RESULTS
RESULTS FOR A PATIENT WHO MIGHT HAVE THE CORONA VIRUS ARE NOT IN.
THE PATIENT IN QUESTION WAS
ADMITTED TO BAPTIST HOSPITAL ON
TUESDAY WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS.
THE BEAUMONT PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL BE THE
FIRST AGENCY CONTACTED BY THE
C-D-C.
12NEWS INVESTIGATOR LAUREN
HENSLEY SPOKE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTOR.
DEJ-- SHERRY ULMER WANTS TO
STOP THE SPREAD OF
MISINFORMATION. SHE SAYS IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION-- YOU'RE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY. AS WE
WAIT-- HER OFFICE IS HOPING FOR
THE BEST-- BUT THEY ARE PREPARED
FOR THE WORST.
BACK-TO-BACK CONFERENCE CALLS
AND MEETINGS. THAT'S HOW
THE STAFF AT THE BEAUMONT PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
SPENDING THEIR TIME-- SINCE THEY
WERE ALERTED A PATIENT WAS BEING
TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.
ULMER SAYS -- AFTER THE BLOOD
SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE
PATIENT-- IT WAS RUSHED TO
HOUSTON BY A POLICE ESCORT THEN
QUICKLY TRANSPORTED TO THE C-D-C
HEADQUARTERS IN ATLANTA FOR TESTING. AS WE WAIT-- THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS BUSY
SPEAKING WITH THE C-D-C AND THE
TEXAS HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASK
QUESTIONS AND SO WE FEEL PRETTY
CONFIDENT THAT AS A PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM ALL TOGETHER-- NOT
JUST THE BEAUMONT PUBLIC HEALTH
ALL TOGETHER-- NOT JUST THE
CONFIDENT THAT AS A PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM ALL TOGETHER-- NOT
JUST THE BEAUMONT PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT, THAT WE FEEL PRETTY
CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
ACTIVE WHATEVER PART OF THE PLAN
WE ARE IN
ULMER SAYS THEY ARE PREPARED
WITH
WITH
A
A PLAN
A PLAN IF
A PLAN IF THE PATIENT TESTS POSITIVE. SO WHY DID THE TEST HAVE TO BE
SENT TO THE C-D-C? WE'LL
EXPLAIN COMING UP TONIGHT AT 6.
LAUREN HENSLEY 12NEWS
INVESTIGATES.
TRAVELERS BEING QUARANTINED IN
RELATION TO THE OUTBREAK LANDED
IN SAN ANTONIO TODAY. LACKLAND
AIR FORCE BASE WILL PROVIDE
FACILITIES CAPABLE OF HOUSING AT
LEAST 250 PEOPLE.
AS THE OUTBREAK NUMBERS
CONTINUE TO CLIMB--- EFFORTS TO
CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA
VIRUS ARE ALSO INCREASING.
FRESH CONCERNS ABOARD A NEW
JERSEY CRUISE SHIP AS
POTENTIALLY ILL PASSENGERS ARE
BEING CHECKED AT A NEARBY
HOSPITAL. A-B-C'S ANDREW
"DYM-BURT" HAS THE DETAILS.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, PLANES
CARRYING AMERICAN EVACUEES LAND
AT MILITARY BASES IN TEXAS AND
CALIFORNIA. THE TWO STATE-
DEPARTMENT CHARTERED EVACUATION
FLIGHTS COMING FROM WUHAN,
CHINA. THE EPICENTER OF THE
EPIDEMIC.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS WORKING WITH
CHINESE OFFICIALS TO CONTAIN THE
SPREAD. SENDING AID TO CHINA TO
STOP THE VIRUS, DESPITE CHINA'S
FOREIGN MINISTER PUBLICLY
CRITIZING THE U.S. THIS WEEK
OVER ITS RESPONSE.
WHILE
WHILE THE
WHILE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS.. WHILE THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH
SITUATION IN CHINA, THE
IMMEDIATE RISK OF THIS VIRUS TO
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC REMAINS LOW.
OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY
THE SCOPE OF THE SPREAD:
WORLDWIDE. SICK AT SEA. A DOZEN
AMERICANS -- NOW QUARANTINED ON
THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP
NEAR TOKYO, JAPAN -- AFTER
TESTING POSTIVE FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS. WITH CONDITIONS
DETERIORATING ON BOARD, SOME
TWO- THOUSAND PASSENGERS ARE
TRAPPED IN THEIR ROOMS.
AND
AND IN
AND IN THIS COUNTRY, THE FIRST POSSIBLE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ONBOARD A SHIP DOCKING IN
AMERICA. A ROYAL CARRIBEAN
CRUISE ARRIVING IN BAYONNE, NEW
JERSEY WITH SOME CHINESE
NATIONALS ON BOARD. MORE THAN 2
DOZEN PASSENGERS WERE ISOLATED
AND TESTED. FOUR WERE TAKEN OFF
THE SHIP FOR FURTHER EVALUATION
AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. ALL THE
OTHER PASSENGERS WERE CLEARED.
TAG: MEANWHILE - NEARLY
2-HUNDRED AMERICANS REMAINED
QUARANTINED AT A MILITARY BASE
IN CALIFORINA. THEY'VE BEEN
THERE FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS,
GETTING SCREENED EVERY 12 HOURS.
ANDREW DYMBURT ABC NEWS
WASHINGTON.
AN ANTARCTIC BASE HAS RECORDED
A TEMPERATURE OF 64-POINT-9