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>>> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT 5:00. >> WE BEGAN TONIGHT WITH THE
LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS.
FOUR CLARK COUNTY FIRST
RESPONDERS ARE TAKING A
STAYCATION THIS WEEKEND.
THEY'RE NOT SHOWING ANY
SYMPTOMS, BUT OUT OF AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THEY ARE
BEING ASKED TO STAY HOME AS
HEALTH OFFICIALS MONITOR THEM.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY TREATED THE
70-YEAR-OLD MAN DIAGNOSED WITH
THE COUNTY'S FIRST CASE OF
COVID-19 ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
THE MAN HAS BEEN AN ISOLATION.
>> IF THIS PERSON HAD NOT
TRAVELED, SO THAT MEANS THEY
ACQUIRED THEIR INFECTION IN
CLARK COUNTY.
CLARK COUNTY. THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE, THERE
IS SOME EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION.
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION. >> IT'S THE FIRST CASE OF COVID-
19 IN CLARK COUNTY.
WASHINGTON HAS BEEN THE
EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK HERE
IN THE U.S. SO FAR, HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY 16 PEOPLE HAVE
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. THE
DIED. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN
KING COUNTY, CONNECTED TO AN
OUTBREAK AT A LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITY IN KIRKLAND.
STATEWIDE, 102 PEOPLE HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. >>> IN OREGON NO DEATHS HAVE
BEEN REPORTED.
BEEN REPORTED. BUT FOUR NEW PRESUMPTIVE
POSITIVE CASES WERE ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL STATEWIDE
27.
27.
27. NATIONWIDE, 19 PEOPLE HAVE DIED
FROM THE VIRUS.
THERE MORE THAN 400 CONFIRMED
CASES ACROSS 28 STATES.
>>> AS WE SEE CASE NUMBERS
CONTINUE TO GROW, HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE REALLY HAMMERING
HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF
PREVENTION.
PREVENTION. WE JUST CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.
WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY FOR
AT LEAST 20 SECONDS.
USE HAND SANITIZER WITH AT
LEAST 60% ALCOHOL.
AVOID TOUCHING YOUR FACE,
ESPECIALLY YOUR EYES, MOUTH,
AND NOSE.
AND NOSE.
AND NOSE. HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS, STAY
HOME IF YOU ARE SICK.
NOW, THESE ARE ALL THINGS YOU
CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF
AGAINST INFLUENZA AS WELL.
AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN
THE THICK OF FLU SEASON RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WHILE THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR
COVID-19, THERE IS A VACCINE
FOR THE FLU, WHICH THIS DR.
SAYS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AS
WE START TO SEE MORE CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> I WOULD PLEAD WITH PEOPLE,
TO GET THE FLU SHOT RIGHT NOW.
NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
AND THEIR LOVED ONES, BUT ALSO
TO REDUCE THE STRAIN ON
HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE
RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. >> IT'S NOT JUST THE FLU,
ALLERGIES SEASON IS ALREADY
CAUSING A LOT OF SPRINGS .
HERE IT IS.
FOR CORONAVIRUS, YOU LOOK FOR
FEVER, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH OR, DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
SYMPTOMS CAN SHOW UP BETWEEN
TWO DAYS AND TWO WEEKS AFTER
EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE. FOR THE FLU, THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR THINGS LIKE FEVER AND
COUGH.
COUGH.
COUGH. BUT YOU MIGHT ALSO EXPERIENCE
MUSCLE ACHES AND FATIGUE.
AS WELL AS CHILLS AND SWEATS,
CONGESTION AND A SORE THROAT.
FOR ALLERGIES, YOU'RE GOING TO
EXPERIENCE THOSE THINGS LIKE
SNEEZING AND ITCHY NOSE, EYES
OR THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH MIGHT
BE ITCHY AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE THE RUNNY AND
STUFFY NOSE.
STUFFY NOSE. WATERY, RED, OR SWOLLEN EYES.
>>> THE HOMELESS ARE AMONG THE
MOST VULNERABLE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. PORTLAND CITY LEADERS SAY THERE
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS WITH
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS
ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT OUR
HOMELESS POPULATION.
HOMELESS POPULATION. OUR ART EDWARDS HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS FOR US.
>> Reporter: IT IS SOMETHING
THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY AWARE OF
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. SO FAR, THERE ARE SOME
PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE BEING
TAKEN AT SOME SHELTERS.
BUT NO CONCRETE PLANS BEYOND
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WHEN NOMA COUNTY IS ASKING
SHELTERS TO IDENTIFY GUESTS WHO
MAY BE SICK.
AND ASKED THEM TO WEAR A MASK
AND KEEP 6 FEET AWAY FROM
OTHERS IN THE SHELTER.
