WITH NO VACCINE, THE NATION’S HEALTH EXPERTS ARE ON ALERT.

HEALTH EXPERTS ARE ON ALERT. THIS MORNING, WASHINGTON STATE

THIS MORNING, WASHINGTON STATE REMAINS A CENTER OF ATTENTION,

REMAINS A CENTER OF ATTENTION, AS A CORONAVIRUS SPREADS

AS A CORONAVIRUS SPREADS QUICKLY.

QUICKLY. ALL OF THE DEATHS INVOLVE

ALL OF THE DEATHS INVOLVE ELDERLY PATIENTS OR PATIENTS

ELDERLY PATIENTS OR PATIENTS WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES.

WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES. MOST ARE LINKED TO A SEATTLE

MOST ARE LINKED TO A SEATTLE AREA SENIOR CENTER.

AREA SENIOR CENTER. IN NEW YORK, THE EXPERTS WARN

IN NEW YORK, THE EXPERTS WARN THAT THE VIRUS WILL SPREAD

THAT THE VIRUS WILL SPREAD THERE, WHILE A HEALTH CARE

THERE, WHILE A HEALTH CARE WORKER CONTRACTED THE VIRUS ON A

WORKER CONTRACTED THE VIRUS ON A TRIP TO IRAN.

TRIP TO IRAN. SHE IS QUARANTINED AT HOME.

SHE IS QUARANTINED AT HOME. IN MIAMI, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS

IN MIAMI, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PREPARING 250,000 LAPTOPS AND

PREPARING 250,000 LAPTOPS AND LAB

LAB TABLETS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK AT

TABLETS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK AT HOME.

HOME. >> THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO WORRY

>> THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO WORRY ABOUT PERFECT ATTENDANCE.

ABOUT PERFECT ATTENDANCE. IF YOU’RE SICK, DON’T COME TO

IF YOU’RE SICK, DON’T COME TO SCHOOL.

SCHOOL. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP MET

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP MET WITH DRUG COMPANY CEOs --

WITH DRUG COMPANY CEOs -- >> WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU CAN

>> WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE A VACCINE.

HAVE A VACCINE. >> Reporter: PUSHING THEM TO

>> Reporter: PUSHING THEM TO HAVE A VACCINE, WHILE SEEMING TO

HAVE A VACCINE, WHILE SEEMING TO IGNORE A TIMELINE BY ANTHONY

IGNORE A TIMELINE BY ANTHONY FAUCI, THE TOP EXPERT.

FAUCI, THE TOP EXPERT. >> I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE TIME

>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE TIME WILL BE.

WILL BE. DON’T THINK THINK KNOW WHAT THE

DON’T THINK THINK KNOW WHAT THE TIME WILL BE.

TIME WILL BE. I HEARD NUMBERS, A MATTER OF

I HEARD NUMBERS, A MATTER OF MONTHS.

MONTHS. AND I HEARD A YEAR WOULD BE ON

AND I HEARD A YEAR WOULD BE ON OUTSIDE NUMBER.

OUTSIDE NUMBER. >> HE’S ASKING THE QUESTION,

>> HE’S ASKING THE QUESTION, WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE DEPLOY

WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE DEPLOY DEPLOYABLE

DEPLOYABLE DEPLOYABLE.

DEPLOYABLE. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AT THE

AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AT THE EARLIEST, A YEAR, TO A YEAR AND

EARLIEST, A YEAR, TO A YEAR AND A HALF NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU

A HALF NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU GO.

GO. >> Reporter: MEANWHILE, IN

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, IN DENVER, NO CASES YET AT NATIONAL

DENVER, NO CASES YET AT NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH.

JEWISH HEALTH. BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, SOMEONE

BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, SOMEONE CAME INTO THE HOSPITAL AND STOLE

CAME INTO THE HOSPITAL AND STOLE PROTECTIVE MASKS, MEANT FOR

PROTECTIVE MASKS, MEANT FOR DOCTORS, NURSES AND PATIENTS.

DOCTORS, NURSES AND PATIENTS. WITH SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW, THE

WITH SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW, THE HOSPITAL IS GUARDING ITS SUPPLY

HOSPITAL IS GUARDING ITS SUPPLY WHILE IT AWAITS ANOTHER

WHILE IT AWAITS ANOTHER DELIVERY.

DELIVERY. >> THERE’S A HUGE PUBLIC FRENZY

>> THERE’S A HUGE PUBLIC FRENZY RIGHT NOW FOR BUYING MASKS.

RIGHT NOW FOR BUYING MASKS. AND ALL OF US IN THE HEALTH CARE

AND ALL OF US IN THE HEALTH CARE WORLD HAVE URGED THE PUBLIC TO

WORLD HAVE URGED THE PUBLIC TO STOP BUYING MASKS.

STOP BUYING MASKS. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. TOM, WE MENTIONED THE

TOM, WE MENTIONED THE HIGH-FIVING IN THE NBA GOING

HIGH-FIVING IN THE NBA GOING AWAY FOR A BIT.

AWAY FOR A BIT. THERE’S A BIT OF DISCUSSION

THERE’S A BIT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN HANDSHAKING AND KISSING,

BETWEEN HANDSHAKING AND KISSING, AS WELL.

AS WELL. WHAT’S THE WORD THERE?

WHAT’S THE WORD THERE? >> Reporter: A DOCTORS ARE

>> Reporter: A DOCTORS ARE SAYING IT’S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA

SAYING IT’S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO CUT BACK ON HANDSHAKING AND

TO CUT BACK ON HANDSHAKING AND HUGS AND KISSES, UNTIL THIS

HUGS AND KISSES, UNTIL THIS LITERALLY SPREADS OUT AND

LITERALLY SPREADS OUT AND DIMINISHES.

DIMINISHES. AND THE BOTTOM LINE ON THESE

AND THE BOTTOM LINE ON THESE MASK

MASK MASKS, WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND

MASKS, WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND IT’S WORTH REPEATING.

IT’S WORTH REPEATING. THESE ARE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR YOU

THESE ARE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR YOU AND ME IF WE’RE OUT IN AN

AND ME IF WE’RE OUT IN AN AIRPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A

AIRPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A PUBLIC SETTING, TRYING TO NOT TO

PUBLIC SETTING, TRYING TO NOT TO GET SICK.

GET SICK. THAT’S NOT WHAT THESE ARE FOR.

THAT’S NOT WHAT THESE ARE FOR. THEY’RE FOR YOU TO PREVENT

THEY’RE FOR YOU TO PREVENT SPREADING THE DISEASE YOURSELF.

SPREADING THE DISEASE YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE THE FLU OR THE