>> HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF OTHERS WERE
EXPOSED AND WHO COULD BE PASSING
ON THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> DEVIN: HERE AT HOME, MICHIGAN
IS GETTING READY FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS AND SOMETHING
RESERVED FOR NATIONAL DISASTERS.
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
WENT INTO OPERATION AT THE
GOVERNOR’S SAY SO.
THE GOVERNORS AND STATE TOP
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT
MICHIGAN IS READY.
>> THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTER IS THAT GROUND ZERO FOR
STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
THEY SAY THAT YOU COULD KNOCK A
PLANE INTO THIS BUILDING AND YOU
COULDN’T HEAR IT, IT’S THAT
SAFE.
SAFE. THEY FEEL THAT THE CORONAVIRUS
IS THAT IMPORTANT THAT THEY NEED
TO ACTIVATE IT.
AND THE GOVERNOR DID THAT THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. >> IN THE EARLY STAGES, THESE
STATE EMPLOYEES START BY
ENTERING ALL THE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHAT THEIR DEPARTMENTS ARE
DOING ABOUT CORONA INTO A DATA
BASE AND THEY’LL DISCUSS
PROBLEMS AND YET AS THEY’RE
HERE, THE GOVERNOR HAS A
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE. >> BE CLEARHEADED, CALM, AND
SHARING I THINK IS THE MOST
RESPONSIBLE WAY TO PROCEED IN
OUR STATE.
OUR STATE. >> YOUR CHANCE OF CATCHING IS IS
LOW.
LOW. CONSIDERING THAT DETROIT IS ONE
OF THE FEW AIRPORTS TAKING
PATIENTS FROM CHINA.
THERE’S A FACILITY ON THE WEST
SIDE WAITING, SAYS MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, MAJOR
GENERAL PAUL ROGERS.
>> HOSTING PEOPLE WHO ARE
REPATRIATED FROM AREAS OF
CONCERN LOCALLY AND THAT IS
LOCATED AT FORT CUSTER AND WE’VE
SET ASIDE A FACILITY WITH A
20-BED CAPACITY, BUT TODAY IT’S
NOT BEEN ACTIVATED.
THEY’LL TAKE INFORMATION FROM
THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
THAT’S BEEN WORKING THE PROBLEM
AND MONITORING THOSE PEOPLE
COMING INTO DETROIT METRO.
DR. JONI MAKING IT CLEAR THERE
ARE CURRENTLY NO PEOPLE IN THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
FIVE PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY TESTED,
ALL TESTED NEGATIVE.
>> MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE HERE, BUT THEY’RE
CONNECTED BY COMPUTER AND
COMMUNICATING AND SHOULD
SOMETHING COME UP, THEY CAN BE
HERE AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE.
>> DEVIN: ALL RIGHT.
THE GOVERNOR’S STAFF ALSO HAS A
COMPLETE WEBSITE TO HELP WITH
ALL THINGS CORONAVIRUS.
>> KIMBERLY: WE HAVE A LINK TO
IT ON OUR WEBSITE, GO TO
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND OUR
COVERAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS
CONTINUES OVER THIS NEXT 90
MINUTES OF NEWS.
AHEAD AT 5:30, DR. McGEORGE HAS
VERIFIED ANSWERS TO YOUR
CORONAVIRUS QUESTIONS AND THEN
AT 6:00, THE GENEVA AUTO SHOW
HAS BEEN SUDDENLY CANCELED.
WHAT COULD THAT MEAN FOR THE
NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
AUTO SHOW IN THE SPRING IS THIS