DEMAND.
DEMAND. 9NEWS AT 10:00 STARTS NOW.
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>>> HOW
>>> HOW SHOULD COLORADO HOSPITALS DECIDE HOW TO DIVVY
UP BEDS, VENTILATORS, AND OTHER
IMPORTANT RESOURCES IF THEY GET
OVERWHELMED WITH PATIENTS?
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TODAY
UPDATED THE STATE'S CRISIS
STANDARD OF CARE.
IT IS MEANT TO TELL HOSPITALS
WHICH PATIENTS THEY SHOULD
TREAT AND IN WHICH ORDER.
>> IT RECOMMENDS A TIERED
APPROACH.
APPROACH.
APPROACH. TIER I IS A SCORING BASED ON
THE SEVERITY OF THE ILLNESS AND
THE LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVAL.
TIER II IS PEDIATRIC PATIENTS,
HEALTH CARE WORKERS, FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. TIER III IS FOR SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS LIKE IF A PERSON
IS PREGNANT AND TIER IV IS A
RANDOM ALLOCATION.
RANDOM ALLOCATION. GOOD EVENING I'M STEVE STAEGER.
>> I'M JENNIFER MECKLES.
THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL CALLS
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS OUR 9/11
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THEY WILL
ALSO BE CRITICAL FOR TWO
REASONS, 9NEWS REPORTER, JORDAN
CHAVEZ, SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT DOCTORS TO LEARN WHY.
>> Reporter: HERE IS WHAT HAS
CHANGED.
CHANGED.
CHANGED. THE WEEK STARTS WITH A SOAK
OARING WARNING FROM THE U.S.
SURGEON GENERAL.
SURGEON GENERAL. >> NEXT WEEK WILL BE OUR PEARL
HARBOR MOMENT, OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE HARDEST
MOMENT FOR MANY AMERICANS IN
THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.
>> YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT WITH A
GRAIN OF SALT, LOOKING INTO A
CRYSTAL BALL IS NEXT TO AN
IMPOSSIBLE THING.
IMPOSSIBLE THING. >> EMERGENCY MEDICAL DIRECTOR
DR. RICHARD ZANE AT UCHEALTH
SAYS AS WE NEAR COVID-19 CASES,
WE ALSO LEARN HOW SOCIAL
DISTANCING IN COLORADO HAS BEEN
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
>> THE SUCCESS OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING ARE SLOW.
THEY ARE SLOW AND THEY TAKE
DAYS AND DAYS AND WEEKS AND
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. SO
WEEKS. SO WHAT WE ARE NOT SEEING,
WHICH IS REALLY GREAT IS
DOUBLING OR INCREASES IN
PATIENTS AND THAT IS REALLY
GREAT NEWS.
GREAT NEWS. THAT GIVES ME HOPE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING HAS WORKED.
>> AND SO DEFINITELY THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS ARE REALLY GOING TO
DETERMINE WHAT THE SHAPE OF OUR
CURB LOOKS LIKE HERE IN
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. >> 9 HEALTH EXPERT DR. PAYAL
KOHLI AGREES WITH THE SURGEON
GENERAL THAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS WON'T BE EASY.
>> I THINK THINGS ARE GOING TO
BE HARD FOR US WITH COLORADANS
IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE FIRST IS HEARING ON THE
NEWS MORE AND MORE AMERICAN
LIVES ARE BEING LOST.
>> Reporter: THE SECOND?
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FEELING
ANXIOUS FROM SOCIAL DISTANCING,
WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO.
>> WE ARE REALLY RUNNING A
MARATHON HERE.
MARATHON HERE. WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS AND
WEEKS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> THIS IS NOT OVER MEANING WE
REALLY NEED YOU TO CONTINUE
WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
PHYSICAL DISTANCING. >> Reporter: JORDAN CHAVEZ
9NEWS.
9NEWS.
9NEWS. >>
9NEWS. >> AS OF THIS EVENING THE DEATH
TOLL IN THE U.S. TOPS 9,000.
ACCORDING TO DATA FROM JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY THAT
INCLUDES 140 COLORADANS.
THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS
TASK FORCE EXPECTS 100,000 U.S.
DEATHS FROM THE VIRUS IN THE
COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS.
>>> RIGHT NOW YOU PROBABLY
HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION
GOVERNOR POLIS AND STATE HEALTH
OFFICIALS WANT YOU TO WEAR A
MASK WHEN YOU GO OUT IN PUBLIC.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS IF THIS
BECOMES ROUTINE, IT COULD SLOW
DOWN COVID-19, MAYBE EVEN ALLOW
LIFE TO RETURN TO NORMAL SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER.
