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HealthRe: Jack Ma's Donation To Fight COVID-19 Arrives Nigeria by ZooOga: 7:58pm On Mar 24, 2020
anyone noticed 9ja's fave billionaire B ill G ates no loosened up his treasure chest and sent one f-ing kobo in this direction? shocked
PoliticsRe: Bianca Ojukwu Dazzles In Green In ‘stay at home’ relaxation Mode by ZooOga: 2:48am On Mar 24, 2020
I remember when the Honourable GEJ had to fly her to the UK on 9ja government jet for a photo-op with her ailing husband. Go search NL, it's in the archives.

Then got her that job in Spain.

What a good man. grin
RomanceRe: How Do You Break Up With A Girl Without Breaking Her Heart? My Story by ZooOga: 8:50pm On Mar 23, 2020
>>>(I know cos she let me read chats of niggas asking her out, picks every call if we are together and speaks with freedom and she tells niggas I'm the main guy)

abeg, babe freely gives out her number to suitors and our guy is worried about hurting her.... i just can't tonight ... cheesy
CrimeRe: FRAUD: Why Are Nigerian Men Doing This? [Picture] by ZooOga: 4:49pm On Mar 23, 2020
iLegendd:
This is why I always say, "You are your president."

In being your president, keep it legit.
good post!

supplement

The richest man in Babylon


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehCVLRHOxBY



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CrimeInvestigating The Dangerous New Naija Mafia Taking Control In Italy by ZooOga(op): 2:05am On Mar 23, 2020
A serious 31 minute news documentary. shocked
It must have been filmed before COVID-19 hit Italy hard

Investigating the Dangerous New Mafia taking control in Italy | Foreign Correspondent

682,475 views•Premiered Mar 17, 2020



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSCndxoZ4U


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RomanceRe: How Did You Find Out Your Partner Was Cheating On You? by ZooOga: 10:59pm On Mar 22, 2020
The office manager sent us home early recently because of co-vid 19, wanted to surprise my babe without calling her but got the surprise of my life oo.


some females are s__m. sad

PoliticsRe: Oil Price Fall: FG Moves To Use Pension Fund On Infrastructure by ZooOga: 4:31pm On Mar 22, 2020
dis alleged looter done switched political parties more than former Senate President Bukola Saraki shocked




Muhammad Adamu Aliero
Political career
His political career began in 1998 when, running on the platform of the now defunct United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP), he contested and won a Senate seat representing the Kebbi Central constituency. The results of the election annulled soon after they were announced. Following the death of military dictator Sani Abacha and a brief period of transition, new elections were held. Aliero, now representing the All People's Party (APP), contested and won the Kebbi State gubernatorial election. He was sworn in on 29 May 1999.

Aliero was re-elected in 2003 for a second four-year term and was one of only four incumbent ANPP (the APP was later renamed All Nigeria People's Party due to a factional split) governors to maintain their positions.

Aliero left the ANPP and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in February 2007. He contested the April 2007 General Elections for the Senate and won under the banner of the PDP. He is currently the Member Representing Kebbi Central Senatorial District in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He has been switching from one party to the other. For example, he re-decamped to PDP after spending about a year in CPC in early 2012.[4][5][6]. He later moved from PDP to APC in 2014. He and his some of his close associates since 1999, like Sani Zauro, who was also former State Chairman of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Board of Trustees (BoT) in Kebbi State also quit PDP for APC. [7][8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamu_Aliero
EventsRe: Groom Walks Out On Bride In Jos During Church Wedding by ZooOga: 4:16pm On Mar 22, 2020
Classic Nollywood wins again!!!!!! grin

Timestamped for the younger impatient BBNaija generation wink 1:10 - 1:15:30

The Beautiful Sharon Stone (Genevieve Nnaji) - African Movie 2019 Nigerian Movies



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBugVXF9Rpk?t=4204
Foreign AffairsJennifer's World: 4 Key Proteins Of COVID19 Have Been Replaced ... by ZooOga(op): 3:21pm On Mar 22, 2020
Strong 'conspiracy theory' article.

