KEEP THIS VIRUS OUT OF HAWAII.
THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID
TODAY THE C-D-C WIDENED ITS
DEFINITION FOR A "PERSON UNDER
INVESTIGATION."
WHEN TO ALERT THE STATE ABOUT A
SUSPECTED CASE BY
FILLING OUT A "PERSON UNDER
INVESTIGATION" FORM.
IT'S SOMETHING "ALWAYS
INVESTIGATING" HAS BEEN ASKING
ABOUT.
THE NEW DEFINITION NOW INCLUDES
TRAVEL TO PLACES OTHER THAN
CHINA.
AND AFTER SEVERAL DELAYS, THE
STATE WILL SOON BE ABLE TO TEST
FOR CORNAVIRUS RIGHT HERE,
WITHOUT SENDING SAMPLES TO
ATLANTA.
DR SARAH PARK, STATE
EPIDEMIOLOGIST: WE HAVE THE
COMPONENT OF THE TEST KIT
ALREADY IN THE STATE AND THEY
SAID WE START
WHAT'S CALLED THE VERIFICATION
PROCESS NOW SO THAT IT'S HOPEFUL
WE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE
THAT TESTING CAPACITY AS EARLY
AS NEXT
WEEK.
OUTSIDE OF HAWAII, JAPAN
ANNOUNCED IT IS CLOSING SCHOOLS