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NOW! >> Jason: ESCALATING CONCERNS

>> Jason: ESCALATING CONCERNS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA

ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO

AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE.

RISE. U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS TRY TO

U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS TRY TO REASSURE AMERICANS THE RISK

REASSURE AMERICANS THE RISK HERE REMAINS LOW.

HERE REMAINS LOW. HERE IN MICHIGAN, THE TEST

HERE IN MICHIGAN, THE TEST RESULTS ON THREE LOCAL

RESULTS ON THREE LOCAL PATIENTS IS NEGATIVE.

PATIENTS IS NEGATIVE. >> Karen: A SAMPLE FROM A

>> Karen: A SAMPLE FROM A FOURTH POSSIBLE CASE FROM

FOURTH POSSIBLE CASE FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY WAS SENT TO

WASHTENAW COUNTY WAS SENT TO THE CDC TODAY AND COULD TAKE

THE CDC TODAY AND COULD TAKE DAYS TO GET BACK.

DAYS TO GET BACK. MORE ON THE EFFORTS TO CONTROL

MORE ON THE EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE CORONAVIRUS.

THE CORONAVIRUS. >> Kim: U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS

>> Kim: U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS EXPECT MORE CASES IN THE U.S.

EXPECT MORE CASES IN THE U.S. TO BE CONFIRMED AND ASKING

TO BE CONFIRMED AND ASKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO

PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO THE AFFECTED AREA TO CLOSELY

THE AFFECTED AREA TO CLOSELY MONITOR THEMSELVES FOR

MONITOR THEMSELVES FOR SYMPTOMS.

SYMPTOMS. IN CHINA, MORE THAN 50 MILLION

IN CHINA, MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER A TRAVEL

PEOPLE ARE UNDER A TRAVEL LCKDOWN TRYING TO STOP THE

LCKDOWN TRYING TO STOP THE SPREAD.

SPREAD. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ON

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ON ALERT WITH THREE NEW

ALERT WITH THREE NEW ADDITIONAL CASES CONFIRMS OVER

ADDITIONAL CASES CONFIRMS OVER THE WEEKEND, BRINGING THE

THE WEEKEND, BRINGING THE NATIONAL TOTAL TO 5.

NATIONAL TOTAL TO 5. >> THERE SO FAR HAS BEEN NO

>> THERE SO FAR HAS BEEN NO DETECTED SPREAD TO THE UNITED

DETECTED SPREAD TO THE UNITED STATES.

STATES. THAT INDICATES OUR SYSTEM OF

THAT INDICATES OUR SYSTEM OF ISOLATION IS IDENTIFICATION

ISOLATION IS IDENTIFICATION AND QUICK ISOLATION IS

AND QUICK ISOLATION IS WORKING.

WORKING. >> Kim: SAMPLES FROM 26 STATES

>> Kim: SAMPLES FROM 26 STATES HAVE BEEN SENT AND 32 HAVE

HAVE BEEN SENT AND 32 HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE AND 5

COME BACK NEGATIVE AND 5 POSITIVE.

POSITIVE. THEY HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED TO

THEY HAD RECENTLY TRAVELED TO WUHAN CHINA WHERE 80 PEOPLE

WUHAN CHINA WHERE 80 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.

HAVE DIED. >> AM I GETTING A SORE THROAT?

>> AM I GETTING A SORE THROAT? DO I FEEL BAD?

DO I FEEL BAD? THOSE THINGS, THEY START TO

THOSE THINGS, THEY START TO PLAY WITH YOUR MIND.

PLAY WITH YOUR MIND. >> Kim: SYMPTOMS INCLUDE

>> Kim: SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF

FEVER, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, SIMILAR TO THE FLU.

BREATH, SIMILAR TO THE FLU. BUT FLU SEASON POSES A BIGGER

BUT FLU SEASON POSES A BIGGER THREAT TO AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.

THREAT TO AMERICANS RIGHT NOW. >> AT THE MOMENT, OUR

>> AT THE MOMENT, OUR INFLUENZA PROBLEM IS LARGE.

INFLUENZA PROBLEM IS LARGE. OUR CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM VERY

OUR CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM VERY SMALL.

SMALL. AND SO FAR CONTAINED.

AND SO FAR CONTAINED. >> Kim: THE BEST DEFENSE IS

>> Kim: THE BEST DEFENSE IS GOOD HYGIENE AND KEEP A SAFE

GOOD HYGIENE AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM ANYONE WHO IS

DISTANCE FROM ANYONE WHO IS SICK.

SICK. THE STATE DEPARTMENT RAISED

THE STATE DEPARTMENT RAISED THE CHINA TRAVEL ADVISORY TO A

THE CHINA TRAVEL ADVISORY TO A LEVEL 3 AS A RESULT OF THE

LEVEL 3 AS A RESULT OF THE OUTBREAK, WHICH MEANS TO

OUTBREAK, WHICH MEANS TO RECONSIDER TRAVEL TO THE

RECONSIDER TRAVEL TO THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. SO EXPERTS CONTINUE TO DEBATE

SO EXPERTS CONTINUE TO DEBATE WHETHER PEOPLE CAN SPREAD THE

WHETHER PEOPLE CAN SPREAD THE VIRUS BEFORE THEY SHOW

VIRUS BEFORE THEY SHOW SYMPTOMS.

SYMPTOMS. THE CDC SAID THEY HAVE NOT

THE CDC SAID THEY HAVE NOT SEEN EVIDENCE OF IT YET, BUT

SEEN EVIDENCE OF IT YET, BUT IT’S A RAPIDLY EVOLVING

IT’S A RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION

SITUATION SO IF YOU’VE GOT THE SYMPTOMS

SO IF YOU’VE GOT THE SYMPTOMS TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE

TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE AND KEEP YOUR HANDS WASHED,

AND KEEP YOUR HANDS WASHED, AND IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME.