Wuhan evacuee speaks about his life in quarantine

Wuhan evacuee speaks about his life in quarantine

HIS WIFE LANDEDIN OMAHA FRIDAYNIGHT TO BEQUARANTINED FORTHE NEXT TWOWEEKS.BUT, THIS IS NOTTHE BEGINNING OFTHEIR JOURNEY.IT STARTED WHENTHEY FLEW FROMPORTLAND,OREGON TOWUHAN CHINA,ONCE THEYLANDED....THEY HAD JUST ACOUPLE HOURS TOGET OUT OF CITYLIMITS BEFORETHINGS WENT ONLOCKDOWN TOCONTAIN THESPREAD OF THECORONAVIRUS ---"WE LITERALLYTOOK THE LASTTRAIN AS WE WEREBEING TOLD THECITY WAS BEINGPUT ONLOCKDOWN." IT'SBEEN A CRAZY FEWWEEKS FORAMANG HABIBI ANDHIS WIFE, THEYWERE GOING TOVISIT FAMILY INHUBEI, CHINA ,WHEN IT TURNEDINTO A TRIPTHEY'LL NEVERFORGET."FROM OURUNDERSTANDING,IT WAS JUST ANORMAL LIKEOUTBREAK OF AFLU THAT WASGOING ON.WE DIDN'T KNOWTHE CASES WASGOING TOEXPLODE, THATGOVERNMENTWOULD TAKETHESE DRASTICMEASURES." THECORONAVIRUS HADPEOPLE IN A PANIC,ACCORDING TOAMANG.IT HAD SPREAD TOTHOUSANDS OFPEOPLE, KILLINGHUNDREDS.THEY CAUGHTTHEIR TRAIN ANDMADE IT OUT OFWUHAN, CHINA -BUT THAT DIDN'TCHANGE MUCH --AS THEY WEREMET WITHANOTHERLOCKDOWN -- "WEDIDN'T REALLYTALK TO ANYBODYELSE.WE WERE KIND OFJUST KEEPING OURDISTANCE.EVERYBODY HADFACE MASKS ON."AND AFTER BEINGON LOCKDOWNFOR THREE WEEKSIN CHINA - IT WASTIME TO JOURNEYBACK TO AMERICA."THE PLANE WASACTUALLY THEWORST PART OFTHE JOURNEY,THERE WAS NOWINDOWS, YOUCAN'T SEE WHAT'SGOING ONOUTSIDE, YOUCAN'T TELL WHATTIME OF DAY IT IS...YOU CAN'T TELLHOW MANY HOURSHAVE PAST...HE ADDS THECARGO PLANE WASCOLD AND LOUD,UNDERSTANDINGHEALTH OFFICIALSWAS ALSODIFFICULT."THERE WERETIMES WHENPEOPLE WERESUPER CONFUSED.THERE WAS NOCHINESETRANSLATORS -MORE THAN 75%OF OUR PLANEWAS CHINESESPEAKINGPEOPLE." THEYLANDED IN A FEWDIFFERENT CITIES,DROPPING OFFEVACUEES UNTILTHEY FINALLYLANDED IN OMAHAAND WERE BUSSEDTO CAMP ASHLANDAFTER TRAVELINGMORE THAN 48HOURS "YOU CANTELL SOMEPEOPLE ARETAKING THEIRTEMPERATURESCHECKED AGAIN -YOU HAD A LITTLEBIT OF SLEEP -SOME PEOPLESEEMED TO HAVEHEADACHES ANDYOU'RE LIKE OHCOULD THESEPEOPLE HAVE THEVIRUS OR ARETHEY JUST HAVINGHEADACHES...YOU DON'T KNOW!"HE AND HIS WIFE,ALONG WITH 55OTHERS WILL BEQUARANTINED ATCAMP ASHLANDFOR THE NEXTTWO WEEKS.THEY ARECONFINED TO AROOM FOR MOSTOF THE DAY - HESAYS AS FORCOMMUNICATINGWITH THE OTHEREVACUEES...IT'S NOT WORTHTHE RISK."YOU REALLY DON'TKNOW.YOU REALLY DON'TKNOW WHATSYMPTOMSPEOPLE HAVE ,WHATS GOING ON ,YOU DON'T KNOWWHERE THEY'VEBEEN." DESPITEALL OF THIS ....HE AND HIS WIFEARE APPRECIATIVETO EVERYONETHAT'S HELPED HIMAND HIS WIFE GETOUT AND BACK TOTHE U.S.THANKFUL FORTHE HELP SOT"WITHOUT THEINTERNET, I'D KINDOF BE LIKEPULLING OUT MYHAIR CABIN FEVERTYPE OFSITUATION."HOWEVER, THEYARE READY TOJUST GET BACKHOME TOOREGON...."HONESTLY IT'SHARD FOR ME TOTHINK ABOUT IT.IT DOES SEEM LIKEA MOVIE AND I'MSTILL TAKING IT ALLIN AND IT DOESN'TRESONATE WITHME YET.THEY STILL HAVEQUIET A JOURNEY,HERE INNEBRASKA.AMANJ ALSONOTED SOMETHINGNOT EVERYONE ISAWARE OF,EVACUEES HAVETO PAY TO BEFLOWN OUT OFCHINA.HE SAID EACHEVACUEE WASCHARGED 1THOUSAND 1HUNDREDDOLLARS.AMANJ SAYS THEONLY THING HEREALLY WANTS ISACCESS TO A GYM,SOMETHING THEYWERE TOLD WAS APOSSIBILITY.IN STUDIO, KENTLUETZEN, 3NN