U.S. Belleville mayor claims that he had coronavirus in November 2019

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Belleville mayor has coronavirus antibodies, believes he had COVID-19 months ago
Kaitlyn Kanzler, NorthJersey.comPublished 5:05 p.m. ET April 30, 2020 | Updated 10:35 a.m. ET May 1, 2020
Source:https://www.northjersey.com/story/n...s-positive-coronavirus-antibodies/3057925001/

Belleville Mayor Michael Melham said he has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, adding that he believes he was sick with the virus in November — more than a month before doctors in China first reported cases of the new disease.

Melham said he was sick toward the end of November and suffered from chills, hallucinations and a "skyrocketing temperature" after he left the League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City.

"It felt as if I was an addict going through withdrawal," Melham said in a press release. "I didn’t know what was happening to me. I never felt that I could be so sick."

The first known case of the coronavirus in the United States was in January and involved a West Coast man who had been in China's Wuhan Province. Health experts now say the coronavirus may have been quietly circulating in the United States in January and February, when testing was rare. None have pushed the timeline back as far as November, however.

In a text message to NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey, Melham said it was the sickest he had ever been in his adult life.

The doctor told Melham he had the flu and that he would get better after rest and fluids, the release said. He did not take a flu test and said he did not travel overseas.

Melham said he later suspected he had contracted the coronavirus in November but dismissed the notion because the earliest cases in the United States weren't reported until January. His November illness is what prompted Melham to ask his doctor for the blood test. He got the results Wednesday.

 

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By Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The mayor of Belleville is making a startling yet uncorroborated claim that he contracted the coronavirus in New Jersey in November, two months before the first confirmed U.S. case in Washington State.

Mayor Michael Melham said he recently asked his doctor, days after a routine physical, to test his blood for COVID-19 antibodies — and got a positive finding on Wednesday.

The claim seems highly unlikely to be accurate. The first case of the coronavirus in the United States was announced January 21. New Jersey’s first coronavirus case wasn’t diagnosed until early March. And though there has been widespread speculation that coronavirus might have arrived in the United States sooner, those theories are not backed by any scientific study or available data.


Melham, though, said he is convinced he was infected four months earlier. He recounted becoming ill while in Atlantic City attending the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference.


“I was definitely feeling sick when I was there, and fought my way through it," he told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.


After returning home Nov. 21 from the convention, Melham said a doctor diagnosed his worsening symptoms — including a 102-degree fever, chills, hallucinations and a sore throat that ended up lasting for three weeks — as a bad case of the flu.


“I have never been sicker in my entire life,” Melham said, though he acknowledged that he did not have the respiratory problems often associated with the coronavirus.


Now fully recovered, the mayor sent out a press release on Thursday declaring he had the coronavirus in November.


“My fear is that there are many who dismissed a potentially positive coronavirus diagnosis as a bad flu,” he stated.


Asked about the mayor’s statements, the state health department declined comment. A spokesperson for Gov. Phil Murphy did not immediately respond to a message.


There has been much discussion, from Facebook posts to medical study groups, in recent weeks on whether the coronavirus arrived in the U.S. sooner than believed, buttressed by reports of some especially aggressive flu cases.

Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, told USA Today in March that “we will probably find that this disease was here earlier than we thought.”


Benjamin also said, though, that it is “plausible but not likely” that the coronavirus arrived as early as November and December, according to the newspaper. And even then, early cases would have likely been linked to travel to China and not widespread, he said.

In a phone interview, Melham conceded he does not know he had the coronavirus.
“Nobody can be sure,” he said.
“But I am nearly certain, for two reasons: I have never been that gravely ill in my adult life, and the antibodies that I have are the longer-term ones, not the most recent ones,” he said.

His test result showed the IgG antibody, which according to Science News lasts longer than the IgM antibody that typically is produced about a week after infection.

Melham said he has done no traveling in recent months, other than a late-January trip to Puerto Rico. He lives alone.

