CONTROL
CONTROL THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
GOOD
GOOD EVENING I'M VANESSA MISICIAGNA.
MISICIAGNA. THE NUMBER OF CASES RIGHT HERE
IN WASHINGTON HAS SURPASSED
1700.
1700.
1700. HERE ARE THE NUMBERS RELEASED.
SO FAR 1793 PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES ARE IN
KING COUNTY AND SNOHOMISH
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IS RIGHT
NOW AT 94.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TESTED
NEGATIVE ARE 25,328.
>>> TODAY KING COUNTY SAID THEY
WOULD WORK WITH HARBORVIEW TO
OPEN A NEW ISOLATION IN
RECOVERY CENTER AT THE BUILDING
IN SEATTLE ON NINTH AVENUE.
THEY CAN HOLD UP TO 45 PEOPLE
RECOVERING FROM THE VIRUS.
>>> MORE CITIES ARE DECIDING TO
BATTLE THE VIRUS ON THEIR OWN
TERMS.
TERMS.
TERMS. TODAY THE MAYOR OF EVERETT
ISSUED A DIRECTIVE FOR ALL
RESIDENTS TO STAY HOME AS THE
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS.
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS. KING5 KAYLA LAFFERTY SPOKE
WITH THE MAYOR.
>>
>>
>> >>REPORTER: SIDEWALKS ARE EMPTY
IN DOWNTOWN EVERETT AFTER THE
MAYOR DECIDED PEOPLE NEED TO
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. >> I HAVE DONE THIS TO PROTECT
MY LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WHAT I'M
SEEING IN THE CITY.
THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO ISSUE
THIS DIRECTIVE.>> Reporter:
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE JOBS
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL LIKE
DOCTORS, NURSES AND CHILDCARE
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. >> SOMEONE ASKED ME WHY WE HAVE
CHILDCARE?
CHILDCARE? NURSES AND DOCTORS NEED
SOMEWHERE TO BRING CHILDREN SO
THEY CAN GO TO WORK AND TAKE
CARE OF THOSE THAT ARE SICK.>>
Reporter: BUSINESSES ARE ASKED
TO CLOSE EXCEPT PHARMACIES,
GROCERY STORES AND BANKS AND
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>
MORE. >> WE HAVE BUSINESSES
DEVELOPING VENTILATORS THAT WE
WANT TO STAY OPERATIONAL AND WE
DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT THE
FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN.
WE NEED THOSE BUSINESSES TO
STAY OPERATIONAL.>> Reporter:
THIS DECISION IS ONE OF THE
FIRST IN OUR STATE.
GOVERNOR INSLEE HASN'T DONE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WHY
THIS. WHY ARE YOU PUTTING IT IN PLACE
HERE IN EVERETT?
>> I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY
OFFICE AT 5:00 IN RUSH-HOUR
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. I FELT THE NEED TO COMMUNICATE
MORE BOLDLY THE URGENCY OF THIS
MATTER THAT WE NEED TO ACT
QUICKLY NOW TO SAVE LIVES IN
OUR COMMUNITY.>> Reporter:
UNDER THE DIRECTIVE YOU CAN
STILL GO TO THE STORE OR GO OUT
ON A WALK BUT AS LONG AS YOU
FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. >> THIS IS A STRESSFUL TIME.
IT'S OKAY TO GO OUTSIDE AND
TAKE A WALK BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO STAY WITHIN YOUR
HOUSEHOLD UNIT AND REDUCE THE
SPREAD.
SPREAD.
SPREAD. EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
SYMPTOMS, YOU COULD BE A
CARRIER.>> Reporter: IN EVERETT,
KAYLA LAFFERTY.
KAYLA LAFFERTY. >>> I AM ASKING.
SOME SAY I AM PLEADING WITH
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. TO
YOU. TO STAY HOME UNLESS IT IS
NECESSARY FOR YOU TO GO OUT.
>> THAT PLEA CAME YESTERDAY
FROM GOVERNOR INSLEE AS THE
NUMBER OF CASES RISES.
HE DID STOP SHORT OF ORDERING A
SHELTER IN PLACE.
