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LAST YEAR, IN SOME CASES EVEN MORE THAN THAT, TO THESE MORE THAN THAT, TO THESE CANDIDATES, AND THEN FOR THEM, CANDIDATES, AND THEN FOR THEM, ALSO, TO HAVE TO DROP OUT. ALSO, TO HAVE TO DROP OUT. >>> THE OTHER BIG STORY, OF >>> THE OTHER BIG STORY, OF COURSE, THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK COURSE, THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT, ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS ABOUT, ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS UPDATE. UPDATE. THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS THIS THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS THIS MORNING AS THE STATE OF MORNING AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS DECLARED A STATE CALIFORNIA HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY. OF EMERGENCY. CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE FIRST CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE FIRST DEATH FROM CORONAVIRUS OUTSIDE DEATH FROM CORONAVIRUS OUTSIDE WASHINGTON STATE WHICH IS A MAN WASHINGTON STATE WHICH IS A MAN WHO FIRST GOT SICK ON A CRUISE WHO FIRST GOT SICK ON A CRUISE SHIP. SHIP. THAT SHIP IS NOW BEING HELD OFF THAT SHIP IS NOW BEING HELD OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST UNTIL THEY THE CALIFORNIA COAST UNTIL THEY CAN SCREEN EVERYONE. CAN SCREEN EVERYONE. MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS IN KING MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON — THAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON — THAT INCLUDES SEATTLE AND TECH GIANTS INCLUDES SEATTLE AND TECH GIANTS LIKE AMAZON, FACEBOOK, LIKE AMAZON, FACEBOOK, MICROSOFT, THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE MICROSOFT, THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE WHO CAN WORK FROM HOME TO STAY WHO CAN WORK FROM HOME TO STAY AT HOME AND WORK FROM HOME. AT HOME AND WORK FROM HOME. MAJOR AIRLINES INCLUDING UNITED MAJOR AIRLINES INCLUDING UNITED AND JETBLUE. AND JETBLUE. THEY’RE ANNOUNCING PLANS TO CUT THEY’RE ANNOUNCING PLANS TO CUT FLIGHTS INSIDE THE U.S. AND FLIGHTS INSIDE THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. INTERNATIONALLY. THERE WAS AN AIRLINE IN GREAT THERE WAS AN AIRLINE IN GREAT BRITAIN THAT FOLDED THIS MORNING BRITAIN THAT FOLDED THIS MORNING ACCORDING TO TOM COSTELLO DUE IN ACCORDING TO TOM COSTELLO DUE IN PART TO THE CORONAVIRUS. PART TO THE CORONAVIRUS. >> TALKED TO SOMEBODY IN LOGAN >> TALKED TO SOMEBODY IN LOGAN YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. THEY SAID IT WAS TOTALLY QUIET. THEY SAID IT WAS TOTALLY QUIET. THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. I THINK PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED, I THINK PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED, RIGHT? RIGHT? THEY’RE LIKE, SHOULD I GET ON A THEY’RE LIKE, SHOULD I GET ON A PLANE, SHOULD I NOT? PLANE, SHOULD I NOT? EVERYBODY ON THE PLANE IS WIPING EVERYBODY ON THE PLANE IS WIPING THE PLANE DOWN. THE PLANE DOWN. PEOPLE IN HOTELS LIKE MYSELF, PEOPLE IN HOTELS LIKE MYSELF, WHAT CAN YOU TOUCH, WHAT SHOULD WHAT CAN YOU TOUCH, WHAT SHOULD YOU NOT TOUCH? YOU NOT TOUCH? EVERYBODY SAYS JUST KIND OF EVERYBODY SAYS JUST KIND OF RELAX, GO ABOUT YOUR DAY RELAX, GO ABOUT YOUR DAY NORMALLY. NORMALLY. THEN WE’RE ALL HERE SAYING STATE THEN WE’RE ALL HERE SAYING STATE OF EMERGENCY. OF EMERGENCY. SO IT’S CHALLENGING. SO IT’S CHALLENGING. >> LET’S BRING IN DR. NATALIE >> LET’S BRING IN DR. NATALIE ACZAR. ACZAR. SHE’S BECOME OUR CORONAVIRUS SHE’S BECOME OUR CORONAVIRUS EXPERT. EXPERT. YOU’RE AT STAFF MEETINGS AND YOU’RE AT STAFF MEETINGS AND IT’S ALL ANY OF THE STAFF WANTS IT’S ALL ANY OF THE STAFF WANTS TO TALK ABOUT. TO TALK ABOUT. WE HAD PRODUCERS IN THE WE HAD PRODUCERS IN THE EDITORIAL MEETING WHO HAD EDITORIAL MEETING WHO HAD QUESTIONS AND THEY