He said his flu diagnosis in November was done over the phone, rather than via a test.


“They told me it was the flu, and to ride it out, and that’s what I did,” he said, adding that he never got the flu shot.


The issue came up during his annual physical.


“My doctor only had 10 of these blood tests at his disposal and was willing to give me one because of my daily work with the public," he said.


He said he did not have to pay for the test, but is not sure if his insurance was charged.


Melham drew notice in September upon installing a billboard with his portrait overlooking Route 21, with a message calling on the state to provide water filters to Belleville residents as the city confronted lead issues related to the problems in neighboring Newark.


A registered independent, Melham said he is skeptical of the official U.S. timeline on the coronavirus.


“I have never believed this just came in January. I know many people like me who were gravely ill from November into December," he said.


He said he is urging others to get tested for COVID-19 antibodies, and is hopeful that their plasma may someday help with live-saving treatment.


“It is my hope that this antibody testing becomes more readily available. More and more testing is needed, so that more and more plasma can be gleaned to hopefully save many lives," he said.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020...2-months-before-1st-confirmed-case-in-us.html

 

[onebyone]

By Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The mayor of Belleville is making a startling yet uncorroborated claim that he contracted the coronavirus in New Jersey in November, two months before the first confirmed U.S. case in Washington State.

Mayor Michael Melham said he recently asked his doctor, days after a routine physical, to test his blood for COVID-19 antibodies — and got a positive finding on Wednesday.

The claim seems highly unlikely to be accurate. The first case of the coronavirus in the United States was announced January 21. New Jersey’s first coronavirus case wasn’t diagnosed until early March. And though there has been widespread speculation that coronavirus might have arrived in the United States sooner, those theories are not backed by any scientific study or available data.


Melham, though, said he is convinced he was infected four months earlier. He recounted becoming ill while in Atlantic City attending the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference.


“I was definitely feeling sick when I was there, and fought my way through it," he told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.


After returning home Nov. 21 from the convention, Melham said a doctor diagnosed his worsening symptoms — including a 102-degree fever, chills, hallucinations and a sore throat that ended up lasting for three weeks — as a bad case of the flu.


“I have never been sicker in my entire life,” Melham said, though he acknowledged that he did not have the respiratory problems often associated with the coronavirus.


Now fully recovered, the mayor sent out a press release on Thursday declaring he had the coronavirus in November.


“My fear is that there are many who dismissed a potentially positive coronavirus diagnosis as a bad flu,” he stated.


Asked about the mayor’s statements, the state health department declined comment. A spokesperson for Gov. Phil Murphy did not immediately respond to a message.


There has been much discussion, from Facebook posts to medical study groups, in recent weeks on whether the coronavirus arrived in the U.S. sooner than believed, buttressed by reports of some especially aggressive flu cases.

Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, told USA Today in March that “we will probably find that this disease was here earlier than we thought.”


Benjamin also said, though, that it is “plausible but not likely” that the coronavirus arrived as early as November and December, according to the newspaper. And even then, early cases would have likely been linked to travel to China and not widespread, he said.

In a phone interview, Melham conceded he does not know he had the coronavirus.
“Nobody can be sure,” he said.
“But I am nearly certain, for two reasons: I have never been that gravely ill in my adult life, and the antibodies that I have are the longer-term ones, not the most recent ones,” he said.

His test result showed the IgG antibody, which according to Science News lasts longer than the IgM antibody that typically is produced about a week after infection.

Melham said he has done no traveling in recent months, other than a late-January trip to Puerto Rico. He lives alone.

He said his flu diagnosis in November was done over the phone, rather than via a test.


“They told me it was the flu, and to ride it out, and that’s what I did,” he said, adding that he never got the flu shot.


The issue came up during his annual physical.


“My doctor only had 10 of these blood tests at his disposal and was willing to give me one because of my daily work with the public," he said.


