ARE EXPECTED TO BE MILD. WITH NO VACCINE, THE NATION’S
HEALTH EXPERTS ARE ON ALERT.
THIS MORNING, WASHINGTON STATE
REMAINS A CENTER OF ATTENTION,
AS A CORONAVIRUS SPREADS
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. ALL OF THE DEATHS INVOLVE
ELDERLY PATIENTS OR PATIENTS
WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES.
MOST ARE LINKED TO A SEATTLE
AREA SENIOR CENTER.
IN NEW YORK, THE EXPERTS WARN
THAT THE VIRUS WILL SPREAD
THERE, WHILE A HEALTH CARE
WORKER CONTRACTED THE VIRUS ON A
TRIP TO IRAN.
SHE IS QUARANTINED AT HOME.
IN MIAMI, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
PREPARING 250,000 LAPTOPS AND
LAB
LAB TABLETS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK AT
HOME.
HOME. >> THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO WORRY
ABOUT PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
IF YOU’RE SICK, DON’T COME TO
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP MET
WITH DRUG COMPANY CEOs --
>> WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU CAN
HAVE A VACCINE.
>> Reporter: PUSHING THEM TO
HAVE A VACCINE, WHILE SEEMING TO
IGNORE A TIMELINE BY ANTHONY
FAUCI, THE TOP EXPERT.
>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE TIME
WILL BE.
WILL BE. DON’T THINK THINK KNOW WHAT THE
TIME WILL BE.
I HEARD NUMBERS, A MATTER OF
MONTHS.
MONTHS. AND I HEARD A YEAR WOULD BE ON
OUTSIDE NUMBER.
OUTSIDE NUMBER. >> HE’S ASKING THE QUESTION,
WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE DEPLOY
DEPLOYABLE
DEPLOYABLE DEPLOYABLE.
DEPLOYABLE. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AT THE
EARLIEST, A YEAR, TO A YEAR AND
A HALF NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU
GO.
GO. >> Reporter: MEANWHILE, IN
DENVER, NO CASES YET AT NATIONAL
JEWISH HEALTH.
JEWISH HEALTH. BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, SOMEONE
CAME INTO THE HOSPITAL AND STOLE
PROTECTIVE MASKS, MEANT FOR
DOCTORS, NURSES AND PATIENTS.
WITH SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW, THE
HOSPITAL IS GUARDING ITS SUPPLY
WHILE IT AWAITS ANOTHER
DELIVERY.
DELIVERY. >> THERE’S A HUGE PUBLIC FRENZY
RIGHT NOW FOR BUYING MASKS.
AND ALL OF US IN THE HEALTH CARE
WORLD HAVE URGED THE PUBLIC TO
STOP BUYING MASKS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. TOM, WE MENTIONED THE
HIGH-FIVING IN THE NBA GOING
AWAY FOR A BIT.
THERE’S A BIT OF DISCUSSION
BETWEEN HANDSHAKING AND KISSING,
AS WELL.
AS WELL. WHAT’S THE WORD THERE?
>> Reporter: A DOCTORS ARE
SAYING IT’S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA
TO CUT BACK ON HANDSHAKING AND
HUGS AND KISSES, UNTIL THIS
LITERALLY SPREADS OUT AND
DIMINISHES.
DIMINISHES. AND THE BOTTOM LINE ON THESE
MASK
MASK MASKS, WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND
IT’S WORTH REPEATING.
THESE ARE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR YOU
AND ME IF WE’RE OUT IN AN
AIRPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A
PUBLIC SETTING, TRYING TO NOT TO
GET SICK.
GET SICK. THAT’S NOT WHAT THESE ARE FOR.
THEY’RE FOR YOU TO PREVENT
SPREADING THE DISEASE YOURSELF.
IF YOU HAVE THE FLU OR THE