Gist if you don't have the time or interest to read. There's an ongoing biological war going on against China to slow their global economic progress

Sorry oo, too much to copy & paste. Happy reading for the skilled and proficient readers/leaders wink

Jennifer's World

https://www.jenniferzengblog.com/


4 Key Proteins of COVID19 Have Been Replaced, Which Can Precisely Attack Chinese

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59c59a0ef09ca4eb6e35b59f/59cb1872e9bfdfdc98d4974d/5e505f556dd0756fb8b71907/1582507435924/1.jpg?format=2500w


(Jennifer’s note: The article below was originally published at a Chinese military website Xilu.com on Jan. 26, 2020, and was removed later. Searching with its Chinese title can still find the following URL http://m.xilu.com/vi/1000010001119697_7.html, at which the article was published. The following full article and photos are copied from an archived copy of the article. The English translation was mainly done with google auto-translation.)

来源:西陆网 | 原文发表时间:2020年1月26日 (注:原文已被删除,用谷歌搜索仍能发现原文网址:http://m.xilu.com/vi/1000010001119697_7.html,但点击后显示此页面不存在,以下来自删除前的备份。)


https://www.jenniferzengblog.com/home/4-key-proteins-of-covid19-have-been-replaced-which-can-precisely-attack-chinese


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RomanceRe: My Boss' Girlfriend Is In Love With Me by ZooOga: 11:33pm On Mar 21, 2020
easy solution mr op. keep your social distance from Jezebels 24/7 365. there's plenty of fine, intelligent single ladies out there. pls be patient.

you are blessed to have a job. do you see all the non-blessed jobless pple on NL daily? grin
BusinessRe: Nigeria’s Refusal To Devalue Naira Likely To Fail, Again - Bloomberg by ZooOga: 6:18pm On Mar 21, 2020
FrLukas:
This could make for a thread worthy of front page instead of a long comment buried in another thread.
it's appropriately placed. it refutes the common belief that Bloomberg and his media entity are infallible.
PoliticsRe: 35 Nigerian Governors, 15 Ministers Purchase Dubai Properties - Sahara Reporters by ZooOga:
I must admit, I'm a news junkie and try to keep up with current events.


Corruption: Buhari hailed for signing extradition pact with UAE

https://punchng.com/corruption-buhari-hailed-for-signing-extradition-pact-with-uae/

Published August 25, 2017



UPDATED: More trouble for corrupt Nigerians as Buhari signs extradition agreement with UAE

August 24, 2017

Premium Times

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/241386-updated-more-trouble-for-corrupt-nigerians-as-buhari-signs-extradition-agreement-with-uae.html

https://i1.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2017/03/President-Muhammadu-Buhari-resumes-office-5.jpg?w=959&ssl=1
PoliticsRe: 35 Nigerian Governors, 15 Ministers Purchase Dubai Properties - Sahara Reporters by ZooOga: 5:04pm On Mar 21, 2020
No proof, but I thought she bagged a sugardaddy when i read this thread yesterday. wink

Peace Michael: Sleeping With Men Was Never Part Of My Journey To Face Of Nigeria -

https://www.nairaland.com/5744413/peace-michael-sleeping-men-never

"3. Has the crown, the car and the position changed your life?

Totally! Absolutely! I am actually based in Dubai, and I arrived some weeks ago, the ambience and reception I did receive in Nigeria aftermath the finals followed me here and I have some really good lucrative deals coming up shortly.... So yes it totally changed everything, it's a perfect platform for any girl out there to start from."

BusinessRe: Nigeria’s Refusal To Devalue Naira Likely To Fail, Again - Bloomberg by ZooOga: 4:48pm On Mar 21, 2020
LOOL, dem boss just failed big time.