He said he did not have to pay for the test, but is not sure if his insurance was charged.


Melham drew notice in September upon installing a billboard with his portrait overlooking Route 21, with a message calling on the state to provide water filters to Belleville residents as the city confronted lead issues related to the problems in neighboring Newark.


A registered independent, Melham said he is skeptical of the official U.S. timeline on the coronavirus.


“I have never believed this just came in January. I know many people like me who were gravely ill from November into December," he said.


He said he is urging others to get tested for COVID-19 antibodies, and is hopeful that their plasma may someday help with live-saving treatment.


“It is my hope that this antibody testing becomes more readily available. More and more testing is needed, so that more and more plasma can be gleaned to hopefully save many lives," he said.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020...2-months-before-1st-confirmed-case-in-us.html

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[onebyone]

Belleville mayor has coronavirus antibodies, believes he had COVID-19 months ago
Kaitlyn Kanzler, NorthJersey.comPublished 5:05 p.m. ET April 30, 2020 | Updated 10:35 a.m. ET May 1, 2020
Source:https://www.northjersey.com/story/n...s-positive-coronavirus-antibodies/3057925001/

Belleville Mayor Michael Melham said he has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, adding that he believes he was sick with the virus in November — more than a month before doctors in China first reported cases of the new disease.

Melham said he was sick toward the end of November and suffered from chills, hallucinations and a "skyrocketing temperature" after he left the League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City.

"It felt as if I was an addict going through withdrawal," Melham said in a press release. "I didn’t know what was happening to me. I never felt that I could be so sick."

The first known case of the coronavirus in the United States was in January and involved a West Coast man who had been in China's Wuhan Province. Health experts now say the coronavirus may have been quietly circulating in the United States in January and February, when testing was rare. None have pushed the timeline back as far as November, however.

In a text message to NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey, Melham said it was the sickest he had ever been in his adult life.

The doctor told Melham he had the flu and that he would get better after rest and fluids, the release said. He did not take a flu test and said he did not travel overseas.

Melham said he later suspected he had contracted the coronavirus in November but dismissed the notion because the earliest cases in the United States weren't reported until January. His November illness is what prompted Melham to ask his doctor for the blood test. He got the results Wednesday.

Good new

 

[yex]

The mayor of a U.S. city in the state of New Jersey claims he recently tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies and believes he was infected by the virus in November, about two months before the first confirmed case in the country.

so covid 19 probably started in USA first.
lol

 

[yex]

The mayor of a U.S. city in the state of New Jersey claims he recently tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies and believes he was infected by the virus in November, about two months before the first confirmed case in the country.

so covid 19 probably started in USA first.
lol

the Truth will be Reveal.

 

[vi-va]

Oh no. US media will use arithmetic on google search and youtube, to minimize the impact.

I found many video can't be found by searching on google and youtube, many times before.

 

[litman]

antibody testing of the masses is essential right now but very few countries are doing this.

 

[scherz]

He is gonna have a deadly car "accident" soon.

 

[Beast]

By Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The mayor of Belleville is making a startling yet uncorroborated claim that he contracted the coronavirus in New Jersey in November, two months before the first confirmed U.S. case in Washington State.

Mayor Michael Melham said he recently asked his doctor, days after a routine physical, to test his blood for COVID-19 antibodies — and got a positive finding on Wednesday.

The claim seems highly unlikely to be accurate. The first case of the coronavirus in the United States was announced January 21. New Jersey’s first coronavirus case wasn’t diagnosed until early March. And though there has been widespread speculation that coronavirus might have arrived in the United States sooner, those theories are not backed by any scientific study or available data.


Melham, though, said he is convinced he was infected four months earlier. He recounted becoming ill while in Atlantic City attending the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference.


“I was definitely feeling sick when I was there, and fought my way through it," he told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.


