THROUGH THE CRISIS. UNTIL THEN, KAREN, WE’LL SEND
YOU THROUGH MORE NEWS OF THE
DAY.
DAY. >> KAREN: THANK YOU.
PAULA TUTMAN, SCHOOLS ARE
PREPARING AND SHARING SAFETY
INFORMATION AND TRYING TO AVOID
BACKLASH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
PAULA.
PAULA. >> PAULA: YEAH, HI KAREN AND
KIMBERLY.
KIMBERLY. SCHOOLS ARE TAKING THIS VERY,
VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT
UNDERSTANDING THAT IN MICHIGAN,
THIS IS NOT AN ACUTE CRISIS.
SO, HERE IS THE SITUATION TODAY.
NOW, NOT NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS
FROM NOW, BUT CERTAINLY TODAY.
WHAT I GET IS A SENSE THAT THEIR
BIGGER FEAR IS HOW HUMANS WILL
TREAT OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BASED
ON FEARS.
ON FEARS. THE WORLD IS CONSIDERED A PETRY
DISH WHEN IT COMES TO THE
COVID-19 STRAIN OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. TODAY MICHIGAN GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER HELD A ROUND TABLE TO
DISCUSS THE STATE’S ACTIONS.
WHILE THERE ARE NO CASES IN
MICHIGAN, THERE MUST BE PLANNING
AND PROACTIVE PLANNING.
THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR
THE STATE.
THE STATE. >> GIVEN THAT WE KNOW IT IS
LIKELY WE WILL SEE MORE CASES IN
THE U.S. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN AND USE ALL THE PUBLIC
HEALTH TOOLS WE HAVE TO SLOW THE
SPREAD.
SPREAD. >> AREA SCHOOLS ARE ALSO PICKING
UP THE MANTLE, KEEPING AN EYE ON
THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF THE
DISEASE, AGAIN, THUS FAR IN
MICHIGAN, A CONFIRMED FIVE
PEOPLE BEING MONITORED FOR THE
VIRUS TESTED NEGATIVE AND
PARENTS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON
NEWS REPORTS.
NEWS REPORTS. >> I’M KEEPING UP ON IT MYSELF
ON THE NEWS.
>> SO SCHOOLS HAVE TIME TO TAKE
THE MEASURE TO DO EXTRA
EDUCATION.
EDUCATION. SAFE BEHAVIORS TO AVOID THE
SPREAD OF ANY GERMS, BE IT COLD,
FLU OR ANYTHING ELSE.
>> YOU WANT KIDDOS TO WATCH
THEIR HANDS, TO MAKE SURE
THEY’RE NOT DRINKING OFF OF EACH
OTHER AND ALL OF THOSE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS THAT WE TALK ABOUT
EVERY YEAR, SO WE SHOULD STILL
BE DOING THAT, BUT ALSO, HAVING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT IF
SOMEONE DOES LOOK ILL, IF THEY
ARE COUGHING, THAT YOU SHOULD
NOT MISSTREET THEM.
>> SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING ARE
BEING DISSUADED, BUT NOT
KINDNESS.
KINDNESS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REMINDING
STUDENTS AND PARENTS THE BEST
WAY TO STEM A POTENTIAL WAVE OF
FEAR AND PREMATURE PANIC IS IN
THEIR BEHAVIORS.
THEIR BEHAVIORS. WHILE THE DISEASE DID ORIGINATE
IN MAINLAND CHINA WHAT THEY
DON’T WANT IS FOR IT BLAME TO BE
PLACED ON ASIAN STUDENTS,
SNIFFLING STUDENTS FOR ANY
REASONS.
REASONS. >> WE’RE CONCERNED FOR
EVERYONE’S WELL-BEING.
EVERYONE’S WELL-BEING. WE DON’T WANT TO TARGET ANYONE’S
RACIAL GROUPS AND OUR
ADMINISTRATORS AND HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, MAKING SURE WE
STAY UP-TO-DATE WHAT’S GOING ON.
ON THE FRONT LINE FOR THE
SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO BE TALKING
TO OUR KIDS ABOUT TREATING
EVERYONE WITH RESPECT.
>> SO JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, I
ALSO GOT A WRITTEN STATEMENT
FROM THE OAKLAND COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR.
WANDA COOK ROBINSON WHO
BASICALLY DISCUSSES THE URGENCY
IN PUTTING TOGETHER A
COUNTY-WIDE COHESIVE PLAN AND
WHILE IT’S A CHALLENGING TIME,
THIS IS A DEVELOPING, FLUID
SITUATION AND SHE WANTS TO
ASSURE PARENTS THAT A PLAN IS
BEING WORKED ON FOR THE ENTIRE
COUNTY.
COUNTY. KAREN.
KAREN. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, PAULA
AND TONIGHT AT 5:00, ROD MELONI
IS GOING TO TAKE US INSIDE AT
THAT STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTER TO SEE HOW IT’S GEARING
UP AND THEN AT 5:30, WILL WARMER
WEATHER HELP STOP THE
CORONAVIRUS?
CORONAVIRUS? THAT’S A VIEWER QUESTION THAT
DR. McGEORGE WILL ANSWER AND AT
6:00 PAULA RETURNS WITH A LOOK
AT THE STEPS MICHIGAN COLLEGE
CAMPUSES ARE TAKING.
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