Bloomberg spent over $900M on presidential campaign

https://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/bloombergmike_012220gn10_lead.jpg?itok=8dXJhWsf

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/488767-bloomberg-spent-over-900-million-on-presidential-campaign

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped more than $900 million on his presidential campaign, an eye-popping figure for a White House bid that lasted a little more than three months.

New filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) showed that Bloomberg, a billionaire who personally bankrolled his bid, spent $875,369,840.07 through the end of February. The campaign accrued debts of an additional $31,661,136.33.

Bloomberg’s campaign, which was launched in November to try to settle nerves of moderates who feared a surging progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), relied on an intense advertising blitz to close the gap on candidates who had been campaigning for months.

The filings show that the Bloomberg campaign spent more than $500 million on television advertising alone, as well as more than $100 million on digital ads. It also dropped more than $15 million on polling.

The unprecedented spending fueled a Bloomberg surge in the polls after his entry to the primary field and helped cast him as a serious contender and potential rival to former Vice President Joe Biden, another centrist.

Bloomberg, in an apparent recognition of his late entry into the race, skipped the first four nominating contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina and appeared set to head into Super Tuesday with the wind at his back.

However, a devastating debate performance in which he was savaged over his past support of stop and frisk and comments about women, and a 30-point rout by Biden in South Carolina derailed his once-promising bid.

He won a disappointing total of a few dozen delegates on Super Tuesday out of the 1,357 up for grabs, and took zero states, only winning American Samoa’s caucuses. He dropped out the next day.

However, Bloomberg endorsed Biden after his withdrawal and has vowed to support the Democratic Party as it tries to flip the White House and several Senate seats. The former mayor announced Friday that he will transfer $18 million to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and plans to consolidate his massive campaign organization behind the national party.

The windfall for the DNC is $6 million more than it raised in all of February, and almost twice the national party’s January haul.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-20/bloomberg-gave-almost-1-billion-to-his-presidential-campaign
CrimeRe: Jilted Pregnant Girl Attempts Suicide In Anambra by ZooOga: 3:52pm On Mar 21, 2020
Simplyleo:
Amaka wanted to commit suicide because Chinedu impregnated her and ran away.

As usual, this one is here screaming Buhari's name. cheesy
LOOL, go easy on them bro. they must work and earn dere kobos per post/s. many are diligent in every thread like the sports betting menaces and the ppl that make a generic comment then direct us to their signature trying to get a free advert.
rice, garri, yam, and meat don't come free my friend. ppl must use their skill-set to survive as best they can . grin

CrimeRe: Ebonyi Lady Raped To Death By Her Brother After He Took Man Power by ZooOga: 2:26am On Mar 21, 2020
yup, yahoo story grin

CelebritiesRe: Peace Michael: Sleeping With Men Was Never Part Of My Journey To Face Of Nigeria by ZooOga:
based in Dubai huh? Is that not the second home of many in NASS, and some 9ja bigboy sugardaddies? grin

CrimeRe: Ebonyi Lady Raped To Death By Her Brother After He Took Man Power by ZooOga: 6:32pm On Mar 20, 2020
hammerU:
IT IS A FAKE STORY.



FAKE NEWS!
smh, gullible bunch of non-thinkers that believe almost anything posted.
HealthRe: Coronavirus: FG Confirms Five New Cases by ZooOga: 6:49pm On Mar 18, 2020
Italy is still catching major wahala shocked

BREAKING: Italy reports 4,207 new cases of coronavirus and 475 new deaths, raising total to 35,713 cases and 2,978 dead

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1240325975239516160

Foreign AffairsRe: Trump Wants To Send Cash To Americans Suffering Financially From Coronavirus by ZooOga: 9:57am On Mar 18, 2020
Osidazz19:
Haha, that is exactly what your demi God Trump said earlier. You need to watch more world news from reliable sources not Radio Biafuro. The lying SOB called it all a HOAX from the start. You must have been living in a hole in your erosion ravaged jungle.
true talk ... 3:50 in. Straight from his mouth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOZ6fU20Sk&feature=emb_title
Foreign AffairsRe: Trump Wants To Send Cash To Americans Suffering Financially From Coronavirus by ZooOga: 9:25am On Mar 18, 2020
ZooOga:
Preso Trump and Congress will have to borrow or print up the money (make counterfeit $) that doesn't exist in the U.S. Treasury for dis small pittance of political bribery in order to try to buy some votes.

