The Scottish government has closed their borders even tighter than they normally are and has remained silent on the issue of this disease. Experts here in the U.S. believe that thousands of people may be dead," he paused, looking at his notes and then off to one side before looking back to the camera. We now take you live to a statement being given by Lloyd Sloan, Chief of Public Relations for the Centers for Disease Control." "Jesus, help us all," muttered Kevin, as we watched the camera cut away to a shot of a tall man standing behind a podium bearing the circular CDC emblem. I didn't have the heart to tell him what I thought of Jesus and his help. Instead, I focused in on what Dr. Sloan was saying. " isolation policies make it hard for us to get accurate, real-time information on this outbreak; at the same time, those policies seem to be containing the outbreak to East Lothian itself. At this point, all we know is the disease appears to be a fast acting form of influenza. Symptoms develop rapidly after exposure and in many cases, fatality occurs within a few days. Again, because of the nature of dealing with information from East Lothian, we do not know the exact fatality rate or the rate of infection. At this time, we are co-ordinating with the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure everybody flying into the United Kingdom from other parts of the world will be quarantined for 24 hours after arrival to ensure that symptoms do not develop. We do not think that there is a clear and present danger to the people of the United States at this time, but, when dealing with a disease such as this, the situation is always fluid and can change at any time. The Scottish government has closed their borders even tighter than they normally are and has remained silent on the issue of this disease. Experts here in the U.S. believe that thousands of people may be dead," he paused, looking at his notes and then off to one side before looking back to the camera. We now take you live to a statement being given by Lloyd Sloan, Chief of Public Relations for the Centers for Disease Control." "Jesus, help us all," muttered Kevin, as we watched the camera cut away to a shot of a tall man standing behind a podium bearing the circular CDC emblem. I didn't have the heart to tell him what I thought of Jesus and his help.
