>> DON’T PANIC. IT IS AN EVOLVING SITUATION.
WE WANT YOU TO BE PREPARED FOR
ALL SCENARIOS, STAY INFORMED.
>> SO INFORMATION IS CRITICAL.
LET’S START WITH THE AVERAGE
PERSON.
PERSON. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT
PERSONALITIES, SOME ARE MORE
PRONE TO PANIC THAN OTHER
PEOPLE, BUT BESIDES TIPS FROM
THE CDC, WHAT CAN YOU TELL
PEOPLE TO SORT OF CALM FEARS?
WHAT’S WITHIN THEIR CONTROL?
THE FEELING IS IN SITUATIONS
LIKE THIS, SO MUCH IS OUT OF
CONTROL.
CONTROL. >> ONE OF THE MISTAKES PEOPLE
MAKE IN OUR POSITION IN THE
MEDICAL COMMUNITY IS SAY USE
COMMON SENSE.
COMMON SENSE. I CAN TELL YOU, SEEING PATIENTS
EVERY DAY, THERE’S A LOT OF
VARIATIONS IN WHAT COMMON SENSE
MEANS.
MEANS. I SEE PEOPLE BECOMING FEARFUL
NOW AND STOCKPILING FOOD AND NOT
GOING OUT OF THE HOUSE.
THAT’S NOT HOW I AM BEHAVING.
I AM TRYING TO BE VIGILANT AND
ALSO LIVING MY NORMAL LIFE.
I TOOK THE SUBWAY HERE, I AM NOT
WEARING A MASK, I WASH MY HANDS
WITH SOAP AND WATER MULTIPLE
TIMES A DAY, WHEN I COUGH, I AM
NOT PUTTING MY HANDS OVER MY
MOUTH, I AM DABBING, TRYING TO
PROTECT OTHER PEOPLE, AND I
DON’T WANT TO SHAKE HANDS.
I SEE PEOPLE WHEN THEY SHAKE
HANDS, YOU SEE IT, ALLUDED TO
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS, THEY’RE
HESITANT.
HESITANT. WE MAY SEE A CHANGE IN CULTURE
WHERE WE STOP SHAKING HANDS
FRANKLY.
FRANKLY. SOAP AND WATER, COVER YOUR
MOUTH.
MOUTH. IT IS HARD TO AVOID TOUCHING THE
MOUTH AND EYES BUT THAT’S THE
RECOMMENDATION.
RECOMMENDATION. >> WE ALSO SAY THIS, DR. ROBB,
ANY IMMUNO COMPROMISED, ALREADY
SICK, IT IS MORE LIKELY THEY’LL
BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE IN THOSE
SITUATIONS DO, DO THEY NEED TO
TAKE EXTRA STEPS OF PRECAUTIONS,
EVEN THOUGH AGAIN THE ONLY CASE
WE KNOW NOW THAT WE CAN’T
ACCOUNT FOR THE SOURCE IS ONE IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. >> SO THE SAME THINGS YOU’RE
DOING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM
OTHER VIRUSES LIKE FLU WILL
PROTECT YOU FROM THE NEW VIRUS.
STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE
SICK.
SICK. IF YOU KNOW OTHERS THAT ARE
SICK.
SICK. STAY IN A SEPARATE ROOM WITH
THEM, DO THE THINGS THAT AS MY
COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, WASH YOUR
HANDS FREQUENTLY, AND IF YOU
CAN, TRY TO AVOID GOING OUT IN
SCENARIOS WHERE YOU’RE COMING
INTO FREQUENT CONTACT WITH
PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK.
>> BOTH OF YOU WOULD FLY NOW.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT.
>> CRUISES ARE A DIFFERENT
STORY.
STORY. NOW, THE CRUISE, I THINK THE
SITUATION WITH CRUISES IS
EVOLVING.
EVOLVING. IF I HAVE RELATIVES THAT ARE 80
YEARS OLD, HAVE A CRUISE COMING
UP, I MAY TELL THEM TO HOLD OFF.
IT EFFECTS PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY.
