BUYERS BACKED OFF.
THE PLANT
SHUT DOWN IN 2009 AFTER MORE
THAN 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS.
ALL WEEK WE'VE BEEN CHECKING
IN WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO
SEE IF ANYONE IS BEING MONITORED
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.
WE'RE EXPECTING AN UPDATE
FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS.
OVERNIGHT
WE GOT A NEW MEMBERS.
THE NUMBER
OF CASES WORLDWIDE IS NOW MORE
THAN 6,401,400 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
THERE ARE 15 CONFIRMED CASES IN
THE U.S., BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS
EXPECT THAT NUMBER WILL RISE
OVER THE DAYS AND THE WEEKS
AHEAD.
WE ARE LIVE IN UPTOWN
THIS MORNING AND ANTHONY, THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE PAYING
FAIRLY CLOSE ATTENTION.
Reporter: AND WE EXPECT TO
GET AN UPDATE ON HOW THOSE FOUR
PEOPLE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY ARE
DOING AND WHAT STEPS THEY ARE
DOING TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, AS
WELL.
SO FAR THERE ARE NO
CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHICH IS A
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS WITH
SYMPTOMS MORE SEVERE THAN THE
FLU.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY WILL
MONITOR THOSE PEOPLE FOR ANOTHER
WEEK.
THEY WERE IN A DIFFERENT
AREA OF CHINA THAN WHERE THE
VIRUS ORIGINATED.
THE COUNTY IS
USING THE MEC HEALTH.ORG WEBSITE
TO GET UPDATES.
WE KNOW CATAWBA
AND OTHER COUNTIES ARE
MONITORING PEOPLE FOR THE VIRUS.
NONE OF THEM ARE SHOWING
SYMPTOMS BUT THEY'LL BE
MONITORED FOR 14 DAYS.
THE
MECKLENBURG COUNTY IS WORKING
WITH THE CDC, TO PREPARE FOR ANY
POSSIBLE RESPONSE.
OF COURSE
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT COMES OF
THAT UPDATE STARTING ON
EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5:00.
WE'RE ALL CURIOUS AS TO WHAT
THEY HAVE TO SAY.
LOCAL
FURNITURE COMPANIES GET FABRIC
FROM LOCAL MILLS IN CHINA AND
MOST OF THOSE ARE CLOSED BECAUSE
OF THE OUTBREAK.
IT MAY HAVE TO
RELY ON LOCAL SUPPLIERS IF THE
MILLS DON'T REOPEN SOON.
THE
COMPANY COULD LOSE MONFETHAT
HAPPENS.
LISTEN TO HOW CLOSE THIS MAN
CAME TO THE CENTER OF THE
OUTBREAK.
DEXLER LENSING
TRAVELED ACROSS CHINA TWICE LAST
MONTH AND THE CITY WHERE HE WAS
STAYING STARTED SHUTTING DOWN.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE STUDY ABROAD
PROGRAM TOLD HIM TO GET OUT OF
THE COUNTRY.
HE LEFT A FEW DAYS
BEFORE THE U.S. BAN TRAVELED TO
CHINA.
I JUST SAY THE LORD WAS
WATCHING OVER ME DURING THAT
TIME.
AND I HAD FAITH THAT I WAS
GOING TO MAKE IT OUT JUST FINE.
HE DID GET BACK TO THE U.S.