China has slowed her buying of U.S. Treasury bonds and treasuries.


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MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES
(in billions of dollars)
HOLDINGS 1/ AT END OF PERIOD

https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt
Foreign AffairsRe: Trump Wants To Send Cash To Americans Suffering Financially From Coronavirus by ZooOga: 9:16am On Mar 18, 2020
Preso Trump and Congress will have to borrow or print up the money (make counterfeit $) that doesn't exist in the U.S. Treasury for dis small pittance of political bribery in order to try to buy some votes.

China has slowed her buying of U.S. Treasury bonds and treasuries.


U.S. National Debt Clock in real time.

https://www.usdebtclock.org/



Major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities as of December 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)

https://www.statista.com/statistics/246420/major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/


Who are the largest holders of US Treasuries?

Japan surpassed China as the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys in June. Japan has $1.12 trillion Treasury securities, and China, $1.11 trillion. Aug 15, 2019

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/15/japan-surpasses-china-as-largest-foreign-holder-of-us-treasurys.html
CelebritiesRe: Nollywood Actress, Ini Edo Looked Different In New Pictures. PHOTOS by ZooOga: 12:29am On Mar 18, 2020
smash grin

PoliticsRe: The United Nations Should Have A Mandate To Take Over Failed States Like Nigeria by ZooOga: 10:06pm On Mar 17, 2020
SMFH, some ppl don't know the United Nations benefits modern day colonial countries and helps rob and hide the resources of developing nations.
wake the bleep up!


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS OLUSEGUN OBASANJO OF NIGERIA AS SPECIAL ENVOY ON GREAT LAKES REGION

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) as his Special Envoy on the Great Lakes region.

9 DECEMBER 2008

https://www.un.org/press/en/2008/sga1166.doc.htm

HealthRe: Coronavirus: Somalia, Benin Republic, Liberia, Tanzania Confirm First Cases by ZooOga: 4:10am On Mar 17, 2020
CelebritiesRe: Mercy Eke Flaunts Her New Mercedes Benz GLC 300 Gift by ZooOga: 9:42pm On Mar 16, 2020
yup, beautiful stunt, now the auto must return to the showroom for a real buyer. grin

dem never show the bill of sale.

CrimeRe: FBI Arrests 13 Nigerians Over $30 Million Cyber Fraud by ZooOga: 9:22pm On Mar 16, 2020
Many more than 13 arrested according to this released DOJ report. shocked

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Northern District of Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 13, 2020
Dozens charged in Atlanta-based money laundering operation that funneled $30 million in proceeds from computer fraud schemes, romance scams, and retirement account fraud

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/dozens-charged-atlanta-based-money-laundering-operation-funneled-30-million-proceeds

The following individuals have been charged with money laundering conspiracy:

