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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE TWO CORONAVIRUS CASES NOW
CONFIRMED IN GEORGIA.
AND AS WE ARE DOING THESE
STORIES FOR YOU, WE KNOW YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE
CONCERNS, AND AS WE COVER THIS
STORY, WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
FEAR WILL NEVER BE THE GOAL.
JUST BRINGING YOU FACTS
ANDCONTACTS AS WE SORT THROUGH
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. A FATHER AND HIS 15-YEAR-OLD
SON IN FULTON COUNTY HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. THEY HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS ARE
ALREADY FEELING BETTER.
JOE HANKIE SPOKE TO GEORGIA
OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS. >> JOE, AS SOON AS I HEARD 15
YEARS OLD, I THOUGHT OF SCHOOL
RIGHT AWAY.
RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A CHILD THAT DID NOT GO
TO PUBLIC SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: THEY DID NOT.
THAT IS A RELIEF FOR PARENTS IN
FULTON COUNTY.
FULTON COUNTY. THE 15-YEAR-OLD AND THEIR
SIBLINGS ARE BOTH HOME
SCHOOLED.
SCHOOLED.
SCHOOLED. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE
RISK REMAINS LOW IN GEORGIA.
SHORT OF TRAVELING TO A HIGH
RISK AREA SUCH AS CHINA AND
ITALY.
ITALY.
ITALY. >>
ITALY. >> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS
A SYSTEM THAT WE ESTABLISHED
WORKING WELL.
WORKING WELL. >> Reporter: AS GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN DETAILED
THE STATES FIRST TWO COVID19
CASES, SHE TOUTED HOW THE
PATIENTS AND DOCTORS HAVE HANDS
-LED THE CASES.
THEY CONFIRM A 56-YEAR-OLD MAN
RETURNED HOME FROM MILAN, ITALY
ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND DID NOT
SHOW ANY SYMPTOMS.
ON THE 25th, THE MAN STARTED
FEELING FATIGUED, FELT CHILLS
AND BEGAN COUGHING.
HIS 15-YEAR-OLD SON WHO DID NOT
TRAVEL TO ITALY SHOWED SYMPTOMS
ON THE 27th.
THE MAN LEARNED OTHER PEOPLE
WHO ATTENDED A CONFERENCE HE
WENT TO ITALY LATER TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
BEFORE GOING TO SEE THE DOCTOR,
THE MAN CALLED AHEAD.
A MOVE THAT NEEDS TO BE
FOLLOWED.
FOLLOWED.
FOLLOWED. >> IF YOU START PEELING BAD,
DON'T GO OUT.
CALL YOUR DOCTOR.
LET THEM TALK IT THROUGH WITH
YOU AND DEVELOP A PLAN.
>> Reporter: ON THE PHONE WITH
THEIR PRIMARY DOCTOR, THE MAN
SHARED HIS TRAVEL.
THE DOCTOR THEN CALLED THE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
THE CDC TEST THE SPECIMENS
COLLECTED DURING THE DOCTORS
VISITS AND POSITIVE RESULTS
CAME BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT.
THE PAIR IS QUARANTINED AT HOME
WITH MILD SOMES THAT ARE
SUBSIDING HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
ALONG WITH THE MAN'S WIFE AND
THEIR SECOND CHILD.
THE COUNTY AND STATE ARE
WORKING TO TALK WITH ANYONE WHO
CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TWO
PATIENTS BETWEEN THEM FEELING
ILL AND SEEING THEIR DOCTOR.
>> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING A
CONTACT INVESTIGATION ON RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. IS
NOW. IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE
OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE TWO DAY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEN THE
SYMPTOMS OCCURRED, WE'RE TRYING
TO MAKE SURE WE REACH OUT TO
ANYBODY WHO MAY HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO EITHER THE CHILD OR
ADULT.
ADULT.
ADULT. >>
ADULT. >> Reporter: FULTON COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICIALS TELL ME THE
MOTHER AND THE OTHER CHILD IN
THIS HOME ARE SLIGHTLY
SYMPTOMATIC AND ARE BEING
TESTED BY THE CDC.
THE RISK TO THE PUBLIC REMAINS
VERY LOW.
VERY LOW.
VERY LOW. AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
SAYS THE MAN DID NOT SHOW
SYMPTOMS UNTIL HE WAS HOME SO
THEY DO NOT BELIEVE HE WAS
INFECTIOUS ON THE PLANE.
THE CDC REPORTS THE VIRUS
SPREADING TO SOMEONE WITHOUT
SYMPTOMS IS POSSIBLE BUT IT IS
LOW AND NOT THE MAIN WAY THE
VIRUS HAS BEEN SPREADING.
>> THAT IS INTERESTING.
GOOD TO HEAR HOW THE DOCTOR'S
OFFICE IS PLANNING AHEAD.
ACCORDING TO NBC NEWS, HERE'S
THE BIGGER PICTURE FOR YOU
THERE IS 123 CONFIRMED CASES IN
16 STATES IN THE U.S..
THE LATEST STATE TO REPORT,
NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTH CAROLINA. THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THE PATIENT IS
BEING SELF-QUARANTINED AFTER
RETURNING HOME FROM WASHINGTON
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. RIGHT NOW THE U.S. DEATH TOLL
IS 9. ALL OF THOSE