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>>> WELL,
>>> WELL, OUR 9 HEALTH EXPERT DR. KOHLI IS WITH US AS WE TALK
ABOUT THE COVID-19 VIRUS.
I WANT TO ASK YOU A LITTLE
ABOUT SPORTS SINCE I FOLLOW
SPORTS SO CLOSELY.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY TOLD THE SAN
JOSE SHARKS THEY CAN'T PLAY
HOCKEY IN THE SHARK TANK AND
THEY WILL GO ALONG WITH THAT.
THEY JUST DON'T THINK IT IS
SAFE TO GET ALL THOSE PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. AND GOVERNOR OF OHIO SAYS
PEOPLE SHOULDN'T GO TO INDOOR
SPORTING EVENTS.
SPORTING EVENTS. IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY
POSTPONED THE IVY LEAGUE POST
SEASON BASKETBALL FOR MEN AND
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. WOULD YOU BE GOING TO A
BASKETBALL OR A HOCKEY GAME
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> NOT AT THIS TIME.
WHAT HAS REALLY CHANGED THIS
WEEK, THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATIC
SHIFT FROM THE CDC GOING FROM
INDIVIDUAL BASED CONTAINMENT
MEASURES LIKE HAND WASHING,
STAYING AT HOME WHEN YOU ARE
SICK TO COMMUNITY BASED
MEASURES LIKE CANCELING LARGE
SPORTING EVENTS.
SPORTING EVENTS. CONCERTS.
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS. CONFERENCES.
CONFERENCES. ALL BECAUSE WE ARE REALIZING
THAT THE SCOPE OF THE VIRUS IS
SUCH THAT AT THIS POINT, THE
ONLY WAY TO REALLY KEEP IT AT
BAY IS FOR ALL OF US IN THE
COMMUNITY TO DO THESE THINGS.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THAT MIGHT MAKE
PEOPLE JUMPY.
PEOPLE JUMPY. WE TALK ABOUT PEOPLE PANICKING.
YOU ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT FOR
A LONG TIME.
THEORETICALLY, THIS WORKS IF WE
DO IT WELL, IN A SHORT ORDER.
>> AND, YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT
TOM.
TOM.
TOM. I
TOM. I WOULD SAY WE ARE LEARNING
LESSONS FROM CHINA AND SOUTH
KOREA WHERE THEY IMPLEMENTED
THESE MEASURES AND THEIR CASES
HAVE STARTED TO GO DOWN.
SO, THIS ACTUALLY TO ME GIVES
ME HOPE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME
LEVEL OF CONTROL AS THE
COMMUNITY OVER THIS VIRUS THAT
CHANGES THAT WE MAKE CAN AFFECT
THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VIRUS AND
HELP TO CONTROL IT.
>> SOCIAL DISTANCING MEANS IF
YOU GO TO A FAMILY MEMBER'S
HOME AND FAMILIES ARE
GATHERING, A SMALL GROUP, YOU
SAY OKAY.
SAY OKAY.
SAY OKAY. BUT IF YOU GO TO A PARTY OR
CONCERT, DON'T GO.
>> ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION.
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEANS
MAINTAINING SIX FEET OR MORE OF
CONTACT FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
AND TRYING TO AVOID LARGE
CROWDED GROUPS WHERE THE RISK
OF RESPIRATORY SECRETIONS COULD
BE GREATER.
BE GREATER. SO YES.
SO YES.
SO YES. SMALL FAMILY GATHERINGS.
>> ARE WE SIX FEET APART?
>> WE ARE.
>> WELL AREN'T YOU TWO PERFECT.
>> AND JUST FOR THE SHORT TERM.
LIKE YOU SAID.
THIS WILL NOT BE OUR LIFE
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. BUT WE ARE FIGHTING A COMMON
ENEMY.
ENEMY.