THOUGHT, QUESTIONS AND THEY THOUGHT, WELL, THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT MAKE WELL, THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT MAKE FOR A GOOD SEGMENT. FOR A GOOD SEGMENT. LET’S ASK OUR QUESTIONS. LET’S ASK OUR QUESTIONS. THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE SAME THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS WATCHING QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS WATCHING AND LISTENING. AND LISTENING. OUR SENIOR PRODUCER CECELIA IS OUR SENIOR PRODUCER CECELIA IS UP FIRST. UP FIRST. >> I LIVE IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL >> I LIVE IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD WITH RAGES RANGING HOUSEHOLD WITH RAGES RANGING FROM 9 TO 75. FROM 9 TO 75. IF ONE OF US GETS SICK, HOW DO I IF ONE OF US GETS SICK, HOW DO I MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE STAYS MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE STAYS HEALTHY? HEALTHY? >> OKAY. >> OKAY. CDC HAS GUIDANCE ON THIS. CDC HAS GUIDANCE ON THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE MAY ALL THIS IS SOMETHING WE MAY ALL EXPERIENCE AT SOME POINT. EXPERIENCE AT SOME POINT. THE NUMBER ONE THING TO DO IS TO THE NUMBER ONE THING TO DO IS TO DESIGNATE AN AREA IN THE HOUSE DESIGNATE AN AREA IN THE HOUSE FOR THAT SICK PERSON. FOR THAT SICK PERSON. SO SOMEONE WHO HAS CORONAVIRUS SO SOMEONE WHO HAS CORONAVIRUS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, IDEALLY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, IDEALLY THEY’RE IN A ROOM ALL TO THEY’RE IN A ROOM ALL TO THEMSELVES. THEMSELVES. >> YOU QUARANTINE THEM? >> YOU QUARANTINE THEM? >> BASICALLY. >> BASICALLY. QUARANTINE IS FOR PEOPLE THAT QUARANTINE IS FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN’T SICK BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AREN’T SICK BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED. EXPOSED. THIS IS CALLED ISOLATION WHEN THIS IS CALLED ISOLATION WHEN IT’S A SICK PERSON. IT’S A SICK PERSON. YOU WANT ONE PERSON TO TAKE CARE YOU WANT ONE PERSON TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PERSON GOING IN AND OUT, OF THAT PERSON GOING IN AND OUT, NOT MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE NOT MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD. HOUSEHOLD. IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PERSON GOING IN AND OUT THE PERSON GOING IN AND OUT EITHER WEAR GLOVES AND AS SOON EITHER WEAR GLOVES AND AS SOON AS THEY TAKE THEM OFF, WASH AS THEY TAKE THEM OFF, WASH HANDS GOING IN, WASH HANDS GOING HANDS GOING IN, WASH HANDS GOING OUT. OUT. USE HAND SANITIZER ON THE WAY USE HAND SANITIZER ON THE WAY IN, USE HAND SANITIZER ON THE IN, USE HAND SANITIZER ON THE WAY OUT. WAY OUT. >> JUST LIKE A HOSPITAL. >> JUST LIKE A HOSPITAL. >> BASICALLY CREATING WHAT WE >> BASICALLY CREATING WHAT WE WOULD DO IN THE HOSPITAL. WOULD DO IN THE HOSPITAL. THAT HAS HAD THE MINIMUM NUMBER THAT HAS HAD THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TREATING OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TREATING A PATIENT. A PATIENT. YOU WANT THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF YOU WANT THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN CONTACT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN CONTACT WITH THAT PERSON. WITH THAT PERSON. DR. JOHN DID A GREAT JOB ON DR. JOHN DID A GREAT JOB ON DISINFECTING. DISINFECTING. INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, DOOR INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, DOOR HANDLES, SINKS, KNOBS, REMOTES. HANDLES, SINKS, KNOBS, REMOTES. ANYTHING THAT COULD COME INTO ANYTHING THAT COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PERSON GOING IN CONTACT WITH THE PERSON GOING IN AND OUT. AND OUT. >> IS THAT PERSON, DR. AZAR, >> IS THAT PERSON, DR. AZAR, THINKS THEY MIGHT HAVE A THINKS THEY MIGHT