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Cause of Cluster of Italian Coronavirus Infections Discovered

Everyone needs to understand, "It can happen here."

See this story, Italy admits hospital mess-up as officials scramble to contain coronavirus outbreak which is a finger-pointing exclamation point at one hospital in Italy. 

I don't know the full story, but I'm guessing a fairly remote hospital, not on the "global scene," did not apply good infection control measures — because they didn't recognize the disease and the danger. Given our worldwide economy and global travel patterns, there isn't any place that is safe. 

Everyone needs to have their "antenna up" for potential cases of the coronavirus COVID-19.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.