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>>> WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. WE HAVE SEEN THE PHOTOS AND
VIDEOS OF PACKED BEACHES FROM
FLORIDA AND ALL THE WAY HERE TO
THE OREGON COAST.
THERE ARE A LOT OF YOU WHO ARE
ACTUALLY TAKING SOCIAL
DISTANCING VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE ASKED SOME OF YOU TO SEND IN
YOUR PHOTOS OF HOW YOU ARE
SPENDING YOUR TIME SAFELY AND
APART.
APART.
APART. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW OF
THEM RIGHT NOW.
I LOVE THIS ONE.
THIS ONE REALLY SPEAKS TO ME
WITH A HORSE.
I GREW UP WITH HORSES.
IT'S A PERFECT WAY TO STAY 6
FEET APART.
FEET APART. THIS ONE IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE
ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION
THROUGH THE DOOR.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT STAYING
IN CONTACT BUT NOT HAVING
PHYSICAL CONTACT.
PHYSICAL CONTACT. HERE'S ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF
THAT, A DAUGHTER DELIVERING
SOME GROCERIES.
SOME GROCERIES. A VIRTUAL GAME NIGHT TOO.
THIS HAS BEEN HUGE.
MY PARTNER HAS BEEN PLAYING SO
MANY VIDEO GAMES WITH FRIENDS
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. THIS IS A GREAT ONE TOO.
I'M VERY JEALOUS OF THAT.
PACKED ON THE LUNCH AND WENT ON
A RIDE YESTERDAY.
SOLO TRIP ON THE ROAD.
THIS IS A GREAT ONE TOO.
IF YOU CAN FIND THOSE EMPTY
RIVERS, BEACH SPOTS TOO, IT'S
REALLY GREAT TO JUST FIND SOME
PEACE.
PEACE.
PEACE. THESE POSTS ARE SO WONDERFUL TO
BE ABLE TO SEE.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SOCIAL
DISTANCE WITHOUT SOCIAL
ISOLATION.
ISOLATION. WE NEED THE FRESH AIR AND
OUTDOOR EXERCISE.
OUTDOOR EXERCISE. IF YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT
STAYING AT LEAST 6 FEET AWAY
FROM EACH OTHER, IT JUST MIGHT
BE A GOOD IDEA TO TURN AROUND
AND GO BACK HOME.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT
TO HEAR, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I DID.
I WANTED TO GO OUT SO BADLY FOR
A WALK ON THE RIVERFRONT JUST
THE OTHER DAY.
I WALKED A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM
MY APARTMENT AND I REALIZED
THERE WERE TOO MANY PEOPLE.
IT WAS JUST WAY TOO HARD TO GO
OUT FOR A WALK WITHOUT RUNNING
INTO SOMEBODY AND BEING 6 FEET
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. SO,
AWAY. SO, I, ADMITTEDLY, WITH A BIT
OF RELUCTANCE WENT BACK HOME.
IT'S OKAY TO BE GRUMPY ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. IT'S OKAY TO BE UPSET.
IT IS NOT OKAY TO IGNORE THE
SERIOUSNESS OF THIS.
WE NEED TO DO OUR PART BY
STAYING APART.
STAYING APART. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW,
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT CROWDED
COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
COASTAL COMMUNITIES. AND MAYORS CALLING FOR A
STATEWIDE STAY AT HOME ORDER.
WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THAT ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
THE REASON IS WE NEED TO SLOW
THE SPREAD AND FLATTEN THE
CURVE.
CURVE.
CURVE. IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE
ALL OF THIS.
WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
FLATTENING THE CURVE REALLY IS.
SO, IF YOU'RE STILL A LITTLE
CONFUSED BY THIS WHOLE CONCEPT,
AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT, OUR
SISTER STATION IN DENVER BREAKS
IT DOWN.
IT DOWN.
IT DOWN. >> Reporter: CONSIDERED THIS
LINE THE UPPER LIMIT OF OUR
COUNTRY'S MEDICAL CAPABILITY.
MOST DAYS WE ARE WELL BELOW ITS.
ENTER COVID-19.
ENTER COVID-19. RIGHT NOW, THE NUMBERS ARE LOW.
SO LOW THE SYSTEM CAN HANDLE IT.
YET WE KNOW EVERY PERSON THAT
GETS THE VIRUS IS LIKELY TO
INFECT AT LEAST TWO OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY THE NUMBERS WILL
CONTINUE TO GROW.
EXPONENTIALLY, TAKE ITALY, AND
MID-FEBRUARY THE COUNTRY HAD
THREE CASES AND NO DEATHS.
THE NEXT WEEK, MORE THAN 300
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. 11
CASES. 11 DEATHS.
11 DEATHS. THE NEXT WEEK, MORE THAN 2500
CASES AND 80 DEATHS.
THE NEXT WEEK, MORE THAN 10,000
CASES, AND 631 DEATHS.
IT'S ALL PUSHED THE COUNTRY'S
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO ITS BRINK.
THIS IS WHAT THE U.S. WILL NOW
ATTEMPT TO AVOID BY TRYING TO
SLOW THE SPREAD OVER A
MANAGEABLE TIME.
MANAGEABLE TIME. INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS CALL
IT FLATTENING THE CURVE.
THE MORE PEOPLE WHO JOIN, THE
FLATTER IT GETS.
SPORTS FANS WHO CAN'T ATTEND
GAMES, COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO
WANT ATTEND CLASS IN PERSON.
CANCELED PARADES AND
CONFERENCES, CONFERENCES,
CONFERENCES, CONFERENCES, PEOPLE WHO WASH THEIR HANDS
CONSISTENTLY.
CONSISTENTLY. THE SICK STAY HOME.
THE MORE OF US TO SACRIFICE THE
NORMS OF OUR DAILY LIVES, THE
MORE THIS WORKS.
SHOULD THIS FAIL, PEOPLE IN
THIS COUNTRY, PERHAPS PEOPLE
YOU KNOW, WILL UNNECESSARILY
DIE IN A SYSTEM THAT CAN'T
HANDLE THE SPIKE.
HEALTH EXPERTS ACKNOWLEDGED
COVID-19 APPEARS TO BE AT LEAST
10 TIMES DEADLIER THAN THE FLU.
THOSE 65 AND OLDER ARE MOST AT
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS.
YOU HAVE A ROLE HERE.
YES, YOU.
YES, YOU.
YES, YOU. REMEMBER, IF YOU GET SICK,
YOU'RE LIKELY TO INFECT TWO
OTHERS IF YOU DON'T CHANGE YOUR
BEHAVIORS.
BEHAVIORS. 80% OF US WHO GET SICK WILL BE
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. EVEN THOSE WHO SHOW MILD
SYMPTOMS WILL SPREAD THE VIRUS.
THAT'S WHY YOU TOO NEED TO JOIN
IN.
IN.
IN. FLATTEN THE CURVE, AVOID THE
QUICK SPIKE, A LOWER OUR