HAVE A CORONAVIRUS, GO TO THE HOSPITAL CORONAVIRUS, GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR ISOLATE THEM IN YOUR HOUSE? OR ISOLATE THEM IN YOUR HOUSE? >> IF YOU’RE WELL ENOUGH TO BE >> IF YOU’RE WELL ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AT HOME, AND THERE TAKEN CARE OF AT HOME, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE, ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOUNGER, OTHERWISE HEALTHY, YOU YOUNGER, OTHERWISE HEALTHY, YOU DON’T NEED HOSPITAL CARE FOR DON’T NEED HOSPITAL CARE FOR THIS. THIS. IT’S ACTUALLY NOT TO BE BETTER IT’S ACTUALLY NOT TO BE BETTER TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE YOU’RE TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE YOU’RE EXPOSING OTHER PATIENTS AND EXPOSING OTHER PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERSMENT YOU HEALTH CARE WORKERSMENT YOU MIGHT NOT NEED THAT DEGREE OF MIGHT NOT NEED THAT DEGREE OF MEDICAL CARE. MEDICAL CARE. >> IF SOMEONE HAS THE FLU AND >> IF SOMEONE HAS THE FLU AND MOTT THE CORONAVIRUS, YOU DON’T MOTT THE CORONAVIRUS, YOU DON’T WANT TO ISOLATE THEM. WANT TO ISOLATE THEM. >> NO. >> NO. WE DON’T ISOLATE FLU. WE DON’T ISOLATE FLU. WE’VE BECOME VERY COMPLACENT WE’VE BECOME VERY COMPLACENT ABOUT FLU. ABOUT FLU. BUT THIS WE KNOW IS MORE BUT THIS WE KNOW IS MORE CONTAGIOUS THAN THE FLU. CONTAGIOUS THAN THE FLU. AS THIS EVOLVES, I THINK WE’RE AS THIS EVOLVES, I THINK WE’RE SAYING ISOLATE THOSE FOLKS. SAYING ISOLATE THOSE FOLKS. >> OUR NEXT QUESTION FROM >> OUR NEXT QUESTION FROM ANOTHER PRODUCER, THIS IS KATE. ANOTHER PRODUCER, THIS IS KATE. >> HI, DR. AZAR, WHAT HAPPENS IF >> HI, DR. AZAR, WHAT HAPPENS IF ALL THE DISINFECTANT WIPES ARE ALL THE DISINFECTANT WIPES ARE SOLD OUT, DO I JUST CRACK OPEN SOLD OUT, DO I JUST CRACK OPEN THE LIQUOR CABINET? THE LIQUOR CABINET? >> SO I LOVE THIS QUESTION. >> SO I LOVE THIS QUESTION. BY THE WAY, MY COLLEAGUE JUST BY THE WAY, MY COLLEAGUE JUST TEXTED ME THIS MORNING. TEXTED ME THIS MORNING. SHE’S LIKE HERE ARE MAKEUP SHE’S LIKE HERE ARE MAKEUP REMOVERS, STOP USING YOUR WET REMOVERS, STOP USING YOUR WET ONES. ONES. YES, THEY ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY YES, THEY ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY WHICH IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE. WHICH IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE. HERE I WOULD SAY, YES, YOU CAN HERE I WOULD SAY, YES, YOU CAN GO TO TODAY.COM, GO TO CDC, GO TO TODAY.COM, GO TO CDC, MULTIPLE REGISTERED MULTIPLE REGISTERED DISINFECTANTS YOU CAN USE. DISINFECTANTS YOU CAN USE. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN DILUTED YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN DILUTED BLEACH SOLUTION, FIVE BLEACH SOLUTION, FIVE TABLESPOONS OF BLEACH TO A TABLESPOONS OF BLEACH TO A GALLON OF WATER OR FOUR GALLON OF WATER OR FOUR TEASPOONS OF BLEACH TO A QUART TEASPOONS OF BLEACH TO A QUART OF WATER. OF WATER. THERE YOU HAVE A DISINFECTANT. THERE YOU HAVE A DISINFECTANT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE JUST THE YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE JUST THE WIPES. WIPES. >> DR. OZ WAS SAYING IT’S ABOUT >> DR. OZ WAS SAYING IT’S ABOUT THE FINGERTIPS. THE FINGERTIPS. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS UNDER >> WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS UNDER THE NAILS. THE NAILS. HE DID A GREAT JOB SHOWING HOW HE DID A GREAT JOB SHOWING HOW SURGEONS DO GOING INTO THE O.R. SURGEONS DO GOING INTO THE O.R. >> ONCE WE’RE ON THE OTHER SIDE >> ONCE WE’RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS, THAT’S MY BIG TAKEAWAY, OF THIS, THAT’S MY BIG TAKEAWAY, I DON’T THINK WE’VE BEEN WASHING I DON’T THINK WE’VE BEEN WASHING OUR HANDS WELL AS A SOCIETY. OUR HANDS WELL AS A SOCIETY. >> VERY HAVEN’T BEEN SCRUBBING. >> VERY HAVEN’T BEEN SCRUBBING. >> UNDER YOUR NAILS, YEAH. >> UNDER YOUR NAILS, YEAH. >> BY THE WAY, THAT WAS KATE. >> BY THE WAY, THAT WAS KATE. THIS IS AMANDA. THIS IS AMANDA. >> HEY, DR. AZAR, I HAVE A >> HEY, DR. AZAR, I HAVE A VACATION BOOKED NEXT MONTH AND I VACATION BOOKED NEXT MONTH AND I REAL WILL I WANT TO GO ON IT. REAL WILL I WANT TO GO ON IT. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN BE DOING IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN BE DOING NOW TO HELP BOOST MY IMMUNITY NOW TO HELP BOOST MY IMMUNITY AND KEEP MYSELF HEALTHY? AND KEEP MYSELF HEALTHY? >> I THINK — HERE I WISH I >> I THINK — HERE I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU THIS MAGIC BULLET COULD GIVE YOU THIS MAGIC BULLET ON IMMUNE BOOSTERS. ON IMMUNE BOOSTERS. I THINK REGULAR STUFF APPLIES I THINK REGULAR STUFF APPLIES HERE. HERE. YOU’RE WASHING YOUR HANDS ALL YOU’RE WASHING YOUR HANDS ALL THE TIME. THE TIME. YOU’RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOU’RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR DIET. YOUR DIET. A LOT OF IMMUNE-BOOSTING FRUITS A LOT OF IMMUNE-BOOSTING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OUT THERE, HAND AND VEGETABLES OUT THERE, HAND SANITIZING ALL OF THAT STUFF, SANITIZING ALL OF THAT STUFF, SLEEP AND STRESS. SLEEP AND STRESS. I WILL MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT AIR I WILL MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT AIR TRAVEL BECAUSE THAT’S A QUESTION TRAVEL BECAUSE THAT’S A QUESTION I’M GETTING A LOT. I’M GETTING A LOT. IS THE AIR CABIN CONDUCIVE TO IS THE AIR CABIN CONDUCIVE TO TRANSMITTING CONTAGIOUS TRANSMITTING CONTAGIOUS DISEASES? DISEASES? HAPPILY MANY AIRPLANES ARE HAPPILY MANY AIRPLANES ARE ACTUALLY EQUIPPED WITH THESE ACTUALLY EQUIPPED WITH THESE HEPA FILTERS, THEY FILTER HEPA FILTERS, THEY FILTER CIRCULATED AIR 20 TO 30 TIMES AN CIRCULATED AIR 20 TO 30 TIMES AN HOUR AND CAN REALLY REMOVE HOUR AND CAN REALLY REMOVE ALMOST LIKE 99 POINT SOMETHING ALMOST LIKE 99 POINT SOMETHING PERCENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER. PERCENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER. I WASN’T EVEN AWARE OF THAT. I WASN’T EVEN AWARE OF THAT. THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT TRAVEL THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT TRAVEL IS NOT SO MUCH YOU MIGHT GET IS NOT SO MUCH YOU MIGHT GET SICK ON THE AIRPLANE. SICK ON THE AIRPLANE. YOU MAY GET STUCK IN THE PLACE YOU MAY GET STUCK IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU TRAVELED. WHERE YOU TRAVELED. IF YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED SOME IF YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED SOME PLACE, YOU MAY BE IN QUARANTINE PLACE, YOU MAY BE IN QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS. FOR TWO WEEKS. YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR ACCOUNT IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR WORK, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COME HOME RIGHT AWAY. COME HOME RIGHT AWAY. >> QUICKLY, ZINC TABLETS, PEOPLE >> QUICKLY, ZINC TABLETS, PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME ZINC TABLETS. HAVE TOLD ME ZINC TABLETS. >> I THINK ZINC AND EMERGENCY >> I THINK ZINC AND EMERGENCY SEE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY’RE SEE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY’RE ANTIOXIDANTS OR ANTIOXIDANTS OR ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES, MAYBE THEY ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES, MAYBE THEY CAN DO A LITTLE TO BOOST YOUR CAN DO A LITTLE TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IN GENERAL. IMMUNE SYSTEM IN GENERAL. BUT I WOULDN’T BANK ON THAT. BUT I WOULDN’T BANK ON THAT. >> ZRUB MY FINGERS. >> ZRUB MY FINGERS. I’M GOING TO WASH MY HANDS AND I’M GOING TO WASH MY HANDS AND SCRUB. SCRUB. >> I KNOW WE’VE GOT SOME OF THAT >> I KNOW WE’VE GOT SOME OF THAT HAND SANITIZER AROUND HERE.
