>> WITH NEW INFORMATION EMERGING ABOUT THE KROHN --
CORONAVIRUS CASE IN CALIFORNIA,
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN NOW
CONDUCT ITS OWN TESTING FOR
CORONAVIRUS AT THE STATE LAB.
THAT MEANS ANY SAMPLE SENT TO
THE STATE DO NOT NEED TO GO TO
THE C.D.C. FIRST, WHICH SHOULD
SPEED UP RESULTS.
IT COMES AS WE’RE LEARNING THAT
A WOMAN WAS TREATED FOR THREE
DAYS BEFORE HER HEALTH
DETERIORATED.
DETERIORATED. FIVE DAYS LATER SHE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
THE FIRST CASE WHERE OFFICIALS
DO NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS. >> THAT SUGGESTS THAT THE VIRUS
IS OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY,
AND THAT MEANS PRETTY MUCH THAT
EVERYBODY IS AT RISK.
>> Reporter: IT’S POSSIBLE
THIS COULD BE AN INSTANCE OF
COMMUNITY SPREAD, THE C.D.C.
SAYS, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST
TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. >> ABSOLUTELY, PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THIS
INDIVIDUAL HAVE THE RIGHT TO
KNOW AND IN REAL TIME THEY ARE
BEING INTERVIEWED, POINTS OF
CONTACT, FAMILY MEMBERS ARE
BEING INTERVIEWED.
BEING INTERVIEWED. >> Reporter: 8,400 PEOPLE IN
THE STATE WHO RETURNED FROM
OVERSEAS ARE RIGHT NOW BEING
MONITORED.
MONITORED. FACEBOOK JUST CANCELED ITS LARGE
CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO TAKE
PLACE IN SAN JOSE IN MAY ON A
CONCERN OVER THE VIRUS.
EVE 2010 STATES WITH NO
CONFIRMED CASES ARE GETTING
READY.
READY. >> WE ARE VERY ACTIVE OURSELVES
THIS WHAT WE’RE DOING.
>> Reporter: NEW YORK’S
GOVERNOR APPROVED 40 MILLION FOR
STAFF AND EQUIPMENT IF NEEDED.
FLORIDA HAS AN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT TEAM.
MANAGEMENT TEAM. >> THIS IS A RAPIDLY EVOLVING
SITUATION.
SITUATION. >> Reporter: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
HAS CANCELED ALL FLIGHTS TO AND
FROM SOUTH KOREA.
THIS VIRUS APPEARS TO BE EASILY
TRANCE MISSABLE.
TRANCE MISSABLE. OF THE 3,711 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE
DIE MOPPED PRIP SAYS, AT LEAST
705 CAUGHT IT.
IT’S NEW, SO VERY FEW OF US HAVE
IMMUNITY FROM PAST EXPOSURE.
IT CAN BE MILD, SO INFECTED
PEOPLE CAN BE WALKING AROUND
UNKNOWINGLY SPREADING IT.
THE F.D.A. HAS NOW SIMPLIFIED
THE TEST.
THE TEST. >> THE NEXT STEP IS TO DEVELOP A
BEDSIDE DIAGNOSTIC.
BEDSIDE DIAGNOSTIC. >> Reporter: THERE WILL BE A
LOT OF ATTENTION ON WALL STREET
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS LED TO THE
DOW DROPPING NEARLY 1200 POINTS
TODAY WITH THE MARK ON TRACK FOR
ITS WORST WEEK SINCE THE
FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2008.