UNTIL THEN, KAREN, WE’LL SEND YOU THROUGH MORE NEWS OF THE

YOU THROUGH MORE NEWS OF THE DAY.

DAY. >> KAREN: THANK YOU.

>> KAREN: THANK YOU. PAULA TUTMAN, SCHOOLS ARE

PAULA TUTMAN, SCHOOLS ARE PREPARING AND SHARING SAFETY

PREPARING AND SHARING SAFETY INFORMATION AND TRYING TO AVOID

INFORMATION AND TRYING TO AVOID BACKLASH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

BACKLASH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PAULA.

PAULA. >> PAULA: YEAH, HI KAREN AND

>> PAULA: YEAH, HI KAREN AND KIMBERLY.

KIMBERLY. SCHOOLS ARE TAKING THIS VERY,

SCHOOLS ARE TAKING THIS VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT

VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT IN MICHIGAN,

UNDERSTANDING THAT IN MICHIGAN, THIS IS NOT AN ACUTE CRISIS.

THIS IS NOT AN ACUTE CRISIS. SO, HERE IS THE SITUATION TODAY.

SO, HERE IS THE SITUATION TODAY. NOW, NOT NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS

NOW, NOT NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, BUT CERTAINLY TODAY.

FROM NOW, BUT CERTAINLY TODAY. WHAT I GET IS A SENSE THAT THEIR

WHAT I GET IS A SENSE THAT THEIR BIGGER FEAR IS HOW HUMANS WILL

BIGGER FEAR IS HOW HUMANS WILL TREAT OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BASED

TREAT OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BASED ON FEARS.

ON FEARS. THE WORLD IS CONSIDERED A PETRY

THE WORLD IS CONSIDERED A PETRY DISH WHEN IT COMES TO THE

DISH WHEN IT COMES TO THE COVID-19 STRAIN OF THE

COVID-19 STRAIN OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. TODAY MICHIGAN GOVERNOR GRETCHEN

TODAY MICHIGAN GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER HELD A ROUND TABLE TO

WHITMER HELD A ROUND TABLE TO DISCUSS THE STATE’S ACTIONS.

DISCUSS THE STATE’S ACTIONS. WHILE THERE ARE NO CASES IN

WHILE THERE ARE NO CASES IN MICHIGAN, THERE MUST BE PLANNING

MICHIGAN, THERE MUST BE PLANNING AND PROACTIVE PLANNING.

AND PROACTIVE PLANNING. THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR

THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE STATE.

THE STATE. >> GIVEN THAT WE KNOW IT IS

>> GIVEN THAT WE KNOW IT IS LIKELY WE WILL SEE MORE CASES IN

LIKELY WE WILL SEE MORE CASES IN THE U.S. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING

THE U.S. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AND USE ALL THE PUBLIC

WE CAN AND USE ALL THE PUBLIC HEALTH TOOLS WE HAVE TO SLOW THE

HEALTH TOOLS WE HAVE TO SLOW THE SPREAD.

SPREAD. >> AREA SCHOOLS ARE ALSO PICKING

>> AREA SCHOOLS ARE ALSO PICKING UP THE MANTLE, KEEPING AN EYE ON

UP THE MANTLE, KEEPING AN EYE ON THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF THE

THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF THE DISEASE, AGAIN, THUS FAR IN

DISEASE, AGAIN, THUS FAR IN MICHIGAN, A CONFIRMED FIVE

MICHIGAN, A CONFIRMED FIVE PEOPLE BEING MONITORED FOR THE

PEOPLE BEING MONITORED FOR THE VIRUS TESTED NEGATIVE AND

VIRUS TESTED NEGATIVE AND PARENTS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON

PARENTS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON NEWS REPORTS.

NEWS REPORTS. >> I’M KEEPING UP ON IT MYSELF

>> I’M KEEPING UP ON IT MYSELF ON THE NEWS.

ON THE NEWS. >> SO SCHOOLS HAVE TIME TO TAKE

>> SO SCHOOLS HAVE TIME TO TAKE THE MEASURE TO DO EXTRA

THE MEASURE TO DO EXTRA EDUCATION.

EDUCATION. SAFE BEHAVIORS TO AVOID THE

SAFE BEHAVIORS TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF ANY GERMS, BE IT COLD,

SPREAD OF ANY GERMS, BE IT COLD, FLU OR ANYTHING ELSE.