HE SAID THE STATE HAS ASKED
PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THIS ORDER
WOULD ENTAIL.
WOULD ENTAIL. MEANWHILE THE THREE BIGGEST
CITIES IN AMERICA ARE LOCKED
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. IN
DOWN. IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND
CHICAGO AND THE GOVERNOR OF
THESE STATES ARE ORDERING
EVERYONE TO STAY HOME UNLESS
THEY HAVE VITAL REASONS TO GO
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. THE
OUT. THE OREGON GOVERNOR IS WORKING
ON A STAY HOME ORDER THIS
WEEKEND BUT DID NOT PROVIDE
DETAILS ON WHETHER THE ORDER
WOULD BE CITYWIDE OR COUNTYWIDE
OR STATE WIDE.
NEARLY ONE OUT OF FIVE
AMERICANS MUST NOW SHELTER IN
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> WE ARE MEETING WITH
BUSINESSES WHERE THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE VERBAL
CONVERSATION. THEN WE WILL
SERVE THEM WITH A NOTICE.
>> WITH THE SHUTDOWN IN PLACE
IN CALIFORNIA OFFICERS ARE
CRACKING DOWN ON BUSINESS IS
NOT ESSENTIAL BUT ARE STAYING
OPEN.
OPEN.
OPEN. ALSO DEPUTIES IN THE GOLDEN
STATE ARE TAKING PEOPLE'S
TEMPERATURE BEFORE THEY ENTER
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND
BEFORE THEY ENTER EVERY ROOM.
IN OAKLAND SOME BUSINESSES ARE
BOARDING UP THEIR WINDOWS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM LOOTERS.
>> IN EUROPE THERE NEW NUMBERS
ON THE TOLL OF THE PANDEMIC AND
THE NUMBERS ARE STARTLING.
IN ITALY TODAY THEY REPORT 793
DEATHS IN ONE DAY ALONE.
THIS VIDEO IS FROM ROME.
THIS STREET IS PRETTY MUCH
DESERTED.
DESERTED.
DESERTED. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THAT PARKS AND PUBLIC
GARDENS AND PLAYGROUNDS WILL BE
CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY FOR AT
LEAST FIVE DAYS.
GREAT BRITAIN TODAY JOINED THE
GROWING LIST OF EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES SHUTTING DOWN PUBLIC
PLACES TO TRY TO CONTROL THE
SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.
MOLLY HUNTER REPORTS FROM
LONDON.>> Reporter: THIS
MORNING DESERTED, EERILY QUIET
STREETS.
STREETS.
STREETS. NOT JUST IN ROME BUT ALSO IN
PARIS, MADRID AND CENTRAL
LONDON.
LONDON.
LONDON. EUROPE IS NOW THE EPICENTER OF
THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE DYING OF COVID-19
HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.
HOSPITALS ARE NOW PREPARING FOR
THE WORST.
THE WORST. IN NORTHERN ITALY WE HAD ACCESS
TO THE ICU THERE AND THE DOCK
THERE HAD ADVICE FOR THE REST
OF THE WORLD.
>> WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU
SHUT DOWN TO STOP THIS OUTBREAK.
NOT COME INTO THIS KIND OF
SITUATION.>> Reporter: THE UK
CLOSED SCHOOLS AND ANNOUNCED A
SWEEPING SOCIAL SHUTDOWN.
RIGHTY NIGHT BARS AND
RESTAURANTS AND GYMS IN
THEATERS ARE GOING DARK BUT NOT
QUITE A FULL LOCKDOWN.
>> YOU MAY THINK YOU ARE
INVINCIBLE BUT THERE IS NO
GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL GET
MILD SYMPTOMS.>> Reporter: THE
BIGGEST FEAR IS OVERWHELMING
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
THERE IS HOPE.
IN MANY CITIES GRATEFUL
PATIENTS CHEERING FOR THE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS. >> Reporter: AFTER THESE
RESTRICTIONS BAKERIES AND BARS
ARE CLOSED EXCEPT FOR TAKEOUT.
