COVID-19

[thetalady]

This is infuriating!! These kids KNEW better. Their parents KNEW better. Now they come back and are infecting their families and communities all over the country. They didn't care. Selfish and totally thoughtless. I am trying really hard not to say "SERVES THEM RIGHT".

Investigation underway after young travelers return from spring break, test positive for COVID-19

[Rod D]

Originally Posted by thetalady

This is infuriating!! These kids KNEW better. Their parents KNEW better. Now they come back and are infecting their families and communities all over the country. They didn't care. Selfish and totally thoughtless. I am trying really hard not to say "SERVES THEM RIGHT".

Investigation underway after young travelers return from spring break, test positive for COVID-19

While they shouldn't have gone (mine didn't), there is no evidence that they caught it in Cabo and brought it back. Given the 14 day incubation period, they could have caught it at home. This thing would spread big time thru a college dorm, fraternity house, etc. If anything, they may have brought it to Cabo (not that many cases down there).

And as others have indicated, this thing has been floating around for several months, with most infected thinking they had a bad flu. We probably had it in mid Feb. -- we where down for the count, longer than any flu we have had in the past.

[navane]

I agree and think it would be unfair for anyone to imply that they caught it in Cabo (and I don't think thetalady is saying that). It seems to me that one or more of the 70 people in the chartered plane probably had it at home in Texas, took it with them to spring break, and spread it to the rest of the group. So, in reality, they probably put their Mexican hosts at risk more than anything else. And, yes, the kids who caught it from their travel companions are now taking it back home to their families and communities.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by thetalady

This is infuriating!! These kids KNEW better. Their parents KNEW better. Now they come back and are infecting their families and communities all over the country. They didn't care. Selfish and totally thoughtless. I am trying really hard not to say "SERVES THEM RIGHT".

Investigation underway after young travelers return from spring break, test positive for COVID-19

Wow. Nice to know you have compassion.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Wow. Nice to know you have compassion.

I have a huge amount of compassion for those people that are being infected and sickened by these thoughtless young people. Do I have compassion for people who deliberately and intentionally refused to follow advice about travel and social distance? Nope. They knew the risks and not only did not care about themselves, they didn't care about anyone else. I didn't say I hoped they would die.