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    NEW YORK CITY (WABC) --

    Emergency crews are responding to JFK Airport after a jetliner carrying dozens of passengers described as seriously ill landed at JFK International Airport.

    Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai arrived at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday.

    As the plane was arriving, the pilot raised concerns that many of his passengers appeared to be sick with fevers over 100 degrees. Many were coughing.


    Law enforcement and health officials are responding on the ground.

    The plane is being held away from the terminals because of reports of possibly up to 100 sick people in board.


    The passengers will be isolated at the airport and treated for whatever is ailing them.
    Emergency crews are responding to JFK Airport after a jetliner carrying dozens of passengers described as seriously ill landed at JFK International Airport.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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    Emirates Plane Quarantined at JFK After 100 Report Feeling Sick: Sources

    Three people have been taken to hospital after a plane landed at JFK with at least 100 people on board reporting feeling sick, a law enforcement source says.

    Emirates flight 203 from Dubai landed at John F. Kennedy airport Wednesday morning and was quarantined on the runway after about 100 of the 500 passengers reported feeling sick on board the flight, airport sources say.

    The flight landed at JFK Wednesday morning about 9:10 a.m. where Port Authority Police and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were waiting in a staging area to check passengers. The mayor's office confirmed on Twitter that a plane had landed at JFK with sickened passengers, saying the aircraft had been quarantained.
    About 100 passengers on an Emirates flight to John F. Kennedy Airport reported feeling sick on board the flight Wednesday morning, airport sources say.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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    • #3
      Reuters is reporting that 10 are sick and the rest are being released. ?

      Remember - most of the national press in the US is "fake news". I have no idea what to believe.


      https://www.reuters.com/article/us-n..._medium=Social

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      • #4
        Sky News BreakingVerified account @SkyNewsBreak 1m1 minute ago More



        Emirates has confirmed 10 passengers on board flight EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill and "attended to by local health authorities"

        ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
        Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

        ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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        • #5
          Emirates AirlineVerified account @emirates 26m26 minutes ago More



          Statement: Emirates can confirm that about 10 passengers on #EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill. On arrival, as a precaution, they were attended to by local health authorities. All others will disembark shortly. The safety & care of our customers is our first priority.

          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
          -Nelson Mandela

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          • #6
            "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
            -Nelson Mandela

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            • #7
              Eric PhillipsVerified account @EricFPhillips 9m9 minutes ago More



              Eric Phillips Retweeted Eric Phillips
              10 sick people off the plane and heading to Jamaica Hospital. Health officials taking others off one by one checking for symptoms. About 40 cleared and going to customs. A few others showing symptoms and being held for treatment and possible transport to hospital.

              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
              -Nelson Mandela

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              • #8
                Eric Phillips

                Verified account
                @EricFPhillips
                50m50 minutes ago

                *EDIT*: the flight was direct from Dubai. It appears some of the ill passengers came from Mecca before getting on in Dubai.


                Eric Phillips

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                @EricFPhillips
                22m22 minutes ago

                432 now off and cleared. 8 more sick and being treated at the airport.
                "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                -Nelson Mandela

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                • #9
                  Here is a link to a passager's twitter, a passager who was on the plane in question:



                  He has in his twitter allowed people to use his photos info as long as he is appropriate credited.

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                  • #10
                    Eric PhillipsVerified account @EricFPhillips 15m15 minutes ago More



                    Eric Phillips Retweeted Eric Phillips
                    All the passengers are off and have been evaluated. 19 sick. 10 to hospital and 9 refused medical attention. Health officials are processing tests now to determine the cause. Symptoms still pointing to the flu.

                    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                    -Nelson Mandela

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                    • #11
                      Federal health officials met a plane landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport after passengers reported feeling ill, according to sources.


                      quotes:

                      Erin Sykes told CNN from the plane:
                      "It was so obvious that a large number of people were ill well before takeoff."
                      "People were coughing the whole time. Now some people have fevers over 100," she said.
                      "They should never had been allowed to board."


                      "While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a source with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
                      said as many as 100 passengers reported feeling sick,
                      the airline said only about 10 passengers had "taken ill".

                      "Seven crew members and five passengers were taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, a Port Authority source said. Other passengers are still being evaluated, the source said."


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                      • #12
                        Update:

                        https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/reut...lling-ill.html

                        Quote:
                        "Eventually, the airline and the New York mayor's office said a total of 19 people were confirmed ill.
                        Three passengers and seven crew members went to the hospital, Dubai-based Emirates said.
                        "

                        Interesting numbers of sick passengers versus sick crew members.

                        I am thinking that all the 7 sick crew members, one way or the other, all had close contact with the original sick passager.
                        And the 2 sick passangers was possible 2 persons sitting nearby the original sick passager.
                        But the fact that seven crew members fell ill, within few hours, seem to point to that the original sick passager's illness is very contagious.

                        I fear that more of the passagers that was let go from the plane will turn up sick within the next 24 hours, hope I'm wrong !



                        Also another symptom has been observed by a passenger:


                        https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/09...ck-passengers/

                        "Mahesh Varavooru says his wife was not one of numerous passengers who fell ill,
                        but she did see several people vomiting during the flight.
                        "

                        So the symptoms reported by now are:

                        fever
                        coughing
                        vomiting

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                        • #13
                          Main street media (large national medias) often get the story details wrong in the early hours of an event. I would not necessarily believe any of the numbers yet. What do we know with 90%+ probability at this point?

                          1) A plane from Dubai landed at New York's JFK with some people feeling sick. The numbers have varied widely all day. Flu-like symptoms have been mentioned several times.

                          2) About 19ish people were referred for medical evaluation/assistance at a local hospital.

                          3) Hundreds of passengers from that flight were released to continue their day.

                          4) So far none of the hundreds of passengers that were released have reported an illness. None of the attending medical teams have reported any illness yet either.


                          So what are we looking for? Additional people showing signs of illness - first among exposed passengers and then their contacts. We will know more in the next 24 - 48 hours as most flu and other respiratory illnesses take at least that long to develop symptoms in people.

                          I expect local and national officials to manage the situation by issuing some press releases. They probably will report a diagnosis of the patients. Their primary concern is public health which also includes reducing panic.

                          For me - I am not looking at any main street media reports. They are behind the time line and some of them (as usual) are using a disease situation for click bait.

                          I am looking at local media reports, hospital press releases, reliable first hand accounts by those people at the scene.

                          We are monitoring the situation and we have no agenda except public health and human rights.

                          We are independent media.

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                          • #14
                            Update 50 minutes ago:

                            The Jamaica Hospital, were the 10 sick persons are being examined, 2 more symptoms have now been added:



                            Quote:

                            "Symptoms included cough, headache, sore throat and fever, according to Jamaica Hospital"

                            So the 5 symptoms reported by now are:

                            fever
                            coughing
                            vomiting
                            headache
                            sore throat

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                            • #15
                              Influenza monthly update, July 2018



                              In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, influenza activity continue to decrease in the month of July in many countries reporting data to FluNet and EMFLU namely, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.''

                              more...

                              http://www.emro.who.int/pandemic-epi...july-2018.html


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