PEOPLE HAVING THE ANSWERS ON THE QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. RON ALLEN, THANK YOU FOR THE

RON ALLEN, THANK YOU FOR THE COVERAGE ON THIS.

COVERAGE ON THIS. THERE’S NEARLY 90,000 CASES OF

THERE’S NEARLY 90,000 CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS CON FERMED

THE CORONAVIRUS CON FERMED AROUND THE WORLD.

AROUND THE WORLD. HERE IN THE U.S., NOW AT LEAST

HERE IN THE U.S., NOW AT LEAST 93 CONFIRMED CASES ACCORDING TO

93 CONFIRMED CASES ACCORDING TO A NBC NEWS COUNT.

A NBC NEWS COUNT. BUT THAT NUMBER IS CONSTANTLY

BUT THAT NUMBER IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

CHANGING. 45 OF THOSE CASES WERE DIAGNOSED

45 OF THOSE CASES WERE DIAGNOSED HERE, 48 OF THOSE INFECTED WERE

HERE, 48 OF THOSE INFECTED WERE PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM CHINA, THE

PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM CHINA, THE EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK AS YOU

EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK AS YOU WELL KNOW OR A CRUISE SHIP

WELL KNOW OR A CRUISE SHIP QUARANTINED IN JAPAN FOR

QUARANTINED IN JAPAN FOR SOMETIME.

SOMETIME. THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF THE

THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS RIGHT HERE IN THE

CORONAVIRUS RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES WAS REPORTED

UNITED STATES WAS REPORTED JANUARY 21st IN WASHINGTON

JANUARY 21st IN WASHINGTON STATE.

STATE. CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 14

CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 14 STATES.

STATES. ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INCLUDING TEXAS, CALIFORNIA AND

INCLUDING TEXAS, CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA, AS WOEL.

FLORIDA, AS WOEL. AS WE MENTIONED, THE TOP OF THE

AS WE MENTIONED, THE TOP OF THE SHOW, SIX PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON

SHOW, SIX PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS.

STATE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. JUST OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF

JUST OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

DAYS. NBC NEWS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT AT

NBC NEWS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT AT LEAST NINE PATIENTS HAVE

LEAST NINE PATIENTS HAVE RECOVERED FROM THIS VIRUS.

RECOVERED FROM THIS VIRUS. FOUR IN CALIFORNIA, TWO IN

FOUR IN CALIFORNIA, TWO IN ILLINOIS, ONE IN WASHINGTON, ONE

ILLINOIS, ONE IN WASHINGTON, ONE IN ARIZONA AND ONE IN WISCONSIN.

IN ARIZONA AND ONE IN WISCONSIN. JOINING US NOW IS DR. ANDALJAH

JOINING US NOW IS DR. ANDALJAH A. SENIOR SCHOLAR OF JOHNS

A. SENIOR SCHOLAR OF JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR HEALTH

HOPKINS CENTER FOR HEALTH SECURITY.

SECURITY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS.

THIS. YOU JOINED MANY E THIS MORNING

YOU JOINED MANY E THIS MORNING AND APPRECIATE YOU STAYING UP

AND APPRECIATE YOU STAYING UP WITH ME THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

WITH ME THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS YOU WELL KNOW, AN INCREDIBLY

AS YOU WELL KNOW, AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TOPIC.

IMPORTANT TOPIC. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MANY

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MANY PEOPLE AT HOME TODAY FEELING

PEOPLE AT HOME TODAY FEELING QUITE ANXIOUS OF A POSSIBLE

QUITE ANXIOUS OF A POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

OUTBREAK OF THE CORONAVIRUS. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAY THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF

SAY THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS ARE FEVER, COUGH AND

CORONAVIRUS ARE FEVER, COUGH AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

SHORTNESS OF BREATH. WE KNOW THEY’RE SYMPTOMS SIMILAR

WE KNOW THEY’RE SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO A REALLY BAD COLD OR A FLU.

TO A REALLY BAD COLD OR A FLU. HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO IF YOU ARE

HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO IF YOU ARE AT HOME TODAY TELL THE

AT HOME TODAY TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CORONAVIRUS AND A BAD COLD OR

CORONAVIRUS AND A BAD COLD OR THE FLU?

THE FLU? >> YOU CAN’T.

>> YOU CAN’T. THE SYMPTOMS LIKE YOU SAID ARE

THE SYMPTOMS LIKE YOU SAID ARE CLINICALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE.

CLINICALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE. NOT EVEN A PHYSICIAN CAN TELL

NOT EVEN A PHYSICIAN CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

THE DIFFERENCE. THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO

THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE TESTS AVAILABLE AN PUT INTO

HAVE TESTS AVAILABLE AN PUT INTO THE HANDS OF CLINICIANS AROUND

THE HANDS OF CLINICIANS AROUND THE COUNTRIES.

THE COUNTRIES. >> WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO

>> WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO IF WHY OARYOU’RE NOT FEELING WEL

IF WHY OARYOU’RE NOT FEELING WEL PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL YOUR

PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL YOUR PHYSICIAN?

PHYSICIAN? >> SO MOST OF THE CASES ARE

>> SO MOST OF THE CASES ARE GOING TO BE VERY MILD AND MANY

GOING TO BE VERY MILD AND MANY WON’T NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION

WON’T NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY’RE

BECAUSE THEY’RE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM A BAD

INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM A BAD COLD AND YOU CAN GET THROUGH

COLD AND YOU CAN GET THROUGH THAT WITH OVER THE COUNTER

THAT WITH OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS.

MEDICATIONS. IF YOU HAVE AN UNDERLYING

IF YOU HAVE AN UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION, OLDER IN AGE

MEDICAL CONDITION, OLDER IN AGE OR GETTING MORE VERY WEAK, SHORT

OR GETTING MORE VERY WEAK, SHORT OF BREATH, SEEK MEDICAL

OF BREATH, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SUGGEST TO CALL

ATTENTION AND SUGGEST TO CALL WHOEVER THEY GO TO.

WHOEVER THEY GO TO. A DOCTOR’S OFFICE, EMERGENCY

A DOCTOR’S OFFICE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO SAY, I HAVE THE

DEPARTMENT TO SAY, I HAVE THE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND GETTING

RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND GETTING COMMUNITY SPREAD HOSPITALS MAY