LAST YEAR, IN SOME CASES EVEN MORE THAN THAT, TO THESE
CANDIDATES, AND THEN FOR THEM,
ALSO, TO HAVE TO DROP OUT.
>>> THE OTHER BIG STORY, OF
COURSE, THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK
ABOUT, ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS
UPDATE.
UPDATE. THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS THIS
MORNING AS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS DECLARED A STATE
OF EMERGENCY.
OF EMERGENCY. CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE FIRST
DEATH FROM CORONAVIRUS OUTSIDE
WASHINGTON STATE WHICH IS A MAN
WHO FIRST GOT SICK ON A CRUISE
SHIP.
SHIP. THAT SHIP IS NOW BEING HELD OFF
THE CALIFORNIA COAST UNTIL THEY
CAN SCREEN EVERYONE.
MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS IN KING
COUNTY, WASHINGTON -- THAT
INCLUDES SEATTLE AND TECH GIANTS
LIKE AMAZON, FACEBOOK,
MICROSOFT, THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE
WHO CAN WORK FROM HOME TO STAY
AT HOME AND WORK FROM HOME.
MAJOR AIRLINES INCLUDING UNITED
AND JETBLUE.
AND JETBLUE. THEY’RE ANNOUNCING PLANS TO CUT
FLIGHTS INSIDE THE U.S. AND
INTERNATIONALLY.
INTERNATIONALLY. THERE WAS AN AIRLINE IN GREAT
BRITAIN THAT FOLDED THIS MORNING
ACCORDING TO TOM COSTELLO DUE IN
PART TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> TALKED TO SOMEBODY IN LOGAN
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THEY SAID IT WAS TOTALLY QUIET.
THERE WAS NOBODY THERE.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? THEY’RE LIKE, SHOULD I GET ON A
PLANE, SHOULD I NOT?
EVERYBODY ON THE PLANE IS WIPING
THE PLANE DOWN.
PEOPLE IN HOTELS LIKE MYSELF,
WHAT CAN YOU TOUCH, WHAT SHOULD
YOU NOT TOUCH?
EVERYBODY SAYS JUST KIND OF
RELAX, GO ABOUT YOUR DAY
NORMALLY.
NORMALLY. THEN WE’RE ALL HERE SAYING STATE
OF EMERGENCY.
OF EMERGENCY. SO IT’S CHALLENGING.
>> LET’S BRING IN DR. NATALIE
ACZAR.
ACZAR. SHE’S BECOME OUR CORONAVIRUS
EXPERT.
EXPERT. YOU’RE AT STAFF MEETINGS AND
IT’S ALL ANY OF THE STAFF WANTS
TO TALK ABOUT.
WE HAD PRODUCERS IN THE
EDITORIAL MEETING WHO HAD
QUESTIONS AND THEY THOUGHT,
WELL, THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT MAKE
FOR A GOOD SEGMENT.
LET’S ASK OUR QUESTIONS.
THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE SAME
QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS WATCHING
AND LISTENING.
AND LISTENING. OUR SENIOR PRODUCER CECELIA IS
UP FIRST.
UP FIRST. >> I LIVE IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL
HOUSEHOLD WITH RAGES RANGING
FROM 9 TO 75.
IF ONE OF US GETS SICK, HOW DO I
MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE STAYS
HEALTHY?
HEALTHY? >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. CDC HAS GUIDANCE ON THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE MAY ALL
EXPERIENCE AT SOME POINT.
THE NUMBER ONE THING TO DO IS TO
DESIGNATE AN AREA IN THE HOUSE
FOR THAT SICK PERSON.
SO SOMEONE WHO HAS CORONAVIRUS
IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, IDEALLY
THEY’RE IN A ROOM ALL TO
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> YOU QUARANTINE THEM?
>> BASICALLY.
>> BASICALLY. QUARANTINE IS FOR PEOPLE THAT
AREN’T SICK BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED.
EXPOSED. THIS IS CALLED ISOLATION WHEN
IT’S A SICK PERSON.
YOU WANT ONE PERSON TO TAKE CARE
OF THAT PERSON GOING IN AND OUT,
NOT MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE
HOUSEHOLD.
HOUSEHOLD. IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT
THE PERSON GOING IN AND OUT
EITHER WEAR GLOVES AND AS SOON
AS THEY TAKE THEM OFF, WASH
HANDS GOING IN, WASH HANDS GOING
OUT.
OUT. USE HAND SANITIZER ON THE WAY
IN, USE HAND SANITIZER ON THE
WAY OUT.
WAY OUT. >> JUST LIKE A HOSPITAL.
>> BASICALLY CREATING WHAT WE
WOULD DO IN THE HOSPITAL.
THAT HAS HAD THE MINIMUM NUMBER
OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TREATING
A PATIENT.
A PATIENT. YOU WANT THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN CONTACT
WITH THAT PERSON.
DR. JOHN DID A GREAT JOB ON
DISINFECTING.
DISINFECTING. INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, DOOR
HANDLES, SINKS, KNOBS, REMOTES.
ANYTHING THAT COULD COME INTO
CONTACT WITH THE PERSON GOING IN
AND OUT.
AND OUT. >> IS THAT PERSON, DR. AZAR,
THINKS THEY MIGHT HAVE A
CORONAVIRUS, GO TO THE HOSPITAL
OR ISOLATE THEM IN YOUR HOUSE?
