>>>
>>> LIVE,
>>> LIVE, FROM SOUTH VICTORY, T+@HIS IS WFAA NEWS.
+@ >>> WE START WITH DEVELOPMENTS
AND THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
SO MUCH INFORMATION COMING IN.
W+@E WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE G
HEADLI+@NES.
HEADLI+@NES. >>> WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP ANY TIME
NOW AND WILL BRING THAT WHEN WE
SEE HIM AT THE PODIUM.+@
>>> CONCERNS OVER THAT OUTBREAK
AND FALLING OIL PRICES LEAD TO A
DRAMATIC DAY ON WALL STREET.
>>> NORTH TEXAS HAS ITS FIRST
PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE IN
COLLIN COUNTY.
COLLIN COUNTY. >> PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE MEANS
THE PATIENT TEST+@ED POSITIVE B
THE CDC HAS NOT CONFIRM THE
RESULT.
RESULT.
RESULT. >> WE KNEW WE WOULD SEE A CASE
SOON AND COUNTIES HAVE BEEN
PROACTIVE TO GET READY.
LET'S GO TO ALEX+@ ROZIER WITH
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.
>> Reporter: THERE'S A LOT OF
INFORMATION AND WE ARE SORTING
THROUGH WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT
WE DON'T KNOW.
WE START WITH WHAT WE KNOW.
+@
+@ IT'S
+@ IT'S A
+@ IT'S A FRISCO MAN IN HIS 30s
THAT RECENTLY TRAVELED TO
CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO AND
IT WAS BELIEVED HE WAS EXPOSED
WHILE IN CALIFORNIA.
ASIDE FROM THE FLU LIKE
SYMPTOMS, HE IS A MAN USUALLY
IN GOOD HEALTH AND A PARENT OF
AT LEAST ONE TADLOCK ELEMENTARY
STUDENT IN FRISCO.
THE DISTRICT'S+@ DEEP CLEANING E
SCHOOL WHILE STUDENTS ARE IN
SPRING BREAK AND WORKING WITH
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO
CONTAIN FURTHER EXPOSURE.
THE WHOLE FAMILY, HIM, HIS WIFE
AND KIDS, ARE ON SELF
QUARANTINE.
QUARANTINE. HIS SYMPTOMS DON'T REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATION.
HOSPITALIZATION. COLLIN COUNTY LEADERS ARE READY
FOR WHATEVER MAY HAPPEN.
>> WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST
PROFESSIONALS AT THE COLLIN
COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES
+@
COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WHAT SEEMS LIKE
A BIG EVENT TO US, AND WE ARE
TREATING IT WITH ALL THE CARE
AND CAUTION WE NEED TO, IS A
NORMAL RETUNE EVENT FOR THEM.
I'M GLAD THEY HAVE THE SKILLS
TO HANDLE IT.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE SOME
THINGS IN THE CASE THAT WE
DON'T KNOW.
DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHO HE CAME IN
CONTACT WITH AND THAT MAY HAVE @
RAISED CONCERNS THAT HE HAD THE
CORONAVIRUS AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED FOR
+@
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS
MONITORING THE FAMILY AND
CONTACTING ANY OTHERS WHO
POTENTIALLY ARE AT RISK.
THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT
HAPPENS NOW?
HAPPENS NOW? HE DID HAVE HIS TESTING AS A
PRIVATE LAB AND THE STATE IS +@
NOW INDEPE+@NDENTLY TESTING HIS
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. IF THEY CONFIRM THIS, IT WILL
SWITCH FROM PR+@ESUMPTIVE POSITE
TO A POSITIVE TEST FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS AND WE ARE LIVE IN
FRISCO TONIGHT.
FRISCO TONIGHT. I'M ALEX ROZIER.
>> THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE DAY
TODAY BUT IS THE INFORMATION
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> WE WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU AND
A REASONED AND MEASURED WAY AND
ONE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE
SCHOOLS DOING NOW THAT IT'S
SPRING BREAK AND STUDENTS MAY
BE TRAVELING+@?
BE TRAVELING+@? FRISCO ISD HAS A PLAN IN PLACE.
>> Reporter: FRISCO ISD TOOK A
PROACTIVE STEP TO NOTIFY
PARENTS AND FAMILIES ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLIN
COUN+@TY INFORMATION WAS SHARED
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLIN COUN+@TY INFORMATION WAS SHARED@
ABOUT THE PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE
CASE.
CASE.
CASE. HERE IS THE LETTER THAT THEY
PUT ON THE WEBSITE.
IT'S COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT
AN+@ INDIVIDUAL IN OUR TADLOCK
EL+@EMENTARY COMMUNITY HAS TEST
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND THEY
ARE WORKING WITH COLLIN AND
DENTON COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE
WHEN STUDENTS RETURN FROM
SPRING BREAK NEXT MONDAY.
WE KNOW THE BEST WAY IS TO KEEP
KIDS HOME WHEN THEY ARE SICK OR
EXPERIENCING A FEVER.
FOR THE SCHOOL CLEANING, THAT
IS ALSO HAPPENING ON THE
DISTRICT TOLD WFA+@A THAT FRISC
ISD CUSTODIAL DEPARTMENTS
FOLLOW STRICT GUIDELINES AND USE
HOSPITAL GRADE PRODUCTS TO
CLEAN AND DISINFECT DAILY.
THERE IS A SPECIAL TEAM IN
TIMES OF HEIGHTENED HEALTH
CONCERNS THAT WILL FURTHER+@
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
COMMUNICABL+@E DISEASES.
COMMUNICABL+@E DISEASES. TADLOCK ELEMENTARY WILL RECEIVE
A SPECIAL CLEANING OVER THE
BREAK,+@ AND PERHAPS +@THERE IS
NEVER GOOD TIMING, BUT THEY ARE
OFF THIS WEEK AND THAT COULD
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. SEVE+@RAL OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAVE ALSO ASKED FAMILIES TO LET
THEM KNOW IF THEY HAVE TRAVELED
TO THE FIVE COUNTRIES ON THE
CDC LIST AND IF THEY DO, TO
STAY HOME 14 DAYS AFTER THEY
RETURN.
RETURN.
RETURN. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION,
IT'S HARD TO IMA+@GINE MANY
FAMILIES ARE TRAVELING TO THOSE
COUNTRIES RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS
ABOUT TRAVEL.
ABOUT TRAVEL. >> IT WOULD BE TO STAY AS CLOSE
AS YOU CAN.
>> GOOD T+@HAT THEY ARE OUT OF
SCHOOL SCHOOL.
SCHOOL SCHOOL. >> DON'T GO TO ITALY.
>>> IN TEXAS, THE STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT SAID THIS
PRESUMPTIVE CASE IS NOW THE