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World News See other World News Articles Title: CDC Accidentally Releases 'Diamond Princess' Evacuee Who Tested Positive For The Virus This doesn't exactly inspire confidence... Early Monday, the CDC admitted that it had mistakenly released an infected coronavirus patient from the San Antonio Texas Center for Infectious Disease the day prior after the patient twice tested negative for the virus. At that time the patient had no symptoms and technically met the criteria for release, and so was allowed to leave, ABC 7 reports. However, the patient was soon returned to isolation after a subsequent lab test came back positive for the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. So the CDC decided to bring them back to quarantine "out of an abundance of caution." The CDC also released a statement: The discharged patient had some contact with others while out of isolation, and CDC and local public health partners are following up to trace possible exposures and notify them of their potential risk CDC is aware others have encountered similar situations where test results have alternated back & forth between negative & positive. That is part of why CDC criteria states a patient must have two negative test results from specimens taken more than 24 hrs apart. With the federal quarantine period for the Diamond Princess evacuees coming to an end on Monday, Nirenberg said the city and health department will do all they can to keep the community safe. "Our San Antonio Metro Health District and other local officials continue to address the situation with the utmost professionalism and care," Nirenberg said. Meanwhile, other local officials criticized the mayor and federal officials. "This has been our biggest concern and now we will experience the consequences of no action," said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff in a joint statement. "Time and time again, I have raised issues concerning evacuees, inappropriate accommodations, the risk of exposure during transporting and the need for additional monitoring and extended quarantine periods." Similarly, India reported a case on Monday involving an individual who tested negative for the virus, but later tested positive and was brought in for treatment, but only after being allowed to have contact with family and members of the public. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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