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re: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ***W.H.O. DECLARES A GLOBAL PANDEMIC***

Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:38 am to
Posted by LSUGrrrl
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2007
46369 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:38 am to
Agreed. I would pursue the chartered flight and state department route emphasizing that he’s traveling with a 10 week old baby since that would be considered a higher risk.
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
18170 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:39 am to
Im not sure Honkus. But I read from WSJ that the consulate in Wuhan is “reaching out to the ones it knows about to offer them a seat”.

Maybe after the 1st of the lunar new year, embassy will open and take your call.
Posted by CivilTiger83
Member since Dec 2017
2525 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:41 am to
quote:

i'm not sure if we can get to Wuhan to catch this US chartered plane but does anyone know who to contact about this? GUess we can call the US state department?


Honkus do you need help with this? Do you have a number?
Posted by LSUGrrrl
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2007
46369 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:41 am to
quote:

Im not sure Honkus. But I read from WSJ that the consulate in Wuhan is “reaching out to the ones it knows about to offer them a seat”.

This is why it’s so important to inform the state department of your travel plans abroad. It takes 5 minutes to submit your travel and contact info online.

Not intended for Honkus, just a general PSA.
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
57989 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:42 am to
thanks, i've emailed the consulate in wuhan and tweeted at trump


also tried to call the consulate but the line was busy.

got an emergency # for the US consulate on an auto-reply email. calling now.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 6:43 am
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
57989 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:43 am to
think i got it, thank you!
Posted by LSUGrrrl
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2007
46369 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:46 am to
Please keep up posted, Honkus!
Posted by CivilTiger83
Member since Dec 2017
2525 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:46 am to
From the US State Department website for China
quote:

U.S. Citizens with emergencies, please call 010-8531 4000 Outside of Office Hours, contact: 010-8531-3000 Outside of China: (+86) 10-8531 4000


More numbers...
quote:

Address: No. 55 An Jia Lou Road, Chaoyang, Beijing Tel: 010-8531 4000 or 011-86-10-8531 4000 if you are calling from the U.S. Fax: 010-8531 3300 Email: BeijingACS@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Chengdu: has jurisdiction over Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet Address: No.4 Lingshiguan Lu, Chengdu, Sichuan Tel: 028-8558 3992 or 011-86-28-8558 3992 if you are calling from the U.S. Fax: 028-8554 6229 Email: AmcitChengdu@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou: has jurisdiction over Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan Address: No. 43 Huajiu Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Tel: 020-3814 5775 or 011-86-20-3814 5775 if you are calling from the U.S. Fax: 020-3814 5572 Email: GuangzhouACS@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Shanghai: has jurisdiction over Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Address: 9/F, Westgate Mall, No. 1038 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai Tel: 021-8011-2400 or 011-86-21-8011-2400 if you are calling from the U.S. If this number does not work, please call 010-8531 4000, or 011-86-10-8531 4000 if you are calling from the U.S. Fax: 021-6148-8266 Email: ShanghaiACS@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Shenyang: has jurisdiction over Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning Address: No. 52, Shisi Wei Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Tel: 024-2335 5188, 024-2322 1198 ext. 5188 or 011-86-24-2322 1198 if you are calling from the U.S. Fax: 024-2323 1465 Email: ShenyangACS@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Wuhan: (Consulate General Wuhan is not yet open for consular services. Those seeking consular services should contact the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.) Tel: 027-8555 7791 or 011-86-27-8555 7791 if you are calling from the U.S.

Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
21927 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:47 am to
Was waiting for them dudes to sell me Forsythia.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
29626 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:47 am to
The Democraps just issued a statement indicating Trump started the Coronavirus.

Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
57989 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:55 am to
thanks grrrrl!


if anyone here has twitter you can help by retweeting-

LINK
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
57989 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:59 am to
thx civ. i called the U.S. Embassy’s emergency line at (010) 8531- 3000. nice chinese lady answers, i explain our predicament. she says "You're a US citizen? hold on 1 sec"... i get transferred... i'm thinking holy shite, we are cooking with gas now.

