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>>> THIS IS NEW DAY NORTHWEST. HERE IS MARGARET LARSON.
>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
NEW DAY NORTHWEST.
WE ARE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH
THE TOPIC DOMINATING HEADLINES.
BEFORE A FEW MONTHS AGO THE
CORONAVIRUS WAS NOT A HOUSEHOLD
NAME BUT IT IS NOW.
WITH A BUSY TRAVEL SEASON AHEAD
OF US WE GET IMPORTANT UPDATES
WITH DR. HELEN CHU . WHAT DOES
COVID-19 MEAN?
COVID-19 MEAN? >> THAT REFERS TO CORONAVIRUS
ISOLATIVE AND 2019 FROM WUHAN
TO CHINA.
TO CHINA.
TO CHINA. >> WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
>> THIS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
RESPIRATORY VIRUS. SOME PEOPLE
GET A COUGH OR FEVER OR NAUSEA
AND ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT.
FOR SOME PEOPLE IT LEADS TO
MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS LIKE
PNEUMONIA.
PNEUMONIA. >> HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE IT?
>> THE DIAGNOSIS USES A
MOLECULAR TEST.
MOLECULAR TEST. YOU TAKE A Q-TIP AND PUT IT UP
YOUR NOSE.
YOUR NOSE. YOU TAKE THE SAMPLE AND PUT IT
IN FLUID.
IN FLUID.
IN FLUID. THEN WE SEND THE SAMPLE TO THE
CDC.
CDC.
CDC. >>
CDC. >> THERE IS SOME THOUGHT THAT
THE NEW TESTS MAY NOT BE VERY
DEPENDABLE.
DEPENDABLE. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH IF WE GET AN
OUTBREAK IN THE U.S.?
>> THE INITIAL TESTS HAVE BEEN
FIXED AND ARE NOW DEPENDABLE.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TESTS
HERE AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH
AROUND THE WORLD AND THAT IS
ONE OF THE KEY LIMITATIONS.
>> HOW DO YOU TREAT THIS?
>> RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT A LOT
THAT YOU CAN DO OTHER THAN
SUPPORTIVE TREATMENT.
SUPPORTIVE TREATMENT. WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS GIVE
PEOPLE SKU BRING THEM TO THE
HOSPITAL IF THEY ARE CRITICALLY
ILL, GIVE THEM FLUIDS, WATCH
FOR EVIDENCE OF A BACTERIAL
INFECTION. TREAT THAT IS IT IS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT THAT
WE CAN DO SPECIFICALLY FOR
COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. >> THERE WAS A COMPANY THAT WAS
MENTIONED IN THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL AS POTENTIALLY HAVING A
VACCINE BUT THEN THE INSTITUTE
FOR HEALTH SAID NO THAT IS 12
TO 18 MONTHS AWAY.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
COMPANIES THAT ARE RACING TO
MAKE A VACCINE.
WE KNOW THE STRUCTURE OF THE
VIRUS SO IT HAS BEEN EASY TO GO
FORWARD FROM THAT AND START
DESIGNING THINGS THAT MAY
POTENTIALLY CAUSE A PROTECTIVE
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE. THE PROBLEM IS FOR THAT VACCINE
TO BE TRIED OUT IN HUMANS AND
THE DIFFERENT PHASES THAT WE
HAVE TO GO TO TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT IS SAFE AND WORKS AND THEN
TO MANUFACTURE IT AT SCALE THAT
IS THE ISSUE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT PREVENTION.
HOW DO YOU GET THIS?
>> IT IS THE SAME AS FLU.
COUGHING WITHIN SIX FEET OF A
PERSON THAT IS INFECTED.
STAY SIX FEET AWAY FROM PEOPLE
THAT ARE SICK.
>> OUR PEOPLE MORE CONTAGIOUS?
I'VE HEARD THAT YOU CAN GET
THIS EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT
SYMPTOMATIC?
