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>>> BASEBALL IS BACK. BUT HOW?
BUT HOW?
BUT HOW? OPENING-DAY AT CONSTELLATION
FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. STUNNING VIDEO CATCHES A GOOD
SAMARITAN RUNNING TO THE RESCUE
AFTER CRASH.
AFTER CRASH. THE CAR, CATCHING FIRE.
>>> AND WE ARE VERIFYING BEFORE
YOU SHARE THE SPIRAL
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT THESE WIRES ARE REALLY FOR INSIDE MASKS.
KHOU 11 NEWS AT 10:00 STARTS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >>> AND NEW TONIGHT,, THE
MILITARY IS SENDING MEDICAL HELP
TO HOUSTON AS COVID-19 CASES
SPIKE.
SPIKE.
SPIKE. THAT IS THE WORD FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE LATE THIS
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILL
SEND A TASK FORCE TO ASSIST IN
AREA HOSPITALS. THAT UNIT WILL
ARRIVE ON MONDAY.
ALSO, A CIVILIAN DISASTER
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM IS
COMING HERE.
COMING HERE. THE GOVERNOR WARNS THAT ANOTHER
STATE LOCKDOWN COULD BE COMING
IF MASKS RULES AND BAR CLOSURES
AREN'T ENOUGH TO SLOW THE
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE MADE
THIS REQUEST.
THIS REQUEST. NOW, THAT PEOPLE BEGIN WEARING
FACE MASKS. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN
KEEP OUR BUSINESSES OPEN.
>> THE GOVERNOR, MAKING THOSE
COMMENTS IN LOVICK FROM HIS
CAMPAIGN OFFICE STUDIO IN
AUSTIN.
AUSTIN.
AUSTIN. AND TODAY, THE STATE REPORTED
MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE ARE
HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF COVID-
19.
19.
19. 95
19. 95 DEBT REPORTED TODAY.
CHRIS KOSTER, BREAKING DOWN THE
LATEST NUMBERS AND ANSWERING
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRENDS.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER DAY OF NEW
COVID-19 CASES ACROSS TEXAS BUT
TODAY A LITTLE LESS THAN
10,000.
10,000.
10,000. SOME OF YOU, WONDERING ALL
THOSE HIGH CASE TOTALS DUE TO
ONE PERSON GETTING MULTIPLE
POSITIVE TEST OVERTIME?
THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
TEXAS DHSS SAYS EACH PERSON
ONLY COUNTS AS A SINGLE CASE,
REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF
TIMES THEY ARE TESTED.
AND WHILE THAT IS NOT THE
REASON FOR OUR SPIKE IN DAILY
NEW CASES, MANY HAVE WONDERED
ARE WE SIMPLY TESTING MORE?
THE ANSWER IS YES.
BUT IT DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. BECAUSE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
INCREASED TESTING, WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THE POSITIVITY RATE,
THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO
TEST POSITIVE OUT OF ALL THE
PEOPLE TESTED.
PEOPLE TESTED. TODAY, THAT NUMBER IS 14.46 %.
AND WHILE THAT IS DOWN FROM
YESTERDAY, IT IS MORE THAN
DOUBLE WHAT IT WAS A MONTH AGO.
ANOTHER QUESTION, RECOVERIES,
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE VIRUS
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? AND HOW MANY HAVE GOTTEN
BETTER?
BETTER?
BETTER? ACCORDING TO THE STATE, THERE
JUST OVER 114,000 ACTIVE COVID-
19 CASES IN TEXAS AND, ALMOST
123,000 RECOVERIES. BUT THOSE
RECOVERIES COME WITH A BIGá,
LITERALLY.
LITERALLY. THE STATE SAYS THEY TAKE THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES, SUBTRACT
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS, AND THEN,
ESTIMATE THE TIME IT WILL TAKE
THEM TO RECOVER BASED ON IF
THEY GO TO THE HOSPITAL, OR
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. BASICALLY, IT IS AN EDUCATED
GUESS.
GUESS.
GUESS. BOTTOM LINE, IS NOT EXACT.
AND, DOCTORS SAY, EVEN THOSE WHO
DO RECOVER CAN SUFFER FROM LONG-
TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS RANGING
FROM LUNG ISSUES TO HEART
ATTACKS AND STROKES.
INTERESTED, CHRIS COSTA, KHOU
11 NEWS.
11 NEWS.
11 NEWS. WE HEARD SOMETHING
>>> SHOCKING ABOUT COVID-19.
SCIENTIST NOW BELIEVE IT CAN
ACTUALLY STAY IN THE AIRPORT UP
TO 16 HOURS.
I ASKED INFECTIOUS DIRECTOR
SCOTT WEAVER ABOUT THIS NEW
RESEARCH.
RESEARCH.
RESEARCH. >> WHEN I SEE THIS STATEMENT
THAT YOU PUT OUT ABOUT THE
VIRUS, CAN BE INFECTIOUS FOR UP
TO 16 HOURS, SMALL PARTICLES IN
THE AIR.
THE AIR.
THE AIR. MY THOUGHT IS WE ARE NOT SAFE
ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE. >> WERE NOT SMALL AND SAFE
SMALL PLACES WITH A LOT OF
PEOPLE AND WE ARE NOT SAFE AND
POOR VENTILATION.