Someone answers "Beijing Embassy" again not to be xenophobic but it was another lady with strong foreign accent (not chinese but def not american). Explained to her we heard there was a plane heading to Wuhan, she said that wasnt exactly the case. she gave me an email address (BeijingACS@state.gov) to send my info to. waiting to hear back.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 7:03 am
Posted by PearlJam
NotBeardEaves
Member since Aug 2014
13908 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:06 am to
Honkus coming through with pics of the wife!

J/k I wish you and your family well. Keep us posted. I don't have Twitter, but if you need anyone to search for something, post it and we'll get it done.

Eta: I see lots of articles about the us charter, but no information on how to contact anyone. Here is the info for the WSJ journalists that wrote the article. They may have a contact.

Write to James T. Areddy at james.areddy@wsj.com and Liza Lin at Liza.Lin@wsj.com
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 7:14 am
Posted by arkyhawk
SWMO
Member since Jan 2013
8116 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:31 am to
quote:

Honkus


Hoping for the best for you and your family my man!

I was supposed to be visiting over there in March and then tentatively moving in May but that’s probably getting put on hold for now For all its downfalls, I can’t help but be fascinated by the country and it’s people
Posted by BananaManCan
Member since Sep 2009
4353 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:37 am to
Fascinated my arse, frick that place.
Posted by CivilTiger83
Member since Dec 2017
2525 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:42 am to
Honkus would you like us to cast a wider net with spreading the word? What can we do to help? Thinking we could send out a link to your tweet with an SOS post and see if anyone has any connections to the state department.

Edit: If you can I would provide your name so if we reach out to someone we can provide a name. If you are able to get in touch with someone at the state department and get it worked out that is great.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 8:08 am
Posted by OKellsBells
USA
Member since Dec 2016
5264 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:58 am to
230 seats on a flight to evacuate American citizens and diplomat leaving Sunday
quote:

A charter flight to evacuate U.S. citizens and diplomats from Wuhan is being arranged by government officials as the Chinese city remains gripped by a coronavirus epidemic, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday morning. The Boeing 767 is slated to leave China Sunday. The U.S. consulate in Wuhan is currently reaching out to as many of the estimated 1,000 American citizens in the area as possible, but the WSJ reported the secured charter flight only seats around 230 people. It will, however, provide in-flight U.S. medical personnel for all passengers.


US evacuating citizens from Wuhan

quote:

A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said that on Thursday, the State Department had ordered the departure of family members and all U.S. government employees at its Wuhan consulate, but declined to comment on the report that other U.S. citizens would be evacuated from the city. The decision to move U.S. consulate staff and families was due to the outbreak of the coronavirus "and logistical disruptions stemming from restricted transportation and overwhelmed hospitals in the city of Wuhan," the spokesperson said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 8:02 am
Posted by Kcprogguitar
Kansas City
Member since Oct 2014
940 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:06 am to
Ok guys, someone needs to get on the horn to this guys Congressman’s office, pronto. Not sure how to get his family’s info, but that’s how you grease the wheels in situations like this.

Let me know if I can help.
Posted by jevins_slickin
Member since Nov 2018
1344 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:13 am to
May be helpful to add Honkus’s situation to OP to spread the word to get more people to try and help.

I RA’D for sticky.
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 8:16 am
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
57989 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:17 am to
My wife will be contacting our state senators and congressmen once we get lil man to sleep. We live in Rhode island but I'm originally from BR,LA fwiw.


If anyone knows how to make a tweet blow up.. perhaps @ tweeting media or other influencers with a lot of followers and asking for a retweet? Here is the tweet- LINK

any help yall can provide getting the word out would be appreciated. I think we've done mostly what we can at this point (emailed our info to the consulate), but any extra exposure cannot hurt! Thanks again!
This post was edited on 1/25/20 at 8:36 am
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