HIGH RISK PEOPLE ARE THOSE OVER
THE AGE OF 80.
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN ON A
CRUISE SHIP, YOU’RE AT RISK.
WE’LL SEE THAT QUESTION CONTINUE
TO EVOLVE AS WELL.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE TOUCHED
ON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HOUR,
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR BILL DE
BLASIO, SEEN STUDIES AND MAYORS
TALKING ABOUT THEIR OWN
PREPARATIONS, HE WISHES HE WOULD
SEE MORE URGENCY FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU WHAT HE
SAID THIS MORNING.
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES
NEED TO SPEED UP, STEP UP IN
TERMS OF MAKING THE TESTING
AVAILABLE LOCALLY SO IT IS NOT
ALWAYS WAITING ON ATLANTA,
MAKING SURE THINGS LIKE SURGICAL
MASKS GET WHERE THEY NEED TO
GET, RESOURCES FOR LOCAL AREAS
THAT CAN’T AFFORD TO PUT PEOPLE
UP IN HOTELS IF THEY NEED
ISOLATION.
ISOLATION. IT CAN BE DONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE ENERGY
ON THE FEDERAL SIDE.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT TESTING AND
HOW WE NEED TO HAVE MORE POINT
OF CONTACT TESTING, BUT WHAT
ELSE WOULD YOU PUT ON THE
PRIORITY LIST THAT’S NEEDED NOW,
IF YOU HAVE A WISH LIST AND THIS
HAS TO BE NUMBER ONE, TWO,
THREE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
>> BEFORE I CAME ON, HAD A CALL
FROM A SENIOR OFFICIAL AT THE
PENTAGON THAT SAID ARMY IS READY
TO MOBILIZE.
TO MOBILIZE. WHILE MAYOR DE BLASIO’S POINT IS
WELL TAKEN, HIT THE NAIL ON THE
HEAD OF WHAT TO FOCUS ON, I SEE
AN URGENCY WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT I DIDN’T SEE
FIVE DAYS AGO, SO I AM SEEING
THE PIECES FALL INTO PLACE.
THEY’RE SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS.
IT IS JUST A MATTER OF ACTUALLY
MAKING IT HAPPEN.
WE HEAR ABOUT POINT OF CARE
TESTING, VACCINES THAT ARE
COMING ALONG, DRUGS AND CLINICAL
TRIALS.
TRIALS. THE PIECES ARE THERE, IT IS A
MATTER OF LETTING IT HAPPEN,
MAKE SURE EVERYONE STAYS
INFORMED.
INFORMED. >> I FEEL LUCKY THAT I FEEL I
LIVE IN A MAJOR CITY THAT HAS
EXTRAORDINARY HEALTH CARE
AVAILABLE LITERALLY WITHIN
BLOCKS.
BLOCKS. IF YOU DON’T LIVE NEAR A MAJOR
MEDICAL FACILITY, HOW CONCERNED
ARE YOU OR PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION THAT FRANKLY FOLKS
THAT DON’T LIVE IN MAJOR URBAN
AREAS WILL HAVE POTENTIALLY A
TOUGHER TIME THAN FOLKS IN NEW
YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, OR LOS
ANGELES?
ANGELES? >> GOOD NEWS IS FROM DATA WE SEE
COMING FROM CHINA, OVER 80% OF
CASES SEEM TO HAVE MILD
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. THOSE MIGHT BE PEOPLE THAT DON’T
NEED TO ACCESS MEDICAL CARE WHO
ARE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME,
MONITOR, MANAGE SYMPTOMS, JUST
WITH SUPPORTIVE CARE AT HOME.
BUT FOR PEOPLE THAT DON’T LIVE
CLOSE TO MAJOR MEDICAL CENTER, A
LOT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS HAVE COME
UP WITH WAYS TO HAVE VIRTUAL
VISITS SO YOU CAN CONTACT A
DOCTOR FROM HOME.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE,
YOU’RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, CALL
YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE YOU GO, TELL
THEM I AM HAVING THESE SYMPTOMS,
SHOULD I COME IN, NOT COME IN.