Darius Sowah Okang, a/k/a Michael J. Casey, a/k/a Richard Resser, a/k/a Thomas Vaden, a/k/a Michael Lawson, a/k/a Matthew Reddington, a/k/a Michael Little, 29, of Stone Mountain, Georgia;
Dominique Raquel Golden, a/k/a Desire Tamakloe, a/k/a Mellissa Moore, a/k/a Nicole Nolay, a/k/a Raquel Roberts, a/k/a Maria Henderson, a/k/a Raquel Golden, 29, of Houston, Texas;
Blessing Oluwatimilehin Ojo, a/k/a “Timmy,” 34, of Nigeria;
George Kodjo Edem Adatsi, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Desire Elorm Tamakloe, a/k/a “Chubby,” 25, of Smyrna, Georgia;
Solomon Agyapong, a/k/a “Gumpe,” 31, of Marietta, Georgia;
Afeez Olaide Adeniran, a/k/a “Ola,” 31, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Francesco Benjamin, a/k/a “B-More,” 30, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Jonathan Kojo Agbemafle, a/k/a “Skinny,” 26, of Kansas City, Missouri;
Joshua Roberts, a/k/a “Onyx,” 28, of Houston, Texas;
Hamza Abdallah, a/k/a Reggie Lewis, 30, of McDonough, Georgia;
Prince Sheriff Okai, 26, of Mableton, Georgia;
Kelvin Prince Boateng, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Monique Wheeler, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Matthan Bolaji Ibidapo, a/k/a “B.J.,” 27, of Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Stephen Abbu Jenkins, a/k/a “Face,” a/k/a Steven Abbu Jenkins, Steven Jenkins, Steve Jenkins, 53, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Kahlia Andrea Siddiqui, 28, of Chamblee, Georgia;
Alexus Ciera Johnson, 26, of Mableton, Georgia;
Abubakar Sadik Ibrahim, 26, of Mableton, Georgia;
Emanuela Joe Joseph, 34, of Lawrenceville, Georgia;
Obinna Nwosu, 26, of Douglasville, Georgia;
Ojebe Obewu Ojebe, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia; and
Gregory Thomas Hudson, 38, of Powder Springs, Georgia.

Darius Sowah Okang is also charged with one count of bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. The indictment alleges that Okang created a bank account in a retirement scam victim’s name, which was then used to deposit approximately $288,000 in funds fraudulently withdrawn from the victim’s retirement account.

Afeez Olaide Adeniran and Blessing Ojo are also charged with wire fraud. The indictment alleges that Adeniran defrauded a homebuyer of $40,000 intended for a real estate transaction. The indictment alleges that due to a computer intrusion and false invoicing scam, Ojo caused a media company in California to send payments totaling $89,140 to a bank account controlled by one of the defendants. In total, the victim sent $646,840, as a result of the fraud.

In addition, two related cases charging additional defendants with various counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and conspiracies to commit these offenses are currently pending in federal court in Atlanta. These defendants include:

Benjamin Ibukunoluwa Oye, 26, of Sandy Springs, Georgia;
Tyler Keon Roussell, 25, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Christopher Akinwande Awonuga, 27, of Fayetteville, Georgia;
Casey Broderick Williams, 26, of Covington, Georgia;
Macario Lee Nelson, a/k/a “Mac,” 24, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Chadrick Jamal Rhodes, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Chadwick Osbourne Stewart, 40, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Oumar Bouyo Mbodj, 28, of Kennesaw, Georgia;
Seth Appiah Kubi, 60, of Dacula, Georgia;
Ahamefule Aso Odus, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia;
Paul Chinonso Anyanwu, 27, of Hampton, Georgia;
Egale Veonzell Woods, Jr., 41, of East Point, Georgia;
Chineda Obilom Nwakadu, 25, of McDonough, Georgia;
Chukwukadibia Ikechukwu Nnadozie, a/k/a “Chuka,” a/k/a Michael McCord, 27, of Fayetteville, Georgia;
Uchechi Chidimma Odus, a/k/a “Uche,” 23, of Atlanta, Georgia;
John Ifeoluwa Onimole, 27, of Powder Springs, Georgia; and
Oluwafunmilade Onamuti, a/k/a Mathew Kelvin, 26, of Duluth, Georgia.
Members of the public are reminded that the indictments only contain charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove each defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

PoliticsRe: If You Asks To Give Nnamdi Kanu A Name, What Name Will You Call Him? by ZooOga: 12:19am On Mar 16, 2020
i go keep it positive, no insult!