ENEMY. DR. FELL WAS IN A PRESS
CONFERENCE A FEW MINUTES AGO
SAYING IF YOU HAVE ZERO CASES
OF COVID-19 IN YOUR COMMUNITY,
YOU NEED TO DO SOME OF THESE
BEHAVIORS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW
WE PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THIS
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> AND WE ARE TALKING SHORT
TERM.
TERM.
TERM. BUT
TERM. BUT THE SHORT TERM TIME FALLS
ON SPRING BREAK.
WE ALL HAD A VISCERAL REACTION
TO TRAVEL.
TO TRAVEL. BUT YOU ARE SAYING DO NOT GET
ON A PLANE.
>> DO NOT.
AND I HAD TRAVEL PLANS MYSELF
IN A FEW WEEKS AND I CANCELED
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
BECAUSE THE SITUATION IS
RAPIDLY EVOLVING.
RAPIDLY EVOLVING. THE RISK TO EACH INDIVIDUAL IS
VERY LOW.
VERY LOW.
VERY LOW. PARTICULARLY THE HEALTHY ONES
BUT ONE OF THE REASON WES ARE
DOING THIS IS TO PROTECT THE
ELDERLY, THE IMMUNO-COMPROMISED
WHO WILL GET THIS VIRUS FROM
US.
US.
US. >>
US. >> WE
US. >> WE TURN TO YOU FOR MEDICINE
AND SCIENCE, BUT WE ARE ALSO
TALKING A LOT ABOUT SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL IDEALS.
CULTURAL IDEALS. AND THAT IDEA THAT WE CAN AND
CAN'T DO THE THINGS WE WANT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. OR,
DO. OR, WE DO FEEL PANICKED OR
DON'T FEEL PANICKED.
THIS IS TRICKY FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE NOW.
PEOPLE NOW. >> Reporter: IT IS VERY TRICKY.
ONE OF THE THING IS THE VIRUS
ITSELF.
ITSELF.
ITSELF. IT HAS ITS SYMPTOMS BUT ONE OF
THE THINGS THE VIRUS DOES IS
WREAKS HAVOC IN OUR SOCIETY IN
A MENTAL FASHION.
THAT'S THE PART WE HAVE A
CONTROL OVER.
CONTROL OVER. SO, WE CAN'T CONTROL, YOU KNOW
HOW IT SPREADS AND WHAT THE
INFECTIOUSNESS OF THE VIRUS S.
HOW IT MAKES US REACT AND FEEL,
WE HAVE CONTROL OVER.
I WOULD TURN THIS AROUND.
I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL
SILVER LININGS TO THE VIRUS
THAT MAKES US COME TOGETHER AS
A COMMUNITY.
A COMMUNITY. IT MADE US MUCH MORE AWARE OF
HOW MUCH WE TOUCH OUR FACE.
HOW CLEAN WE NEED TO BE.
HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO WASH OUR
HANDS.
HANDS.
HANDS. AND IT MADE US REALIZE WE ARE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
AND, THERE ARE THINGS BIGGER
THAN US.
THAN US.
THAN US. >> BUT DON'T WAIT FOR CONCERT
PROMOTERS OR SPORTS TEAMS OR
AIRLINE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR
YOU, YOU CONTROL IT.
YOU DO HAVE A SAY SO IN HOW YOU
DO AND HOW YOU HELP THE
COMMUNITY GO THROUGH THIS.
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY, AND
SOMETIMES, WE FEEL OBLIGATED TO
WAIT BECAUSE WE FEEL WE WILL
GET OUR MONEY BACK OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. BUT WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE
HORIZON IS MORE AND MORE OF
THESE CANCELLATIONS.
THESE CANCELLATIONS. AS YOU HAVE SEEN, THE IMPACT ON
OUR UNIVERSITIES, OUR SPORTING
EVENTS, HAS BEEN SO DRAMATIC.
WE WILL JUST SEE MORE OF THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. WE
MUCH. WE WILL BE SEEING MORE OF