After returning home Nov. 21 from the convention, Melham said a doctor diagnosed his worsening symptoms — including a 102-degree fever, chills, hallucinations and a sore throat that ended up lasting for three weeks — as a bad case of the flu.


“I have never been sicker in my entire life,” Melham said, though he acknowledged that he did not have the respiratory problems often associated with the coronavirus.


Now fully recovered, the mayor sent out a press release on Thursday declaring he had the coronavirus in November.


“My fear is that there are many who dismissed a potentially positive coronavirus diagnosis as a bad flu,” he stated.


Asked about the mayor’s statements, the state health department declined comment. A spokesperson for Gov. Phil Murphy did not immediately respond to a message.


There has been much discussion, from Facebook posts to medical study groups, in recent weeks on whether the coronavirus arrived in the U.S. sooner than believed, buttressed by reports of some especially aggressive flu cases.

Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, told USA Today in March that “we will probably find that this disease was here earlier than we thought.”


Benjamin also said, though, that it is “plausible but not likely” that the coronavirus arrived as early as November and December, according to the newspaper. And even then, early cases would have likely been linked to travel to China and not widespread, he said.

In a phone interview, Melham conceded he does not know he had the coronavirus.
“Nobody can be sure,” he said.
“But I am nearly certain, for two reasons: I have never been that gravely ill in my adult life, and the antibodies that I have are the longer-term ones, not the most recent ones,” he said.

His test result showed the IgG antibody, which according to Science News lasts longer than the IgM antibody that typically is produced about a week after infection.

Melham said he has done no traveling in recent months, other than a late-January trip to Puerto Rico. He lives alone.

He said his flu diagnosis in November was done over the phone, rather than via a test.


“They told me it was the flu, and to ride it out, and that’s what I did,” he said, adding that he never got the flu shot.


The issue came up during his annual physical.


“My doctor only had 10 of these blood tests at his disposal and was willing to give me one because of my daily work with the public," he said.


He said he did not have to pay for the test, but is not sure if his insurance was charged.


Melham drew notice in September upon installing a billboard with his portrait overlooking Route 21, with a message calling on the state to provide water filters to Belleville residents as the city confronted lead issues related to the problems in neighboring Newark.


A registered independent, Melham said he is skeptical of the official U.S. timeline on the coronavirus.


“I have never believed this just came in January. I know many people like me who were gravely ill from November into December," he said.


He said he is urging others to get tested for COVID-19 antibodies, and is hopeful that their plasma may someday help with live-saving treatment.


“It is my hope that this antibody testing becomes more readily available. More and more testing is needed, so that more and more plasma can be gleaned to hopefully save many lives," he said.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020...2-months-before-1st-confirmed-case-in-us.html

@F-22Raptor @Hamartia Antidote @striver44

Shall we called American virus covid-19?

He is gonna have a deadly car "accident" soon.

He will be claim as traitor to US. The evil CCP bribe the doctor and edit his report. He received million dollar in his bank account from President Xi...

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

@F-22Raptor @Hamartia Antidote @striver44

Shall we called American virus covid-19?


He will be claim as traitor to US. The evil CCP bribe the doctor and edit his report. He received million dollar in his bank account from President Xi...

He says he thinks he had it. No tests from November have come back positive.

 

[Beast]

He says he thinks he had it. No tests from November have come back positive.

You are delusion. His test comes back positive.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

You are delusion. His test comes back positive.

No tests from November came back positive. His April one did...as did 128,000 other people in NJ.

 

[Beast]

No tests from November came back positive. His April one did...as did 128,000 other people in NJ.

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Lol...pls don't insult our intelligent. Nobody even know what is covid-19 in November 2019. So how do u get test from November 2019? There is no test kit exist during that time.

 

[Nan Yang]

No tests from November came back positive. His April one did...as did 128,000 other people in NJ.

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The doctor told Melham he had the flu and that he would get better after rest and fluids, the release said. He did not take a flu test and said he did not travel overseas.

The diagnosis was done on the phone !