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NOW!
NOW! >> Jason: ESCALATING CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA
AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO
RISE.
RISE. U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS TRY TO
REASSURE AMERICANS THE RISK
HERE REMAINS LOW.
HERE IN MICHIGAN, THE TEST
RESULTS ON THREE LOCAL
PATIENTS IS NEGATIVE.
>> Karen: A SAMPLE FROM A
FOURTH POSSIBLE CASE FROM
WASHTENAW COUNTY WAS SENT TO
THE CDC TODAY AND COULD TAKE
DAYS TO GET BACK.
MORE ON THE EFFORTS TO CONTROL
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. >> Kim: U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS
EXPECT MORE CASES IN THE U.S.
TO BE CONFIRMED AND ASKING
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO
THE AFFECTED AREA TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THEMSELVES FOR
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. IN CHINA, MORE THAN 50 MILLION
PEOPLE ARE UNDER A TRAVEL
LCKDOWN TRYING TO STOP THE
SPREAD.
SPREAD. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ON
ALERT WITH THREE NEW
ADDITIONAL CASES CONFIRMS OVER
THE WEEKEND, BRINGING THE
NATIONAL TOTAL TO 5.
>> THERE SO FAR HAS BEEN NO
DETECTED SPREAD TO THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. THAT INDICATES OUR SYSTEM OF
ISOLATION IS IDENTIFICATION
AND QUICK ISOLATION IS
WORKING.
WORKING. >> Kim: SAMPLES FROM 26 STATES
HAVE BEEN SENT AND 32 HAVE
COME BACK NEGATIVE AND 5
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. THEY HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED TO
WUHAN CHINA WHERE 80 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. >> AM I GETTING A SORE THROAT?
DO I FEEL BAD?
THOSE THINGS, THEY START TO
PLAY WITH YOUR MIND.
>> Kim: SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
FEVER, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, SIMILAR TO THE FLU.
BUT FLU SEASON POSES A BIGGER
THREAT TO AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.
>> AT THE MOMENT, OUR
INFLUENZA PROBLEM IS LARGE.
OUR CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM VERY
SMALL.
SMALL. AND SO FAR CONTAINED.
>> Kim: THE BEST DEFENSE IS
GOOD HYGIENE AND KEEP A SAFE
DISTANCE FROM ANYONE WHO IS
SICK.
SICK. THE STATE DEPARTMENT RAISED
THE CHINA TRAVEL ADVISORY TO A
LEVEL 3 AS A RESULT OF THE
OUTBREAK, WHICH MEANS TO
RECONSIDER TRAVEL TO THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. SO EXPERTS CONTINUE TO DEBATE
WHETHER PEOPLE CAN SPREAD THE
VIRUS BEFORE THEY SHOW
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. THE CDC SAID THEY HAVE NOT
SEEN EVIDENCE OF IT YET, BUT
IT’S A RAPIDLY EVOLVING
SITUATION
SITUATION SO IF YOU’VE GOT THE SYMPTOMS
TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS WASHED,
AND IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME.