DownloadingDave
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This is the scene at O’Hare airport. The traveler who took the photo said it’s a 6-hour wait for bags then on to customs for 2-4 more of waiting in shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. Police are handing out water and disinfectant wipes. @fly2ohare #ord #coronavirus #COVID19 https://t.co/UTx9E0nj1s
O'Hare Airport official tweet response:
Thank you for yr patience. Customs processing is taking longer than usual inside the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) facility bc of enhanced #COVID19 screening for passengers coming from Europe. We’ve strongly encouraged our federal partners to increase staffing to meet demand.
Call to Action:
Please know that some of us understand that the airports were most likely not given a full roll out plan. It’s a thankless job so just say thank you to all the people out there trying to do their jobs and help each other out!
cyborganism
Wow. Fucking epic fail.
wazscience
People who have the disease are not much of the problem as are people who will get the disease in these situations
QuindecimT
1 cough and it’s a mosh pit
TheGreatMrHaad
So many unwiped butts in that crowd.
TatersWhatsTatersPrecious
Good idea that travel ban
TheIronSavior
"I take no responsibility"
thechelonianshelmet
One person with allergies has a sneezing fit, & there could be a bloodbath.
proracing53
This is literally what the world is telling you not to do
onegirlhere
Flights are so cheap. Let's go travelling!! Spread all our disgusting germs everywhere. Morons. Stay local stay chill. Wash your hands.
akillha
I see you bald man with pony tail
BearbaFett
Isn’t awesome how they just reduced TSA screener funding!
RichardHardley
At least they made it KINDA back into the US.
benreich
Peak stupid. That’s what you get from electing an embarrassment.
ricekickJR
*me in the crowd* (dont cough...dont cough...dont cough)
Anonypuss
Or give a little cough and watch space open up all around you
HeirElfSquire
Def not 3-6 ft space......
KillsQueen2582718
Are these Americans who are trying to get home (throughout the U.S.) after having been in other countries?
poughdrew
Trying to get home from Europe after Trump's desk TV trainwreck. Customs at Terminal 5 overwhelmed.
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poughdrew
You're not the sharpest tool in the shed are you?
ItchyHuevos
Live Petri dish
AlexanderReave
not for long
AgentOrangeJuice
I work at O'Hare and can confirm this is false.
poughdrew
You work in terminal 5 customs?
AgentOrangeJuice
No actually I work at checkpoint 9, I X-ray baggage.
KillsQueen2582718
How is it false? Honest question.
iupvotebadcomments
This is why you never pack anything that isnt worth losing, if its valuable to you, just mail it back, id ditch my luggage so fast.
yotsuya
Bags or not it's still at least six hours to get through customs.
iupvotebadcomments
fuck that, ill take my chances running lol, good thing i dont fly.
RenaissanceFaireMan
All the important stuff in your carry-on. The suitcase will get to you eventually...after half a dozen people touch it.
iupvotebadcomments
If i was on this situation.
Affablesea9917
Right now I'm really glad i never go anywhere or do anything
UpvoteTotem
Lol right
GUYUTE6
I hate crowds when there isn't a pandemic raging. Just looking at this makes me panic.
LaughingMan2Gig
Great way for CONVID-19 to spread right in time for all these people to fly back home
RackhamTheRed
Sounds a bit like what people did in Wuhan and Northern Italy
RenaissanceFaireMan
Or coming home after a trip: picking up bags, going through customs, getting an Uber, grabbing a burger, hugging family and friends...
saintofchaoticgood
They probably flew back home because Trump said boarders were closed but forgot to say does not apply for us citizens ...
Photeus
Think he at least let airports though so they could prep or busy spring it on them again?
poughdrew
Oh I'm sure Trump's planning here involved a lot of thought.
RedKale
Currently in Taiwan for student exchange. My university and government recommend me to repatriate. Nope nope nope. Safer here.
yotsuya
No kidding. At this point it's better to stay on vacation or at school/work.
longshorttermmemorynetwork
Are they insane? Taiwan is handling this shit better than almost anybody. Better stay. (I'm an expat here too BTW).
friendsofsandwiches
Wait it out until trump is no longer in charge. If it takes another 4 years... then so be it.
Daanco
Stay there and eat at Ding Tai Fung for me.
TheSilverSeraph
My advice (as a doctor tracking this and part of hospital preparations) is definitely stay in Taiwan. They are doing a great job so far
imcurrentlyatabar
I’m (living) in South Africa. hoping if they lock down airports here the embassy will figure out a way to get me home if my parents get sick
YoungBlood401
CDC
Dizzyjoe
PPC
WiqidBritt
'someone' gutted the CDC's pandemic response team...
sonicthemariomasterchief
It's fucking Trump's fault for calling the emergency travel ban
maststick
Federal agency with “disease control” in the title. This is their fault, is it not?
RednapxpandeR
Perfect
drinkyoureeffoc
You get Corona! You get Corona! https://i.imgur.com/JNhU5Tt
DubhIainn
Trumps understaffed and underpaid CDC.
IsItawKWard
edgeman
Way too much face touching
vauhtihirmu
Tbf, wasn't that what they were doing when they announced face touching should be put on a hiatus?
bobsvagenecatsdogsredheadscosplaypuffins
Don't travel they said... People are gonna people...
CantankerousCantaloupe
This is because of the EU travel ban, americans rushing back in case it's going to get harder later.
