AND RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US.
THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO
IS SCARE ANYONE BUT
CORONAVIRUS IS HERE WE WANT
YOU TO BE PREPARED AND
INFORMED.
INFORMED. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SCHEDULED
TO SPEAK AT 3:00 TODAY AND
IS EXPECTED TO DECLARE A
NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. WE JUST CHECKED WITH THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN AND HERE
IS WHERE EVERYTHING STANDS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THERE’S STILL JUST 12
CONFIRMED CASES ACCORDING TO
THE C.D.C. HERE IN MICHIGAN.
HERE IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
THERE ARE TWO IN WASHTENAW
COUNTY ONE IN CLAIRE COUNTY,
ONE IN WAYNE COUNTY, AND
THREE IN OAKLAND COUNTY.
THE REST OF THE NUMBERS MAKE
UP THE WESTSIDE OF THE
STATE.
STATE. OUR DR. FRANK McGEORGE SAYS
THAT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
DIAGNOSED HAS NO HISTORY OF
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL. OAKLAND COUNTY HEALTH
LEADERS DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY SHAWN GOOD
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON.
>>> THE COUNTY ISSUING THAT
STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THAT MEANS THEY’RE OPENING
UP A PATH FOR THE FEDERAL
FUNDS TO HELP FIGHT THIS
CORONAVIRUS FROM SPREADING
HERE IN THE COUNTY.
ALSO SETTING UP A HEALTH HOT
LINE HERE LOCALLY 248-858-1000
THAT WILL GO ON THE WEBSITE
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. BIG PICTURE HERE OAKLAND
COUNTY LEARNING OF A COUPLE
NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES HERE
JUST IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON.
ONE IS A POSITIVE TEST THEY
LEARNED ABOUT COMING FROM
DAY SCHOOL.
DAY SCHOOL. A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
THAT SCHOOL IS INFORMING
FAMILIES THAT A TEACHER HAS
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. THAT TEACHER DOES LIVE IN
WASHTENAW COUNTY.
WASHTENAW COUNTY. SO LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE
OAKLAND COUNTY MEDICAL
DIRECTOR TALKED ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES THAT THIS NEW
POSITIVE CASE PRESENTS.
>> WE ARE ASKING THEM TO
MONITOR FOR SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT SURE
WHAT KIND OF CONTACT THEY
HAD WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL
BECAUSE, AGAIN IF THEY’RE IN
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. WERE THEY SITTING IN A BOOTH
BESIDE THEM.
BESIDE THEM. SO AGAIN WATCH FOR SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. IF YOU DEVELOP SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS THEN WE’RE ASKING
YOU TO CONTACT YOUR
HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN.
HEALTHCARE PHYSICIAN. LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU WERE
IN ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS
AND THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU
THE NEXT STEPS ON WHAT THEY
WANT YOU TO DO.
>> WE REACH OUT AND DO A
CONTACT INVESTIGATION WITH
ALL THOSE FOLKS.
WHILE THEY ARE SELF-ISOLATING
AT HOME.
AT HOME. NOW THE COMPLICATION IT’S
NOT REALLY A COMPLICATION WE
ARE YOU TEENLY DO THIS CROSS
JURKSAL KIND OF
INVESTIGATION -- WE
ROUTINELY DO THIS CROSS
JURISDICTIONAL
JURISDICTIONAL INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THE EXPOSURE OCCURRED HERE.
>> Reporter: SO WHAT BOTH OF
THOSE OFFICIALS ARE TALKING
ABOUT THERE IS ONE, IF
YOU’RE IN ANY OF THE PUBLIC
SPACES THAT THE COUNTY PUT
OUT OVERNIGHT THAT THEY WANT
THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE IF
YOU WERE IN ONE OF THOSE
SPACES AND YOU MAY HAVE COME
IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE
SELF-MONITORING CHECK YOUR
OPINIONS BE AWARE OF THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. THEN, THE HEALTH DIRECTOR
ALSO TALKING ABOUT TEACHER
AT THAT SCHOOL IN FARMINGTON
HILLS ABOUT HOW THEY’RE
HANDLING THIS NOW WITH STAFF
AND STUDENTS GOING FORWARD
AS THEY INVESTIGATE THAT
CASE.
CASE. THE COUNTY ALSO ISSUING AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING
GATHERS OF 100 OR FEWER --
WE JUST TALKED TO THE
OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHO
STRONGLY SUGGESTING PEOPLE
DO NOT GATHER IN GROUPS.
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT
MAY LOOK LIKE.
HE SAYS THEY DON’T WANT TO
GET LAW ENFORCEMENT INVOLVED
AT THIS POINT BUT THEY ARE
GOING TO BE GOING AROUND TO
SAY COMMUNITY GROUPS, CHUFFS,
RESTAURANTS, BARS TO SAY NO
BIG GATHERINGS AT THIS TIME
AT ALL.
AT ALL. THAT IS THE VERY LATEST FROM
WHAT WE LEARNED AT THIS
OAKLAND COUNTY NEWS
CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE. RHONDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> IT IS CERTAINLY A NEW WAY
OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE.
BUT DEFINITELY THE
PRECAUTIONS MAKE WHOLE LOT
OF SENSE.
OF SENSE. SHAWN, THANK YOU.
>>> JUST INTO OUR LOCAL 4
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM. WASHTENAW COUNTY HAS NOW
REVEALED POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS. THIS MEANS THAT PLACES WHERE
THOSE CONFIRMED WITH THE
VIRUS HAVE BEEN TO.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE
LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS. THESE ARE TIMES AND
LOCATIONS FOR MONDAY MARCH
9th.
9th. THE FIRST IS AT METRO
AIRPORT AROUND NOON.
NEXT THE HAIR SPOT IN ANN
ARBOR ON NORTH MAPLE ROAD
AND THIRD, AND THE ANN ARBOR
YMCA ON NORTH WASHINGTON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OF
OTHER POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
LOCATIONS WE DO HAVE A LIST
AND ANOTHER MAP OF OTHER
AREAS IN SINCLAIR AND
OAKLAND COUNTY AND OTHER
PARTS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF