DOWN.
DOWN. THAT IS CAUSING SOME MARKETS TO
SLOW DOWN.
SLOW DOWN. >>> THE U.S. IS ABOUT TO FACE
ITS TOUGHEST WEEK IN THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. CASES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED
OF AN ACCELERATED CASES AND
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
DEATHS. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN
330,000 CASES AND A DEATH TOLL
OF MORE THAN 0,000.
HERE IN WASHINGTON, THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONFIRMED
CLOSE TO 800 CORONAVIRUS
CASES,
CASES, INCLUDING 338 DEATHS. OF THE MORE THAN 87,000 PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN TESTED, MORE
THAN 91% HAVE BEEN TESTED.
WHILE SOME PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY ARE FEELING WORSE,
OTHERS HAVE FELT BETTER.
>> Reporter: WITH CORONAVIRUS
CASES EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS
WEEK, THE WHITE HOUSE IS
HOPEFUL.
HOPEFUL.
HOPEFUL. >> WE ARE HOPEFUL TO SEE A
STABILIZATION OF CASES ACROSS
THE LARGE METRO AREAS WHERE
THE OUTBREAK BEGAN.
>> Reporter: WASHINGTON STATE
IS GIVING AWAY VENTILATORS.
>> WE ACTED RELATIVELY EARLY.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, MOST
PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED ARE GOING
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> NEW HOTSPOTS ARE POPPING UP.
>> WE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET IT
UNDER CONTROL.
UNDER CONTROL. >> HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WARNING
AMERICANS TO EVEN AVOID
GROCERY STORES AND PHARMACIES.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
MILLIONS OF GLOVES AND MASKS
ON THE WAY.
DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO APPOINT ONE
PERSON IN CHARGE OF MANAGING
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES. >> A SENIOR MILITARY OFFICER,
AIDS ARE, TO BE IN CHARGE OF
MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION,
AND WILL HAVE THE FULL
AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO
SEND THE MATERIALS WHERE THEY
ARE MOST NEEDED.
>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE
IS REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING IT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS
OPEN TO ANOTHER RELIEF PACKAGE
WITH MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. TRACIE POTTS, NBC NEWS.
>>> GENERAL MOTORS WILL START
MAKING FACE MAX TODAY TO HELP
OFFSET THE SHORTAGE FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THE PRODUCTION LINE WILL BE
STARTING TODAY.
STARTING TODAY. ONCE IT IS AT FULL SHIELD,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE
50,000 MASKS A DAY.
>>> THE CDC IS RECOMMENDING
THAT EVERYONE WEAR A CLOTH
MASK WHEN THEY GO OUT TO RUN
ESSENTIAL ERRANDS, AND OF
COURSE, KING 5'S AMITY
ADDRISI IS LIVE CHECKING THIS
OUT, BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW
HOW LONG COVID-19 CAN LIVE ON
THESE CLOTH MASKS.
AMITY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DO WE NEED TO HAVE MULTIPLE
MASKS ON HAND BECAUSE OF COVID-
19 LIVING ON THEM?
>> YOU KNOW, MICHELLE, THAT'S
ACTUALLY NOT A BAD IDEA AT ALL.
YOU KNOW, WE FIRST REPORTED
ABOUT THE VIRUS BEING ABLE TO
LIVE ON SURFACES FOR UP TO 72
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. WHEN IT COMES TO CLOTH, IT
DOESN'T LIVE QUITE AS LONG,
BUT LONG ENOUGH FOR THE
GROCERY STORE, THAT'S FOR
SURE.
SURE.
SURE. WE
SURE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A STUDY
THAT CAME OUT A FEW DAYS AGO
IN "THE LAND SET."
THE VIRUS CAN LIVE ON CLOTH
FOR UP TO A DAY.
I KNOW YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT
KIND OF FABRIC.
THEY DID NOT SPECIFY.
THE STUDY FOUND THAT THE VIRUS
CAN LIVE ON THE OUTER LAYER OF
A SURGICAL MASK, FOR, GET
THIS, OF TO SEVEN DAYS.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT SURGICAL MASKS ARE
STILL MORE EFFECTIVE AT
BLOCKING AND FILTERING VIRUSES
AND HOMEMADE MASKS.
IN FACT, A STUDY FROM
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COMPARED
SURGICAL MASKS FROM MASKS MADE
OF T-SHIRTS.
OF T-SHIRTS. RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT BOTH
WERE GOOD IN PREVENTING THE
SPREAD OF GERMS, HOWEVER, THE
HOMEMADE MASKS WERE THREE
TIMES LESS EFFECTIVE IN
BLOCKING BACTERIA.
BLOCKING BACTERIA. A STUDY SHOWED THAT VIRUSES
GOT THROUGH CLOTH MASKS 90% OF
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. THE STUDY CITED THAT THE REUSE
OF CLOTH MASKS COULD HAVE
INCREASED INFECTION.
INCREASED INFECTION. THE CDC SAYS YOU SHOULD CLEAN
FACE COVERINGS FREQUENTLY IN
THE WASHING MACHINE WITH HOT
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. A
WATER. A CONCERN BEING BROUGHT UP
FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY
RIGHT NOW IS THAT PEOPLE WILL
HAVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY
BECAUSE OF THE MASKS, POSSIBLY
MAKING THINGS WORSE.
>> MAKE SURE YOU AREN'T
SUBSTITUTING SOCIAL DISTANCING
WITH FACEMASKS.
WITH FACEMASKS. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO
STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
IF YOU PUT ON A FACE MASK,
DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE, AND
WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOU
UTILIZE IT.
