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Mar 13, 2020 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

While there is no question that the coronavirus is a crisis situation for even the developed countries, I am extremely upset that as the Trump administration is now doing in respect to limiting traffic from Europe, we have not also done this with the rest of the world, as outrageous as this may be.
It should be obvious that this virus is not to be trifled with, and it is extremely contagious. The recent local death attributed to the coronavirus has nevertheless raised one single question: If this person came from New York, why did she think that she would get the best care from the Georgetown Hospital?
If this story is true, as outrageous as it seems, there are a host of contact cases with the victim to consider:
1. Contact with passengers and flight attendants
2. Contact with immigration officials
3. Contact with family members
4. Contact with friends
5. Contact with persons (including money) on the way to the hospital
6. Contact with medical and other personnel at the hospital.
Sorry to say, but this is the height of ignominy. When will the government close air traffic to the rest of the world?
Several Caribbean islands have also registered cases, meaning exposure of immigration officials etc, to these persons.
I reiterate, the world is unhappy with the direction of this situation, as stocks are tumbling and governments are scrambling to craft budgets to respond to combat the coronavirus as well as shore up the anticipated decline in economic activity.
Regards,
Craig Sylvester

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