I’m furious and don’t have the slightest clue how to respond or if there is a venue for me to report her…
A relative of mine with 4 children under 15 just flew back from London two days ago and all of them were knowingly infected; and were and still are, unreported. The story gets better. The youngest child got sick a couple weeks ago. They went to the ER in NY, near the current hotspot. He was not tested for COVID 19 at the time because there were no tests. Here’s the text interaction…
Her: We came back two days ago from a very short trip to the UK, thinking I should have stayed…
Me: No Coronavirus worries?
Her: Oh we have it. Just not diagnosed.
Me: What!?!? The cough, fever and all? Thought they were screening returning passengers? [ I’m thinking REALLY? ARE YOU NUTS! So flippant too.]
Her: Not really...plus you couldn’t tell anyway…
Her: I was with my youngest in the ER and spent a night in the hospital with him before we left for England. He must have picked it up from Penn Station or the Port Authority and we all got it from him… When we were in the hospital, the virus was already all over the news so I assumed that’s the first thing they tested for… but it turns out they didn’t even have tests…
Her: I think I’m the worst off… still have it in my lungs and I feel it coming on in waves but with garlic, turmeric and cinnamon, I hope it will eventually face out…
EVERYONE on that plane both over and back has been exposed! Her kids are also fairly undisciplined and “handsy” (they touch things). Neither she nor the kids would show any restraint in their behaviour. I’m embarrassed that we’re related. I have no idea who to tell or how to let all those exposed people know they need to get tested.
What else? They’re of course anti-vaxxers and mom’s quite the conspiracy theorist. She continues to show she has complete disgregard for the community good if it impedes in anyway to her personal enjoyment. Her history is unusual (grew up behind the Iron Curtain), but I would have thought it would make her more sympathetic towards others not less.