CAR.
CAR. LOCAL SCHOOL POLICIES ABOUT RESTRAINING YOUNG CHILDREN.
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LOCAL SCHOOL POLICIES ABOUT RESTRAINING YOUNG CHILDREN. >>> BREAKING AT 6:00, PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP AND THE CDC SET TO
ADDRESS THE COUNTRY ON THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THAT'S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN IN
THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.
>> THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL WARNING THE CORONAVIRUS
COULD SOON TURN INTO A
PANDEMIC.
HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS.
THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 81,000
CASES +@WORLDWIDE.
THE GLOBAL DEATH TOLL NOW
STANDS AT 2,762.
>> HERE IN THE U.S., THERE ARE
AT LEAST 59 CONFIR+@MED CASES.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS ASKING
CONGRESS FOR A $2.5 BILLION
EMERGENCY FUNDING TO DEAL WITH
THE CRISIS, BUT LEADING
DEMOCRATS SAY THAT'S NOT
ENOUGH.
>> EBOLA WE DID $5 BILLION.
NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE THE
EBOLA MONEY AND SPEND IT HERE.
SO, WHAT HE IS DOING IS LATE,
TOO LATE, ANEMIC.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE UP FOR
THE LOSS OF +@TIME.
>> THE VIRUS IS SPREADING FAST
AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE FIRST
TIME MORE OF THE NEW CASES ARE
BEING REPORTED OUTSIDE CHINA
THAN INSIDE WHERE THE VIRUS
ORIGINATED.
CHINA REMAINS THE EPICENTER.
400 NEW DEATHS+@ WERE REPORTED
THERE OVERNIGHT.
>>> THE COUNTRY'S TOP HEALTH
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THERE OVERNIGHT. >>> THE COUNTRY'S TOP HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IT WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VIRUS
FROM SPREADING ACROSS THE U.S.
>> THEY AR ENCOURAGING
EMPLOYERS TO WORK FROM HOME, BE
READY TO CLOSE SCHOOLS OR ALLOW
INTERNET SCHOOL WORK AND
HOSPITALS MIGHT NEED TO DELAY
ELECTIVE SURGERIES.
>> WCNC CHARLOTTE CHLOE LESHNER
HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH LOCAL
SCHOOL OFFICIALS.
CHLOE, SOME DISTRICTS ARE
PUTTING PLANS IN PLACE ALREADY.
>> Reporter: YEAH, A FEW OF OUR
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MET
TODAY OR WILL BE MEETING SOON
TO GET TO WORK AND SO IS THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
INSTRUCTION.
WE SAT DOWN WITH STATE
SUPERINTENDENT TODAY AND HE
SAYS OF COURSE THEY ARE BEING
CAUTIOUS.
THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE
WILL NOT GET TO THE POINT WHERE
KIDS WILL HAVE TO BE KEPT HOME
FROM SCHOOL.
MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNOR'S TASK
FORCE HAS AN UPDATE TODAY AND
THEY SAY WE ARE MORE THAN
PREPARED IF CORONAVIRUS DOES
SPREAD.
CORONAVIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILDFIRE.
CONFIRMED CASES RECORDED ACROSS
THE GLOBE.
IT HASN'T REACHED THE CAROLINAS
YET, BUT THE STATE IS WORKING
ON PREPAREDNESS PLANS.
>> BEEN ALREADY WORKING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ALL THOSE
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW
CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT NORTH
CAROLINA IS AS PREPARED
ANDRESOURCED AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporte+@r: THE CDC URGING
SCHOOLS TO DO THE SAME.
MANY OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS INCLUDING CMS TURNING
TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
INSTRUCTION FOR GUIDANCE.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT MARK
JOHNSON SAYS A PLAN WILL BE
READY NEXT WEEK.
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JOHNSON SAYS A PLAN WILL BE READY NEXT WEEK. MANY OF THE PROTOCOLS ALREADY
IN PLACE, BUT THIS UNCHARTED
TERRITORY.
>> WE ALSO WANT TO WORK WITH
OUR PARTNERS AND HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES D+@EPARTMENT.
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T PUT OUT
TOO MUCH AND START TO SCARE
PEOPLE, BUT WE DO NEED TO+@ TAK
THIS SERIOUSLY.
>> Reporter: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE
ALREADY WORKING ON AN ACTION
PLAN.
>> TEACHERS, FACULTY, ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFS ARE FULLY
PREPARED.
>> Reporter: HOSPITALS ALSO
WARNED TO PREPARE FOR THE
WORST.
ATRIUM HEALTH SAYS THEIR STAFF
IS TRAINED TO HANDLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASE AND NOVANT HEALTH IS
SCREEPG PEOPLE'S TRAVEL HISTORY
AND HAS CERTAIN PEOPLE WEARING
MAVERICKS.
THERE COULD
MASKS.
THERE COULD BE A POINT WHERE
RELI+@GIOUS PRACTICES NEED TO B
HELD AT HOME AND BUSINESSES
SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN IF THEY NEED EMPLOYEES
TO STAY HOME.
>> LOOK AT YOUR HR POLICIES.
WHAT ARE YOUR POLICIES FOR
SOMEBODY TO STAY HOME TO TAKE
CARE OF SOMEBODY THAT'S SICK.
BRUSH OFF THOSE POLICIES AND
SEE WHAT YOU HAVE.
>> Reporter: WE WENT TO SEVERAL
STORES TODAY WHO JUST CANNOT
KEEP FACE MASKS ON THEIR
SHELVES.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING
PEOPLE TO STOP BUYING THEM.
IF YOU ARE HEALTHY, THEY WILL
NOT KEEP YOU FROM GETTING SICK.
YOU ARE ONLY LIMITING THE
SUPPLY OF THOSE MASKS FOR
+@ PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK AND WHO
NEED TO WEAR THEM.
LIVE IN CHARLOTTE, CHLOE
LESHNER, WCNC CHARLOTTE.
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