DAL, UA, AA halt all flights between US and China
As of 1:00 PM PST January 31, 2019:
DAL, UA, AA halt all flights between US and China. scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3048497/american-airlines-pilots-sue-halt-us-china-flights
Trump declares public health emergency and will quarantine U.S. citizens returning from China's Hubei Province.
marketwatch.com/story/trump-declares-public-health-emergency-and-will-quarantine-us-citizens-returning-from-chinas-hubei-province-2020-01-31
The repatriated 195 at MARB under federal quarantine order (1st quarantine in US in 50 years) (Distinguish between "isolation" means when patient is ill and "quarantine" for people exposed and not yet sick.)
CDC "...preparing as if this were the next pandemic..." "...strong measures now may be able to blunt the impact of the virus on the United States..." (my interpretation of that last statement is that CDC considers that the virus will "impact" the US in contrast to the previous characterization of risk is low.)
The CDC test shows 2019-nCoV negative or positive when the patient is ill. Test reliability unknown at this time for asymptomatic people.
CDC team to China to access "best data" at the epicenter especially concerning asymptomatic transmission. (important because the virus is new and its characteristics are being studied and learned even as we speak)
This week Jan 25 - 31: Huge increase in cases in China. Over 10K cases. 26% increase in # of cases in last 24 hours. WHO declares "public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)" Person to person transmission is confirmed. Asymptomatic transmission id confirmed.