>> IF YOU’RE WELL ENOUGH TO BE
TAKEN CARE OF AT HOME, AND THERE
ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE,
YOUNGER, OTHERWISE HEALTHY, YOU
DON’T NEED HOSPITAL CARE FOR
THIS.
THIS. IT’S ACTUALLY NOT TO BE BETTER
TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE YOU’RE
EXPOSING OTHER PATIENTS AND
HEALTH CARE WORKERSMENT YOU
MIGHT NOT NEED THAT DEGREE OF
MEDICAL CARE.
MEDICAL CARE. >> IF SOMEONE HAS THE FLU AND
MOTT THE CORONAVIRUS, YOU DON’T
WANT TO ISOLATE THEM.
>> NO.
>> NO. WE DON’T ISOLATE FLU.
WE’VE BECOME VERY COMPLACENT
ABOUT FLU.
ABOUT FLU. BUT THIS WE KNOW IS MORE
CONTAGIOUS THAN THE FLU.
AS THIS EVOLVES, I THINK WE’RE
SAYING ISOLATE THOSE FOLKS.
>> OUR NEXT QUESTION FROM
ANOTHER PRODUCER, THIS IS KATE.
>> HI, DR. AZAR, WHAT HAPPENS IF
ALL THE DISINFECTANT WIPES ARE
SOLD OUT, DO I JUST CRACK OPEN
THE LIQUOR CABINET?
>> SO I LOVE THIS QUESTION.
BY THE WAY, MY COLLEAGUE JUST
TEXTED ME THIS MORNING.
SHE’S LIKE HERE ARE MAKEUP
REMOVERS, STOP USING YOUR WET
ONES.
ONES. YES, THEY ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY
WHICH IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE.
HERE I WOULD SAY, YES, YOU CAN
GO TO TODAY.COM, GO TO CDC,
MULTIPLE REGISTERED
MULTIPLE REGISTERED DISINFECTANTS YOU CAN USE.
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN DILUTED
BLEACH SOLUTION, FIVE
TABLESPOONS OF BLEACH TO A
GALLON OF WATER OR FOUR
TEASPOONS OF BLEACH TO A QUART
OF WATER.
OF WATER. THERE YOU HAVE A DISINFECTANT.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE JUST THE
WIPES.
WIPES. >> DR. OZ WAS SAYING IT’S ABOUT
THE FINGERTIPS.
THE FINGERTIPS. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS UNDER
THE NAILS.
THE NAILS. HE DID A GREAT JOB SHOWING HOW
SURGEONS DO GOING INTO THE O.R.
>> ONCE WE’RE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THIS, THAT’S MY BIG TAKEAWAY,
I DON’T THINK WE’VE BEEN WASHING
OUR HANDS WELL AS A SOCIETY.
>> VERY HAVEN’T BEEN SCRUBBING.
>> UNDER YOUR NAILS, YEAH.
>> BY THE WAY, THAT WAS KATE.
THIS IS AMANDA.
>> HEY, DR. AZAR, I HAVE A
VACATION BOOKED NEXT MONTH AND I
REAL WILL I WANT TO GO ON IT.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN BE DOING
NOW TO HELP BOOST MY IMMUNITY
AND KEEP MYSELF HEALTHY?
>> I THINK -- HERE I WISH I
COULD GIVE YOU THIS MAGIC BULLET
ON IMMUNE BOOSTERS.
I THINK REGULAR STUFF APPLIES
HERE.
HERE. YOU’RE WASHING YOUR HANDS ALL
THE TIME.
THE TIME. YOU’RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO
YOUR DIET.
YOUR DIET. A LOT OF IMMUNE-BOOSTING FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES OUT THERE, HAND
SANITIZING ALL OF THAT STUFF,
SLEEP AND STRESS.
I WILL MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT AIR
TRAVEL BECAUSE THAT’S A QUESTION
I’M GETTING A LOT.
IS THE AIR CABIN CONDUCIVE TO
TRANSMITTING CONTAGIOUS
TRANSMITTING CONTAGIOUS DISEASES?
DISEASES? HAPPILY MANY AIRPLANES ARE
ACTUALLY EQUIPPED WITH THESE
HEPA FILTERS, THEY FILTER
CIRCULATED AIR 20 TO 30 TIMES AN
HOUR AND CAN REALLY REMOVE
ALMOST LIKE 99 POINT SOMETHING
PERCENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER.
I WASN’T EVEN AWARE OF THAT.
THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT TRAVEL
IS NOT SO MUCH YOU MIGHT GET
SICK ON THE AIRPLANE.
YOU MAY GET STUCK IN THE PLACE
WHERE YOU TRAVELED.
IF YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED SOME
PLACE, YOU MAY BE IN QUARANTINE
FOR TWO WEEKS.
YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO
ACCOUNT IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR
WORK, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
COME HOME RIGHT AWAY.
>> QUICKLY, ZINC TABLETS, PEOPLE
HAVE TOLD ME ZINC TABLETS.
>> I THINK ZINC AND EMERGENCY
SEE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY’RE
ANTIOXIDANTS OR
ANTIOXIDANTS OR ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES, MAYBE THEY
CAN DO A LITTLE TO BOOST YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM IN GENERAL.
BUT I WOULDN’T BANK ON THAT.
>> ZRUB MY FINGERS.
I’M GOING TO WASH MY HANDS AND
SCRUB.
SCRUB. >> I KNOW WE’VE GOT SOME OF THAT
HAND SANITIZER AROUND HERE.