THEY MAY BE TURNED AWAY IF THEY
ARE NOT WILLING TO FOLLOW THOSE
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. THE SHELTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
TAKE IN AS MANY PEOPLE.
IN ADDITION, THEY ARE STOCKING
UP ON HAND SANITIZER.
THE PAPER THAT FOCUSES ON
HOMELESS ISSUES IS SENDING OUT
ITS VENDORS WITH EXTRA HAND
SANITIZER TO PASS OUT.
THEY PUBLISHED THEIR PAPER THIS
WEEK WITH MORE INFORMATION ON
KEEPING THOSE ON THE STREETS
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. >>
SAFE. >> THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO
ARE ON HOUSED WHO ESSENTIALLY
ARE WORKING LIKE PUBLIC HEALTH
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. WE NEED TO EQUIP THEM AND
SUPPORT THEM.
SUPPORT THEM. WE NEED MORE HYGIENE SERVICES.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF
THEY ARE CAMPING THAT IT IS
STABLE.
STABLE.
STABLE. THAT THEY ARE NOT MOVED AND
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE
OF EACH OTHER.
>> TODAY, PORTLAND'S MAYOR HELD
THE LAST OF HIS COMMUNITY
HOMELESS MEETINGS.
HOMELESS MEETINGS. WHILE THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING
WAS ON THE CITY' PLANS AND
PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS, THE MAYOR WAS
THINKING ABOUT THE RISK PEOPLE
WITHOUT HOMESTAYS.
WITHOUT HOMESTAYS. >> THEIR REGULAR CONVERSATIONS
NOW TAKING PLACE BETWEEN THE
CITY, THE COUNTY AND THE STATE
ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO
ADDRESS COVID-19 IN THE
HOMELESS POPULATION.
HOMELESS POPULATION. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR ALSO
SAID TODAY, IN THE COMING DAYS
THERE WILL BE MORE SPECIFIC
STRATEGIES ANNOUNCED ABOUT HOW
THEY PLAN TO HANDLE COVID-19 IN
THE HOMELESS POPULATION.
>>> YOU CAN CATCH UP ON ALL OF
OUR STORIES ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK RIGHT NOW
BY GOING TO KGW.COM.
>>> AN UPDATE NOW ON AN
INCREDIBLY TRAGIC STORY OUT OF
CLARK COUNTY.
CLARK COUNTY. THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING A CHILD
WERE KILLED IN A HEAD ON CRASH
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. IT HAPPENED AROUND 4:00 ON
STATE ROUTE 503.
WE ARE TOLD A CAR IN THE
NORTHBOUND LANE CROSSED OVER
INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE TO GET
AROUND TRAFFIC.
AROUND TRAFFIC. AND COLLIDED WITH A MINIVAN.
THE DRIVER OF THE BAND, ROSA
WILSON, WAS KILLED.
SO WAS A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY AND A 3-YEAR-
OLD GIRL WERE BADLY HURT.
THERE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR, A
41-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, WAS ALSO
KILLED.
KILLED.
KILLED. >> IT IS SUCH A TRAGEDY HERE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE IT
DOWN TO A CHILD.
AND WE HAVE TWO OTHERS THAT ARE
FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY THIS COLLISION.
>> TROOPER WILSON, WHO YOU JUST
HEARD FROM THERE SAYS THIS WAS
A HIGH IMPACT COLLISION.
THE ENGINE FROM ONE OF THE CARS
ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. >>>
ROAD. >>> WALKING TO RAISE AWARENESS.
STUDENTS GATHERED AT WILSON
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY FOR THE
SCHOOL' AS ANNUAL OUT OF THE
DARKNESS WALK.
DARKNESS WALK. IT WAS PUT ON WITH THE AMERICAN
FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE
PREVENTION.
PREVENTION. THE GOAL WAS TO DRAW ATTENTION
TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THE
DIFFERENT MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR MIA
ORGANIZED TODAY'S WALK.
>> PERSONALLY, I WENT TO ONE OF
THESE WALKS.
THESE WALKS. LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. AFTER MY COACH COMMITTED
SUICIDE.
SUICIDE.
SUICIDE. IT WAS VERY HEALING AND
HELPFUL.
HELPFUL.
HELPFUL. I WANTED TO BRING IT OVER HERE
SO EVERYONE COULD HAVE THAT
SAME EXPERIENCE IF THEY HAVE
EVER HAD TO LOSE SOMEBODY.
>> ACCORDING TO THE CDC,
SUICIDE IS THE 10th LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH.
NEW DATA SHOWS THAT IN 2018,
SUICIDE WAS THE LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH AMONG PEOPLE IN OREGON
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 AND 24.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW
NEEDS HELP, YOU CAN CALL THE
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION
LIFELINE.
