SEIBEL.FIRST TONIGHT... STATE
OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOW
ABLE TO TEST POSSIBLE
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN OHIO.
THERE ARE STILL NO CONFIRMED
CASES IN THE STATE... BUT TEST
RESULTS FOR FIVE PEOPLE ARE
PENDING. 2-NEWS REPORTER
KRISTEN ESKOW HAS AN UPDATE
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S NEWS
CONFERENCE TODAY.
KRISTEN:JOHN - GOVERNOR MIKE
DEWINE SAYS THE STATE HAS A
PLAN IN PLACE TO TREAT
PATIENTS WITH BOTH MILD AND
SEVERE SYMPTOMS.HE SAYS
TESTING CASES HERE IN OHIO -
INSTEAD OF AT THE C-D-C LAB IN
ATLANTA - GETS THE RESULTS TO
DOCTORS AND PATIENTS MUCH MORE
QUICKLY.
GOV. MIKE DEWINE - (R) OHIO:
"WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS WE HAVE A
PLAN."GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE
ANNOUNCES THE OHIO DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH IS NOW ABLE TO TEST
300 TO 400 PEOPLE FOR COVID-19
- AND THOSE RESULTS ARE
AVAILABLE WITHIN EIGHT TO 24
HOURS. STATE OFFICIALS SAY
TESTING CAPACITY IS EXPANDING
DAY BY DAY - WITH LAB CORP
ALSO ABLE TO RUN TESTS AND
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS EXPECTED TO
BE READY MONDAY.GOV. MIKE
DEWINE - (R) OHIO: "WE ARE
MAKING THE MOST OUT OF WHAT WE
HAVE TO BEST MAXIMIZE OUR
TESTING ABILITY THROUGH OUR
PLAN TO PRIORITIZE WHO GETS
TESTED."STATE OFFICIALS SAY
PRIORITY WILL GO TO PATIENTS
WHO ARE MOST SICK OR AT
GREATEST RISK - INCLUDING THE
ELDERLY, THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.DEWINE
SAYS THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED
CASES IN OHIO. HE SAYS NINE
PEOPLE IN THE STATE HAVE
TESTED NEGATIVE - AND ANOTHER
FIVE PATIENTS HAVE BEEN TESTED
AND ARE WAITING FOR THEIR
RESULTS.EXPERTS SAY SYMPTOMS
INCLUDE FEVER, COUGH AND
SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IF YOU
THINK YOU HAVE COVID-19 -THEY
SAY YOU SHOULD CALL YOUR
DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER.DR. AMY ACTON -
DIRECTOR, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH:MO PPL OVER 80
PERCENT IN THE SCIENCE WE HAVE
NOW, WILL BE ABLE TO STAY AT
HOME, AND BELIEVE ME, WE WANT
PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME IF
THEY'RE SICK WITH THIS, JUST
LIKE THEY WOULD WITH THE FLU."
MEANWHILE - OFFICIALS WANT TO
MAKE SURE DOCTORS ARE
PREPARED. DR. ANDY THOMAS -
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER, OHIO
STATE UNIVERSY WEXR
MENR:IF THAT
PATIE COMING IN THAT DAY
TO PUT A MASK ON THEM
IMMEDIATELY AND GET THEM INTO
A PRIVATE ROOM. THEN, YOU CAN
WORK EITHER WITH YOUR LOCAL
HOSPITAL, YOUR LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE
BEST NEXT STEP FOR TESTING."
KRISTEN:OFFIICALS SAY WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE IS
ABLE TO TEST POSSIBLE CASES IN
THE MILITARY.THE OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EXPECTS
HOSPITALS WILL BE ABLE TO
START TESTING IN ABOUT TWO
WEEKS.STATE OFFICIALS SAY
THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO TRACK
WHERE THE VIRUS SPREADS.
KRISTEN ESKOW, 2 NEWS WORKING
FOR YOU.
JOHN:AND LATE TODAY LOCKDOWNS
ANNOUNCED FOR MORE THAN 10-
MILLION PEOPLE IN EUROPE AS
THE VIRUS SPREADS.HERE IN THE