THREE POSSIBLE CASES HERE IN MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN. KAREN DREW IS HERE WITH THE

KAREN DREW IS HERE WITH THE LATEST ON WHERE THE INDIVIDUALS

LATEST ON WHERE THE INDIVIDUALS ARE FROM.

ARE FROM. >> KAREN: KIM AND DENVER, TWO

>> KAREN: KIM AND DENVER, TWO PEOPLE FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY AND

PEOPLE FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY AND ONE FROM MACOMB COUNTY, AND ALL

ONE FROM MACOMB COUNTY, AND ALL THREE TRAVELED TO WUHAN, CHINA.

THREE TRAVELED TO WUHAN, CHINA. SAMPLES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE

SAMPLES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE C.D.C. FOR TESTING AND WE’VE

C.D.C. FOR TESTING AND WE’VE SPOKEN ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE

SPOKEN ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE PATIENTS AND NOW THEY’RE DOING

PATIENTS AND NOW THEY’RE DOING NOW.

NOW. >> THE CASES PRESENTED WITH MILD

>> THE CASES PRESENTED WITH MILD ILLNESS AND AT THIS TIME THEY’RE

ILLNESS AND AT THIS TIME THEY’RE SELF-ISOLATED AND NOT OUT

SELF-ISOLATED AND NOT OUT SPREADING GERMS TO ANYONE AND

SPREADING GERMS TO ANYONE AND THEIR CLOSE CONTACTS ARE MON

THEIR CLOSE CONTACTS ARE MON STOREMON--

STOREMON-- MONITORED BY THE CONTACTS.

MONITORED BY THE CONTACTS. >> AND THEY’RE MONITORED BY

>> AND THEY’RE MONITORED BY C.D.C.

C.D.C. >> THEY DO HAVE CASES COMING IN

>> THEY DO HAVE CASES COMING IN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE

FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE KNOW THERE WERE AT LEAST 50

KNOW THERE WERE AT LEAST 50 OTHER CASES THAT HAD BEEN

OTHER CASES THAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED ALREADY.

SUBMITTED ALREADY. >> KAREN: THE POSSIBLE MICHIGAN

>> KAREN: THE POSSIBLE MICHIGAN CASES COME AS A SECOND AMERICAN

CASES COME AS A SECOND AMERICAN CASE WAS CONFIRMED IN CHICAGO.

CASE WAS CONFIRMED IN CHICAGO. >> THE PATIENT IS A WOMAN IN HER

>> THE PATIENT IS A WOMAN IN HER 60’S.

60’S. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I’M PLEASED TO

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I’M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT SHE IS CLINICALLY

REPORT THAT SHE IS CLINICALLY DOING WELL AND IS IN STABLE

DOING WELL AND IS IN STABLE CONDITION.

CONDITION. SHE TRAVELED TO WUHAN, CHINA IN

SHE TRAVELED TO WUHAN, CHINA IN LATE DECEMBER AND RETURNED TO

LATE DECEMBER AND RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON JANUARY 13TH.

THE U.S. ON JANUARY 13TH. >> THE FIRST AMERICAN CASE, A

>> THE FIRST AMERICAN CASE, A MAN IN HIS 30’S IN WASHINGTON

MAN IN HIS 30’S IN WASHINGTON STATE REMAINS HOSPITALIZED

STATE REMAINS HOSPITALIZED TODAY.

TODAY. BUT IS ALSO SAID TO BE DOING

BUT IS ALSO SAID TO BE DOING WELL.

WELL. THE MESSAGE ECHOED BY PUBLIC

THE MESSAGE ECHOED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ACROSS THE

HEALTH OFFICIALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. >> THERE’S NOTHING THAT PEOPLE

>> THERE’S NOTHING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO PANIC ABOUT OR WORRY

NEED TO PANIC ABOUT OR WORRY ABOUT, THEY CONTINUE TO USE

ABOUT, THEY CONTINUE TO USE PRECAUTIONS LIKE THEY WOULD ANY

PRECAUTIONS LIKE THEY WOULD ANY OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT,

OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT, INCLUDING THE FLU OR THE COMMON

INCLUDING THE FLU OR THE COMMON COLD.

COLD. WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP

WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP AND WATER, AND MAKE SURE THAT

AND WATER, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE COVERING YOUR COUGH.

YOU’RE COVERING YOUR COUGH. IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME.

IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME. >> KAREN: THE STATE HEALTH

>> KAREN: THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’VE RECEIVED

DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’VE RECEIVED OTHER REFERRALS FOR EVALUATION,

OTHER REFERRALS FOR EVALUATION, BUT THESE THREE PATIENTS WERE

BUT THESE THREE PATIENTS WERE THE ONLY ONES EXHIBITING

THE ONLY ONES EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS AND HAD TRAVELED TO