>>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY, ON MONDAY MORNING.
MONDAY MORNING. WE’VE SPREAD OUT ACROSS OUR
STUDIO.
STUDIO. YES, WE ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND ALSO TRYING TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WE’VE GOT A COLLABORATION WITH
FACEBOOK AND WE’VE ASSEMBLED A
TEAM OF EXPERTS AND
CORRESPONDENTS READY TO ADDRESS
YOUR BIGGEST CONCERNS.
NBC MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT DR.
JOHN TORRES HERE IS.
VICKY NGUYEN, OUR INVESTIGATIVE
AND CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT AND
STEPHANIE RUHLE, OUR SENIOR
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT FOR NBC
NEWS.
NEWS. EVERYBODY IS READY TO ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS.
THESE QUESTIONS. WE’VE GOTTEN HUNDREDS ALREADY ON
FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.
DR. JOHN, I’LL START WITH YOU
BECAUSE HEALTH IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT ISSUE.
IMPORTANT ISSUE. THE FIRST FROM KATERINA ON
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK. SHE WANTS TO KNOW, IF YOU GET
THE CORONAVIRUS, CAN YOU
CONTRACT IT TWICE?
>> DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT.
LOOKS LIKE ONCE YOU GET IT YOU
DEVELOP IMMUNITIES, ANTIBODIES
AND YOU CAN’T GET IT AGAIN.
WE DON’T KNOW HOWL THAT
PROTECTION LASTS.
PROTECTION LASTS. MAYBE A YEAR OR LONGER BUT WE
KNOW IT’S GOING TO LAST
SOMETIME.
SOMETIME. >> SHANNON ON FACEBOOK ASKS, IF
WE DO CONTRACT IT, HOW DO WE
TREAT IT?
TREAT IT? >> NO MEDICINE, NO CURE.
IT’S SUPPORTIVE TREATMENT.
IF YOU GET IT AT HOME, YOU DO
THE SAME THING YOU WOULD FOR A
COLD.
COLD. FLUIDS, REST.
FLUIDS, REST. >> COUGH MEDICINE.
>> COUGH MEDICINE, IF YOU HAVE A
COUGH.
COUGH. IF YOU GET IN THE HOSPITAL YOU
GET MORE.
GET MORE. >> HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO
GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
>> TELLTALE SIGN IS SHORTNESS OF
BREATH.
BREATH. IF YOU START GETTING SHORTNESS
OF BREATH, THAT’S DEFINITELY
TIME TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, IF
YOU HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING A
BREATH IN OR SUSTAINED FEVERS
OVER 101.
OVER 101. >> ARE THERE CERTAIN MEDICINES
ON HAND.
ON HAND. >> COUGH AND COLD, THINGS YOU
WANT, THINGS TO BRING YOUR
TEMPERATURE DOWN, TYLENOL,
ACETAMINOPHEN, AND FLUIDS.
>> KRISTIN ASKS CAN YOU GET THE
COLD AND CORONAVIRUS AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME. >> YOU CAN GET THEM AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME. IT’S VERY RARE.
IF IT DOES, BAD LUCK AT THAT
POINT.
POINT. >> LISA ON FACEBOOK IS 21 WEEKS
PREGNANT.
PREGNANT. HER DOCTORS OFFICE IS IN A
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT THIS
WEEK.
WEEK. SHE WANTS TO KNOW SHOULD SHE
PHYSICALLY GO TO THAT
APPOINTMENT?
APPOINTMENT? >> SHE SHOULD CALL THE DOCTOR
AND ASK IF SHE SHOULD GO,
DEPENDS WHAT IT’S FOR.
IF IT’S ESSENTIAL, WHICH MOST
ARE LATER IN THE PREGNANCY YOU
WANT IT KEEP THE APPOINTMENT TO
MAKE SURE THE BABY IS OKAY OR
YOU’RE HIGH-RISK FOR ANY REASON.
