HIS
HIS CONDITION.. THE PUBLIC CONCERNS.. AND WHAT'S NEXT. PLUS... A BEHIND THE SCENES
LOOK. THE ROOM THE PATIENT
IS IN.. AND THE FEATURES
DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU SAFE!
AND... NOT GUILTY! PRESIDENT
TRUMP ACQUITTED BY THE SENATE.
WHY SOME DEMOCRATS SAY THE
INVESTIGATION ISN'T OVER.
PAUSE FOR OPEN
FIRST AT 5 -- WE ARE STAYING ON
TOP OF BREAKING NEWS. 12NEWS
FIRST TO TELL YOU ABOUT TESTING
UNDERWAY AT THIS HOUR.. TO SEE
IF A MAN IN BEAUMONT HAS THE
CORONA VIRUS. LET'S GET YOU
CAUGHT UP ON WHAT WE KNOW.
A MAN WENT TO BAPTIST HOSPITAL
WITH FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS. HE
RECENTLY TRAVELED THROUGH CHINA.
WE ARE NOW WAITING ON THE C- D-C
TO TELL US IF THIS IS THE
CORONAVIRUS OR NOT.
ALL DAY--- WE'LL HAVE LIVE TEAM
COVERAGE. 12NEWS IS
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS --
SPREADING FACTS NOT FEAR!
WE'LL GIVE YOU A BEHIND THE
SCENES LOOK AT THE ROOM THIS
PATIENT IS BEING ISOLATED IN.
BUT FIRST -- JORDAN JAMES --
WITH WHAT BAPTIST OFFICIALS ARE
TELLING HIM.
DEJONIQUE, DOCTORS SAY THE
MAN
MAN IS
MAN IS IN
MAN IS IN GOOD SPIRITS, IN FACT, THEY SAY HE WATCHING TV AND IS OPTIMISTIC AS WE WAIT FOR TEST
RESULTS TO CONFIRM IF HE HAS THE
VIRUS.
BAPTIST HOSPITAL TELLS 12NEWS
THAT THE PATIENT ARRIVED AT THE
HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT WITH FLU-
LIKE SYMPTOMS. HE RECENTLY
TRAVELED THROUGH BEIJING CHINA.
CURRENTLY, SEVERAL MAJOR AIRLINE
HAVE SUSPENDED FLIGHTS FROM
CHINA, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK, WHICH HAS CLAIMED MORE
THAN 400 LIVES. THE PATIENT HAS
BEEN QUARTINED, SO DOCTORS SAY
OTHER PATIENTS ARE NOT AT RISK
OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS. THEY
SAY HE COULD HAVE A NUMBER OF
THINGS.
"THE SYMPTOMS COULD BE
CONFLATTED WITH ANYTHING ELSE,
IT COULD JUST BE THE COLD, FLU,
OR ANY OTHER THING. THE REASON
WE ARE BEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS IS
BECAUSE
BECAUSE HE MADE A STOP AT AN AIRPORT IN CHINA, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING."
IN THE U.S., THERE ARE JUST 11
CONFIRMED CASES OF CORNONAVIRUS.
RIGHT NOW, 206 TESTS IN THE U.S.
HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE,
ACCORDING TO THE CDC. THERE HAVE
BEEN NO CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
STATE OF TEXAS. OFFICALS SAY
THEY BEST THING PEOPLE CAN DO IS
TO REMEMBER TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
TEST RESULTS WERE SENT TO THE
CDC AND RESULT ARE EXPECTED TO
ARRIVED
ARRIVED IN 24-48 HOURS. COMING UP AT 6, I'LL TELL YOU WHY DOCTORS THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO
DEAL WITH THE CORNANVIRUS.
REPORTING LIVE IN BEAUMONT,
JORDAN JAMES 12NEWS.
THANKS JORDAN. BAPTIST
HOSPITAL TOLD US JUST DAYS AGO
THEY WERE PREPARED FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THIS. AND WE GOT TO SEE
THE ROOM THE PATIENT IS BEING
HELD IN.
TYLER SEGGERMAN GOT THAT
TOUR..... HE'S LIVE AT 5.. AND
TYLER, THIS ISN'T ANY NORMAL
HOSPITAL ROOM.
EVERY PATIENT THAT COMES TO
THIS HOSPITAL GETS SCREENED --
WITH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
DOCTORS DETERMINED THAT ONE MAN
NEEDED TO UNDERGO ADDITIONAL
TESTING AND SENT HIM TO WHAT'S
CALLED A NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM.
THEY DO THIS IF DOCTORS BELIEVE
THERE IS A CHANCE THE PATIENT
HAS A DISEASE THAT COULD
SPREAD...IN THIS CASE THE
CORONAVIRUS. LAST WEEK...I SAW
FIRSTHAND HOW THEY WORK...WHICH
BEGINS WITH SECLUDING THE
PATIENT FROM THE REST OF THE
HOSPITAL AND PUBLIC. THE PATIENT
AND DOCTORS WEAR A MASK WHILE
THEY TAKE THE PATIENT TO THE
ROOM. EACH OF THESE NEGATIVE
PRESSURE ROOMS HAS A SEPARATE
VENTING SYSTEM...THAT CONTROLS
THE AIRFLOW...SO THE DISEASE
DOESN'T SPREAD THROUGH THE
BUILDING.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO
QUICK MAGIC TEST, LIKE THERE IS
FOR THE FLU AND STREP, THERE
ISN'T ANY FOR CORONAVIRUS. IN
ORDER TO BE TESTED, IT'S A VERY
SPECIFIC STRAIN. SO, WE WOULD
HAVE TO GET A SAMPLE AND WE
WOULD SEND IT OFF TO THE CDC AND
OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WE CONTACT
IF WE HAVE A HIGH SUSPICION."
THE ROOMS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED
WITH A COMMUNICATION BOX AND
WINDOW SO DOCTORS DON'T HAVE TO
ENTER THE ROOM OVER AND OVER,"
BAPTIST HOSPITAL HAS A FEW OF
THESE NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOMS
THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
OPERATIONS CONTINUE HERE
TONIGHT -- AS NORMAL. DOCTORS
STRESS THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR
CONCERN. AGAIN -- TEST RESULTS
AREN'T BACK. LIVE IN
BEAUMONT...TYLER
SEGGERMAN...12NEW S.
WHILE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO STAY AWAY
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS --A VIRUS
HUNTER FROM THE HOUSTON AREA IS
JUMPING RIGHT IN TO FIND OUT
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
IT. WHERE IT COMES FROM
---SYMPTOMS AND HOW YOU CAN
PREVENT THE SPREAD.
0147
0147 HI,
0147 HI, MY NAME IS JIM LA DUC. I'M A VIRUS HUNTER. I'VE SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE CHASING VIRUSES
AROUND THE WORLD.
0226 MOST PEOPLE WHEN THEY
THINK OF VIRUSES WANT TO HEAD
THE OTHER WAY, THEY DON'T WANT
TO GET SICK. I KIND OF LIKE TO
STUDY THEM THEY REALLY DO HAVE
AN EXCITING HISTORY THAT
INVOLVES WILD ANIMALS AND PEOPLE
MOVING AROUND THE WORLD. 1546
THE FACT THAT SCIENCE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY THIS
NEW VIRUS IS A VERY GOOD THING.
PER DR. LA DUC: -CORONAVIRUS
PROBABLY COMES FROM A BAT
-VACCINE IN PROGRESS -COULD TAKE
MONTHS IF NOT YEARS -UNDERGOES
ANIMAL TESTING, HUMANS, FDA
APPROVAL 445 WE TEND TO
MINIMIZE THE RISK ASSOCIATED
WITH SEASONAL INFLUENZA BECAUSE
WE SEE IT EVERY YEAR, WE GET A
VACCINE FOR IT. WE DON'T HAVE
THAT SAME LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE
WITH THE NEW CORONAVIRUS.
