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The first person diag-
nosed with COVID-19 in New
Jersey was a 32-year-old
man who had been admitted
to a hospital.
In a video posted to Twit-
ter over the weekend, the pa-
tient explained that he’d had
no underlying medical con-
ditions that would make him
susceptible to severe illness,
yet the new coronavirus was
making him sicker and
sicker. He spoke from a hos-
pital bed where he had been
hooked up to tubes helping
him breathe.
The video, which has
been viewed more than
478,000 times, raised con-
cerns that young people may
be more vulnerable to
COVID-19 than health ex-
perts had been letting on.
So is that really true?
According to medical ex-
perts, no. The risk of serious
illness due to COVID-19 is far
higher for people who are
older and have underlying
medical conditions. People
60 and older accounted for
more than 80% of the deaths
in China, according to a ma-
jor study in the Journal of
the American Medical Assn.
But rare exceptions have
popped up in the scientific
literature, said Dr. Anthony
Fauci, director of the Na-
tional Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases.
“There will be, as we’ve
seen in influenza, an occa-
sional person who’s young
and healthy, who winds up
getting COVID-19, seriously
ill and dies,” Fauci said in an
interview with Dr. Howard
Bauchner, the editor of
JAMA. “But if you look at the
weight of the data, the risk
group is very, very clear.”
With the U.S. outbreak in
its early stages, there isn’t
yet good data on the ages
and other characteristics of
infected patients here. So
experts have relied on the
analysis of nearly 45,
COVID-19 patients in China
that was conducted by that
country’s Center for Disease
Control and Prevention.
The study accounts for
more than a third of all re-
ported cases of the disease.
Worldwide, more than
128,000 people have been di-
agnosed with the disease
and more than 4,700 have
died from it.
The study identified very
few deaths among people
younger than 40. More than
12,000 people in that age
group were infected, but
only 26 died. It is unclear
whether those people had
other medical conditions
that may have made them
more vulnerable.
The study found that
the chance of dying from
COVID-19 clearly increases
with age.
There were no reported
deaths from COVID-19 in
children younger than 10,
and other studies have sug-
gested that children who are
infected do not become very
sick.
These are the COVID-
mortality rates by age calcu-
lated by the Chinese CDC:
8 10-19: 0.2%.
8 20-29: 0.2%.
8 30-39: 0.2%.
8 40-49: 0.4%.
8 50-59: 1.3%.
8 60-69: 3.6%.
8 70-79: 8%.
8 80 and older: 14.8%.
The overall mortality
rate estimated by research-
ers was 2.3%, but experts
caution that it is likely over-
stated because milder cases
will have gone unreported
and thus uncounted.
As for the deaths of
younger people, they repre-
sent what you would see if
you pored over any disease
data with a magnifying
glass, experts say.
“It is possible, but appar-
ently very rare that other-
wise healthy people can get
severe disease,” said Dr. Jeff-
rey Klausner, an infectious-
disease expert at UCLA’s
Fielding School of Public
Health. “But right now we
have patients in the hospital
with severe influenza that
were otherwise healthy peo-
ple in their 40s and 50s.... It’s
rare as well, but it occurs.”
Indeed, in the 2018-19 flu
season, 2,450 people ages 18
to 49 died in the United

States, according to the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention. The mortal-

ity rate from the flu is lower

than from COVID-19, but far

more people caught the flu

last season — more than 35

million — than have gotten

COVID-19 so far this year.

In an interview with a

CBS station in New York,

the New Jersey patient iden-

tified himself as James Cai,

who works as a physician as-

sistant. Cai said he believes

he contracted the virus at a

conference in New York and

within three days was hospi-

talized because it had

spread to his lungs.

“The virus is everything.

Diarrhea, watery eyes,

shortness of breath, chest

pain, you name it. High fe-

ver,” he said. “Every day is

getting worse.... It happened

so quick.”

Cai isn’t the first person

to raise concerns about how

quickly people become se-

verely ill. The average time it

takes for symptoms to ap-

pear after infection is about

five days, according to a new

study by Johns Hopkins Uni-

versity, but there have been

reports of rapid decline once

illness sets in.

At a news conference

Sunday, Timothy Killian,

spokesman for the nursign

home Life Care Center in

Kirkland, Wash., said it had

been “surprising and shock-

ing” to see patients become

deathly ill so quickly. At least

19 people who were linked to

the nursing home have died.

“We have seen [in] as lit-

tle as one hour, somebody

getting no symptoms to go-

ing to symptoms that were

severe enough that they

needed to be transferred to

the hospital, and then within

a short amount of time, that

patient died,” Killian said.