TALK TO THE OFFICE, WHAT ARE
THEY DOING TO PROTECT WOMEN AS
THEY COME IN.
IF YOU LIKE THE ANSWER, GO AHEAD
AND GO.
AND GO. >> WHAT DO YOU DO WITHOUT
PREGNANT WOMEN, WE TALKED ABOUT
DIFFERENT GROUPS VULNERABLE, ARE
PREGNANT WOMEN VULNERABLE OR
NOT?
NOT? >> IT DOESN’T APPEAR THEY ARE AT
ANY HIGHER RISK THAN ANYBODY
ELSE.
ELSE. THEY PUT THEM AT RISK CATEGORY
BECAUSE IMMUNE SYSTEM GETS
DEPRESSED DURING PREGNANCY.
VERY LIMITED, VERY SMALL AMOUNT
OF CHILDREN, IT DID NOT GET
PASSED ONTO FETUS FOR THE
MOTHERS THAT DID HAVE IT.
>> THAT’S HOPEFUL.
>> A LIMITED AMOUNT OF DATA.
>> IT’S A NOVEL VIRUS.
THAT’S WHY WE’RE STILL LEARNING.
WE HAVEN’T SEEN IT BEFORE.
CYNTHIA ON FACEBOOK FOUND -- I
LOVE THIS ONE.
SHE FOUND A BOTTLE OF HAND
SANITIZER BUT IT WAS EXPIRED IN
2006.
2006. >> WE ALL HAVE THIS.
>> WE LOVE YOU, CYNTHIA, I’M
RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.
DOES IT STILL WORK?
>> I WOULDN’T USE IT.
THE ALCOHOL COULD EVAPORATE.
2006, THAT’S 14 YEARS AGO.
>> A LITTLE LONGER.
>> POTENTIALLY A YEAR OR TWO, A
YEAR NOT BAD.
IN THIS CASE JUST WASH YOUR
HANDS.
HANDS. >> GOOD POINT, JUST WASH YOUR
HANDS.
HANDS. REAL QUICK, PAUL ON FACEBOOK SAW
A RUMOR GOING AROUND AND WANTS
TO KNOW IS IT TRUE IF YOU HAVE
CORONAVIRUS IF YOU GARGLE WITH
WARM WATER AND SALT OR VINEGAR
IT WILL ELIMINATE THE VIRUS.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
ONCE IT GETS IN CELLS, INSIDE
THE BODY, NOTHING YOU EAT OR
DRINK IS GOING TO HELP AT THAT
POINT.
POINT. WON’T STOP THE VIRUS FROM
SHOWING UP.
SHOWING UP. >> WISH WE COULD GARGLE IT AWAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HODA.
HODA. >> STEPH RHULE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT IMPACT OF THE TRAFFIC, THE
STORES.
STORES. WE HAVE LAUREN ON FACEBOOK.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF OUR STATE
GOES ON LOCKDOWN, THAT MEANS WE
CAN’T WORK, AND WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO FOR INCOME.
THE MOST BASIC OF QUESTIONS.
>> THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
EARLIER TODAY WHEN WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE RATE CUT,
THAT’S IMPORTANT FOR SMALL OR
BUSINESS BUSINESSES.
BUSINESS BUSINESSES. THEY CAN BORROW MONEY.
WHAT IF YOU SIMPLY CAN’T GO TO
WORK.
WORK. A RATE CUT DOESN’T PUT MONEY IN
YOUR TIP JAR, IF YOU’RE A
HAIRDRESSER DOESN’T BRING MONEY
IN.
IN. WE’RE WAITING FOR CONGRESS TO
TAKE ACTION, FISCAL STIMULUS
PLAN.
PLAN. CONGRESS DECIDED ON A PLAN.
WE’RE WAITING, GOING TO THE
SENATE.
SENATE. WE’RE HEARING MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE IDEA OF A
NATIONAL ECONOMIC HOLIDAY.
IT’S NOT PASSED YET.
JASON FURMAN, FORMER ECONOMIC
ADVISER TO THE WHITE HOUSE SAID
WHAT ABOUT WRITING A CHECK TO
EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS LIKE A NATURAL DISASTER.
IF WE’RE SAYING TO PEOPLE GO ON
LOCKDOWN BECAUSE THAT’S THE
RIGHT THING TO DO MEDICALLY BUT
STILL ALL OF YOUR BILLS
ECONOMICALLY, THAT DOESN’T MAKE
SENSE.
SENSE. IT’S BEING ADDRESSED, THERE’S
JUST NOT A SOLUTION YET.
>> YOU ALMOST WANT THIS TO
ALLEVIATE RENT, MORTGAGE,
ELECTRIC BILLS SO THEY DON’T
HAVE THAT STRESS.
LET’S MOVE TO APRIL ON
INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF WE SHOULD
BE CONCERNED ABOUT TOUCHING OUR
MAIL OR PACKAGES THAT COME INTO
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. >> I GET THAT QUESTION A LOT.
ALSO, WHAT ABOUT TOUCHING MONEY.
THERE’S MORE WE’RE LEARNING
ABOUT CORONA EVERY DAY.
AS FAR AS TRANSMITTING IT ON
SURFACES NOT HAPPENING YET.
JUST A REMINDER, WASH, WASH,
WASH.
WASH. >> THAT’S FUNNY.
I WAS TRYING TO UPDATE MY CABLE
BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE A THING.
THEY SAID WE’LL BRING A GUY TO
YOUR HOUSE.
YOUR HOUSE. AT FIRST I SAID NO.
HE’S GOING TO HAVE GLOVES ON,
WEAR A SUIT.
IF PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO YOUR
HOME, PLUMBERS OR CABLE PEOPLE,
WOULD YOU SAY NO?
>> JUST BE SAFE.
RIGHT NOW YOU WANT TO DO
ESSENTIAL THINGS.
ESSENTIAL THINGS. I WOULDN’T NECESSARILY BE DOING
CONSTRUCTION AT MY HOUSE IF IT
WAS OPTIONAL.
WAS OPTIONAL. IF YOU NEED A PLUMBER -- IF YOU
ARE LOCKED IN YOUR HOUSE AND YOU
NEED A UM PLUMBER, YOU NEED A
PLUMBER.
PLUMBER. >> GROCERY STORES RUNNING OUT OF
PAPER PRODUCTS, CLEANING
SUPPLIES AND FOOD, HOW ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO SELF-QUARANTINE IF
WE CAN’T GET THE FOOD WE NEED?
WE’VE GOT TO GO OUT.
>> WE’VE HEARD FROM THE CEO OF
WALMART, DOUG McMILLAN.
THEY HAVE EXTENDED THEIR STORE
HOURS.
HOURS. TARGET I GUESS SAYING WE ARE
TRYING TO GET THINGS ON THE
SHELVES.
SHELVES. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.
WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR LOCAL
GROCERY STORE, PLEASE SAY THANK
YOU, GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE
PEOPLE FILLING THE SHELVES.
WE’RE SEEING SOME BUSINESSES
CHANGE WHAT THEY DO.
LVMH, THE LUXURY BLAND THAT
MAYES LOUIS VUITTON, CHRISTIAN
DIOR, THEY ARE STOPPING MAKING
PERFUME AND ARE GOING TO USE
THEIR OPERATION TO MAKE HAND
SANITIZER AND GIVE IT OUT FOR
FREE.
FREE. >> PEOPLE AT THE GROCERY STORE,
THEY HAD FEWER LINES.
PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING, WHY
DON’T YOU OPEN MORE LINES.
NO, NO, NO.
WAIT HERE.
WAIT HERE. THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE, HANDLING
YOUR FOOD.
YOUR FOOD. PATIENCE.
PATIENCE. >> LISA ON FACEBOOK WANTS TO
KNOW, MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF
ALL, AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER,
HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE.
>> I HEAR YOU, GIRL.
IT’S REALLY HARD.
IT’S EASY FOR US TO SAY MAKE
SURE YOU’RE KEEPING YOUR
BUSINESS OPEN, MAKE SURE YOU’RE
PAYING EMPLOYEES.
PAYING EMPLOYEES. THAT’S EASY.
THAT’S EASY. IF YOU’RE A MASSIVE CEO, WE
LEARNED APPLE AND NIKE ARE
CLOSING THEIR STORES.
THOSE ARE OFTEN ANCHOR STORES AT
A SHOPPING MALL, THEY CAN AFFORD
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT. WHAT ABOUT THE TRICKLE DOWN.
FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THEY
ARE WAITING FOR THAT FISCAL
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE. WE KNOW SMALL BUSINESS OCEAN IS
OFFERING LOANS, RATES ARE LOWER.
ON A BIG LEVEL, WE’VE SEEN SOME
POSITIVE THINGS.
POSITIVE THINGS. NBA STARS, STEPH CURRY HAS DONE
IT, KEVIN LOVE HAS DONE IT, THEY
ARE SHARING SOME OF THEIR
SALARIES WITH WORKERS.
YOU’VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT ANSWER
LATER
LATER -- ANCILLARY WORKERS.
THEY HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> CONGRESS HAS TO GET THIS
PASSED QUICK.
PASSED QUICK. SAVANNAH OVER TO YOU.
>> ON FACE TIME, VICKY NGUYEN.
VICKY LIKE CRAIG AND AL ARE
WORKING AT HOME OUT OF
PRECAUTION BECAUSE OF OUR
COLLEAGUE IN THE THIRD HOUR.
WE’VE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM
YOU.
YOU. LET’S START WITH GAYLE ON
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK. SHE WANTS TO KNOW, IS IT
NECESSARY TO WASH YOUR CLOTHES
WHEN YOU COME IN FROM DOING FOOD
SHOPPING AND BEING OUT AND
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >> NO MATTER WHAT YOU’RE DOING,
IT’S NOT NECESSARY TO WASH YOUR
CLOTHES RIGHT OFF THE BAT BUT
CDC IS SAYING THE VIRUS CAN LIVE
ON HARD SURFACES TWO TO THREE
DAYS, SOME LONGER, WHAT’S
UNCLEAR HOW LONG ON CLOTHING OR
CARPET.
CARPET. SOME LOCAL DOCTORS WE SPOKE TO
SAID IT’S NOT A BAD IDEA TO
CHANGE INTO INDOOR CLOTHES AND
INDOOR SLIPPERS WHEN YOU GET
HOME AND KEEP THOSE SHOES AND
CLOTHES YOU’RE WEARING OUTSIDE
IN AN EXTRA PLACE AS A
PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. YOU DON’T HAVE TO THROW THEM IN
THE WASHER AND DRYER RIGHT AWAY.
>> I HAVE MY KIDS IN HOME
CLOTHES WE’RE CALLING THEM.
WE SWITCH OUT.
JACKIE HAS A CONCERN AND A LOT
OF BRIDES DO.
SHE HAS A WEDDING IN JUNE.
DOES SHE NEED TO CONSIDER
CANCELING.
CANCELING. >> JACKIE, FIRST OF ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. CDC SAID OVERNIGHT IT WANTS TO
POSTPONE OR CANCEL ALL EVENTS IN
THE UNITED STATES OF 50 PEOPLE
OR MORE.
OR MORE. ASSUMING YOUR WEDDING IS GOING
TO BE THAT BIG, IT FALLS INTO
THAT CATEGORY.
THAT CATEGORY. I KNOW I CAN BE EXPENSIVE,
HEARTBREAKING TO PUT THIS OFF.
THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN WE GET
THROUGH THIS, AND WE WILL, HOW
BAD IT WILL BE DEPENDS ON THE
ACTION WE TAKE IN THE COMING
DAYS.
DAYS. WHEN WE GET THROUGH THIS, THE
WEDDING WILL BE SUCH A BETTER
CELEBRATION AND BE THERE HAPPY
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT GETTING SICK
AND GETTING OTHERS SICK.
>> IF THE WEDDING IS IN EIGHT
WEEKS, IT’S CLEAR IT WON’T
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. IF IT’S IN JUNE, PERHAPS IT WILL
BUT PERHAPS IN AN ABUNDANCE OF
CAUTION.
CAUTION. >> SOCIAL DISTANCING.
QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFICS.
CAN YOU GO TO THE GYM, GROUP
EXERCISE OR PERSONAL TRAINING.
>> SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE
DEFINITION HAS EVOLVED SO MUCH.
HEY, 3 TO 6’ BETWEEN YOU AND
SOMEONE ELSE.
SOMEONE ELSE. THIS WORLD IS CHANGING.
WE ARE IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.
REALLY RIGHT NOW WHAT PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SAYING,
SOCIAL DISTANCING REALLY MEANS
ISOLATEING YOURSELF AND ONLY
GOING OUT FOR THINGS VITAL.
THE THINGS YOU ASK YOURSELF, IS
THIS VITAL, CAN IT WAIT.
IF IT’S YES, HOW CAN YOU DO IT
IN SUCH A WAY YOU LIMIT CONTACT
WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
CAN YOU GO EARLY IN THE MORNING,
LATE AT NIGHT, AVOID PEOPLE AND
DO IT IN AN OPEN AIRSPACE.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO BE
CHECKING YOUTUBE AND APPS WHERE
YOU CAN DO A WORKOUT INSIDE THAT
MAY NOT REQUIRE A PHYSICAL GYM.
IN FACT, THIS MORNING I BELIEVE
MIGUEL SAID THE CITY OF LAS
VEGAS HAS SAID TO ITS GYMS TO
CLOSE.
CLOSE. THAT MAY BE SPREADING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE IDEA RIGHT NOW IS WE NEED TO
LIMIT CONTACT SO WE CAN FLATTEN
THE CURVE, REDUCE THE RATE AT
WHICH THIS INFECTION SPREADS.
THE CHOICES WE MAKE ARE GOING TO
DETERMINE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
AND WHETHER OR NOT WE OVERWHELM
OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
IF WE CAN KEEP THE RATE OF
INFECTION LOW, THAT’S GOING TO
BE GOOD.
BE GOOD. YOU SEE A SPIKE BECAUSE PEOPLE
ARE DOING NONESSENTIAL THINGS,
THAT’S GOING TO BE BAD.
>> I ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS
LEFT.
LEFT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING, IF I
HAVE A TEENAGER, CAN I HAVE A
FRIEND OVER.
FRIEND OVER. IF YOU HAVE TODDLERS, CAN I HAVE
A TODDLER OVER.
KIDS ARE GOING STIR CRAZY.
WHAT ABOUT THAT WOULD NOT ON ONE
VISIT.
VISIT. >> I READ SO MUCH ABOUT THIS.
I FEEL LIKE THE SHIFT FROM
DOCTORS WENT MAYBE A BUDDY
FAMILY, ONE YOU CAN TRUST, GET
YOUR KIDS TOGETHER AND KICK
AROUND A SOCCER BALL.
NOW WHAT I’M READING IS
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT. THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR PLAY
DATES, AS FRUSTRATING AND
DIFFICULT AS IT IS, WE HAVE TO
ACCEPT THERE WILL BE MAJOR
SOCIAL DISRUPTIONS TO OUR LIVES.
BUT THESE ARE SMALL-TERM
INCONVENIENCE.
INCONVENIENCE. THIS IS SHORT-TERM PAIN FOR
LONG-TERM GAIN.
LONG-TERM GAIN. >> WE’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER.
VICKY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS TO DR. JOHN AND STEPHANIE
RUHLE AS WELL.