UTILIZE IT. >> BASICALLY, THE BOTTOM LINE
IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A MASK,
MAKE SURE IT IS COVERING
TIGHTLY YOUR NOSE AND YOUR
MOUTH, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, IT
IS BASICALLY GOING TO PROTECT
YOU FROM ME, MICHELLE, SO THAT
IS THE KEY.
WE ARE TRYING TO SLOW THE
SPREAD, AND OF COURSE THE BEST
WAY TO DO THAT IS SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND GOOD HAND
HYGIENE.
HYGIENE.
HYGIENE. REPORTING LIVE, AMITY ADDRISI.
MICHELLE, BACK TO YOU.
>> GREAT INFORMATION.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO HAVE A FALSE SENSE OF
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. >>> IN THE MEANTIME, YOU ARE
LOOKING LIVE AT CENTURY LINK
FIELD WHERE CREWS ARE ALMOST
FINISHED SETTING UP A
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL.
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SAYS
THE HOSPITAL IS INTENDED TO
RELIEVE SOME OF THE BURDEN ON
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WHICH
COULD BECOME OVERWHELMED.
KING 5'S SEBASTIAN ROBERTSON
EXPLAINS.
EXPLAINS.
EXPLAINS. >> Reporter: THE TEAM STORE
IS BOARDED UP.
THE STREETS SURROUNDING
CENTURY LINK FIELD, VIRTUALLY
EMPTY.
EMPTY.
EMPTY. INSIDE SOLDIERS OF THE 627th
HOSPITAL AND COMBAT SUPPORT
HOSPITAL ARE NEARING
COMPLETION OF A MISSION
USUALLY RESERVED FOR WARTIME.
THIS 148 BED FACILITY WILL
SOON TAKE NONE CORONAVIRUS
RELATED PATIENTS IN ATTEMPTS
TO RELIEF EFFORTS FOR LOCAL
MEDICAL FACILITIES.
MEDICAL FACILITIES. ONE OF MANY MEASURES UNDERWAY
IN WESTERN WASHINGTON.
>> THAT'S WHY WE NEED PLACES
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO
BE THERE.
BE THERE.
BE THERE. TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
VENTILATORS ARE AVAILABLE AND
DOCTORS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
PEOPLE WHO NEED THAT LEVEL OF
CARE.
CARE.
CARE. >>
CARE. >> Reporter: LAST WEEK, KING
COUNTY OFFICIALS TOOK CONTROL
OF THIS MEDICAL FACILITY, WHAT
THEY ARE CALLING A RECESS
THREE AND RECOVERY SITE.
140% THAT HAVE ACTIVATED WILL
SCREEN AND TREAT PEOPLE
SUSPECTED OF CARRYING THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
AVOIDED THAT EXPONENTIAL
GROWTH THAT SHOULD BE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THE
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
IT IS STILL GROWTH EVERY
SINGLE DAY, AND EVEN AT THAT
RATE, IT'S NOT EXPONENTIAL AND
COULD OVERWHELM THE MEDICAL
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. >> Reporter: BACK AT CENTURY
LINK, 500 SOLDIERS
REPRESENTING THREE POSTS ARE
IN POSITION TO SET UP AND RUN
THIS TEMPORARY FIELD HOSPITAL.
EXTREME MEASURES THE ARMY AND
THE COUNTY ARE READY TO USE IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST AN INVISIBLE
ENEMY.
ENEMY.
ENEMY. IN
ENEMY. IN SEATTLE, SEBASTIAN
ROBERTSON, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> THIS WEEK IS SPRING BREAK
FOR MOST WESTERN WASHINGTON
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. WHILE RETE LEARNING IS ON
PAUSE DURING THE BREAK,
SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
STILL OFFERING FREE MEALS.
WE KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
LEWIS COUNTY, LIKE WASHINGTON
SCHOOL DISTRICT, SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS REMINDS US THAT
MEALS WILL BE AVAILABLE ALL
WEEK LONG, KENT SCHOOLS WILL
SERVE LUNCHES MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY OF THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>>
WEEK. >>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON IS IN THE
HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.
HE WAS ADMITTED YESTERDAY
AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS 10 DAYS AGO.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD HAVE BEEN
QUARANTINED IN HIS RESIDENCE
SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED.
BRITISH OFFICIALS SAY JOHNSON
REMAINS IN CHARGE OF THE
GOVERNMENT AND HIS
HOSPITALIZATION IS ONLY A
PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. HIS PREGNANT FIANCEE IS ALSO
SHOWING SYMPTOMS AND IS NOW IN
ISOLATION.
ISOLATION. >>> THE JAPANESE PRIME
MINISTER IS EXPECTED TO
DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY
FOR TOKYO AND SIX OTHER PRE-
FIXTURES.
FIXTURES.
FIXTURES. BUT HE WILL NOT CLOSE ANY
OTHER CITIES.
OTHER CITIES. TRANSPORTATION MUST ALSO STAY
OPEN AND THEY ARE ASKING THE
PUBLIC TO AVOID CROWDED AREAS
AND CLOSE CONTACT.
JAPAN HAS FACED INCREASED
CRITICISM OVER THE WAY IT HAS
BEEN HANDLING THE OUTBREAK
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THE SKIES ABOVE BEIJING ARE
CLEAR BECAUSE OF A LOCKDOWN
THAT LASTED MONTHS.
THE CITY'S AIR POLLUTION
DROPPED BY 40% IN FEBRUARY
COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. EXPERTS CREDIT THE CLOSURE OF
FACTORIES AND