Marathon Man .... see happy satisfied wife .... wink

PoliticsRe: Tinubu Faults Moves To Oust Oshiomhole by ZooOga: 5:16pm On Mar 15, 2020
Tinubu's grammar, thought and brain power no be small. Excellently crafted essay. wink
Foreign AffairsRe: The Trump Presidency Is Over by ZooOga(op): 4:56pm On Mar 15, 2020
According to this Reuters/DM UK news report President Trump done put his country first, and Bleep everyone else on planet earth.

too much to copy & paste for the lazy, challenged readers.

Donald Trump 'offers to pay German company creating experimental coronavirus vaccine to move to the US and make it exclusively for Americans'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8114015/Donald-Trump-tries-pay-German-company-creating-experimental-coronavirus-vaccine-US.html

German officials are trying to stop the US from enticing German company CureVac to move its research to the US, insisting no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine. President Donald Trump had offered funds to lure the company CureVac to the US to reportedly get the vaccine exclusively for Americans

Foreign AffairsRe: Is Trump The Worst U.S President In History? by ZooOga: 4:48pm On Mar 15, 2020
I don't know if this Dailymail UK/Reuters report is fake news or not but it lends to the argument dat Mr. Sh*thole word thrower may in fact be the worst in modern history.

Donald Trump 'offers to pay German company creating experimental coronavirus vaccine to move to the US and make it exclusively for Americans'
Donald Trump has offered funds to lure German company CureVac to the US
Germany government has made counter-offers to make the company stay
Germany is trying to stop the US from enticing CureVac to move its research to the US, insisting no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine
Trump is reportedly trying to secure the scientists' work exclusively for the US
CureVac said last week they are working with a multitude of coronavirus vaccine candidates and was now selecting the two best to go into clinical trials
CureVac CEO Daniel Menichella met Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force to discuss a vaccine on March 2
Curevac is a private company founded in 2008 based in Tuebingen with other sites in Frankfurt and Boston
Company aims to have an experimental vaccine ready by June or July then will seek the go-ahead from regulators for testing on humans
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?

By REUTERS and MARLENE LENTHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 09:01 EDT, 15 March 2020 | UPDATED: 11:29 EDT, 15 March 2020

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8114015/Donald-Trump-tries-pay-German-company-creating-experimental-coronavirus-vaccine-US.html

German officials are trying to stop the US from enticing German company CureVac to move its research to the US, insisting no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine. President Donald Trump had offered funds to lure the company CureVac to the US to reportedly get the vaccine exclusively for Americans

Foreign AffairsRe: The Trump Presidency Is Over by ZooOga(op):
I just saw this on my Twitter news-feed. Many middle-class voting age Americans are not feeling so great about present conditions. Worldwide travel and tourism industries are about to lose thousands of jobs.
Stay tuned folks and stash some extra money and food.


Cruise passengers under coronavirus quarantine say they lack food, basic medical attention
Letitia Stein
USA TODAY


Cruise ship passengers under federal coronavirus quarantine say they are lacking food, medical attention and are being housed in unsanitary conditions, contradicting Trump's claims that getting them off the Grand Princess was a "tremendous success."

Michelle Saunders and her 83-year-old grandmother, both from Illinois, have been waiting for medical attention and other basics since they were among the 2,000 evacuated from the ship.

At Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Georgia no one came by to check their temperature for nearly two days, Saunders told USA TODAY on Saturday – a standard protocol they were promised to help monitor for infection.

Food was not delivered to their room for more than 12 hours after their arrival, she said. Their room had no towel and one small bar of soap, and she has been told there is no more, despite the constant public health reminders to wash hands.

No efforts are being made to keep the former cruise ship passengers at a safe social distance from each other to avoid spreading the contagious disease either, she said, beyond telling them to wear masks when they leave their rooms.

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/03/14/USAT/5dcac8dc-605c-4e23-8721-b83330975739-IMG_2140.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp

Sanders said her grandmother has become increasingly scared and has not eaten much.

“It shouldn't be my job to keep her safe,” Saunders said, breaking into tears. “It should be their job, and they are not doing it.”

