As the nation’s eighth case of coronavirus was confirmed on Saturday, Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield was tapped to be one of four U.S. military bases on standby to house overseas travelers who may need to be quarantined.
The Pentagon approved a Department of Health and Human Services request for facilities capable of housing at least 250 people in individual rooms through Feb. 29, according to an announcement Saturday on the base’s
website.
Travis will only provide housing — the housing agency will be responsible for care, transportation, and security of evacuees, according to the base’s statement.
The other three installations selected to house evacuees are the 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute in Fort Carson, Colorado; Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas; and the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, according to a statement from Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the Secretary of Defense for public affairs.
There are now eight confirmed U.S. cases of coronavirus, including one in Santa Clara County that was announced on Friday. Health officials announced the latest U.S. case on Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts, of a man in his 20s who had recently traveled to Wuhan, China.
The virus, which presents with flu-like symptoms, is thought to have spread from animals to humans, perhaps at a large seafood and animal market in Wuhan, China.
As of Saturday, the virus has sickened at least 11,971 people in China and killed 259, according to the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic China.
The World Health Organization reported Saturday that there were 132 confirmed cases in 23 countries outside of China.
On Friday, Alex Azar, head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the virus and said that anyone who had traveled to Hubei Province in China, where Wuhan is located, within the past 14 days, will be subject to a quarantine of up to 14 days.
Anyone who was in the rest of mainland China will be required to undergo health screenings at one of seven airports: San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago and Honolulu.
Also, foreign citizens who have been in China and “pose a risk” of transmitting the virus, except those who are immediate family of American citizens, will be denied entry into the U.S.
guess they gotta put them somewhere.
Parking at the base has just become quite plentiful.
This is how the Zombie pocky-clips starts……
Glad we’re taking precautions. Better to be safe than sorry.
Seems like good planing, bring the sick to the most populous state. Why not Area 51 or someplace far out. Although it’s nice they are finally doing something seems a bit late.
They need it to be in everyones face,so people like you can say
“it’s nice they are finally doing something” because liberals are the party of “look,we’re trying to look like we’re doing something”They know that mass suicide or checking into the looney bin can effect their voting base.
@James… what would you suggest, Genius? Maybe they could house them in the US Senate? Those cowards have basically abandoned their duties to the constitution so they could just clear out and make some space.
I suggest bring all to Newscums house..
and bring them to Pelosi’s home and Schumer’s home…ah the liberal-nanny list is so long that it would take up to such space to list all of them.
BTW-in Contra Costa County- I learned on Saturday if you ask folks that have petitions for several causes to get your signature ask if they have the Newsom petition for recall. Seems they have to keep it low key or they are harrassed and have to keep them hidden. We only have a few more weeks to get the required number of signatures, I believe. Sad I was out in Brentwood and there were literally people lined up to sign the recall Newsom petition. What a breath of fresh air and hope yet for California.
If you want that kind of fresh air then move to Brentwood. I’m happy here in WC.