 2020, 10:41 am
#37
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I know I'm jumping the gun here, but if there are significant travel warnings to China (right now it's at CDC level 2, so I guess I'm envisioning if it goes to level 3), would airlines typically offer refunds / rebooking? We are supposed to go to China in a couple of months on BA and my husband has lupus, so we don't want to to take any unnecessary risks, but also don't want to lose a couple grand on our plane tickets.
Jan 22, 2020, 12:39 pm
#39
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According to BBC News: Wuhan will be shutting down public transportation.
Bus, subway, ferry, and long-distance transport networks will be suspended from 1000 local time on 23 January.
Jan 22, 2020, 4:07 pm
#40
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Looks like Wuhan is being quarantined:
Link:
https://www.businessinsider.com/wuha...re-city-2020-1
Seventeen people have died from a mysterious coronavirus in China, and more than 544 people have been infected across six countries. The virus, which is marked by fevers and pneumonialike symptoms, originated in Wuhan, an 11 million-person city in China's Hubei province.
On Wednesday, local disease-control authorities in Wuhan issued an order to quarantine the city, which is slated to go into effect on Thursday at 10 a.m. local time. The order stops all public transportation, including city buses, trains, and ferries. It also prevents any buses or trains from coming into or leaving the city and grounds all planes at the Wuhan airport.
According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, this move will not only help Chinese authorities control the outbreak in the country but also "minimize the chances of this outbreak spreading internationally."
On Wednesday, local disease-control authorities in Wuhan issued an order to quarantine the city, which is slated to go into effect on Thursday at 10 a.m. local time. The order stops all public transportation, including city buses, trains, and ferries. It also prevents any buses or trains from coming into or leaving the city and grounds all planes at the Wuhan airport.
According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, this move will not only help Chinese authorities control the outbreak in the country but also "minimize the chances of this outbreak spreading internationally."
https://www.businessinsider.com/wuha...re-city-2020-1
Jan 22, 2020, 4:55 pm
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Jan 22, 2020, 6:06 pm
#42
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Blogger laowhy86 has stated that he thinks the government has a strong tendency to underplay the severity of the virus. Also, he talked to a doctor friend who stated that the virus had spread to a city not mentioned by Chinese authorities. See
. (Why Conavirus is much worse than you think on Youtube)
Am concerned for my children's relatives who live in Wuhan.
Am concerned for my children's relatives who live in Wuhan.
Jan 22, 2020, 6:08 pm
#43
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The PRC needs to do whatever is required to contain this thing.
Jan 22, 2020, 6:38 pm
#44
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Blogger laowhy86 has stated that he thinks the government has a strong tendency to underplay the severity of the virus. Also, he talked to a doctor friend who stated that the virus had spread to a city not mentioned by Chinese authorities. See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VLp8CHeKQkl. (Why Conavirus is much worse than you think on Youtube)
Am concerned for my children's relatives who live in Wuhan.
Am concerned for my children's relatives who live in Wuhan.
Last edited by anacapamalibu; Jan 22, 2020 at 6:48 pm
Jan 22, 2020, 7:10 pm
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Curious for thoughts. I'm considering booking China Eastern JFK-PVG-SIN roundtrip, March 5-15. MU and CA are offering roundtrip business fares for ~$2000 -- at least 33% less than anyone else. My concern is whether it's wise to book a nonrefundable ticket that connects, for a respective 4 and 8 hours, in Shanghai without any real sense of how the viral spread will look in 6-7 weeks. I realize this may come off as hyper cautious, and I also figure PVG will be working overtime to maintain hygiene. But I'm wondering if it makes sense to wait a few weeks or just avoid Chinese transit outright.