YOU’LL SEE NAMES ON THERE, SOME OF WHICH HAVE OPTED TO DROP OUT.
>> Kim: AS CASES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS CONTINUE TO INCREASE
AROUND THE WORLD, HERE IN
MICHIGAN THE RESPONSE IS BEING
STEPPED UP.
STEPPED UP. >> Devin: THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.
>> Dr. McGeorge: THIS MOVE BY
THE STATE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSE AT A
STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DETROIT
METRO AIRPORT IS ONE OF ONLY 11
AIRPORTS IN THE U.S. WHERE THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN TO CHINA ARE BEING
ROUTED TO FOR INTENSE SCREENING.
THEY’RE TAKING IN PATIENTS AND
BUILT IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS, THE
HOSPITALS ARE MEANT TO SLOW THE
SPREAD.
SPREAD. 360 HAVE DIED SO FAR.
2 OF THE LATEST PEOPLE DIAGNOSED
ARE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
A 57-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO RECENTLY
RETURN FROM WUHAN, CHINA, AND
PASSED THE INFECTION TO HIS
WIFE.
WIFE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY, BANNING MOST
FOREIGNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN
CHINA FROM ENTERING THE U.S.
FLIGHTS ARE BEING ROUTED THROUGH
1 OF 11 AIRPORTS WHERE U.S.
CITIZENS WILL BE SCREENED AND
POSSIBLY ISOLATED FOR TWO WEEKS
BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO GO HOME.
AGGRESSIVE STEPS HEALTH
OFFICIALS HOPE STOP WIDESPREAD
INFECTIONS IN THE U.S.
>> THE REASON WE HAVEN’T SEEN
SPREAD IS BECAUSE OF GOOD PUBLIC
HEALTH MEASURES.
HEALTH MEASURES. >> Dr. McGeorge: STILL ABOUT A
THOUSAND WAITING TO RETURN HOME
AND NEARLY 200 OTHERS THAT WILL
REMAIN QUARANTINED FOR ANOTHER
WEEK.
WEEK. QUEENS NEW YORK, THEY’RE WEARING
FACE MASKS TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. 11 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND WORLDWIDE,
IT HAS INFECTED MORE THAN 17,000
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. STILL, U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICIALS HERE SAY THE RISK TO
AMERICANS IS VERY LOW.
>> Devin: BUT STILL ALL MOVING
IN A VERY CONCERNING DIRECTION.
>>> AHEAD FOR US, AN IMPORTANT