Thanks for sharing the video.
I'll see if I can find an actual link for it tomorrow, right now it's just the epidemiologists talking about it on twitter.
Yes, I get that feeling. They've had community transmission already, so the Diamond Princess passengers may not make any difference to them. But, TBH, many countries have no ability to even try containment. They go straight to mitigation, i.e. try to minimize spread.
Money not being an issue like it seemed to be for this guy. I'd rather be hanging out in a hotel in Japan than imprisoned at a US military base. I think the guy in question knew the risks and was OK with it.
Weren't they in their 80's? Anyone at that age is high risk for dying from any kind of virus.
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He definitely made his decision with eyes open however I do think he assumed he'd he able to fly back to the US...But he does seem pretty wealthy.
Did you look in hardware or farm and ranch stores? They have them by the paint & sanding equipment. You want n95s if you can find them.
I have done that for years. I usually sit up front, and let me assure you the flight attendants are all doing it, too.
The thing I worry about for this person is that he's either already got it, or he'll get it, or Japan's travel advisory will go from green to red in the two weeks he's supposed to be there. I think he has underestimated how fast this is going to spread through the area, and then all the money in the world won't get him a bed in a local hospital.
A lot of people on those long itinerary princess cruises are retired. An acquaintance did a month south seas cruise on princess and was by far one of the younger people... In his 60s.
