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From: Patrick Burwell <xxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 5:24 PM
Subject: CDC Announcement of COVID-19 Pandemic
I have been hearing on Social media your agency announced at 9 am today that the USA citizenry should “prepare for a pandemic” from the COVISD-19 (SARS-CoV-2). But your website says otherwise:
From https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html#situation-in-us
Situation in U.S.
Imported cases of COVID-19 in travelers have been detected in the U.S. Person-to-person spread of COVID-19 also has been seen among close contacts of returned travelers from Wuhan, but at this time, this virus is NOT currently spreading in the community in the United States.
Which is it? We are getting mixed signals here…
Patrick J. Burwell
www.OnlyJesusSaves.org Ministries
