Evidence Points to Covid Refugees as a Major Factor in Spikes

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1:27p, 6/29/20

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Here's CNN literally saying the same thing. Is that good enough?

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/29/health/border-hospitals-coronavirus/index.html

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1:28p, 6/29/20

Thanks OB.

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In reply to Picadillo • 1:29p, 6/29/20

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I got you.

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1:32p, 6/29/20

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1:38p, 6/29/20

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Quote from the article:

Most of the coronavirus patients crossing the border, they say, are Americans..."We've got this continual flow of Covid coming across the border in the form of US citizens that carry and continue to escalate and fuel the Covid pressures that we see,"

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4:36p, 6/29/20

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Right now the only way you are getting across the border, legally, is if you are a US citizen or permanent resident (and the CBP has made it hard and rough on those with that status). Mexican visa holders are not allowed to cross into the US, although they can come in by airplane.

Early on in this deal, the Mexicans were looking at stopping US citizens from coming into Mexico as they had very low incidences of the virus on the Mexican side. As per usual, the Mexican's F'ed up the situation and sent folks home from most work with what amounted to a 7 week paid vacation, so the Mexicans did what Mexicans are want to do, they partied, had fun, and traveled some. And now there is a big mess on the Mexican side and they have nowhere near the infrastructure to deal with it.

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