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'Nobody knew it was going to be like this': Neenah woman, daughters evacuated from China

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'Nobody knew it was going to be like this': Neenah woman, daughters evacuated from China
'Nobody knew it was going to be like this': Neenah woman, daughters evacuated from China

A Neenah woman talks about her biggest fear while stuck in China amidst the coronavirus.

RIGHT NOW AT FIVE: FOR THEFIRST TIME... THE WISCONSINWOMAN STUCK IN CHINA WITH HERTWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS BECAUSE OFTHE CORONAVIRUS -- SHARES THEFEAR SHE FELT WHILE WAITING(("My biggest fear is if myyoungest ones got sick Iwouldn't know where to go."))A FAMILY FROM NEENAH IS ABOUTHALFWAY THROUGH THEIRQUARANTINE -- AFTER RETURNINGFROM WUHAN, CHINA..

NOW THEMOTHER IS SPEAKING ABOUT WHATHAPPENED -- FOR THE FIRST TIME.SHE TOLD HER STORY TO OURLAUREN LINDER.LAUREN?THAT'S RIGHT..

I'VE BEENTALKING WITH SAM ROTH FORABOUT 2 WEEKS SINCE HE STARTEDTHE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GETHIS FAMILY OUT OF CHINA..

NOWTHEY'RE HOPING THIS JOURNEYCOMES TO AN END SOON.."They announced home'" DAISYROTH HOLDS BACK TEARS,THANKFUL TO BE ON U.S. SOILWITH HER TWO KIDS..

THEYREMAIN IN QUARANTINE AT AHOTEL ON THE TRAVIS AIR FORCEBASE IN FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA- AFTER EVACUATING WUHAN,CHINA LAST WEEK..

"You can goanywhere in the hotel andthey just put a fence aroundthe hotel, so it's okay to gooutside to take a walk." IT'SA MUCH DIFFERENT SITUATIONTHAN WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED ONTHE OTHER GLOBE..

"Nobody knewit was going to be like thisthat's for sure.

THE ROTHSFLEW TO WUHAN ON JANUARY 19THTO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEARWITH FAMILY..

THEY KNEW ABOUTTHE CORONAVIRUS BUT AT THETIME THERE WERE ONLY A FEWDOZEN SUSPECTED CASES..

THENDAYS AFTER THEY ARRIVED - THECITY WENT ON LOCKDOWN.."that's the time when we werelike oh it's getting reallyserious." DAISY AND HER DADMADE TWO TRIPS TO THE GROCERYSTORE..

OTHER THAN THAT THEYSTAYED INSIDE FOR MORE THAN 10DAYS STRAIGHT - "Kind ofboring." - TRYING TO KEEP THEKIDS BUSY AND HEALTHY..

ASTHEY WAITED FOR A FLIGHTHOME..

HER HUSBAND, SAM, INNEENAH STEPPED IN TO HELPREACHING OUT TO THE STATEDEPARTMENT AND LOCALLAWMAKERS..

BUT DAISY STARTEDTO HAVE HER DOUBTS..

UNTIL SHEGOT THIS EMAIL - CONFIRMINGTHEIR SPOTS ON THE 2ND FLIGHTOUT OF "It's a cargo flightyou know it's not really forpassengers." THE LAST 3 ROWSOF THE PLANE WERE SURROUNDEDBY PLASTIC - TO ISOLATE AFAMILY WITH HIGH FEVERS..DAISY SAYS THAT FAMILY IS OKAYALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE ONHER FLIGHT FINISHING OUT THEIR"We're really thankful forthat." AS LONG AS ALLCONTINUES TO GO WELL - THEY'LLBE BACK WITH SAM IN NEENAHNEXT WEEK."I know he is veryexcited and we're excited tosee him."DAISY SAYS RIGHT NOW THE PLANIS TO LEAVE ON THE 18TH..SHE'S WAITING TO BOOK THEIRFLIGHT UNTIL THEY GET THEOFFICIAL GO AHEA

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