THEY ARE WATCHING ITALY AND THE
REST OF EUROPE VERY CAREFULLY
NOT RULING OUT FURTHER,
STRICTER RESTRICTIONS.
STRICTER RESTRICTIONS. MOLLY HUNTER, NBC NEWS LONDON.
>>> WELCOME GOOD NEWS.
THE OUTBREAK IN CHINA MAY BE
SLOWING DOWN.
SLOWING DOWN. TODAY THE CITY OF WUHAN WHERE
THEY HAD THE FIRST REPORTED
CASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS
REPORTED NO NEW OR SUSPECTED
CASES FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WUHAN MOSCOW 14 STRAIGHT DAYS
WITHOUT A NEW CASE IN ORDER FOR
THE CURRENT AND STRICT TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS TO BE LIFTED.
CHINA CURRENTLY HAS A TOTAL OF
81,000 CASES AND 3255 DEATHS.
71,740 HAVE BEEN DECLARED CURED
AND RELEASED FROM THE
HOSPITAL'S.
HOSPITAL'S. >>> IN THE U.S. LAWMAKERS ARE
WORKING ON HELPING AMERICANS
IMPACTED BY THE OUTBREAK.
THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS
TASK FORCE SAID THAT THE U.S.
HAS ENACTED THE STAFFORD ACT TO
DECLARE A MAJOR DISASTER
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE. >> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN
OUR HISTORY THAT THEY HAVE USED
A STAFFORD ACT TO DECLARE A
MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS.
THIS IS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> THIS EMPOWERS THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY OR
FEMA TO HELP STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS DURING NATURAL
CATASTROPHES.
CATASTROPHES. USUALLY WE THINK OF FLOODS AND
HURRICANES AS NATURAL
CATASTROPHES.
CATASTROPHES. IN THIS CASE IT IS THE
CORONAVIRUS M DAMAGE.
>>> LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING ON A
ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE SO
THAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD MAKE
DIRECT PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS UP
TO $1200 FOR A SINGLE PERSON,
$500 PER CHILD AND $2400 PER
COUPLE.
COUPLE.
COUPLE. THE FUNDS WOULD CHANGE BASED ON
YOUR INCOME.
YOUR INCOME. THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO PASS
VEGETATION THAT EXPLANTS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS INSTEAD
OF A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. >> IT HAS ONLY BEEN TWO DAYS
AND THE REPUBLICANS INTRODUCE
THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND
ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT TO GIVE
SHAPE AND STRUCTURE TO THESE
URGENT DISCUSSIONS.
URGENT DISCUSSIONS. >> THE HOPE IS TO HOLD AN
INITIAL VOTE ON THE PACKAGE
TOMORROW AND TO HAVE IT PASSED
THE SENATE MONDAY.
>>> BACK AT HOME SAFEWAY AND
ALBERTSON'S ARE OFFERING
SPECIAL SHOPPING HOURS FOR
CUSTOMERS AT A HIGHER RISK OF
CONTRACTING CORONAVIRUS.
CONTRACTING CORONAVIRUS. SHOPPING HOURS ARE FROM 7 A.M.
TO 9 A.M.
TO 9 A.M.
TO 9 A.M. EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THIS IS MEANT FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS AND PEOPLE WITH
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND
PREGNANT WOMEN.
PREGNANT WOMEN. OTHER STORES LIKE TARGET AND
WHOLE FOODS AND COSTCO ARE
DOING THE SAME THING.
>>> STARBUCKS IS CLOSING ALL
ITS CAFIS AND MOVING TO DRY
THROUGH AND DELIVERY ONLY.
PREVIOUSLY YOU COULD WALK RIGHT
INTO THE CAFI AND PICK UP YOUR
MOBILE ORDER BUT NOW YOU CAN TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. YOU CAN'T STAY INSIDE.
IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
THE COMPANY MADE THIS MOVE TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING OF ITS STAFF AND
CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. >>> TONIGHT SKAGIT COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING A MEETING FROM
MARCH 10 AND SINCE THAT MEETING
THERE ARE 11 CONFIRMED CASES
AND ANOTHER 32 ILL WITH WHAT
APPEARS TO BE COVID-19.