DubhIainn
Its been known for 4-6 weeks now that this will spread worldwide - yet people insisted on travelling like nuts.
grrayghost
Quarantine that guy with the bald spot but still rockin the ponytail just because
ElDrmm
fredsneed
Twenty first century comb-over.
MalePerson
What do you have against the "fading glory" ?
MutteringMisanthrope
lenonymes
oof, you can see he's got a pretty aggressive receding hairline up front too. Sometimes you've just gotta accept that God wants you bald lol
ThatNameWasTaken
What hair style do you suggest he use? Please tell us what’s best for everyone else. Will shaving it hide it? Oof
lenonymes
Yeah? I mean at the very least embracing it generally gets more acceptance than pissing in the wind like that lol.
LordRussell
Hey, hey hey! Be nice. I just so happen to have a skullet myself.
absurdative
pteridomania
Skullet hahahahahahaha
MutteringMisanthrope
Skullet.....
J2UDIGI
Governor of Illinois on twitter /a/7yIlgfu
ihavethelowground
Not my responsibility -trump
Dasgovernator
I have no idea what he even wants Trump to do. Shut down international travel even more than he already has?
UsernameAlreadyTaken058
None of us here are experts on what to do when there's a pandemic. That's why we pay experts. Like the pandemic response team. Oh, wait...
ToasterDent
Oh maybe come up with a plan before announcing shit? This was 100% foreseeable.
Steeltalon
Hey, President! Magically produce personnel to work this shitty gov't job that by design is over-funded and understaffed.
WiqidBritt
Or you know, actually have a plan in place before announcing such drastic measures... maybe don't fire the pandemic response team.
WiqidBritt
fucko announced that 'google' was working on a website for getting tested and google had no idea what he was talking about
UsernameAlreadyTaken058
Didn't he promise to drain the swamp and run it like a business?
CaldariBob
Like one of his businesses. Which explains a lot.
TheSilverSeraph
Remember folks, this is the man who bankrupted a casino and literally could not sell steaks to Americans
Piscivore
I wonder how many people are getting infected in that crowd and they won't show up on tests for days.
MarcUK
Well weren't they all just on a plane together breathing in the same air?
TallowsRevenge
That's 1 plane with heppa filters and limited passenger movement. This is everyone packed like sardines from multiple planes.
punnyAF
The answer is ZERO... because there aren’t enough tests ??♂️?♂️
ajarlid
Exactly. Can’t count if can’t Test.
Ilove314159
Lots and lots most likely
stolie
Weeks* possibly longer
TunaFlower
All those people. Every. One.
TheDaxicans
Mxlespxles
Distrill
Not that many but still gonna be hundreds. Luckily some people ive seen are wearing mask.
ThisIsAPrivateResidenceMan
wow we seem to have a lot of coronavirus professionals on imgur that know exactly how this is going to play out
LurkerOfDarkness
Some things are easily predictable with only very basic knowledge of maths, biology, etc. Other things are harder.
DangerousElf22
Not in this photo?
Kittynomnoms
Say it with me, folks: masks don't protect you very well against Covid-19, and buying masks is causing a shortage for healthcare facilities.
3MTA3
Depends on the mask, there are face masks that are insane. But the general surgical mask does very little if nothing.
Kittynomnoms
That's the type I'm talking about, since that's what people are wearing. Very, very few people are wearing full-face masks. Even then, 1/2
oxpajama
This
Gorillabumrush
Thanks Tump
wyleee1
This is not a Tump or any other thing. This is People saying they are not going to listen to anything and do what they want.
imgursmyfirstluv
Tump
vowofloudness
That's how people always behave. Good leadership makes policies that work with human nature to get things done. This is not that.
JoeOrdinary
This is americans, doing it the american way. It does not matter. Look what you elected. Shame.
dogestyle
Would you say it's a result of the typical distrust of Americans towards federal government?
LoadedBakedPotatoes
And what does election have anything to do with dumb people??
Shoutrr
they vote and elect dumb presidents
wyleee1
Exactly! It doesn’t matter who is in office we will do what they heard does. I mean most will
missingdodo
Then self-quarantine as best you can.
TheDaxicans
Not just Americans. Humankind
weerdo
In the Netherlands they dont even test everyone with symptoms..
TargetedAdBot
How can they know how to get tested and where, especially when there are rumors that it'll cost $3000. Hope they have travel insurance.
TargetedAdBot
And travel Insurance usually covers treatment. So you need to be very sure you're sick. Might not cover negative testing.
RaeNashon
Thankfully the tests have been made free. Unfortunately we’re only testing people who have been to certain places or knowingly exposed. -1
RaeNashon
At least here in Wisconsin. I’ve talked with patients looking for testing and had to tell them they didn’t meet the criteria.
OuroborosX
Guys, I'm starting to think it may have been a mistake to elect a game-show host who bankrupted casinos to be president.
Comet260
Watch him get elected again. I really, really, REALLY want to be fucking wrong about that, but this country toopid.
Seanspeed
"All politicians are bad" "Dems are just as bad as Republicans" "Huh, how did somebody like Trump win?!"
XedtheRed
What exactly do you expect him to do? Shut down the country? Tell everyone "sorry, go to the fema camp designated for 2 weeks"
poughdrew
Take it seriously in Jan. Use the WHO tests. Have a plan when you put a Euro travel ban in place. This is a total executive failure.
angelwkw3
IDK maybe not say only 15 people have it and the number will go down like he did 2 weeks ago? When it was going to get worse as he was told?