POOR VENTILATION. >> Reporter: I WANT TO KNOW IF
YOU ARE CERTAIN THAT THIS
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. >> THERE ARE VARIOUS INCIDENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED
WHERE LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
WERE INFECTED ENCLOSED SPACES
AND IN CLOSE CONTACT AND IN
BARS, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE
PARTIES OR CELEBRATIONS WERE
OCCURRING.
OCCURRING. AND THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE DID NOT
CONTACTED DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE
PERSON THAT WAS INFECTED.
BUT THIS NEW STUDY DOES IT
EXTEND FURTHER IN TIME, HOW
LONG WE KNOW THE VIRUS CAN
SURVIVE IN THIS KIND OF
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. >> Reporter: SO, IF THIS IS
TRUE, DR. WEAVER, SHOULD
CHILDREN GO BACK TO SCHOOL?
SHOULD BARS REOPEN?
>> IS CERTAINLY DON'T THINK
BARS SHOULD BE REOPENING AT
THIS POINT.
THIS POINT. AND I THINK THE MEASURE THAT
THE GOVERNOR TOOK THE CLOSE
BARS WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE.
WEATHER OR NOT SCHOOL SHOULD
BE REOPENING, I THINK IT IS
GOING TO DEPEND ON HOW THEY CAN
TAKE SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TO
LIMIT THE RISK FOR THIS KIND OF
TRANSMISSION.
TRANSMISSION. AND ALSO, WHAT THE SITUATION
IS.
IS.
IS. >>
IS. >> Reporter: LET SAY THE SCHOOL
THAT YOUR CHILD GOES TO HAS
GOOD VENTILATION, EVERYBODY
WEARS A MASK, THEY'RE GOING TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE IN THE CLASS,
WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE
SENDING YOUR KID TO THAT
SCHOOL?
SCHOOL?
SCHOOL? >> I THINK I WOULD HAVE I LOOK
AT THOSE MEASURES CLICK
CAREFULLY, AND THERE WAS NOT A
HUGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION
GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
RIGHT NOW, I MAY NOT BE AS
COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE WE ARE
SEEING HUGE AMOUNTS OF
TRANSMISSION, AT LEAST HERE IN
THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA.
RELAX O A SCALE OF ONE TO 10,
WITH 10 BEING THE WORST, HOW
WOULD YOU RATE THE PANDEMIC
SITUATION AND HOUSTON?
>> PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND
AND EIGHT.
AND EIGHT. WE HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION
AROUND THE CUMIN THE AND WE
HAVE INCREASED HOSPITALIZATION
NOW WHERE SOME OF THE HOSPITALS
ARE NEARLY FULL.
WE HAVE MORTALITY RATES GOING
UP IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
RIGHT NOW, IT IS LOOKING VERY
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. >>
BAD. >> DR. WEAVER'S HOPEFUL THE
GOVERNOR'S RECENT MEASURES LIKE
CLOSING THE BARS WILL SLOW THE
SPREAD IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
HE ALSO SAYS IT IS HARD TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHEN A RELIABLE VACCINE
WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. >>> BASEBALL IS BACK, THE
SUGARLAND SKEETERS OPENING
THEIR SEASON TONIGHT.
ARE DAVID GONZALES TALK WITH
FANS IN THE STANDS FOLLOWING
STRICT SAFETY GUIDELINES.
>> Reporter: CONSTELLATION
FIELD CAME BACK TO LIFE IN THE
SUGARLAND SKEETERS HOME OPENER.
>> I'M SO TIRED OF BEING LOCKED
UP INSIDE OF THE HOUSE NOT
BEING ABLE TO GO OUT AND ENJOY
THE THINGS I ENJOY BEFORE ALL
THIS HAPPENED.
THIS HAPPENED. SO I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
>> Reporter:, AND WHILE THE
GAME LOOKS EXCITING FOR THE
DIAMONDS, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT
FOR FANS LOOKING TO ENJOY A
LITTLE BASEBALL.
LITTLE BASEBALL. FANS FIRST HAD TO HAVE THEIR
TEMPERATURE TAKEN AT THE GATE.
>> AND THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO
TAKE FOR ME TO SEE BASEBALL I'M
GOOD WITH IT.
>> Reporter: ONCE INSIDE, THEY
ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS AT
ALL TIMES UNLESS THEY ARE IN
THEIR SEATS.
THEIR SEATS. >> THAT IS THE RULES, OKAY?
F I DON'T LIKE IT, I DON'T
HAVE TO COME, OKAY?
THEY WANT ME TO WEAR A MASK,
EYEWEAR MASK.
EYEWEAR MASK. THEY WANT TO TAKE MY
TEMPERATURE, THEY TAKE MY
TEMPERATURE.
TEMPERATURE. IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. >> Reporter: ONLY 1800 SEATS
ARE AVAILABLE COMPARED TO THE
SKEETERS REGULAR CAPACITY OF
7500.
7500.
7500. THE
7500. THE SKEETERS SAY IT HELPS IN
FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING.
AND WHILE SOME THINGS HAVE
CHANGED BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS
THE LOVE THESE FANS FOR HAVE
FOR AMERICA'S PASTIME REMAINS
THE SAME.
THE SAME.
THE SAME. >> WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR PART TO
STAY HOME, BUT BASEBALL AND
JUST BEING BACK AT THE PARK IS
SOMETHING WE NEEDED FOR OUR
MENTAL HEALTH.
MENTAL HEALTH. I MISSED HIS NORMALCY.
>> Reporter: AND SUGAR LAND,
I'M DAVID GONZALES, KHOU LOVE
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
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