THERE DOES SEEM TO BE SOME
CONFUSION ABOUT WHEN EXACTLY
YOU SHOULD WEAR THEM.
WE'VE SEEN COMMENTS ONLINE FROM
PEOPLE THINKING YOU ONLY NEED
TO WEAR THEM INSIDE A PLACE
THAT'S NOT YOUR HOME AND YOU
DON'T NEED TO WEAR THEM OUTSIDE
BECAUSE THERE'S ENOUGH AIR
SPACE AROUND YOU.
SO WHAT DO THE HEALTH EXPERTS
THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS?
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.
SO MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE COME
OUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
THAT HAVE TOLD US THE FEW
IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT THIS
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. THE FIRST IS IT POSSIBLY HAS
THE ABILITY TO LINGER IN THE
AIR FOR UP TO THREE HOURS.
THE SECOND IS RESEARCH FROM MIT
THAT TELLS US THAT WE HAVE BEEN
RELYING ON A DROPLET MODEL,
WHICH IS OVER SIMPLIFIED.
THE LARGE DROPLETS FALL CLOSE
TO US, THE SMALL DROPLETS
EVAPORATE, SO YOU REALLY NEED
TO BE CLOSE TO SOMEBODY IN
ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY
BE EXPOSED TO THEIR RESPIRATORY
DROPLETS.
DROPLETS.
DROPLETS. BUT WHAT THIS MODEL IS TELLING
US THERE IS GAS AND AIR
TRAPPINGS IN THESE DROPLETS TO
MAKE THEM PERSIST IN THE AIR
FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRAVEL
A LOT PART.
AND YOU COULD IMAGINE WHEN
YOU'RE OUTDOORS UNDER
CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE IF THE WIND
IS BLOWING, THOSE GAS AND AIR
PARTICLES COULD CARRY THE
DROPLETS MUCH, MUCH PART.
>> AND NOW DR. KOHLI SAYS WHEN
YOU'RE OUTSIDE ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU'RE EXERCISING YOU TEND TO
BREATHE A LOT FASTER.
THAT COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
THOSE DROPLETS MOVING A BIT
FURTHER.
FURTHER.
FURTHER. SO LONG STORY LONG, WEAR A MASK
WHENEVER YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME.
>>>
>>> PROFESSIONALS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS HAVE NEW FACE
SHIELDS THANKS TO A SPECIAL
DONATION THIS WEEKEND.
WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT MAKE
FOR COVID LAST WEEK.
A GROUP OF MAKERS,
PROFESSIONALS, AND HOBBYISTS
WHO LIKE TO CREATE THINGS.
THEY USE 3-D PRINTERS TO MAKE
MORE THAN 150 FACE SHIELDS.
THEY WORK WITH HEALTH CARE
WORKERS TO DESIGN AND VALIDATE
THE SHIELDS.
THE SHIELDS. ORGANIZERS SAY ANGEL FLIGHT
WEST HELPED THEM DELIVER THOSE
SHIELDS TO THE MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. AND MAKE FOR COVID IS ALREADY
MAKING MORE SHIELDS TO DONATE
TO RURAL HOSPITALS.
>>> COLORADO'S BIGGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL BEGIN REMOTE
LEARNING THIS WEEK.
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSES GO
ONLINE STARTING ON TUESDAY.
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ON AN
EXTENDED THREE-WEEK SPRING
BREAK SINCE MID MARCH.
THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN
DELIVERING THOUSANDS OF CHROME
BOOKS TO STUDENTS FOR THE PAST
WEEK AND A HALF.
THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY PLAN TO
DELIVER UNUSED COMPUTERS, SO
EVERY STUDENT COULD HAVE A
DEVICE TO USE AT HOME.
DPS IS ONE OF 14 DISTRICTS THAT
WILL BE REMOTE LEARNING FOR THE
REST OF THE YEAR.
>>> UNDER THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER THERE IS A RIGHT WAY TO
BE OUTSIDE AND A WRONG WAY.
THAT WRONG WAY IS PUNISHABLE
NOW BY A LARGE FINE AND JAIL
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. BUT
TIME. BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN POLICE
ESCALATING THINGS TO THAT
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. 9NEWS REPORTER KATIE EASTMAN
EXPLAINS WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE SEEING
AND WHAT THEY'RE HEARING.
>> Reporter: ANY OTHER DAY
FRISBEE IN BOULDER ISN'T
UNUSUAL.
UNUSUAL.
