Rep. Mark Takano Daily Update on Coronavirus and Federal Quarantine Ordered for Repatriated U.S. Citizens at March Air Reserve Base 02.05.2020
Rep. Mark Takano is providing daily updates on the current federal quarantine ordered for repatriated U.S. citizens at March Air Reserve Base and coronavirus. Please read the information below for updates from local and federal agencies and latest action from the Office of Congressman Mark Takano.
02/05/2020
Latest action from the Office of Congressman Mark Takano:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Rep. Takano released a video update about the situation at March Air Reserve Base.
Watch the video here.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Following reports of additional flights being directed to California, the Office of Congressman Takano reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS confirmed that two flights headed to California will not be directed to March Air Reserve Base. At this point, additional people will not be sent to March, these flights will be directed to military bases in California, Colorado, and Texas – as was announced by the Department of Defense over the weekend.
Latest update from the County of Riverside:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Zero confirmed cases of coronavirus in Riverside County
As of 2/4/2020, the situation summary remains consistent with the information provided on 2/3/2020. The MHDOC is continuing to support operations in the field. Riverside County still has zero (0) confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and there are no confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus on the repatriation flight (January 29) at this time.
Read more here.
Latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
CDC Media Telebriefing on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
The CDC held a media telebriefing to provide an update to media on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus response. Nancy Messonnier, MD, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and RADM Denise Hinton, Chief Scientist, Food and Drug Administration participated on the call.
A transcript will be available in 24 hours following the briefing at CDC’s website: www.cdc.gov/media
Latest update from the U.S. Department of State:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
On February 4, two planes departed Wuhan, China for the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services has the lead on procedures related to arrivals. The Department of State continues to encourage U.S. citizens to review their China Travel Advisory at Travel.State.gov, and to closely monitor and follow the guidance of local health authorities.
Latest update from the World Health Organization:
Tuesday, February 5, 2020
Belgium reported its first confirmed case of 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease. WHO and partners have developed a global strategic preparedness and response plan, which outlines the public health measures that the international community can provide to support all countries to prepare for and respond to the 2019-nCoV outbreak. The overall goal of the plan is to stop further transmission of 2019-nCoV within China and to other countries, and to mitigate the impact of the outbreak in all countries.
Read more here.
Latest news:
CBS News: Hundreds more Americans return to U.S. from coronavirus epicenter
The Washington Post: Hundreds of evacuees to be held on bases in California; Hong Kong and Taiwan restrict travel from mainland China
Madison.com: Wisconsin has first case of new coronavirus from China
For the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak, visit CDC’s Novel Coronavirus 2019 website. If you have any questions, please visit takano.house.gov or call (951) 222-0203.
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