THESE PEOPLE WENT TO THAT SAME
MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING. THIS AFTERNOON I TALKED TO THE
DOCTOR WHO STRESSED THE
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
CONTRACTED THIS ILLNESS
APPARENTLY THROUGH THIS SINGLE
EPISODE IS PRETTY ASTOUNDING.
CERTAINLY THIS REITERATES THE
IMPORTANCE FOR PHYSICAL DISTANCE
, NOT MEETING IN GROUPS.
NOT GOING WITHIN THAT SIX-FOOT
RANGE OF OTHER PEOPLE.
>> OF THE 56 PEOPLE 43 HAVE
BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE COVID-19
OR SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
THE DOCTOR SAID AT THE TIME OF
THE MEETING NO ONE HAD BEEN ILL.
>>> FOLLOWING IS AMONG BIG
COMPANIES FACING CRITICISM FROM
WORKERS AND DISASTER EXPERTS
BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL OPEN.
AS WE TRACK THE VIRUS SPREADING
ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION,
GLENN FARLEY SPOKE TO THE
WORKERS AT THE EVERETT PLANT
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
>>
>>
>> >>REPORTER: THERE ARE CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS VIRUS ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE WORKING HERE IN EVERETT.
THE COMPANY DID PROVIDE SOME
UPDATED NUMBERS ON POSITIVE
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
CORONAVIRUS CASES. THE NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS --
EVERETT NOW HAS 11 CASES.
TWO ARE IN RENTON AND ONE IN
AUBURN AND ONE IN LAWMAKERS AND
TWO AT A BOEING FACILITY IN
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. A TOTAL OF 17 COMPANYWIDE.
>> IT COMES DOWN TO THIS. HOW
DO YOU KEEP THIS OPEN AS THE
PANDEMIC THREATENS THE PEOPLE
BUILDING THEM?
BUILDING THEM? OUTSIDE THERE ARE NEW
HANDWASHING STATIONS SET UP
ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT SEE ANYONE
USING THEM.
USING THEM. INSIDE THE COMPANY SAID THEY
ARE CONSTANTLY CLEANING AND WE
ARE HEARING FROM A LOT OF
WORKERS ANONYMOUSLY.
WORKERS ANONYMOUSLY. WE ARE TOLD WE CAN GO HOME
WITHOUT PAY BUT THAT IS SIMPLY
NOT AN OPTION.
WE HAVE GUYS COMING IN SNEEZING
AND COUGHING BECAUSE THEY ARE
SCARED TO BE SICK OF HEARING
BEING LAID OFF.
WHAT IS THE MOOD IN THE PLANT
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? >>
NOW? >> A
NOW? >> A LOT OF FRUSTRATION FROM
MANAGERS TO HOURLY PEOPLE.>>
Reporter: I SPOKE WITH A
DIFFERENT WORKER WHO DID NOT
WANT HIS IDENTITY SHARED.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
SHOW UP HERE EVERY DAY.
THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN IN
HAPPIER TIMES.
HAPPIER TIMES. BOEING NOW HAS PEOPLE WHO CAN
WORK FROM HOME DOING SO.
BUT YOU HAVE TO ASSEMBLE AN
AIRPLANE IN PERSON.
>> THEY ARE THERE?
>> ANYONE THAT WAS A MANAGER
GOT SENT HOME A WEEK AGO.>>
Reporter: YES, THIS IS THE
WORLD'S THE GUEST BUILDING BUT
SOCIAL DISTANCING ISN'T AS EASY
AS YOU THINK.
>> WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE AN
AIRPLANE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT
OPTION.>> Reporter: YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY
SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE THEIR
EMPLOYEES AND LINE WORKERS HAD
SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IS THAT WHAT BOEING SHOULD DO?
>> I BELIEVE SO.>> Reporter:
WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF WORRY?
>> THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELS OF
WORRY.
WORRY.
WORRY. WE
WORRY. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE
COMPANY NOW.
COMPANY NOW. THERE IS A GENUINE WORRY AMONG
MOST