UNUSUAL. BUT AT THIS MOMENT THESE GUYS
ARE BREAKING THE LAW.
THE CITY OF BOULDER POLICE SAY
THEY GAVE VERBAL WARNINGS TO
PEOPLE PLAYING SPORTS TODAY,
BUT HAVEN'T FINED ANYONE FOR
VIOLATING THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. >>
ORDER. >> WE HEARD A COMPLAINT.
>> Reporter: THE BOULDER COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED
COMPLAINTS ABOUT GATHERINGS,
BUT HAVE NOT SEEN THEM.
>> AS LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
RESPONDING, TYPICALLY WE ARE
UNABLE TO FIND THEM, SELF-
DISPERSED OR IT WASN'T ENTIRELY
ACCURATE ON THE FIRST REPORT.
>> THE DIVISION CHIEF MIKE
WAGNER WOULD LIKELY ONLY CITE
SOMEONE FOR VIOLATING THE ORDER
IF THEY WERE NOT COMPLYING WITH
THE VERBAL WARNING.
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAYS SADLY DEPUTIES
SPEND A LONG TIME RESPONDING TO
CALLS THIS WEEKEND WHERE PEOPLE
WERE GATHERING FOR TEAM
PRACTICES AT CLOSED SCHOOLS AND
PARKS.
PARKS.
PARKS. >>
PARKS. >> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
WE'VE SEEN IN EAGLE COUNTY.
>> Reporter: IN EAGLE COUNTY,
PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THEY ARE
SOCIAL DISTANCING BY VENTURING
ALONE IN THE BACK COUNTRY, BUT
ROB FOSTER WITH THE VAIL
MOUNTAIN RESCUE GROUP WANTS YOU
TO THINK OF HIS FAMILY TOO.
>> WE'VE GOT BIG PLANS TO COLOR
SOME EASTER EGGS.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
FIRSTRESPONDERS IF WE GO OUT
INTO THE FIELD, WE ARE BRINGING
THAT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE BACK
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> Reporter: IF SOMEONE IS
INJURED IN THE BACK COUNTRY,
THE RESPONSE TAKES AT LEAST
EIGHT PEOPLE AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS NOT POSSIBLE.
SO RESCUE GROUPS ARE ASKING THE
BACK COUNTRY USERS TO BACK OFF.
>> IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG UNTIL
THE TEAM IS DEPLETED.
SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE SMART
DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. >> Reporter: A REMINDER THESE
DECISIONS AREN'T JUST ABOUT YOU
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. KATIE EASTMAN 9NEWS.
>>> IN DENVER THERE IS AN
ENFORCEMENT TEAM INTERVENING
WITH GROUPS OF PEOPLE BREAKING
THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
WE WILL LEARN WHAT, IF ANY
CITATIONS, THEY HANDED OUT OVER
THE WEEKEND ON MONDAY.
>>> TEN DAYS AFTER BEING
DIAGNOSED WITH CORONAVIRUS,
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS
JOHNSON HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. HE IS STILL HAVING SYMPTOMS,
BUT HIS OFFICE INSISTS IT IS
NOT AN EMERGENCY, JUST A
PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. HE IS GOING TO UNDERGO SOME
TESTS WHILE HE'S THERE.
HE HAD BEEN QUARANTINED IN HIS
HOME SINCE HIS DIAGNOSIS BACK
ON MARCH 26.
>>> AND NOW JOHNSON'S
HOSPITALIZATION COMES THE SAME
DAY AS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND
GAVE A NATIONAL TELEVISED
ADDRESS THERE.
ADDRESS THERE. SHE THANKED HEALTH CARE WORKERS
FOR THEIR WORK ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THIS CRISIS, AND SHE
ASKED BRITAINS TO SHOW SOME
UNDERSTANDING AND SHOW SOME
STRENGTH DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
>> TOGETHER WE ARE TACKLING
THIS DISEASE, AND I WANT TO
REASSURE YOU IF WE REMAIN
UNITED AND RESOLUTE THEN WE
OVERCOME IT.
OVERCOME IT. I HOPE IN THE YEARS TO COME
EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE
PRIDE IN HOW THEY RESPONDED TO
THIS CHALLENGE.
THIS CHALLENGE. >> THE QUEEN USUALLY ONLY
SPEAKS TO THE NATION LIKE THIS
IN A TELEVISED ADDRESS DURING
HER CHRISTMAS MESSAGE EVERY
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. THIS IS ONLY THE FIFTH TIME SHE
HAS MADE A SPECIAL ADDRESS
DURING HER 68 YEARS