FLU OR ANYTHING ELSE. >> YOU WANT KIDDOS TO WATCH

>> YOU WANT KIDDOS TO WATCH THEIR HANDS, TO MAKE SURE

THEIR HANDS, TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE NOT DRINKING OFF OF EACH

THEY’RE NOT DRINKING OFF OF EACH OTHER AND ALL OF THOSE SAFETY

OTHER AND ALL OF THOSE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT WE TALK ABOUT

PRECAUTIONS THAT WE TALK ABOUT EVERY YEAR, SO WE SHOULD STILL

EVERY YEAR, SO WE SHOULD STILL BE DOING THAT, BUT ALSO, HAVING

BE DOING THAT, BUT ALSO, HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT IF

THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT IF SOMEONE DOES LOOK ILL, IF THEY

SOMEONE DOES LOOK ILL, IF THEY ARE COUGHING, THAT YOU SHOULD

ARE COUGHING, THAT YOU SHOULD NOT MISSTREET THEM.

NOT MISSTREET THEM. >> SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING ARE

>> SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING ARE BEING DISSUADED, BUT NOT

BEING DISSUADED, BUT NOT KINDNESS.

KINDNESS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REMINDING

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REMINDING STUDENTS AND PARENTS THE BEST

STUDENTS AND PARENTS THE BEST WAY TO STEM A POTENTIAL WAVE OF

WAY TO STEM A POTENTIAL WAVE OF FEAR AND PREMATURE PANIC IS IN

FEAR AND PREMATURE PANIC IS IN THEIR BEHAVIORS.

THEIR BEHAVIORS. WHILE THE DISEASE DID ORIGINATE

WHILE THE DISEASE DID ORIGINATE IN MAINLAND CHINA WHAT THEY

IN MAINLAND CHINA WHAT THEY DON’T WANT IS FOR IT BLAME TO BE

DON’T WANT IS FOR IT BLAME TO BE PLACED ON ASIAN STUDENTS,

PLACED ON ASIAN STUDENTS, SNIFFLING STUDENTS FOR ANY

SNIFFLING STUDENTS FOR ANY REASONS.

REASONS. >> WE’RE CONCERNED FOR

>> WE’RE CONCERNED FOR EVERYONE’S WELL-BEING.

EVERYONE’S WELL-BEING. WE DON’T WANT TO TARGET ANYONE’S

WE DON’T WANT TO TARGET ANYONE’S RACIAL GROUPS AND OUR

RACIAL GROUPS AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND HEALTH

ADMINISTRATORS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, MAKING SURE WE

PROFESSIONALS, MAKING SURE WE STAY UP-TO-DATE WHAT’S GOING ON.

STAY UP-TO-DATE WHAT’S GOING ON. ON THE FRONT LINE FOR THE

ON THE FRONT LINE FOR THE SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO BE TALKING

SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO OUR KIDS ABOUT TREATING

TO OUR KIDS ABOUT TREATING EVERYONE WITH RESPECT.

EVERYONE WITH RESPECT. >> SO JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, I

>> SO JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, I ALSO GOT A WRITTEN STATEMENT

ALSO GOT A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE OAKLAND COUNTY

FROM THE OAKLAND COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR. WANDA COOK ROBINSON WHO

WANDA COOK ROBINSON WHO BASICALLY DISCUSSES THE URGENCY

BASICALLY DISCUSSES THE URGENCY IN PUTTING TOGETHER A

IN PUTTING TOGETHER A COUNTY-WIDE COHESIVE PLAN AND

COUNTY-WIDE COHESIVE PLAN AND WHILE IT’S A CHALLENGING TIME,

WHILE IT’S A CHALLENGING TIME, THIS IS A DEVELOPING, FLUID

THIS IS A DEVELOPING, FLUID SITUATION AND SHE WANTS TO

SITUATION AND SHE WANTS TO ASSURE PARENTS THAT A PLAN IS

ASSURE PARENTS THAT A PLAN IS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE ENTIRE

BEING WORKED ON FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

COUNTY. KAREN.

KAREN. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, PAULA

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, PAULA AND TONIGHT AT 5:00, ROD MELONI

AND TONIGHT AT 5:00, ROD MELONI IS GOING TO TAKE US INSIDE AT

IS GOING TO TAKE US INSIDE AT THAT STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

THAT STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO SEE HOW IT’S GEARING

CENTER TO SEE HOW IT’S GEARING UP AND THEN AT 5:30, WILL WARMER

UP AND THEN AT 5:30, WILL WARMER WEATHER HELP STOP THE

WEATHER HELP STOP THE CORONAVIRUS?

CORONAVIRUS? THAT’S A VIEWER QUESTION THAT

THAT’S A VIEWER QUESTION THAT DR. McGEORGE WILL ANSWER AND AT

DR. McGEORGE WILL ANSWER AND AT 6:00 PAULA RETURNS WITH A LOOK

6:00 PAULA RETURNS WITH A LOOK AT THE STEPS MICHIGAN COLLEGE

AT THE STEPS MICHIGAN COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE TAKING.

CAMPUSES ARE TAKING. YOU CAN TRACK ALL THE NEW