COVID-19
COVID-19 BEAT THE ODDS AND SHE WANTS TO REMIND THOSE INFECTED
AND THEIR LOVED ONES, THAT
THERE IS INDEED HOPE.
KHOU IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING
YOU THE FACTS WITHOUT ANY SPIN.
WELCOME IN ON THIS LAST DAY OF
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. WE
MARCH. WE JUST LEARNED WE NEED TO STAY
SAFE AT HOME FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
JUDGE HILDALGO ANNOUNCED PLANS
TO RELEASE 1000 INMATES FROM
THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL WERE
ACCUSED OF NONVIOLENT CRIMES.
THERE IS ALREADY A CASE OF
COVID-19 CONFIRMED INSIDE THE
JAIL, ANOTHER TWO DOZEN
SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
SHOWING SYMPTOMS. THE JUDGE SAYS SHE IS DOING
THIS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
>> WE KNOW THAT THE HARRIS
COUNTY JAIL IS A TICKING TIME
BOMB. WE ALREADY HAVE A CASE IN
THE JAIL AND WE ARE LIKELY TO
SEE MORE IN THE COMING DAYS.
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE MADE
CLEAR THAT IT'S A DANGEROUS
SITUATION.
SITUATION. WE HAVE 8000 PEOPLE IN THE JAIL
, SO THE CRAMPED CONDITIONS
THERE MAKE IT VIRTUALLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. >> JUDGE HILDALGO SAID
HOSPITALS ARE SEEING AN
INCREASE IN COVID-19 PATIENTS
AND SHE SAID THE COUNTIES HAVE
NOT YET SLOWED THE INFECTION
RATE ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM
POTENTIALLY OVERWHELMING
POTENTIALLY OVERWHELMING HOSPITALS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
NOT HAPPENING NOW, BUT THEY'RE
WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE.
THE HOUSTON MAYOR SYLVESTER
TURNER ANNOUNCED THE CITY WILL
OPEN ITS SECOND DRIVE THROUGH
TESTING SITE TOMORROW.
HE THINKS FEDERAL PARTNERS FOR
MORE SUPPLIES TO MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. 250 TESTS TODAY.
THE CITY'S EXISTING SITE HAS
BEEN TESTING UP TO 250 PER
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. NOW
WELL. NOW THE MAYOR SAYS THAT COULD
BE DOUBLED.
BE DOUBLED. >> IS OPEN TO EVERYONE WHO IS
EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS.
EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS. SO IF YOU'RE HAVING A DRY
COUGH, OR BREATHING PROBLEMS,
FEVER, REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE,
WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE A FIRST
RESPONDER, HEALTHCARE PROVIDER,
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING
SYMPTOMS, PLEASE GO THROUGH AND
CALL IT 32393 4220 AND YOU CAN
SPEAK WITH A HEALTH NURSE, BE
SCREENED AND BE GIVEN THE
AUTHORIZATION CODE TO PROCEED
WITH THS FRAMING.
>> HARRIS COUNTY HAS RUN MORE
THAN 4000 TEST EDITS TWO SITES.
THEY ALSO RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. THE JUDGE SAYS THAT SHOULD LAST
AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AND SO HOPEFULLY THE NEXT
SHIPMENT ARRIVES.
SHIPMENT ARRIVES. THE JUDGE SAID SHE WILL READ
VISIT THE STAY-AT-HOME WORK
SAFE ORDER AS TIME GOES BY AND
COULD SCALE IT BACK IF THINGS
IMPROVE.
IMPROVE.
IMPROVE. BREAKING THE ORDER COULD MEAN
UP TO A $1000 FINE AND SIX
MONTHS IN JAIL.
>>> A NEW FREE COVID-19 TESTING
SITE IN SUGAR LAND IS
DEFINITELY A HIT AND REQUIRES
NO OFF-SITE PRESCREENING.
THE TESTING STARTED AT 10 THIS
MORNING, BUT THEY QUICKLY
REACHED THE DAILY LIMIT.
