Judge halts plan to move virus patients to California city

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A court temporarily blocked the U.S. government from sending up to 50 people infected with a new virus from China to a Southern California city for quarantine after local officials argued that the plan lacked details about how the community would be protected from the outbreak.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday to halt the transportation of anyone who has tested positive for the new coronavirus to Costa Mesa, a city of 110,000 in the heart of Orange County. U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Stanton scheduled a hearing on the issue Monday.

City officials quickly sought court intervention after learning from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services that U.S. officials planned to start moving patients to a state-owned facility in Costa Mesa as early as Sunday.

They said in court documents that local officials were not included in the planning effort and wanted to know why the Fairview Developmental Center was considered a suitable quarantine site and what kind of safeguards were put in place to prevent the possible transmission of the virus that has spread globally.



FILE - In this April 15, 2015, file photo the Fairview Developmental Center is seen in Costa Mesa, Calif. A judge has put on hold a U.S. plan to quarantine up to 50 people infected with a new virus from China in a Southern California city. Costa Mesa officials asked for a court to intervene Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, after learning that federal authorities planned to move patients to the facility in the city as early as Sunday. (Leonard Ortiz/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP, File)


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[yaesu]

1. I think converting mar a lago into a temp quarantine facility makes the most sense, have trump

directly supervise it since everything he does is perfect.

or not

[Rebl2]

3. Yes please

[jeffreyi]

4. Affirmative.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. He'd love it. Raking in $650 per person, per night, ...

... and forget "double occupancy", we can cram ten bunks in each room, same price.

But, we're gonna need a bigger Burger King.

[LisaL]

7. And since he is so brave he should personally greet every person arriving.

[bluestarone]

8. AGREE here!! If he's Gods chosen then maybe

He can HEAL them all by shaking their hand!

[EndlessWire]

9. I agree. n/t

[Totally Tunsie]

14. Yup, and the Florida heat will kill the virus,

per the Chump.

[alwaysinasnit]

2. K&R Thanks for posting.

[Bayard]

6. Still punishing Calif., trumpster

Don't even ask--we're moving a major epidemic to your neighborhood, you're welcome.

[bronxiteforever]

11. +1 I stand with California against Trumpolini

[James48]

10. Should convert the DC Trump Hotel.

Lots of rooms there as well.

[Turbineguy]

12. Virus patients should be quarantined

at Trump Rallies.



Not a nice thing to wish on my fellow citizens.