SYMPTOMATIC? >> WE THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE
CONTAGIOUS WHEN THEY HAVE THE
MOST AMOUNT OF VIRUS.
IT SEEMS THAT THE MOST AMOUNT
OF VIRUSES BEFORE THEY GET
MAXIMALLY SYMPTOMATIC.
MAXIMALLY SYMPTOMATIC. >> THAT IS A PROBLEM.
>> AND IT IS DIFFERENT FROM
OTHER VIRUSES.
OTHER VIRUSES. IT BEHAVES SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY
THAT YOU CAN INFECT PEOPLE WHEN
YOU'RE JUST FEELING SLIGHTLY
CRUMMY BUT NOT VERY SICK.
>> ANOTHER INTERESTING ASPECT I
READ THAT THE VIRUS CAN LIVE ON
SURFACES FOR QUITE A WHILE.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT?
>> WE DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY HOW
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. IT
LONG. IT WILL PROBABLY LIVE FOR A
COUPLE OF HOURS LIKE THE OTHER
CORONAVIRUS IS.
CORONAVIRUS IS. IT IS EASY TO KILL. YOU CAN
WIPE AWAY WITH ALCOHOL WIPES.
IT IS AN EASY VIRUS TO GET RID
OF.
OF.
OF. >>
OF. >> WHAT ABOUT LYSOL?
IF YOU WIPE DOWN SURFACES YOU
ARE GOOD WITH THAT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> TELL US HOW TO PROTECT
OURSELVES.
OURSELVES. >> IF YOU ARE SICK STAY HOME.
>> WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT CLEANING SERVICES AND
WASHING YOUR HANDS?
>> SOAP AND WATER IS ALWAYS THE
BEST.
BEST.
BEST. WHEN HE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
SOAP AND WATER USE ALCOHOL-
BASED HAND SANITIZER.
CLEAN THE SURFACE IS AROUND YOU
ESPECIALLY IF YOU TRAVEL.
WITH THE FACE MASK THERE'S NOT
A LOT OF DATA. WE KNOW THAT IF
YOU ARE SICK AND YOU WEAR A
MASK YOU PROTECT OTHERS AROUND
YOU BUT I DO NOT KNOW THAT WE
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. I
KNOW. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
WEARING THEM.
WEARING THEM. >> IF YOU ARE SICK YOU SHOULD
CERTAINLY WHERE.
CERTAINLY WHERE. >> SO THIS ONE HAS A AND 95
FILTER.
FILTER.
FILTER. IS THAT IMPORTANT?
WHAT SORT OF MASK IS EFFECTIVE
IF YOU WERE DIAGNOSED.
>> SURGICAL MASKS ARE FINE.
WE SAY THAT AND 95 AT AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION BECAUSE WE
JUST DO NOT KNOW YET.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO IS
KNOWN TO HAVE CORONAVIRUS JUST
FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. AT THIS POINT THEY WOULD TELL
YOU TO WEAR THIS BUT WE WILL
SEE HOW THINGS GO IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT TRAVEL.
I AM GOING OVERSEAS NEXT MONTH.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
WHETHER YOU WERE IN THE COUNTRY
OR OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
>> THE FIRST THING THAT YOU DO
IS YOU GO TO THE CDC TRAVEL
WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT COUNTRY
YOU ARE GOING TO AND WHAT THE
RECOMMENDATION IS.
RECOMMENDATION IS. THERE ARE SOME COUNTRIES THAT
ARE LEVEL III LIKE CHINA AND
SOUTH KOREA.
SOUTH KOREA. THAT MIRROR COUNTRIES LIKE IRAN
AND ITALY WHERE THEY SAY LEVEL
II.
II.
II. SO
II. SO DO
II. SO DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE
CERTAIN CONDITIONS LIKE CHRONIC
LUNG DISEASE.
LUNG DISEASE. AFTER YOU DO THAT IF A COUNTRY
IS NOT ONE OF THOSE COUNTRIES
IT WOULD BE THE COMMON SENSE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. COUGH INTO YOUR ELBOW.