On Friday in the Rose Garden, President Donald Trump praised Vice President Mike Pence for the “tremendous success out in Oakland” in coordinating the disembarkment from the Grand Princess, which had identified two passengers and 19 crew infected with the new coronavirus when the ship finally docked on Monday in Oakland, California.

More:14 passengers left on Grand Princess as others begin quarantine at military bases

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/03/14/USAT/3f6927f6-6b55-435d-9496-cae08c2c378d-AP_Virus_Outbreak_California.JPG?width=660&height=388&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp

Contradictory accounts came not just from Dobbins but from Travis Air Force Base in California and from Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Many of those quarantined at the three military bases already had spent days stuck in their cruise cabins to avoid the spread of the coronavirus while arrangements were made for their transfer to the bases.

They found a stark contrast between protocols onboard the ship and at the bases. On the ship, they had been restricted to their rooms. But after being carefully guided off the ship, maintaining a wide distance to avoid the possibility of spreading infection, they were tightly crammed into airplane seats, then buses, to take them to the military bases.

Concerns about missed meals, lacking information about coronavirus testing and inadequate medical care were raised during a Saturday afternoon call between quarantined cruise passengers at Dobbins and representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the cruise line.

“I am just concerned for everybody, because we do have a lot of older people in these buildings and they are not being cared for,” said a woman, noting that she was aware of people who had not received adequate amounts of food or missing meals entirely.

A representative for the governor of Montana complained about having difficulty getting information to assist residents of her state who are quarantined. Others raised concerns about travel logistics and lost luggage.

Officials pledged to investigate the problems.

“We thank you for your patience as we try to resolve medication, luggage, linens and room equipment problems,” HHS spokeswoman Cheri Rice told those on the call, acknowledging “many significant logistical challenges.”

The department did not respond to USA TODAY's request for additional comment, Princess Cruises did not respond either, but during the call cruise line official Jeff Salvatore tried to reassure the former passengers.

“You are not alone in this; we’re all with you,” Salvatore said. “We are doing everything we can to make this basically as calm and pleasing as possible.”

Routine medical care reportedly has been lacking at Dobbins, too. Barb May, 63, from Bloomington, Illinois, said her requests for help refilling a prescription for her husband went nowhere. Ultimately, she found a local pharmacy to deliver it.

“We shouldn’t have to go beg for water. We shouldn’t have to go stand at the fence to get food,” said May, describing a barricade fence separating quarantined passengers from the rest of the base. “We’re probably being treated worse than prisoners right now.”

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/03/14/USAT/9c56bc75-699d-4aa6-9cfe-6684c4143634-Dobbins_fence_2.jpg?width=300&height=400&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp

A barricade fence separates passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship under federal quarantine at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Georgia.
Late Saturday, Saunders’ grandmother’s temperature finally was checked as a precautionary screening for coronavirus infection. She did not have a fever. But Saunders was still waiting to have hers taken.

In interviews, other passengers recounted additional problems at the three bases.

A passenger taken to Travis Air Force Base in California said she and her two young daughters were given no soap. She listed other concerns: dirty sheets, no heat, a lack of testing for coronavirus and non-working toilets in some rooms, causing people to have to enter the rooms of others when they are supposed to avoid contact with each other.

A Kentucky woman told the Courier Journal, a USA TODAY Network paper, that she felt like a prisoner at a Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where she had not yet been tested for coronavirus.

More:Kentucky woman aboard Grand Princess says she still hasn't been tested for coronavirus

Some, though, characterized the quarantine at federal facilities as the least of the ordeals they have experienced since the news broke that an elderly man with coronavirus had died after cruising with Grand Princess on its previous voyage. Some passengers and crew stayed aboard for the second trip.

Now quarantined at Travis, an easy drive from her home in San Jose, California, Donna Kaletta is grateful to be talking walks outside her room, even if she has to wear a mask.

But, Kaletta said, “this is not the vacation I thought I was going to have.”

Additional reporting by Curtis Tate and Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/03/14/quarantined-cruise-passengers-lacking-basic-medical-care-even-soap/5051059002/

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