>>>
>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M SHERN-MIN CHOW, ER HERE'S YOUR
LATEST COVID-19 HEADLINES.
WILL
WILL
WILL THE
WILL THE PUBLIC NEED TO BEWARING
MASKS FROM SPREADING THE VIRUS?
WE MAY GET SOME WORD ON THAT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. MEANTIME, THE HARRIS
COUNTY COUNTY JUDGE COULD EXTEND
SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL
SPEAK THIS EVENING ABOUT
EXTENDING CDC GUIDELINES THROUGH
APRIL 30th.
APRIL 30th. AND GOVERNOR ABBOTT
WILL SPEAK AT 2:00 P.M.
THIS
THIS
THIS AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE, THE FDA
HAS ISSUED AN EMERGENCY TLOSH
TLOSHIZATION.
TLOSHIZATION. THE DRUGS HELP,
BUT THERE ARE NO CLINICAL
TRIALS.
TRIALS.
TRIALS. >>> AND THE U.S. HAS REPORTED
ITS HIGHEST ONE DAY DEATH TOLL,
MORE THAN 500 FATALITIES
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. JOHNS HOPKINS
JOHNS HOPKINS TRACKING THE GLOBAL COUNT.
TEXAS
TEXAS
TEXAS MEANWHILE MAINTAINING A DIGITAL
DASHBOARD, AS WELL.
MORE THAN
MORE THAN
MORE THAN 90% OF THE 36,000 PEOPLE TESTED
ARE NEGATIVE COVID-19.
AND
AND
AND HARRIS COUNTY HAS JUST LAUNCHED
A TRACKING SITE SHOWING ITS
LATEST NUMBERS.
LATEST NUMBERS. >>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LIVE
LOOK AT THE STOCK MARKET DOWN
ABOUT 175 POINTS RIGHT NOW.
YESTERDAY THE DOW CLOSING UP
NEARLY 700 POINTS AFTER
HEALTHCARE COMPANIES ANNOUNCED
DEVELOPMENTS THAT COULD FIGHT
THE OUTBREAK.
THE OUTBREAK. >>> AND NEW THIS NOON HOUR,
HARRIS COUNTY AND FORT BEND
COUNTY SHERIFF'S WORKING
TOGETHER TO HELP FIGHT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. SHERIFF TROY SAYS
FORT BEND COUNTY HAS A SURPLUS
OF DISINFECTANT SO HE SENT
120 GALLONS TO THE HARRIS COUNTY
JAIL.
JAIL.
JAIL. >>
JAIL. >> WE HAVE TO SHARE EACH OTHER'S
RESOURCES IF THERE IS A HUGE
SURMESS OF THESE ITEMSY WE NEED
TO REACH ACROSS THOSE BOUNDARY
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. WE'RE ALL IN THIS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE
RISK AND PREVENT AN OUTBREAK IN
COUNTY JAILS.
COUNTY JAILS. >> THE SHERIFF TALKED ABOUT
RELEASING NON-VIOLENT HARRIS
COUNTY INMATES TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD COVID-19.
SPREAD COVID-19. FORT BEND WILL
CONTINUE TO GIVEAWAY
DISINFECTANT AS LONG AS IT CAN.
>>> CARS LINING THE STREETS
AROUND SMART FINANCIAL CENTER IN
SUGARLAND, THE LATEST LOCATION
COVID-19 TESTING.
COVID-19 TESTING. úJANEL FORTE
úJANEL FORTE EXPLAINS HOW QUICKLY THEY
REACHED CAPACITY AT THE FREE
DRIVE THROUGH SITE.
>> Reporter: HEY, SHERN-MIN,
TESTING IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC, BUT THEY HAVE REACHED
CAPACITY FOR TODAY.
SO THE CARS
YOU SEE HERE WAITING IN LINE,
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TEST, BUT IF
YOU ARE WATCHING THIS AT HOME
AND YOU AR WONDERING ABOUT
COMING DOWN HERE, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO TRY YOUR LUCK OPEN
FROM 9:00 A.M.
TO 4:00 P.M.
AND
AND
AND THEY
AND THEY CLAIM TO TEST ABOUT 250
PEOPLE A DAY.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU
A LOOK AT THE LAYOUT.
IT'S
IT'S
IT'S REALLY ORGANIZED OUT HERE.
ONE
ONE
ONE OF
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU'RE GOING
TO DO IS IN UP FIRST TENT FOR A
SCREENING.
SCREENING. THIS IS WHERE MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS WILL AND A SERIES
OF QUESTIONS LIKE SYMPTOMS AND
RECENT TRAVEL TO DETERMINE IF
YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE
TESTED.
TESTED.
TESTED. NOW TO MANAGE
EXPECTATIONS THESE TENTS ARE
BEING PRIORITIZED FOR THOSE SHOW
SYMPTOMS AND THOSE WHO ARE HIGH
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. IT
RISK. IT TAKE BUSINESS
30 SECONDS AND RESULTS ARE THEN
AVAILABLE WITHIN 36 HOURS.
