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  • You spoke with folks from one health center that deals with mostly Asian patron.

  • Yeah, and they have two locations, one and Akron and one right here in Cleveland.

  • Their CEO tells me many Asian community groups had to cancel local celebrations for Chinese New Year and have somewhat isolated themselves because they're so nervous about the virus.

  • They're serious about protecting their patients, taking several precautions toe help them stay healthy.

  • We've been collaborating with the various public health organizations as well as the World Health Organization on steps that we can take toe, make our patients more safe and respond to the risk.

  • Elaine So is the CEO of Asia.

  • Service is in action. 00:00:56.640 --> 00:01:2.380 They have to community health centers in northeast Ohio, and most of their patients are from Asia. 00:01:2.570 --> 00:01:5.650 Some of them are traveling for Chinese New Year. 00:01:5.660 --> 00:01:19.240 People are traveling from China to visit family members here in the United States, as well as having been here in United States and traveling to China, then coming back on almost every wall of the health center.

  • There's warnings about the Corona virus.

  • We have an infographic throughout our community health center showing people what they need to dio effective hand washing.

  • Um, you know, if you're going to sneeze, make sure you sneeze into your elbow.

  • Those types of things, precautionary measures just to be safe, extra safe.

  • And they're also screaming patrons.

  • They definitely are asking at the front desk about any recent travel.

  • Anybody that comes in with cold symptoms should have a mask on which we do giveth.

  • Um, there's only a handful of cases confirmed here in the U.

  • S. 00:01:51.180 --> 00:02:7.120 But to students at Miami University of Ohio, about a four hour drive from Cleveland might also have the virus they recently traveled to and return from China and reported having flu like symptoms and there in isolation in their off campus homes. 00:02:7.130 --> 00:02:12.660 The risk of contracting Corona virus even in this situation remains very low.

  • We're taking every precaution to keep the community safe, and already, if any cases are confirmed, the college says it's not canceling classes and will continue to take directions from local health officials.

  • Meanwhile, the CDC says.

  • The immediate health risk of this new virus to the general public is low in the US Right now.

  • We have only a handful of patients with this new virus in the United States were conducting contact tracing for every one of those patients because we still think this strategy will allow us to contain the outbreak.

  • Working on containment and Amanda With five cases of Corona virus now confirmed in four states, more U.

  • S.

  • Airports going to screen passengers for signs of the virus. 00:02:56.140 --> 00:03:2.950 Oh yeah, Frank and the CDC is standing sending Safir's to 20 airports to monitor flights from China. 00:03:3.090 --> 00:03:8.170 Nearly every single arriving passenger will be asked a series of questions. 00:03:8.310 --> 00:03:13.830 Officials say they will test anyone showing signs of respiratory illness right away.

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You spoke with folks from one health center that deals with mostly Asian patron.

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