Americans sound off over fears BIRD FLU could be coming: 'I don't want a COVID ... trends now
Many Americans are concerned about bird flu spreading to people, DailyMail.com has found.
New Yorkers told this us they were worried they could soon be staring down the barrel of a Covid 2.0' situation - after the virus infected someone in Texas.
A 20-year-old student skateboarding in the area even said the situation was 'not good' and that he 'definitely didn't want to catch it'.
Others struck a more optimistic tone, however, including two girls feeding pigeons in the park who said they would keep coming and always remembered to wash their hands afterward.
Doctors are being urged to be on alert for cases in humans after a human was diagnosed with the disease in Texas. They suffered only eye inflammation and are understood to be recovering well.
Two students feeding pigeons in Union Square, Manhattan - Amanda and Tamari - told DailyMail.com they were only mildly concerned about bird flu as pigeons scampered over them
Brandon Roberts, who was visiting New York from California, said the bird flu cases in cattle had concerned him
It comes after steakhouses in the city hit back against claims beef that was not cooked to 'well done' could contain bird flu, saying their steaks were still 'safe to eat'.
Brandon Roberts, 33, who was in the area for business, said the bird flu case recorded in Texas had concerned him.
'I see the headlines and I am just like... "oh no, not again"-type of thing,' he said.
'I won't say as much as [Covid 2.0], but when you start seeing headlines about these things you think, "oh s***, not again!
'That's kind of where I am right now.'
A 20-year-old student who was in the square added: 'It is not a good sign that it is showing up in people and animals now.
'I definitely don't want to catch it.'
He also revealed he had recovered from Covid four times after having bad infections with sore throats and a cough. He was not