THIS
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS THE SECOND TESTING SITE
COLLABORATION FROM CONGRESSWOMAN
SHEILA JACKSON LEE AND UNITED
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER.
ONE OF
ONE OF
ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS WE'VE BEEN
GETTING IS HOW UMMC, A PRIVATE
ENTITY, IS OFFERING THESE TESTS
FOR FREE.
FOR FREE.
FOR FREE. OFFICIALS SAY UMMC IS
STOMACHING THE COST FOR THE
TESTS UP FRONT WITH HOPES THAT
DOWN THE LINE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WILL REIMBURSE THEM
AND SAY THEY ARE SO COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE
HOUSTON AREA THEY PLAN ON
OPENING ANOTHER SITE SOON.
>> WE ARE GOING TO OPEN ON APRIL
2nd A NEW SITE AT THE FOREST
BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NORTHEAST
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE'RE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. BASED UPON, AGAIN,
SCIENCE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES
OF HEALTH, HAS INDICATED IN
POCKETS WHERE WE'RE NOT LIKE THE
EPICENTERS, THAT WE NEED TO
TEST.
TEST.
TEST. >>
TEST. >> AND FOR A FULL COMPREHENSIVE
LIST OF ALL THE TESTING SITES
HERE IN THE HOUSTON AREA, HEAD
OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, KHOU.COM.
STANDING FOR HOUSTON, JANEL
FORTE, KHOU 11 NEWS.
>>> ALSO IN SUGARLAND,
CONSOLATION FIELD IS OPENING AS
A DROP OFF LOCATION SITE FOR
MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL
MEDICAL ITEMS.
MEDICAL ITEMS. HEAD TO THE
TICKET OFFICE BETWEEN 10:00 A.M.
AND 4:00 P.M.
>>> AND TODAY, LUBY'S IS TEAMING
UP WITH HARDY'S FRESH FOODS
PROVIDING FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES. WHO THE SALE
SHOPPING STARTED AT 10:00 A.M.
>>> MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS BEEN
UNDER A STAY AT HOME ORDER AND
WILL TIGHTEN FURTHER.
AT A
AT A
AT A SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE
WOODLANDS THERE IS A SHELTER IN
PLACE AFTER A DOZEN RESIDENTS
TESTED POSITIVE COVID-19.
MICHELLE CHOI IS AT THE
CONSERVATORY ATTALDON BREACH.
>> Reporter: RESIDENTS WILL HAVE
UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
THIS EVENING TO
DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO STAY
OR GO AND QUARANTINE AT A FAMILY
MEMBER'S HOME INSTEAD.
REGARDLESS TONIGHT THIS FACILITY
WILL BE ORDERED TO SHELTER IN
PLACE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
ALL MORNING WE SAW CARS GO IN
AND OUT AS MONTGOMERY COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES MONITOR THE
ENTRANCE OF THE CONSERVATOR
ATTALDEN BRIDGE FOR PEOPLE 55
AND OLDER.
AND OLDER. AFTER TONIGHT THE 200
PLUS RESIDENTS LIVING AT THE
FACILITY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE
TO LEAVE OR ENTER UNTIL THE
SHELTER IN PLACE EXPIRES APRIL
13th.
13th.
13th. UNTIL THEN OWN STAFF
MEMBERS, EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL
PERSONNEL WILL BE ALLOWED ON
SITE AFTER 12 RESIDENTS TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
THE
THE
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY JUDGE ISSUED A
LOCKDOWN SAYING THE FACILITY
REPRESENTS A QUOTE HEIGHTENED
POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY SPREAD.
DISCOVERY SENIOR LIVING, THE
COMPANY WHO RUNS THE
CONSERVATORY SAYS WITHIN HOURS
THEY WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY
IDENTIFY 19 INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME
IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE FIRST
RESIDENT WHO TESTED POSITIVE
COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. THEY ARE NOW ALL IN
SELF-ISOLATION.
SELF-ISOLATION. MEANWHILE, IN
MEANWHILE, IN FORT BEND COUNTY TWO
COVID-19 CASES WERE IDENTIFIED
AT THE RICHMOND STATE SUPPORTED
LIVING CENTER.
LIVING CENTER. THE FACILITY IS
NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
WE'RE
WE'RE
WE'RE TOLD BOTH RESIDENTS FOR THEIR
60s AND CURRENTLY IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. REPORTING IN THE
WOODLANDS, MICHELLE CHOI, KHOU
11 NEWS.
11 NEWS.
11 NEWS. >>> WE'RE REACHING OUT TO HELP,
THIS THURSDAY WE'LL TAKE PART IN
A TEXAS TOWN HALL AND WE'LL GET
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT
ISSUES THAT AFFECT YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7:00
RIGHT HERE ON KHOU 11.
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FOR MORE
FOR MORE ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS RIGHT NOW,
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