-A RESPIRATORY DISEASE -PEOPLE
PRESENT WITH FEVER, COUGH, CAN
PROGRESS TO PNEUMONIA -DATA SO
FAR: MOST PEOPLE HAVEN'T BECOME
SERIOUSLY ILL 1749 WE HAVE A LOT
THAT WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T
KNOW ABOUT A- SYMPTOMATIC
INFECTIONS, CAN PEOPLE THAT ARE
INFECTED BUT AREN'T CLINICALLY
ILL, CAN THEY PASS THE VIRUS ON
TO OTHERS.
- DON'T KNOW THE BEST WAY TO
PREVENT INFECTION - DON'T
KNOW ABOUT VACCINE EFFICACY -
CAN WORK WITH SARS OR MERS BE
USEFUL? 1836 WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT
RECOVERY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS IF A PERSON IS ACUTELY
THE VIRUS.. WE KNOW SEVERAL
AMERICANS ARE RETURNING TO THE
U-S AFTER BEING EVACUATED FROM
CHINA.
TWO PACKED FLIGHTS WITH 350
PASSENGERS ARRIVE TODAY AT
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE
PATIENTS ARE BEING SCREENED AND
UNDER A MANDATORY QUARANTINE!
HERE'S ABC'S ELENA GOMEZ WITH
THE LATEST TONIGHT.
HUNDREDS
HUNDREDS OF AMERICANS EVACUATED FROM WUHAN, CHINA ON TWO US- CHARTERED FLIGHTS ARRIVING AT
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. THE
PASSENGERS ON ONE PLANE WILL BE
HELD THERE IN QUARANTINE FOR TWO
WEEKS. THE SECOND PLANE -
REFUELED BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IN
MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO. DAISY ROTH
AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS, ON
ONE OF THOSE FLIGHTS AFTER
GETTING STUCK IN WUHAN ON A TRIP
TO SEE FAMILY. SAMUEL ROTH
DESCRIBED HIS FAMILY'S HARROWING
ORDEAL: SOT ROTH: SHE'S
EXHAUSTED, THEY ARRIVED AT THE
AIRPORT, THEY WAITED 24 HOURS -
THAT'S AT AN AIRPORT WITH NO
SHOPS OPEN - IT WAS REALLY
EXHAUSTING FOR MY DAUGHTERS. THE
U-K ALSO WORKING TO EVACUATE
ITS CITIZENS FROM WUHAN - A
SECOND CHARTER FLIGHT SCHEDULED
FOR THIS SUNDAY. SOT MATT
HANCOCK, BRITISH HEALTH
SECRETARY: "IN WUHAN, WHERE THE
CHINESE HAVE PUT IN A VERY
STRONG QUARANTINE FOR THE WHOLE
CITY, WE'VE PUT IN FLIGHTS, AND
THERE'S
THERE'S ONE MORE FLIGHT TO COME TO BRING BRITS HOME." IN THE JAPANESE PORT OF YOKOHAMA - THE
DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP -
WITH 3700 PEOPLE ON BOARD -- HAS
BEEN QUARANTINED AS EVERYONE
UNDERGOES HEALTH SCREENINGS. SO
FAR TEN PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE
AND HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE
HOSPITAL. GAY COULTER: RIGHT
NOW THE SHIP IS IN CRISIS MODE,
THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
EMERGENCY. AND NOW, ANOTHER
CRUISE SHIP BEING QUARANTINED --
IN HONG KONG HARBOR - 1800
PASSENGERS ON THIS SHIP NOW
BEING TESTED AFTER DOZENS OF
CREW MEMBERS SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF
CORONAVIRUS. THE CORONAVIRUS
CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY -
WITH MORE THAN 24 THOUSAND
CONFIRMED CASES - MOST OF THEM
IN CHINA. CHINESE STATE
TELELVISION DOCUMENTING A RECORD
THE
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