Verilu Infante 
TEXAS – The CDC has confirmed that there are currently at least three individuals in Texas among groups of people who returned to the U.S. on a State Department-chartered flight – that tested positive for COVID-19.
We spoke to Director of Infectious Surveillance, Doctor Jose Campo Maldonado to discuss if recovery is possible, and whether there should be concern over the disease spreading south to the RGV.
“People who get infected are expected to, most of them are expected to recover. We don’t have a vaccine for the COVID-19 but there are other measures to also work to prevent that infection if we get it in the future, in our territory, but right now we don’t have any significant ways for the local cases in terms of transmission,” said Maldonado.
UTRGV Education Major Luci Flores believes the U.S. has the resources to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“We have good healthcare and access to a lot of treatments so I don’t think it’s catastrophic,” said Flores.
While she sees the situation as under control, Flores fears other consequences due to people not fully understanding the disease.
“It can lead to dangerous actions. I mean people are associating a disease with a certain population so it could lead to hate crimes and yeah, just crime in general,” said Flores.
The CDC says Americans returned by State Department chartered flights will be subject to a 14-day, federal quarantine and be housed at one of two federal quarantine sites for repatriated travelers. They will also be monitored during both flights to those locations and screened upon arrival.
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