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Skellum t1_j27kykz wrote

Reply to comment by Valuable-Island3015 in Exclusive: U.S. considers airline wastewater testing as COVID surges in China by Smithy2232

Because not everyone in china is sick. Because you have people returning from being a student, government workers, spies, etc who all do need to come back who dont have the 'rona.

I do think a post flight mandatory quarantine period would make sense though.

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Neoxyte t1_j296fdp wrote

Aren't like 50% of them testing positive though?

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Skellum t1_j29wbc7 wrote

50% on a flight, there may be every other flight had 1-2% and a different flight 98% so far all I've seen is "One flight to Italy had a 50% test rate" and while yea, 50% is massive and I doubt anyone coming off ere isn't infected after spending 10ish hours in a metal tube with them.

Given all I know is "One plane had a 50% infection rate" and I dont know how many planes there have been or the infection rate on those I know that I know jack shit right now about how much is coming out of china.

I do think the steps the US is taking are very good ideas, I am surprised europe isn't doing the same.

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