ERIC: CLAUDIA COWAN THANK YOU. U.S. NAVAL SAILOR IN NAPLES

U.S. NAVAL SAILOR IN NAPLES ITALY IS TESTED POSITIVE FOR

ITALY IS TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS MARKING THE FIRST

CORONAVIRUS MARKING THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE AMONG

CONFIRMED CASE AMONG SERVICEMEMBERS STATIONED IN

SERVICEMEMBERS STATIONED IN EUROPE.

EUROPE. THIS IS THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO

THIS IS THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY WORLDWIDE.

SPREAD RAPIDLY WORLDWIDE. CHRIS TOMLINSON IS LIVE -- LUCAS

CHRIS TOMLINSON IS LIVE -- LUCAS TOMLINSON IS LIVE.

TOMLINSON IS LIVE. REPORTER: ITALY IS PREPARED TO

REPORTER: ITALY IS PREPARED TO LOCK DOWN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY

LOCK DOWN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE MOST DRASTIC ACTION YET TO

THE MOST DRASTIC ACTION YET TO STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS

STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS PRAYTOR COLLEY REPORTED IT WOULD

PRAYTOR COLLEY REPORTED IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW.

TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW. MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE

MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND MILAN WOULD BE AFFECTED

AROUND MILAN WOULD BE AFFECTED AND THE ARMY WOULD ENFORCE THE

AND THE ARMY WOULD ENFORCE THE QUARANTINE.

QUARANTINE. ITALY HAS NEARLY 6000

ITALY HAS NEARLY 6000 CORONAVIRUS CASES AND 230 PEOPLE

CORONAVIRUS CASES AND 230 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR THE BIGGEST

HAVE DIED FOR THE BIGGEST OUTSIDE OF ASIA.

OUTSIDE OF ASIA. A U.S. NAVY SAILOR TESTED

A U.S. NAVY SAILOR TESTED POSITIVE 500 MILES AWAY FROM

POSITIVE 500 MILES AWAY FROM ALONG.

ALONG. FRIDAY U.S. MILITARY ANNOUNCES

FRIDAY U.S. MILITARY ANNOUNCES FIRST CONFIRMED CASE

FIRST CONFIRMED CASE HEADQUARTERS FOR U.S. FORCES IN

HEADQUARTERS FOR U.S. FORCES IN KOREA AFTER SOUTH KOREAN

KOREA AFTER SOUTH KOREAN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE ON THE

EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE ON THE BASE BUT THIS IS THE SEVENTH

BASE BUT THIS IS THE SEVENTH CORONAVIRUS CASE CONFIRMED BY

CORONAVIRUS CASE CONFIRMED BY THE US MILITARY IN KOREA BUT SO

THE US MILITARY IN KOREA BUT SO FAR ONLY ONE ACTIVE-DUTY

FAR ONLY ONE ACTIVE-DUTY AMERICAN SOLDIER AS 20,500

AMERICAN SOLDIER AS 20,500 TROOPS BASED THERE HAD BEEN

TROOPS BASED THERE HAD BEEN AFFECTED.

AFFECTED. MARK ESPER SAID IS FULLY

MARK ESPER SAID IS FULLY CONFIDENT THE PENTAGON CAN

CONFIDENT THE PENTAGON CAN WITHSTAND THE VIRUS.

WITHSTAND THE VIRUS. >> WAY WE HAVE A LOT OF

>> WAY WE HAVE A LOT OF CAPABILITIES AND IS BUILDING.

CAPABILITIES AND IS BUILDING. OUR COMMAND CENTER HAS THE

OUR COMMAND CENTER HAS THE CAPABILITY GO FOR WEEKS AT A

CAPABILITY GO FOR WEEKS AT A TIME IF THEY HAD TO BE LOCKED

TIME IF THEY HAD TO BE LOCKED INSIDE THE BUILDING AND IF WE

INSIDE THE BUILDING AND IF WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF OPRY.

HAVE SOME TYPE OF OPRY. U.S. NAVY WARSHIPS CONTINUED

U.S. NAVY WARSHIPS CONTINUED THEIR MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

THEIR MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD. AFTER LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT WENT

AFTER LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO VIETNAM THIS WEEK.

TO VIETNAM THIS WEEK. THEY SPEND 14 DAYS AS THE

THEY SPEND 14 DAYS AS THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS TO

FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS TO QUARANTINE.

QUARANTINE. THE NAVY’S TOP ADMIRALS ARE

THE NAVY’S TOP ADMIRALS ARE ASKED THIS QUESTION.

ASKED THIS QUESTION. >> DO YOU HAVE TEST KITS?

>> DO YOU HAVE TEST KITS? >> NO, WE DON’T YET BUT THAT’S

>> NO, WE DON’T YET BUT THAT’S NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR DOD BUT I

NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR DOD BUT I THINK WE ARE GETTING TO A BETTER

THINK WE ARE GETTING TO A BETTER PLACE IN TERMS OF THE PRODUCTION

PLACE IN TERMS OF THE PRODUCTION TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO

TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE FORCE.

DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE FORCE. REPORT TO THE HEAD OF INFECTIOUS

REPORT TO THE HEAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AT WALTER REED MEDICAL

DISEASE AT WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER SAID THERE’S NO NEED TO

CENTER SAID THERE’S NO NEED TO PANIC.

PANIC. IN THAT WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT

IN THAT WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THE END OF THE DAY IT REMAINS A

THE END OF THE DAY IT REMAINS A LOW RISK TO NOT JUST OUR

LOW RISK TO NOT JUST OUR SERVICEMEMBERS BUT THE AMERICAN

SERVICEMEMBERS BUT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

PUBLIC. REPORTER: JON THERE TO CONFIRM

REPORTER: JON THERE TO CONFIRM CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE US

CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE US MILITARY OUT OF 1.3 MILLION

MILITARY OUT OF 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE FORCES.