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Back from Wuhan, Palo Alto woman faces quarantine — again

Original post made on Apr 24, 2020

The panic, fear, isolation and bare grocery store shelves in the Bay Area are all too familiar for Palo Alto resident Esther Tiferes Tebeka, who was in Wuhan, China during the coronavirus outbreak in January.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 4:31 PM

Comments (5)

Posted by resident
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 24, 2020 at 10:13 am

China is far ahead of the USA at containing this virus. They would have been safer staying in China for a few more months than returning to the USA right now.


Posted by TDS
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 24, 2020 at 10:33 am

Santa Clara County is a much safer place to be than Wuhan China. Just about any place in the US (with the possible exception of NYC) is a much safer place to be than Wuhan China. I don't know of any place in the US where the hospitals were overwhelmed the way they were in Wuhan.

Santa Clara County COVID Dashboard: Web Link


Posted by I listen to fauci
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 24, 2020 at 10:46 am

Not sure why you wrote this story. For example I was at Costco the other day. They are limiting the number of people allowed in, as are all stores. The aisles were not packed and shoppers were not frantic.
Esther should read why you should wear a mask. What kind of mask is she wearing? She may be a healer, but she is no infectious disease expert.


Posted by The Savvy Shopper
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:20 pm

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Posted by Resident
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm

Why were these people chosen for the Weekly's Article "Ordinary people, extraordinary times"?
These people are not ordinary Palo Altans!
And their complaints about feeling unsafe about shopping at Costco are strange -
No one is forcing them to shop at Costco. It is your choice.


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