Scientists are still learn-

ing more about how the

virus kills. It’s possible the

older patients did not show

the telltale signs of the

virus, including a fever, that

could have clued people into

the illness earlier, Klausner

said.

Elderly people don’t

mount a fever the same way

that younger people do, be-

cause their immune systems

begin to react differently to

viruses as they age, he said.

Nursing home staff should

be on the lookout not just for

fever but also cough, fatigue

and headaches, he said.

“While they are brewing

infection, it may go unno-

ticed,” Klausner said.

Times staff writers Richard

Read and Rong-Gong Lin II

contributed to this report.

Health experts

reassure young

people on risk

Despite a notable case

in New Jersey, serious

illness has been rare

for those under 40.

By Soumya
Karlamangla

At first, Thursday

seemed like it was shaping

up to be a typical — and typi-

cally busy — day at the

“Happiest Place on Earth.”

Just before 10 a.m., the

wait times for Disneyland’s

popular attractions at its

Anaheim theme park were

significant — 55 minutes for

the Matterhorn Bobsleds

and 45 minutes for Space

Mountain, according to the

park’s mobile app.

Guests were posting

happy pictures of their vis-

its, although some acknowl-

edged there was more than

the threat of weather that

could rain on their parade.

“The most magical place

on Earth!” one Instagram

user wrote. “Except for when

it’s pouring rain and every-

one has coronavirus ... may-

be not then.”

Then, Thursday after-

noon, the news came: In

light of the COVID-19 pan-

demic and Gov. Gavin New-

som and health officials’ rec-

ommendation that gather-

ings of 250 or more people be

canceled across the state,

the park that so rarely closes

would temporarily shut

down.

Disneyland and Disney

California Adventure will

close Saturday morning

through the end of the

month, company officials

said. The company said it

would refund hotel bookings

during the closure.

“While there have been no

reported cases of COVID-

at Disneyland Resort, after

carefully reviewing the

guidelines of the governor of

California’s executive order

and in the best interest of

our guests and employees,

we are proceeding with the

closure of Disneyland Park

and Disney California Ad-

venture, beginning the

morning of March 14 through

the end of the month,” Walt

Disney Co. said in a state-

ment Thursday afternoon.

“The hotels of Disney-

land Resort will remain open

until Monday, March 16, to

give guests the ability to

make necessary travel ar-

rangements; Downtown

Disney will remain open. We

will monitor the ongoing sit-

uation and follow the advice

and guidance of federal and

state officials and health

agencies. Disney will contin-

ue to pay cast members dur-

ing this time.”

About two hours after

Disneyland’s announce-

ment, Universal Studios

Hollywood announced that

it would close Saturday and

reopen March 28. (Universal

CityWalk will remain open.)

Newsom — who during a

news conference earlier in

the day had said the state’s

guidelines excluded large

parks like Disneyland and

places such as casinos, card

rooms and movie theaters

because of “the complexity

of their unique circum-

stances” — applauded Dis-

neyland’s announcement.

“Late last night, Califor-

nia put out a new policy on

mass gatherings and en-

gaged in deep conversations

with Disney and other com-

panies about how to meet

it,” he said. “Using that pol-

icy, Disney made the right

call in the interest of public

health and agreed to shut

down their California

parks.”

Disneyland was not the

only Southern California

theme park open for busi-

ness Thursday morning,

even after the guidance from

the governor, which does not

carry the force of law.

Six Flags Magic Moun-

tain opened as scheduled,

with officials emphasizing

the measures they were tak-

ing to sanitize the park.

Mike Spanos, president

and chief executive of Six

Flags Entertainment Corp.,

previously wrote a public

note emphasizing “the top

priority at Six Flags is the

safety and the well-being of

our guests and team mem-

bers.”

He said Six Flags has

“significantly enhanced” its

sanitation efforts and is ask-

ing employees who are sick

to stay home.

Legoland California also

was open for business,

though officials released a

statement Thursday eve-

ning that it was postponing

its grand opening of the

Lego Movie World.

SeaWorld San Diego also

remained open.

Pacific Park at the Santa

Monica Pier will remain

open, weather permitting.

Park management said in a

statement that they’ve am-

plified their maintenance

schedule, including pres-

sure-washing tables, hand-

rails and counters.

A representative of

Knott’s Berry Farm said

Thursday morning that the

Buena Park attraction “is

aware of the new guidance

issued by the state of Califor-

nia last night regarding large

events based on the

COVID-19 outbreak. Knott’s

Berry Farm is open today as

we understand and evaluate

what this means for our

park, our guests and our as-

sociates.”

