PROBLEMS
PROBLEMS WITH THE CDC AND HOW THEY'VE HANDLED THINGS AND
WE'RE NOT VERY APPRECIATIVE OF
IT ABOUT PUTTING OUR PEOPLE AT
RISK CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS
JOINING FORCES STANDING UP TO
THE CDC AND OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES. LEADERS ISSUED A CITY
AND COUNTY WIDE DECLARATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON
MONDAY. REGARDLESS OF WHAT
THE FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENTS DO AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL WE'RE GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC. THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT BOTH EMERGENCY
DECLARATIONS CITING THE RELEASE
OF A QUARANTINE PATIENT FROM
WUHAN CHINA WHO TESTED NEGATIVE
TWICE BUT THEN LATER TESTED
POSITIVE ON A THIRD TEST.
OFFICIALS SAYING THE WOMAN
POTENTIALLY EXPOSED THE PUBLIC
TO THE VIRUS. SHE WAS DROPPED
OFF AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
NEAR THE AIRPORT AND THEN SPENT
TWO HOURS SATURDAY EVENING AT A
BUSY NORTH STAR MALL SHOPPING
AND EATING AT THE FOOD COURT.
SHE'S BACK IN QUARANTINE NOW.
BOTH EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
EXTEND THE QUARANTINE FOR ALL
THOSE LACHLAN AND BAN ANY
PERSON RELEASE FROM GOING INTO
THE CITY OR COUNTY INCLUDING
ALL OF ITS 26 MUNICIPALITIES
THEY NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE PICK
THEM UP AND TAKE THEM OUT JUST
AS THEY BROUGHT THEM HERE AND
NOT EXPOSE OUR POPULATION TO
ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
THE DECLARATIONS COMING AFTER
CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS PENNED
MULTIPLE LETTERS TO FEDERAL
OFFICIALS ASKING THAT
THE QUARANTINE PATIENTS STAY ON
THE BASE. WE HAVE ASKED OVER
AND OVER NOT TO TRANSPORTING
THESE PEOPLE INTO THE CITY OF
SAN ANTONIO. THEY'RE NOT
CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO THEY'RE
NOT CITIZENS TO BEAR COUNTY.
WE'VE ASKED THEM TO NOT DO
THAT. THEY HAVE TOTALLY IGNORED
THAT. OFFICIALS SAY THE RISK
STILL REMAINS LOW FOR
THE PUBLIC AND THIS ISN'T ABOUT
CREATING PANIC. BUT MORE ABOUT
BEING PREPARED SO THAT PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT GOING INTO THE PUBLIC SO
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT VISITING OUR
CITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE RISK OF EXPOSURE REMAINS
LOW AND SO WE'RE GOING TO
UTILIZE ALL OF OUR AUTHORITY TO
DO THAT VANESSA. HE'S JOINING
US LIVE AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE
BASE. VANESSA WE'RE HEARING
THE CITY ALSO FILED A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE CDC AND OTHER
FEDERAL AGENCIES WELL THAT'S
RIGHT AARON CITY OFFICIALS SAID
THE LAWSUIT WAS TO ASK A JUDGE
FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER TO STOP THE IMMEDIATE
RELEASE OF THE EVACUEES FROM
THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE
SHIP AND TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE
THOSE RELEASED POSE NO THREAT
TO THE PUBLIC. NOW TODAY A
JUDGE DENIED THAT REQUEST BUT
SAID THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IS IN EFFECT WASHING
ITS OWN HANDS FURTHER OF THIS
QUARANTINE. AND THIS IS
DISAPPOINT