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Old 04-02-2020, 08:03 AM
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I don't believe that happened until someone here got sick. The first case in the US was January 20. Travel from China was not banned till January 31.


Coronavirus: A timeline of the pandemic from China'''s first case to now - Business Insider
The rapid implementation of the ban was providential in retrospect. 11 days is "light speed" by USG standards, particularly when we were still grappling to understand the magnitude.