PRICES.
PRICES. THE CLOSING BELL IS ABOUT ONE
HOUR A DAY.
A HORRIBLE DAY FOR THE DOW.
>>> THE CRUISE SHIP THAT HAS
BEEN IDLING UP THE COAST OF SAN
FRANCISCO IS NOW ON THE MOVE.
YOU CAN SEE IT MAKING ITS WAY
TO OAKLAND WHERE THOUSANDS OF
PASSENGERS WILL FINALLY BE
UNLOADED AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE ON
BOARD TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WORKERS AT THE PORT OF OAKLAND
ARE PREPARING TO WHISK THE
PASSENGERS AWAY.
PASSENGERS AWAY. EITHER TO MILITARY BASES OR
BACK TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES
FOR STILL A 14 DAY QUARANTINE.
TOM COSTELLO CONTINUES THE
COVERAGE.
COVERAGE.
COVERAGE. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING 3500
PEOPLE ON THE GRAND PRINCESS
CRUISE SHIP WILL DISEMBARK IN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AFTER BEING ORDERED TO REMAIN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AT ER BEING ORDERED TO REMAIN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AT SEA EING ORDERED TO REMAIN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AT SEA SO G ORDERED TO REMAIN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AT SEA SO CORONAVIRUS REMAIN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AT SEA SO CORONAVIRUS TEST IN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AT SEA SO CORONAVIRUS TEST KITS
COULD BE DELIVERED.
OF 45 PEOPLE WHO TESTED, 21
HAVE CONFIRMED CASES.
19 CREWMEMBERS.
19 CREWMEMBERS. ALL GUEST WILL REMAIN IN
ISOLATION 14 DAYS.
IT COMES AS THE STATE
DEPARTMENT ISSUED A WARNING ON
SUNDAY THAT AMERICANS
PARTICULAR TRAVELERS WITH
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS
SHOULD NOT TRAVEL BY CRUISE
SHIP.
SHIP.
SHIP. ANXIETY LEVELS ARE RISING FROM
COAST TO COAST ALONG WITH A
NUMBER OF CASES.
TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE
UNDER SELF QUARANTINE.
AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH
PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. SENATOR TED CRUZ OF TEXAS AND
CONGRESSMAN GOSAR OF ARIZONA.
NEITHER ARE EXPERIENCING
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. CREWS RELATES EVERYONE SHOULD
TREAT THIS TOPIC SERIOUSLY.
AND BE DRIVEN BY FACTS AND
MEDICAL SCIENCE.
MEDICAL SCIENCE. THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AS THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS FACING
CRITICISM FOR SENDING MIXED
MESSAGES.
MESSAGES.
MESSAGES. >> WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TESTS
TODAY TO MEET WHAT WE ANTICIPATE
WILL BE THE DEMAND GOING
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> Reporter: LATER
CONTRADICTING THE VICE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> ANYBODY WHO NEEDS A TEST GET
THE TEST.
THE TEST.
THE TEST. THEY ARE THERE.
THEY HAVE THE TESTS.
THE TESTS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT HAS
NOT RELEASED OFFICIAL NUMBERS
BUT HE WATCHED A GROUP CALLED
THE COVID-19 TRACKING PROJECT
SAYS JUST 3200 AMERICANS HAVE
BEEN TESTED.
BEEN TESTED. COMPARED WITH 188,000 IN SOUTH
KOREA.
KOREA.
KOREA. AND 18,000 IN THE UK WHERE
THERE ARE FEWER CASES.
ALSO TODAY CANCELLATIONS AND
POSTPONEMENTS INCREASING
POSTPONEMENTS INCREASING NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE. SXSW IN AUSTIN CANCEL NOW, THAT
WILL BE A MAJOR ECONOMIC HIT TO
THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. AND A TENNIS OPEN IN CALIFORNIA
IS ALSO AT THIS POINT CANCEL.
SERENA WILLIAMS AMONG THE NAMES
WHO WILL PLAY.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE THE POINT
THAT THE DIVISION III NCAA
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IN BALTIMORE
IS GOING TO BE PLAYED WITHOUT
SPECTATORS AS THE CONCERN
CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
>>> EVER GET HEALTH IN KIRKLAND
IS REPORTING TWO MORE PATIENTS
HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS
SINCE YESTERDAY.
SINCE YESTERDAY. BRINGING THE TOTAL AT THAT
HOSPITAL TO 17 PEOPLE.
WE ARE STILL EXPECTING ANOTHER
UPDATE FROM STATE HEALTH
OFFICIALS AND A COUPLE OF HOURS.
AS OF NOW THERE ARE 136
CONFIRMED CASES INCLUDING 19
DEATHS, 60 PEOPLE WHO DIED WERE
AT THE LIFE CARE CENTER OF
KIRKLAND.
KIRKLAND.
KIRKLAND. WE SHOULD GET IT UPDATE TODAY
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >>> A TEAM FROM THE CDC HELPING
WITH THE RESPONSE.
LIFE CARE WAS PROVIDED WITH
ENOUGH TEST KITS TO TEST EVERY
RESIDENT INSIDE, THEY BEEN
DOING THAT SO FAR NO RESULTS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
FAMILIES WHO ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE LOVED ONES HAVE
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE STILL IN
TRIAGE.
TRIAGE.
TRIAGE. IN WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON
THE INITIAL PROBLEM.
AND SOMETIMES UPDATING CHARTS
AND INFORMATIONAL THINGS MAY
TAKE ABOUT A FEW DAYS AND I
MIGHT SLOW THINGS DOWN AT A
CERTAIN POINT.