Times staff writers Phil

Willon, Taryn Luna and

Jaclyn Cosgrove

contributed to this report.

A DISNEYLANDguest uses a new hand sanitizer before ordering food at the park on a rainy Thursday. Dis-

neyland and Disneyland California Adventure will close Saturday morning through the end of the month.

Allen J. SchabenLos Angeles Times

Theme parks will close

for the rest of the month

Disneyland, Universal Studios take action because of the coronavirus

By Luke Money

and Hugo Martín

With cases of the novel

coronavirus multiplying

rapidly and the financial im-

plications of the outbreak

becoming increasingly clear

for low-income workers, the

city of Los Angeles will con-

sider a temporary ban on

evictions next week amid

calls for a similar moratori-

um that would apply across

California.

Council President Nury

Martinez and Councilmen

Mike Bonin and Herb Wes-

son plan to introduce a mea-

sure that would prevent

renters from being evicted

throughout the city, as well

as provide relief for home-

owners, small businesses

and landlords.

The details have yet to be

determined, though council

members said the moratori-

um could be limited to those

directly affected by the virus,

including those who have

been infected or who have

lost work because the out-

break forced a business to

close. Or it could be a more

general citywide ban.

“We’re trying to take care

of people who are sitting in

their house right now and

wondering what the hell

they’re going to do,” Wesson

said.

The plan also could in-

clude measures to pause

utility shutoffs, urge banks

to suspend mortgage pay-

ments, and provide direct

financial assistance to rent-

ers and small businesses, in-

cluding landlords.

The council members

said they expected to unveil

their plan in time for it to be

voted on by the full City

Council at its next sched-

uled meeting on Tuesday.

Depending on the details, it

might take additional time

to take effect.

Bonin said the city

needed to act because he ex-

pected the virus to continue

to spread. The businesses

and schools that are likely to

close as a result will affect

Angelenos beyond those

who contract the virus —

from parents who have to

take off work for childcare to

hourly and gig economy

workers with limited sources

of income and benefits.

“The ripple effects of this

are easy to see and they’re

going to be extreme,” Bonin

said. “It’s the potential for a

social and economic Ar-

mageddon.”

A spokesman for Mayor

Eric Garcetti said Garcetti

strongly supports the pro-

posed housing measure and

is working with the council

to pass it as quickly as pos-

sible.

Also Thursday, two

Democratic state lawmak-

ers from San Francisco —

Assemblyman Phil Ting and

Sen. Scott Wiener — urged

the Legislature to pass tem-

porary eviction and foreclo-

sure bans that would apply

statewide. Ting said he will

introduce legislation next

week. It would need a super-

majority vote in both houses

of the Legislature to take ef-

fect immediately.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has

not weighed in on whether

he’d support any relief for

renters or homeowners.

Landlord groups in

Southern California had dif-

ferent reactions to the plan

from Martinez, Bonin and

Wesson.

Daniel Yukelson, execu-

tive director of the Apart-

ment Assn. of Greater Los

Angeles, blasted it, saying

the city should focus on the

health and safety of its resi-

dents. He called their idea,

“yet another horrible regula-

tion that would unleash an

undeserved and excessive

amount of punishment on

unsuspecting” landlords.

“I can assure you that

when good renters are faced

with a temporary crisis due

to a reduction of work hours,

temporary job loss or health

issues, rental property own-

ers would rather work things

out on their own,” he said.

“We are not in the eviction

business, and evictions are

purely a last and very costly

resort.”

Yukelson also doubted

that the city would be able to

negotiate with banks to hold

off mortgage payments.

Fred Sutton, a vice presi-

dent with the California

Apartment Assn., a group

that represents landlords,

said he understood the mo-

tivation behind an eviction

moratorium and urged the

council to pair any benefits

for renters with similar mea-

sures that would allow land-

lords to pay their bills.

“This virus is affecting

everybody,” Sutton said.

“Everybody is going to need

relief where appropriate.”

Sutton said his group

preferred a plan that would

go beyond L.A., so that land-

lords wouldn’t have to deal

with different rules in differ-

ent cities.

Some Bay Area cities are

already moving ahead with

eviction bans due to the co-

ronavirus.

Officials call for halt on evictions

SMALL BUSINESSEScould get financial aid under

the proposal. Above, the Del Amo Mall in Torrance.

Luis SincoLos Angeles Times

As virus spreads, L.A.

council members seek

moratorium and other

protective measures.

By Liam Dillon