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Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S.
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Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S.
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Two Wilmington couples were quarantined for two weeks, and finally made it home just days ago. When they did finally make it back, they were even more surprised to see the lack of precautions people were taking in the U.S.
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4/8/2020
Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S. - WWAY TV
AMERICANS RETURN FROM QUARANTINE IN
PERU, APPALLED AT LACK OF PRECAUTIONS
IN U.S.
By Kylie Jones - April 2, 2020 6:29 PM
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Several people from the Cape Fear were among the
thousands of Americans stuck in Peru amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
Two Wilmington couples were quarantined for two weeks, and nally made it home just
days ago. When they did nally make it back, they were even more surprised to see the
lack of precautions people were taking in the U.S.
“We landed in Miami and there was nothing,” Helen Grubb, who was stuck in Peru with
her husband, said. “There was no screening at all. There wasn’t anybody taking
temperatures. Literally nothing.”
Michael Goins was also stuck in the country with his wife. When he stepped foot back on
U.S. soil, he says he was appalled.
“When I walked through customs, was not checked for temperature,” Goins said. “Was
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2020/04/02/americans-return-from-quarantine-in-peru-appalled-at-lack-of-precautions-in-u-s/?fbclid=IwAR2CJax4K3EDmZWrP800Ky5…
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When I walked through customs, was not checked for temperature, Goins said. Was
4/8/2020
Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S. - WWAY TV
asked no questioned about Coronavirus.”
Related Article: ONLY ON WWAY: Locals create app to help coronavirus victims
Both Grubb and Goins say they had to undergo strict health screenings and procedures
when leaving Peru, but not when they were coming back into the U.S.
“I’m blown away,” Grubb said. “Honestly, I’m blown away at how little the United States is
doing to prevent the spread of the virus.”
Grubb and her husband rst landed in Peru just days before the two-week quarantine
was ordered by the government. During their quarantine, she says the way Peru looked
in comparison to the U.S. is like night and day.
“They had police and military policing the streets, and they would stop you and ask you
what you were out for,” she said.
Grubb says they were only allowed out for essential groceries, the pharmacy and medical
emergencies.
“I mean, I stepped outside of our hotel just to get some fresh air one day, and the police
o cers yelled at me to go back inside,” she said.
If you were out, every single person had to wear a mask, whether they felt sick or not.
Grubb says police would send you home or take you to the nearest pharmacy to get one.
“Again, the police will stop you if you don’t and ask ‘Mascara? Mascara?'” Grubb said.
Goins experienced the same thing and says the rules were strictly enforced.
“It was no nonsense, in terms of the troops were on the street,” he said. Dr. Paul Kamitsuka says in other countries, just the masks can make a di erence.
“Even though a mask may have limited e ectiveness in terms of protecting you from
someone else, it will protect them from you,” Kamitsuka said.
Kamitsuka says we would be protecting other from ourselves by each wearing masks.
“Even though the evidence for reducing your chance of getting it from someone else who
doesn’t have a mask is more limited, at least we’re protecting them from us,” he said.
Grubb says if she goes out at all back here in the U.S., she’s going to be wearing a face
mask whether other people are or not.
“I felt safer in Peru than I did in the United States.,” she said.
4/8/2020
Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S. - WWAY TV
AMERICANS RETURN FROM QUARANTINE IN
PERU, APPALLED AT LACK OF PRECAUTIONS
IN U.S.
By Kylie Jones - April 2, 2020 6:29 PM
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Several people from the Cape Fear were among the
thousands of Americans stuck in Peru amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
Two Wilmington couples were quarantined for two weeks, and nally made it home just
days ago. When they did nally make it back, they were even more surprised to see the
lack of precautions people were taking in the U.S.
“We landed in Miami and there was nothing,” Helen Grubb, who was stuck in Peru with
her husband, said. “There was no screening at all. There wasn’t anybody taking
temperatures. Literally nothing.”
Michael Goins was also stuck in the country with his wife. When he stepped foot back on
U.S. soil, he says he was appalled.
“When I walked through customs, was not checked for temperature,” Goins said. “Was
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2020/04/02/americans-return-from-quarantine-in-peru-appalled-at-lack-of-precautions-in-u-s/?fbclid=IwAR2CJax4K3EDmZWrP800Ky5…
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When I walked through customs, was not checked for temperature, Goins said. Was
4/8/2020
Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S. - WWAY TV
asked no questioned about Coronavirus.”
Related Article: ONLY ON WWAY: Locals create app to help coronavirus victims
Both Grubb and Goins say they had to undergo strict health screenings and procedures
when leaving Peru, but not when they were coming back into the U.S.
“I’m blown away,” Grubb said. “Honestly, I’m blown away at how little the United States is
doing to prevent the spread of the virus.”
Grubb and her husband rst landed in Peru just days before the two-week quarantine
was ordered by the government. During their quarantine, she says the way Peru looked
in comparison to the U.S. is like night and day.
“They had police and military policing the streets, and they would stop you and ask you
what you were out for,” she said.
Grubb says they were only allowed out for essential groceries, the pharmacy and medical
emergencies.
“I mean, I stepped outside of our hotel just to get some fresh air one day, and the police
o cers yelled at me to go back inside,” she said.
If you were out, every single person had to wear a mask, whether they felt sick or not.
Grubb says police would send you home or take you to the nearest pharmacy to get one.
“Again, the police will stop you if you don’t and ask ‘Mascara? Mascara?'” Grubb said.
Goins experienced the same thing and says the rules were strictly enforced.
“It was no nonsense, in terms of the troops were on the street,” he said. Dr. Paul Kamitsuka says in other countries, just the masks can make a di erence.
“Even though a mask may have limited e ectiveness in terms of protecting you from
someone else, it will protect them from you,” Kamitsuka said.
Kamitsuka says we would be protecting other from ourselves by each wearing masks.
“Even though the evidence for reducing your chance of getting it from someone else who
doesn’t have a mask is more limited, at least we’re protecting them from us,” he said.
Grubb says if she goes out at all back here in the U.S., she’s going to be wearing a face
mask whether other people are or not.
“I felt safer in Peru than I did in the United States.,” she said.
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