WE’LL HEAR FROM HER AT 6:30, VERY EMOTIONAL INTERVIEW. EZZY CASTRO GETTING RESULTS,
NEWS 6.
>> Bridgett: THANK YOU, EZZY.
ALSO DEVELOPING, THE GLOBAL
CRISIS SURROUNDING THE
CORONAVIRUS HITS FLORIDA, THE
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYING
TWO PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
THE ILLNESS.
>> THAT HAS GOVERNOR DESANTIS
DECLARING A PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY.
>>> MARK LEHMAN IS LIVE AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOTH OF
THOSE PATIENTS HAVE BEEN
ISOLATED?
>> YES.
WHILE THE ADULTS ARE IN
ISOLATION, DOCTORS ARE WORKING
TO TRACK DOWN EVERYONE THEY CAME
IN CONTACT WITH.
THE CASES PROMPTED THE GOVERNOR
TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THIS IS SOMETHING EXPERTS SAID
WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN.
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE URGING
EVERYONE NOT TO PANIC.
AS HEALTH OFFICIALS WORKING TO
PREVENT AN OUTBREAK, IT APPEARS
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE ITS WAY
TO THE SUNSHINE STATE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ANNOUNCING THERE ARE TWO
PRESUMPTIVE CASES IN FLORIDA.
THOSE CASES ON THE WEST COAST.
AS THE CDC IS WORKING TO CONFIRM
THE TEST RESULTS, OFFICIALS SAY
BOTH ADULTS ARE IN ISOLATION.
THE IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE
PUBLIC IS LOW.
GOVERNOR DESANTIS ISSUING A
STATEMENT SUNDAY NIGHT SAYING
THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS AT
OUR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS
WELL AS THOSE WORKING AT LOCAL
MEDICAL PROVIDERS ARE WELL
EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS THESE AND
FUTURE CASES.
NOW, THIS ALL COMES AS HEALTH
EXPERTS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE
BEEN WORKING TO DETERMINE HOW A
MAN WHO BECAME THE FIRST IN THE
U.S. TO DIE FROM THE VIRUS
CONTRACTED IT.
>> WE DON’T HAVE A DISCERNIBLE
CONNECTION TO CHINA OR ANY OTHER
AFFECTED AREA.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS ARE
URGING AMERICANS TO AVOID
TRAVELING TO AREAS IN ITALY AND
SOUTH KOREA MOST AFFECTED BY THE
VIRUS.
HERE IN FLORIDA, WITH MORE
RESOURCES BEING DEVOTED TO
STOPPING ANY OUTBREAK, GOVERNOR
DESANTIS WILL BE HOLDING A NEWS
CONFERENCE IN TAMPA.
WE WILL BE THERE.
WE WILL LIVE STREAM HIS REMARKS
ON CLICKORLANDO.COM.
MACK MARK -- MARK LEHMAN GETTING
RESULTS, NEWS 6.
>> Justin: IT HAS BOTH SENATORS
WEIGHING IN.
MARCO RUBIO SAID HE IS WORKING
ON A FUNDING PACKAGE TO MAKE
SURE FLORIDA HAS EVERY RESOURCE
AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO MORE
POSSIBLE CASES IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
INVESTORS ARE BRACING FOR
ANOTHER POSSIBLE HIT TO MILLIONS
OF RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.
STOCKS TUMBLED OVERSEAS, THAT
FOLLOWED THE DISMAL WEEK LAST