CERTAIN POINT. >> IT WAS NOT GIVEN ENOUGH TEST
TO CHECK THE STAFF FOR
CORONAVIRUS AND A SPOKESPERSON
SAYS THEY'RE WORKING WITH
DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO FIGURE
THAT OUT.
THAT OUT.
THAT OUT. >>> YOU MIGHT BE ASKING
YOURSELF HOW DO I GET TESTED IF
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE
CORONAVIRUS?
CORONAVIRUS? THIS IS AT THE STATE HEALTH LAB
WERE TESTING IS HAPPENING NOW.
>> Reporter: PREVIOUSLY IF YOU
WANTED TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-
19 YOU HAD TO HAVE EITHER
TRAVELED OR BEEN IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD
TRAVELED TO AN AREA CORONAVIRUS
IS PRESENT AND HAD SYMPTOMS.
HOWEVER, WITH COVID-19
CONTINUING TO SPREAD, HEALTH
DEPARTMENT HAS DROPPED THEIR
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS MAY TEST
ANY PATIENT WITH SYMPTOMS
CONSISTENT WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.
WHICH INCLUDE FEVER, COUGH, AND
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST PARITY
FOR TESTING INCLUDE HEALTHCARE
WORKERS, FIRST RESPONDERS,
PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS OR WORSENING
SYMPTOMS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.
THIS IS WELCOMED NEWS FOR
PEOPLE LIKE KATHY JACKSON WHO
BELIEVES SHE MAY HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO THE CORONAVIRUS AT
THE LIFE CARE CENTER.
>> NOTICING SYMPTOMS.
>> Reporter: SHE PUT HERSELF
UNDER QUARANTINE.
UNDER QUARANTINE. BUT YOU KEPT CALLING HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO GET HER TEST
RESULTS TO CONFIRM.
>> I WAS NOT READY FOR BEING
HUNG UP ON.
I WAS NOT READY FOR THE
RUNAROUND THAT I HAVE BEEN
GETTING.
GETTING.
GETTING. >> Reporter: AT THE LABORATORY
THEY WOULD LIKELY BE PROCESSING
HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF
TESTS IN THE COMING WEEKS AND
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. BUT FOR NOW THEY ARE WORKING
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TO GET
IT ALL DONE.
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU THINK YOU
HAVE CORONAVIRUS AND YOU WANT
TO GET TESTED?
YOUR DOCTOR WILL MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION AND TAKE A SAMPLE
AND SEND IT INTO A COMMERCIAL
LAB FOR TESTING.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE
CAN HAVE CORONAVIRUS AND HAVE
NO SYMPTOMS.
NO SYMPTOMS. WHAT DO YOU DO?
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
IS SUGGESTING IF YOU ARE A
SYSTEMATIC WHICH MEANS NO
SYMPTOMS AT ALL, TESTING IS NOT
REQUIRED AT THIS POINT.
>>> HOME TESTING KITS FOR
CORONAVIRUS COULD SOON BE IN
THE WORKS.
THE WORKS. "THE SEATTLE TIMES" REPORTS
THAT THE BILL IN THE LITIGATES
IS WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO
HELP LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES
TACKLE THE OUTBREAK BUT THEY
DON'T YET HAVE A TIMELINE.
>>> GOVERNOR INSLEE LOOKING AT
WHETHER MANDATORY MEASURES
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CONTAIN THE
OUTBREAK IN OUR STATE.
DURING AN APPEARANCE YESTERDAY
ON FACE THE NATION.
>> FAR THE PUBLIC IS RESPONDING
VERY WELL BY MAKING SURE THAT
THEY LISTEN TO PUBLIC HEALTH
REQUEST.
REQUEST.
REQUEST. PEOPLE ARE NOW STAYING HOME
WHEN THEY ARE SICK.
THEY HAVE TELEWORK, VERY
EFFECTIVELY AND THAT IS
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. BUT WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE
NEXT STEP.
NEXT STEP. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THOSE
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. >> THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT
WASHINGTON STATE WILL ACT ON
SCIENCE TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES
THAT COME UP.
>>> SCHOOLS ARE BEGINNING
REMOTE LEARNING THIS WEEK.
THAT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN
NORTH SHORE FOR THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. THE SUPERINTENDENT EXPLAINING
HOW IT WOULD WORK IN A WEBINAR
ON FRIDAY.
ON FRIDAY. TEACHERS GOT TRAINING ON HOW TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM HOME AND
THOUSANDS OF LAPTOPS DELIVERED
TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT
WHO NEEDED ONE.
SHE SAYS 26 OF THE 34 SCHOOLS
HAD DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTACT
WITH PEOPLE INFECTED WITH THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. WE
VIRUS. WE SAT DOWN WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
SUPERINTENDENT. >> ANYONE WHO SAYS WHERE YOU
DOING THIS, THIS IS TOO BIG OF
A STEP, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY
TO THEM?
TO THEM?
TO THEM? >> I WANT TO SAY WE HAVE SIMPLY
TOO MANY STAFF THAT FALL INTO
ONE OF THOSE HIGH RISK
CATEGORIES.
CATEGORIES. >> THERE ARE A BUNCH OF SCHOOLS
THAT ARE CLOSED.
WITH REMOTE LEARNING BEGINNING
AS EARLY AS TODAY OR THROUGHOUT
THE WEEK INCLUDING EAST SIDE
PREP, LAKESIDE AND ST. THOMAS.
BELLEVUE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY
CLOSED AS WELL . IT'LL COST ME
AND PUSH SCHOOL AND NORTH SHORE
. FOR A FULL LIST YOU CAN TEXT
THE WORD SCHOOL TO US.