>> Reporter: TAKE A LOOK, THESE
ARE PEOPLE WAITING HOURS AFTER
THE LINE WAS ACTUALLY CUT OFF.
MEDICAL PERSONNEL HERE HOPE TO
TEST ABOUT 250 PEOPLE PER DAY,
BUT THEY STILL SAY STAYING HOME
IS THE BEST PRESCRIPTION.
OUTSIDE AN ARENA THAT USUALLY
ATTRACTS ENTERTAINMENT ACT,
COVID-19 EXAMINATIONS WERE THE
ATTRACTION FOR HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE LIKE 75-YEAR-OLD NAVY
VET BERNIE LIGHTFOOT.
>> JUST MAKING SURE EVERYTHING
IS STILL ON TRACK, MAKE SURE
I'M DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SECOND
TESTING SITE [UNITED MEMORIAL
MEDICAL CENTER IN CONJUNCTION
WITH CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA
JACKSON LEE AND OTHERS.
>> WE DON'T BELIEVE PACE IS
UNTESTED.
UNTESTED.
UNTESTED. THERE UMC'S INITIAL SITE HAS
ALREADY PROCESSEDTHOUSANDS OF
TESTS AND SO FAR THE MEDICAL
CENTER IS COVERING THE COST.
>> WE HAVE CLOSE TO 2400 PEOPLE
OF WHICH 9.1% ARE POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: I AM TOLD
ADDITIONAL TESTING SITES LIKE
THIS ARE LIKELY TO SHOW
SIMILAR, IF NOT HIGHER
PERCENTAGES.
PERCENTAGES. >> STAY AT HOME.
I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH TIMES,
STAY AT HOME.
>>
>> Reporter: SHE WANTED TO EASE HER MIND BY WAITING IN LINE FOR
A TEST.
A TEST.
A TEST. >> I TRIED TO TAKE THE TEST TO
MAKE SURE I CAN PROTECT MY
FAMILY AND THE PEOPLE AROUND
ME, ALSO.
ME, ALSO.
ME, ALSO. >> THESE PEOPLE ARE THE MOST
THAT LIGHTFOOT HAS SAID HE IS
BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT MUCH,
HAVEN'T TALKED TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THERE THE SITE WILL BE OPEN
FROM 9 TO 4 IN THE AFTERNOON OR
UNTIL DAILY CAPACITY IS
REACHED.
REACHED.
REACHED. IT TAKES ABOUT 24 TO 36 HOURS
TO PROCESS THE TEST.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MUCH MORE
ABOUT THIS LOCATION AND ALL OF
THE OTHERS ON KHOU.COM.
>>> STUDENTS ALL ACROSS TEXAS,
YOU WILL LEARN FROM HOME, AT
LEAST UNTIL MAY FOURTH.
THE STATE EXTENDED SCHOOL
CLOSURES TODAY ANOTHER FIVE
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. HERE IS SHERMAN CHILD WITH WHAT
ELSE THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> Reporter: THAT MEANS 5 1/2
MILLION SCHOOLCHILDREN IN TEXAS
WILL BE STAYING HOME THAT EXTRA
MONTH OR SO.
THE ORDER ALSO EXTENDING SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO APRIL 30th.
THAT INCLUDES WORKS ONLY FOR
ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THAT LIST AVAILABLE AT
TDEM.TEXAS.GOV/ESSENTIALSERVICES
TDEM.TEXAS.GOV/ESSENTIALSERVICES . ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
EXERCISE, GROCERY SHOPPING AND
RELIGIOUS SERVICES ARE ALLOWED,
BUT UNDER SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. WITH THESE JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY
ABBOTT SUPPORTED ONE IDEA HE
HAD HEARD ABOUT.
TWO DRIVE-UP SERVICES, WHERE A
FAMILY UNIT WILL REMAIN
CONTAINED IN A CAR THAT THEY
DRIVE IN AND WOULD NOT EXPOSE
THEMSELVES TO OTHERS.
>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS
AT HOSPITALS ARE RATIONING
MASKS, TRYING TO MAKE THEM LAST
FRETFUL SHIFT.
