OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING THREE POSSIBLE CASES HERE IN
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. KAREN DREW IS HERE WITH THE
LATEST ON WHERE THE INDIVIDUALS
ARE FROM.
ARE FROM. >> KAREN: KIM AND DENVER, TWO
PEOPLE FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY AND
ONE FROM MACOMB COUNTY, AND ALL
THREE TRAVELED TO WUHAN, CHINA.
SAMPLES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE
C.D.C. FOR TESTING AND WE’VE
SPOKEN ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE
PATIENTS AND NOW THEY’RE DOING
NOW.
NOW. >> THE CASES PRESENTED WITH MILD
ILLNESS AND AT THIS TIME THEY’RE
SELF-ISOLATED AND NOT OUT
SPREADING GERMS TO ANYONE AND
THEIR CLOSE CONTACTS ARE MON
STOREMON--
STOREMON-- MONITORED BY THE CONTACTS.
>> AND THEY’RE MONITORED BY
C.D.C.
C.D.C. >> THEY DO HAVE CASES COMING IN
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE
KNOW THERE WERE AT LEAST 50
OTHER CASES THAT HAD BEEN
SUBMITTED ALREADY.
SUBMITTED ALREADY. >> KAREN: THE POSSIBLE MICHIGAN
CASES COME AS A SECOND AMERICAN
CASE WAS CONFIRMED IN CHICAGO.
>> THE PATIENT IS A WOMAN IN HER
60’S.
60’S. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I’M PLEASED TO
REPORT THAT SHE IS CLINICALLY
DOING WELL AND IS IN STABLE
CONDITION.
CONDITION. SHE TRAVELED TO WUHAN, CHINA IN
LATE DECEMBER AND RETURNED TO
THE U.S. ON JANUARY 13TH.
>> THE FIRST AMERICAN CASE, A
MAN IN HIS 30’S IN WASHINGTON
STATE REMAINS HOSPITALIZED
TODAY.
TODAY. BUT IS ALSO SAID TO BE DOING
WELL.
WELL. THE MESSAGE ECHOED BY PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICIALS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> THERE’S NOTHING THAT PEOPLE
NEED TO PANIC ABOUT OR WORRY
ABOUT, THEY CONTINUE TO USE
PRECAUTIONS LIKE THEY WOULD ANY
OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT,
INCLUDING THE FLU OR THE COMMON
COLD.
COLD. WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP
AND WATER, AND MAKE SURE THAT
YOU’RE COVERING YOUR COUGH.
IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME.
>> KAREN: THE STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’VE RECEIVED
OTHER REFERRALS FOR EVALUATION,
BUT THESE THREE PATIENTS WERE
THE ONLY ONES EXHIBITING
SYMPTOMS AND HAD TRAVELED TO