By Monika Gerges and Kayla Hoang
The federal government originally planned to house coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Costa Mesa’s Fairview Developmental Facility in California before changing its mind last week. Read what our Barons had to say about the situation and their overall thoughts on COVID-19.
“I think that quarantine should be placed in areas where not a lot of people live, whereas Fairview and other places like Costa Mesa have quarantines, at super urban areas where people go and leave work a lot and where it’ s super busy” sophomore Michelle To said.
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“My opinion about the Corona virus is that it is really contagious and there are a lot of people in China, and like you said, Costa Mesa is really sick and they’re getting quarantined, but I’ve heard of the news that it’s something like the flu or fever. So, if you do get the coronavirus it won’t really matter, just as long as you can take care of yourself then it won’t be that bad. As for Costa Mesa, I would say that I wouldn’t really go there personally but like, if I had to, I would try to be safe and as hygienic as I can,” freshman Taylor Han said.
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“I believe that- I don’t much about the virus itself, but more about how it’s affecting the world. I don’t like how many Asians are stereotyped as having the virus, especially since there have been some accounts at school where kids at school are calling kids that are Asian ‘oh the stupid Chinese people are giving us the virus’. I think that’s really rude. I don’t wanna compare it to the Ebola virus, but there was a case with an American coming over here with the Ebola virus. It’s the equivalent of saying something like ‘oh, all black people bring the Ebola virus to here’. It’s a really bad comparison but it comes to show that it’s supposed to be okay to racist. I believe that the reason people tend to be more racist towards Asians is because Asians are so quiet and they’re kind of stereotyped as ‘liking foreigners’, which is kind of strange in my opinion. I mean, no people should be stereotyped by their race. As for the Costa Mesa [situation], I’m glad that other people are helping others out. I don’t think that we should be blocking China out, instead, we should be helping them, too. Aside from politicals, it doesn’t matter the politics of the situation, especially when it’s in the case of costing other people’s lives. Like, politics shouldn’t come in between saving people’s lives, because I heard that allegedly, for people that are given the things they need, like IVs and whatever, they have a higher chance of living,” junior Sherry Tran said.
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“I personally think that when I read about the Corona Virus I think it’s just mass hysteria caused by like, the Internet. Like, I know it’s a big deal for those who are infected and immune systems who aren’t as developed, but I personally think, like I talk about it with my friends a lot, right? So, we all kind of agree that it’s not that worse than the flu. If one of us were to get it. I think it’s pretty scary for those who are getting quarantined [in Costa Mesa], like I know that it’s not that much worse than the flu, but it is a global crisis and whatever. Like, I think it’s good. If I were one of those people I wouldn’t want to be quarantined, but I think it’s good that it’s happening but it’s also not good because I see what they’re trying to do, but if you were in that situation you wouldn’t really want to be quarantined,” senior Wilson Nguyen said.
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“I feel like people are overreacting a little bit because I mean, if you’re talking about the name, coronavirus really is just the name of the virus, the cold, or the flu, or both corona viruses. And the flu has killed way more people yearly than the corona has. I think, as long as we take regular health precautions we should be fine. As for the Costa Mesa thing, I don’t know. I don’t have enough information on that to form an opinion, but I definitely think it’s weird,” senior Amy Grace Ratanapratum said.
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“So I thought it’s pretty bad, that’s something that we can all agree on. In terms of solving it…it’s a dilemma. I would say that quarantining would be the best solution as well as pursuing other vaccines and some kind of treatment for it, but everyone’s already doing that, and one thing we should consider is that, you know, what if they’re trying to separate a kid from their family or something like that. It’s messy and I don’t know if I’m really smart enough to handle that,” junior Ryan Nguyen said.
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