FRETFUL SHIFT. THE GOAL, PREVENTING WASTE TO
HELP PREVENT A SHORTAGE LATER
ON.
ON.
ON. THE
ON. THE GOVERNOR ALSO EMPHASIZING
THAT SO FAR OF ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN TEXTED IN TEXAS,
LESS THAN 10% ARE POSITIVE END
OF THAT GROUP 11% AND UP IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. AND FOR NOW 97% OF THE STATES
COVID-19 BEDS ARE OPEN AND
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. >>> STAYING HOME, WORKING SAFE
LIKE ALL OF YOU, HERE ARE YOUR
TOP FOUR STORIES OF FOUR.
NUMBER ONE, CNN ANCHOR CHRIS
CUOMO HAS CORONAVIRUS.
HE IS FEELING WELL AND WILL
KEEP WORKING FROM HOME.
HIS BROTHER IS THE GOVERNOR OF
NEW YORK, WHERE THERE ARE MORE
THAN 75,000 CASES.
>> NUMBER TWO, DOZEN RESIDENTS
AT A SENIOR LIVING APARTMENT
COMPLEX IN THE WOODLANDS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
THERE IS A SHELTER IN PLACE FOR
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AT THE
CONSERVATORY AT ALDEN BRIDGE.
EVIDENCE THERE HAVE UNTIL SIX
O'CLOCK THIS EVENING TO DECIDE
IF THEY WANT TO STAY OR
QUARANTINE OUT OF FAMILY
MEMBERS HOUSE INSTEAD.
NUMBER THREE, IN LOUISVILLE
KENTUCKY IF YOU ARE DIAGNOSED
WITH CORONAVIRUS AND HE REFUSED
TO STAY HOME, YOU COULD BE PUT
ON HOUSE ARREST.
CORRECTIONS OFFICERS ARE NOW
ISSUING ANKLE MONITORS AS A WAY
TO TRACK PATIENTS.
AND NUMBER FOUR, WALMART IS NOW
SCREENING EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY
REPORT TO WORK AND PEOPLE WITH
100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE OR MORE
WILL BE SENT HOME.
THEY WILL BE PAID FOR THE SHIFT
THEY MISSED THE COMPANY WILL
ALSO START PROVIDING MATH AND
GLOVES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WANT
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>>
THEM. >>> DURING THIS PANDEMIC WE ARE
LISTENING TO YOU AND BRINGING
YOU THE STORIES YOU'RE ASKING
TO SEE.
TO SEE.
TO SEE. YOU HAVE TOLD US YOU WANT TO
HEAR MORE FROM SURVIVORS.
TODAY WE HAVE THE STORY OF A 96-
YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO DEFINITELY
BEAT THE ODDS.
>> CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
>> AND YOU HEAR HIM OKAY?
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> Reporter: COVID-19 CAN KEEP
US FROM MAKING CONNECTIONS.
OUR MEETING PEOPLE SO WELCOMING.
>> THIS IS MY 96-YEAR-OLD MAMA
>> Reporter: NO MATTER HER AGE.
ANITA HERNANDEZ IS TOUGH.
>> SHE HAS THAT SUPERWOMAN
POWER STRENGTHEN HER.
SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> Reporter: AFTER SIX DAYS IN
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. >> SHE WAS REALLY SICK.
>> Reporter: SO SICK.
DOCTORS GAVE HER A TEST FOR
COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. >> LAST TUESDAY THEY DIAGNOSED
HER WITH HAVING CORONAVIRUS.
THERE FAMILY COULDN'T VISIT AND
THEY FEAR THE WORST.
>> IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.
>> Reporter: BEFORE THEY HAD
TIME TO PREPARE AND PROCESS THE
BAD, THE GOOD NEWS CAME.
>> THEY SAID SHE'S FEELING
BETTER. AND I GO, WHAT?
[ LAUGHTER ] HOW ARE YOU
FEELING AND HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M DOING GOOD.
NO FEVER, NO COUGH, NO HOME
WITH THE ONE SHE LOVES.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT