A New York's health commissioner contradicted coronavirus guidance from the White House on Wednesday, telling people who have been to New York City recently that they should not, in fact, quarantine.Coronavirus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx on Tuesday urged anyone who had been to New York City recently to self-quarantine, as there was a significant chance they contracted the virus. NY commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, however, said that part of the White House's guidance wasn't necessary.
Birx was nominated by President Barry Obama.
"I would not follow that. I believe you should follow the guidance in general, you should social distance," he said, according to Wall St. Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind.
This is after Barbot's anti-Trump bloviation
NYC Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot (Mayor Bill de Blasio apt) Mocked Coronavirus Fears in February -- Today NYC Leads Nation in Most Cases and Most Deaths
Today our city is celebrating the #LunarNewYear parade in Chinatown, a beautiful cultural tradition with a rich history in our city. I want to remind everyone to enjoy the parade and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about #coronavirus. https://t.co/bwCnIb7j8H
— Commissioner Oxiris Barbot (@NYCHealthCommr) February 9, 2020
This happened despite warnings in Philadelphia 1918 too. It was called the (Spanish flu) "Death Parade". 72 hours following the parade all the beds in the city's 31 hospitals were filled. In the end an estimated 12,000 to 30,000 died.
Let them die, it's OK we hate Trump