LIFELINE.
LIFELINE. AT THAT NUMBER YOU SEE RIGHT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. ONE 802 73825 FIVE.
>>> LET'S TURN TO THE FORECAST
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY, A RAINY
DAY, AND A LITTLE BIT OF A
SUNSHINY DAY.
SUNSHINY DAY. I JUST, MOTHER NATURE DID NOT
KNOW HOW TO MAKE UP HER MIND.
>> WE SAW SOME PHOTOS
THROUGHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA OF A
RAINBOW THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. HOPEFULLY YOU GOT A CHANCE TO
CHECK THAT OUT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME
QUIETER CONDITIONS HEADING INTO
YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT.
WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF
THOSE SHOWERS TAPER OFF.
FOR THE TIME BEING, WE ARE
STILL PICKING UP SOME SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SOME LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
STRIKES.
STRIKES. MEANWHILE, ABOUT THE CASCADES,
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A WHOLE LOT OF
SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
YOU MIGHT SEE ANOTHER INCH OR
SO HEADING INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.
MORNING HOURS. WE ARE GOING TO START TO SEE
SOME DRY WEATHER HEADING INTO
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THAT SAID, WE ARE GOING TO BE
SEEING SOME PRETTY CHILLY
TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO LATE
TONIGHT, EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
AS WE LOOK AT THE FUTURECAST,
YOU CAN SEE AREAS OF CLOUDS
WILL START TO DEVELOP.
I'LL TALK ABOUT HOW COLD THE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE GETTING
TOMORROW MORNING AND MORE ABOUT
THE DRY STRETCH COMING UP.
>>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND,
WHY NOT HEAD TO THE BODY
WORLD'S EXHIBIT OPENED UP TODAY.
IT LOOKS AT THE SCIENCE AND
SPLENDOR OF THE HUMAN BODY
THROUGH ALL STAGES OF LIFE.
OUR PHOTOGRAPHER GOT BEHIND THE
SCENES AND GOT A TOUR.
WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU THIS IS
THE HUMAN BODY.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT FIND IT A BIT
GRAPHIC.
GRAPHIC.
GRAPHIC. >> Reporter: WHEN YOU LOOK TO
THIS EXHIBIT, AND LOOK AT THESE
WONDERFUL SPECIMENS, ALL OF A
SUDDEN YOU DETECT YOUR CELL.
YOU EXPERIENCE YOUR INNER SELF
IN A QUITE DIFFERENT WAY.
YOU LEAVE THIS EXHIBITION WITH
AND EMPOWERMENT TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR BODILY NEEDS AND YOU CAN
MAKE BETTER LIFESTYLE CHOICES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT I WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS
EXHIBIT.
EXHIBIT.
EXHIBIT. ALL THE SPECIMENS ON DISPLAY
ARE REAL.
ARE REAL.
ARE REAL. THEY ARE FROM A BODY DONATION
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. THEY ARE PERMANENTLY PRESERVED.
ALL OF OUR LIFE IS PHYSICAL.
WHATEVER WE DO OR DON'T DO.
WHETHER WE EXERCISE, OR WHAT WE
EAT, WHETHER WE EAT HEALTHY OR
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. EVERYTHING HAS A NEEDED EFFECT
ON OUR BODY.
I WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT.
UNDERSTAND THAT. THE MORE YOU HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING, THE MORE YOU
FEEL INCLINED TO TAKE BETTER
CARE OF YOUR BODY.
I PARTICULARLY BELIEVE THAT THE
EXHIBITION IS IMPORTANT FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE, ALSO FOR KIDS.
THAT IS ALL NATURE.
IT IS ALL LIFE.
AND TO GET BETTER AT SPENDING
LIFE FROM THE BEGINNING.
THAT LEAVES YOU BEHIND WITH A
VERY POWERFUL EXPERIENCE.
THAT WILL INFLUENCE THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.
YOUR LIFE. YOU HAVE YOUR BODY WITH YOU ALL
YOUR LIFE.
YOUR LIFE. YOU MAY NEVER HAVE THE CHANCE
TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF.
WHEN YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN
UNDERSTAND HOW WONDERFUL THE
HUMAN BODY IS MADE UP, AND HOW
FRAGILE IT IS, IT REALLY MAKES
YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT YOUR OWN
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. AND
LIFE. AND SEEING HOW THE ORGANS AND
WORK AND DO A COMPARISON.
IT BECOME SO CLEAR THAT OUR
BODY IS NOT JUST A DIVINE GIFT
OR BOUNTY OF NATURE, IT IS THE
RESULT OF OUR LIFESTYLE.
WHATEVER WE TO DO IT, IT
MATTERS.
MATTERS.
MATTERS. >> WHAT A COOL