CHOLESTEROL, AND OF COURSE QUITTING SMOKING.
QUITTING SMOKING. >>> ALL RIGHT.
>>> ALL RIGHT. NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE
NOW TO THE LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. MORE THAN 630 PEOPLE ARE DEAD,
MORE THAN 630 PEOPLE ARE DEAD, INCLUDING THE CHINESE DOCTOR WHO
INCLUDING THE CHINESE DOCTOR WHO WAS TARGETED BY POLICE FOR
WAS TARGETED BY POLICE FOR WARNING ABOUT THE THREAT OF AN
WARNING ABOUT THE THREAT OF AN OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. >> NOW THERE ARE 31,400 CASES
>> NOW THERE ARE 31,400 CASES AROUND THE WORLD.
AROUND THE WORLD. HALEY HERNANDEZ THIS MORNING
HALEY HERNANDEZ THIS MORNING WITH WHAT’S BEING DONE TO
WITH WHAT’S BEING DONE TO ADDRESS RUMORS WE HAD HERE IN
ADDRESS RUMORS WE HAD HERE IN HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. >> THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT
>> THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON THE JUICE CO.
FOCUSED ON THE JUICE CO. SUPERMARKET, SAYING IT CLOSED
SUPERMARKET, SAYING IT CLOSED DOWN, BUT THAT WAS NEVER TRUE.
DOWN, BUT THAT WAS NEVER TRUE. A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD TO ADDRESS THOSE RUMORS.
TO ADDRESS THOSE RUMORS. COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL ALSO TALK
COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE VIRUS AND PRACTICAL
ABOUT THE VIRUS AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS.
SOLUTIONS. YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT
YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT AMERICAN EVACUEES FLYING TO THE
AMERICAN EVACUEES FLYING TO THE MILITARY BASE IN SAN ANTONIO.
MILITARY BASE IN SAN ANTONIO. THEY STILL HAVE NOT MADE IT
THEY STILL HAVE NOT MADE IT THERE YET, BUT OFFICIALS SAY
THERE YET, BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE EXPECTING 250 OF THEM
THEY ARE EXPECTING 250 OF THEM TODAY.
TODAY. THEY’LL BE QUARANTINED FOR TWO
THEY’LL BE QUARANTINED FOR TWO WEEKS AND WILL BE CHECKED EVERY
WEEKS AND WILL BE CHECKED EVERY DAY WHILE THEY’RE THERE.
DAY WHILE THEY’RE THERE. OVERSEAS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
OVERSEAS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING ISOLATED ON TWO
ARE STILL BEING ISOLATED ON TWO CRUISE SHIPS.
CRUISE SHIPS. ONE IS DOCKED IN JAPAN, THE
ONE IS DOCKED IN JAPAN, THE OTHER IN HONG KONG.
OTHER IN HONG KONG. HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW SAY 61
HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW SAY 61 PASSENGERS ARE INFECTED ON THIS
PASSENGERS ARE INFECTED ON THIS SHIP IN JAPAN.
SHIP IN JAPAN. THAT’S UP FROM THE TEN THEY
THAT’S UP FROM THE TEN THEY INITIALLY FOUND EARLIER IN THE
INITIALLY FOUND EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
WEEK. GUYS, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
GUYS, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
EXPERT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SAYS HE DOESN’T THINK
MINNESOTA SAYS HE DOESN’T THINK THESE QUARANTINES ARE GOING TO
THESE QUARANTINES ARE GOING TO STOP THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING
STOP THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING BUT HOPES IT WILL SLOW IT DOWN
BUT HOPES IT WILL SLOW IT DOWN ENOUGH THAT A VACCINE COULD
ENOUGH THAT A VACCINE COULD BECOME AVAILABLE.
BECOME AVAILABLE. I’LL TELL YOU, I KNOW SOME
I’LL TELL YOU, I KNOW SOME VACCINES THAT ARE IN THE WORKS.
VACCINES THAT ARE IN THE WORKS. ONE IS BEING TESTED HERE AT
ONE IS BEING TESTED HERE AT UTMB.
UTMB. THOSE ARE STILL IN THE INITIAL
THOSE ARE STILL IN THE INITIAL PHASES.
PHASES. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT
THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT MORE TESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
MORE TESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT’S SAFE BEFORE THEY GIVE IT TO
IT’S SAFE BEFORE THEY GIVE IT TO HUMANS.
HUMANS. SO IT COULD BE QUITE A WHILE
SO IT COULD BE QUITE A WHILE BEFORE WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE
BEFORE WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT. >> IN THE MEANTIME, WE MAY SEE
>> IN THE MEANTIME, WE MAY SEE MORE QUARANTINING.
MORE QUARANTINING. >> ALL THEY CAN DO IS
>> ALL THEY CAN DO IS QUARANTINE, YEAH.
QUARANTINE, YEAH. THEN HOPEFULLY IN THAT TIME, THE
