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Posted: 1/26/2020 4:40:29 PM EDT
I looked up his name in the county property records search; he lives lives two houses away from a nursing home, and is about six minute drive from me.  Great, just great.

https://stagenc.build.dispatch.com/news/20200125/westerville-man-stuck-in-china-in-coronavirus-outbreak

John McGory was preparing to return to central Ohio after teaching English in Wuhan, but he now finds himself among at least 48 million people who have been ordered on lockdown in central China after an outbreak of a new coronavirus strain that has left more than 50 dead and nearly 2,000 sick.

After teaching in China for the past six years, John McGory was ready to return home to Ohio and enjoy retirement. Then, the coronavirus hit.

The deadly virus is thought to have started in Wuhan, a central Chinese city where McGory had been teaching English to students at Jianghan University.

McGory, 65, of Westerville, was planning to move home within the next few weeks. But his plans changed when Wuhan was quarantined Thursday and deemed ground zero for the virus.

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More at the link if your a subscriber, it's mostly general news about the outbreak and some personal anecdotes.
Link Posted: 1/26/2020 5:11:35 PM EDT
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ooooh scary. Just like the ebola, global warming, and Africanized bees. It's going to kill us ALL!
Link Posted: 1/26/2020 5:18:45 PM EDT
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Nah, apocalyptic thinking isn't my cup of tea, all things being equal it'd just be nice if he didn't live anywhere near me.  How about next door to you?  
Link Posted: 1/26/2020 7:12:34 PM EDT
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I looked up his name in the county property records search; he lives lives two houses away from a nursing home, and is about six minute drive from me.  Great, just great.

https://stagenc.build.dispatch.com/news/20200125/westerville-man-stuck-in-china-in-coronavirus-outbreak

John McGory was preparing to return to central Ohio after teaching English in Wuhan, but he now finds himself among at least 48 million people who have been ordered on lockdown in central China after an outbreak of a new coronavirus strain that has left more than 50 dead and nearly 2,000 sick.

After teaching in China for the past six years, John McGory was ready to return home to Ohio and enjoy retirement. Then, the coronavirus hit.

The deadly virus is thought to have started in Wuhan, a central Chinese city where McGory had been teaching English to students at Jianghan University.

McGory, 65, of Westerville, was planning to move home within the next few weeks. But his plans changed when Wuhan was quarantined Thursday and deemed ground zero for the virus.

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More at the link if your a subscriber, it's mostly general news about the outbreak and some personal anecdotes.
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Dibs on your stuff
Link Posted: 1/26/2020 7:32:53 PM EDT
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ooooh scary. Just like the ebola, global warming, and Africanized bees. It's going to kill us ALL!
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I hope it is just that, nothing.  How many cities were quarantined during the Ebola scare?

How many are being quarantined now?
Link Posted: 1/26/2020 8:08:15 PM EDT
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Dibs on your stuff
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Who wants the Finn M39 ?
Link Posted: 1/27/2020 5:01:39 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/27/2020 8:47:24 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/27/2020 11:58:15 AM EDT
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Two views: + and -

"You pays your money, and you takes your choice...."

Practical Questions About The Corona Epidemic

In Case You Missed It Earlier

Link Posted: 1/28/2020 2:46:45 PM EDT
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Governor Newsom Declares California A Coronavirus-Free Zone

SACRAMENTO, CA—Governor Newsom has declared California a coronavirus-free zone, instantly eradicating any threat of coronavirus infecting anyone in the state.

The executive action makes any possession of coronavirus a state felony.

"When you declare something illegal, it is instantly gone forever," Newsom said solemnly. "That's why I'm taking immediate executive action to declare the possession of coronavirus a felony at the state level. Top scientists all agree that the best way to get rid of something is to ban it."

"That oughtta do it."

Anyone caught possessing the banned virus will be subject to prosecution. The state is also setting up bins throughout major cities where Californians can turn in their now-illegal coronaviruses to be melted down and destroyed.

After learning that the virus infects humans, Newsom also banned all humans from the state of California. Luckily, the politicians in Sacramento were not affected.
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California Declares Coronavirus To Be Illegal

Link Posted: 1/30/2020 10:10:35 AM EDT
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Your second link sums up my take on this whole thing pretty well. Hopefully the blogger and I are right about that...
Link Posted: 2/16/2020 7:09:20 PM EDT
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He left Wuhan on the US State Dept evacuation plan and is now in quarantine at Marine Core Air Station Miramar, plans on returning home in March:

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200214/westerville-man-in-cdc-quarantine-after-escaping-coronavirus-epicenter-in-china
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