WIPE YOUR SERVICES WHEN YOU GET
ON THE PLANE WITH THE BLEACH
WIPE.
WIPE.
WIPE. CARRY HAND SANITIZER WITH THE.
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WASHING
YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER.
FOR HOW LONG AND HOW OFTEN?
>> IF YOU ARE COUGHING ANYTHING
TO HER SICK OR YOU ARE TOUCHING
A LOT OF SURFACES YOU WANT
WATCH AFTER THAT FOR 30 SECONDS
WITH SOAP AND WATER.
THE HAND SANITIZER THE REALLY
IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS
THAT YOU NEED TO RUB LONG
ENOUGH FOR IT TO EVAPORATE.
>> THE CDC SAID YESTERDAY WE
ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THIS IT
SEEMS LIKE IT IS OUT IN THE
WORLD NOW AND THAT IT MIGHT
LAST UNTIL NEXT YEAR AND IT
COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
TO MANAGE. WHAT IS THE LATEST
THINKING ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IN TERMS OF THE SPREAD.
>> IT IS A BIG BLACK BOX RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. PART
NOW. PART OF IT IS THAT WE JUST
DON'T KNOW.
DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE ONLY SEEN THE TIP OF THE
ICEBERG FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE
VERY SICK AND IN THE HOSPITAL.
WE DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE A GOOD
SENSE OF THE DENOMINATOR.
WHO WAS KIND OF SICK. WHO'S NOT
SICK BUT STILL CARRYING THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT GET SICK
GET HOSPITALIZED AND HOW MANY
PEOPLE DIE.
PEOPLE DIE. UNTIL WE START LOOKING AND THAT
STARTS HAPPENING IN THE UNITED
STATES AND WE START DOING
TESTING MORE BROADLY THAN WE
WILL HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF HOW
BAD IT WILL BE.
>> YESTERDAY THE
ADMINISTRATIONS SEEK GREAT IS
-- SENIOR ECONOMIC ADVISOR SAID
THAT THE VIRUS IS CONTAINED IN
THE U.S. SO THEN IT STARTS TO
MULTIPLY WITHIN A CLUSTER OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> THAT IS CORRECT
>> Reporter: THERE HAVE BEEN
ONE OR TWO CASES WITHIN
HOUSEHOLD CLOSE CONTACT
TRANSMISSION AND THAT IS NOT
CONSIDERED COMMUNITY
CONSIDERED COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION.
TRANSMISSION. THAT IS PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE NOT
INTENSELY IN CONTACT WITH.
>> WHAT IS THE LEGALITY OF
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> I THINK IT IS MORE LETHAL
THAN INFLUENZA BUT WE DO NOT
KNOW FOR SURE.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS
THAT MEN WERE CONTRACTING THIS
MORE OFTEN.
MORE OFTEN. THERE COULD BE MORE FACTORS FOR
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU ARE
OLDER AND YOU HAVE CHRONIC LUNG
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. IF YOU HAVE EMPHYSEMA OR ASTHMA
THOSE ARE FACTORS.
IT IT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT
THAT THERE WERE SO MANY MEN
GETTING SICK BECAUSE THEY WERE
THE WORKERS IN THE SEAFOOD
MARKET.
MARKET.
MARKET. THERE STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE
MEN THAN WOMEN IN LARGER CASE
STUDIES.
STUDIES.
STUDIES. THE QUESTION OF WHETHER KIDS
GET SICK IS ALSO AN UNANSWERED
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. KIDS
ONE. KIDS TENDS TO DO BETTER.
>> DO WE KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE KIDS ARE SICK SO MUCH.
>> FOR SOME REASON THEY DO
RELATIVELY BETTER THAN THIS.
>> WE ARE SURE THAT THEY DO
BETTER BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN
THAT MANY CASES ARE DIAGNOSED