Second Coronavirus Death In US Announced As Crisis Deepens | TODAY

okay yeah and by the way he got the flu shot just for those of you wondering and we want to get right to this breaking news it's the corona virus outbreak this morning overnight a

second

death

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in the United States, a man from Washington state in the same hospital where the first victim died, meanwhile, New York City now has its first confirmed case and also this morning the CDC is ready to expand testing that would allow hundreds of Laboratories are testing for the

coronavirus

and identifying potential patients, which could mean numbers really skyrocket as Americans bracing for the worst major drug change in supermarkets struggle to stock items like hand sanitizer and bottled water. on the shelves.

We're covering every angle of this story and there's plenty of trailers coming to boot. tomorrow with NBC national correspondent Miguel Almaguer Miguel good morning to you Savannah, good morning as we begin to approach one hundred corona virus cases in the United States. 13 of those cases are here in Washington state alone, including the two

death

s you mentioned in recent years. weeks officials say the corona virus strain may have gone undetected in this state for weeks and now they are also trying to contain the outbreak overnight in Washington state a

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corona virus-related death the victim a man about 70-year-old with underlying health problems In the Seattle area, the announcement comes just a day after the first U.S.

coronavirus

death in the same state, a man in his 50s also with underlying health problems.

Researchers say a genetically similar strain of the virus may have been spreading in Washington state undetected for nearly six weeks, the victim in his 70s resided at this nursing home near Seattle, where officials are now investigating. a possible outbreak after six people here tested positive for the virus. Now more than 50 residents and staff are experiencing symptoms and awaiting testing. staff member who lives here, so there is a lot of concern, of course, in Texas, new fears of possible public exposure after a patient was actually quarantined for several weeks, but overnight a test lab tested positive for the virus despite two previous negative results that The person is now back in quarantine again with several schools closed

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after concerns that infected employees or students may have been inside until now, at least for us , the coronavirus cases have been contracted through community spread, meaning that none of the patients have traveled to a highly infected country or are known to have been in direct contact with someone who has the virus.

The first woman at this Sacramento hospital is believed to have infected at least two healthcare workers who came into contact with her. Now the corona virus is in at least 13 states, including one new case. In New York, a woman in her 30s who lives in Manhattan and recently traveled to an infected area confirmed overnight. The president seeks to ease fears in a rare Saturday news conference. The country is prepared for any circumstance, but as the virus spreads from coast to coast. The next challenge may be containing an outbreak in recent days at grocery stores and stores across the country.

There has been a major shortage of supplies. Many retailers are reporting everything from hand sanitizer to masks where they may be available, officials said later this afternoon. Here in Washington State they are hoping to hold a press conference to update the latest information as more quarantined people in California who were evacuated from overseas will be released from Travis Savannah Air Force Base. Alright, let's go to Washington state. To start, thank you very much, the spread of the corona virus is also having a major impact on some of the most iconic places in the world. This morning, the Louvre museum is closed for the second day in a row and officials in Italy have reported 50%. rising cases there NBC chief world correspondent Bill Neely is on the bill to enforce the law.

Good morning to you, good morning, Craig. Well, the mood matches the weather here quite gloomy. More deaths in Italy. Churches are still closed in France and Germany. A dramatic rise in cases and for the first time the number of cases worldwide has surpassed 3,000, it is currently the most contagious virus in the world and has closed the world's most visited museum at the Louvre in Paris. Long lines, but no entry staff for fear of tourists worried that the virus has gone viral. Cases have skyrocketed. France's Health Minister advised people not to kiss or shake hands when meeting as President Macron did days ago with Italy's leader.

In Italy and Germany, the infection rate almost doubled in one day. Italy now reports almost 1,600 cases and 34 deaths. The World Health Organization advises anyone. over 60 years old or with underlying conditions that are hundreds of millions around the world to avoid crowded areas day by day we see that we know from the closure of Portunity in South Korea another large wave of infections, the entire population urged to stay at home , the leader of a religious sect apologized

today

two-thirds of the country's cases are linked to his group the Capitals Mert filing murder charges against him the Pope canceled the annual retreat today he coughed and sneezed praying in Rome on Sunday the Vatican says he has a cold, not the virus in Israel today voting in the country elections with special polling stations for voters we have been quarantined the Caribbean has its first infection an Italian tourist in the Dominican Republic Australia and Thailand report their first deaths in China lowest number of new cases in a month a bright spot in a gloomy

crisis

More than 60 countries are now fighting the virus, so that's more than 60 countries, but remember that many of those countries have only one or two cases and most of those cases, in fact, 80% are just mild infections, sometimes without any symptoms, which is why authorities worldwide say no.

Don't panic, but they also say these are critical days in the fight against the spread of this virus, guys, I tell you, our chief world correspondent, Bill Neely, forced there in Milan, Bill Think, and now he's with us NBC medical contributor Dr. Joseph Fair is a leading virologist and was actually on the front lines of containing the Ebola outbreak in Africa Dr. Good morning, good to have with us, so this notion that the CDC has now lowered the criteria so that more people can get tested to see if they potentially have the corona virus, that means we could see the numbers actually go up, what is the impact of that decision, in fact, that is presumably what we will see and I would almost say that is certainly what we will see, the more we test this, the more we will be able to see overnight that we have gone from two states to seven states. which has active cases and are being tested by local public health laboratories that have not yet been confirmed by the CDC.

Here's the thing, although many of the symptoms sound like a common cold, they sound like the flu, how can you determine if you have the corona virus? Who? You should get tested, you personally can't because of the same rooms that you just mentioned, you know it's going to present like the common cold, it's going to present like the common flu, so what you need to do is go to your primary care doctor and get those ruled out first of all get a flu shot because that way it helps us rule out the flu to begin with and then go to your doctor if you have the common cold they will give you a test to see if it is the common form of the coronavirus cold because we are in middle of cold and flu season and that will mean you will step up if you test negative but still have all the symptoms that would indicate you probably need to get tested for Kovin 19.

Yes, there are reports that this virus can be asymptomatic and, as you know, he's not showing any symptoms, which raises the possibility that he's already here and people don't even know or know that he has it. Do you think it's a fairly likely possibility? Oh, absolutely, and you know that, just like with the common cold, it ranges from mild to moderate; in fact, most cases are mild to moderate and 15 to 20 percent or where we're seeing the severe disease, the severe acute respiratory illness of those people asking for a friend. Who will just live with the common cold?

You are going to work and move on. This is the time when you should, if you have a cold, go see your doctor and get the rules about coronavirus. We absolutely recommend it every year, but it's more important. this year than ever to do that very quickly doctor fear, what else should we do that we are not doing to prevent this outbreak from getting worse? It really comes down to the individual and it's each of our responsibilities, so increase your handwashing. use things like tissues to press elevator buttons, hold on to handrails, etc., if you are flying and don't have the option not to ride, wipe down that seat with a Clorox wipe or lice wipe, etc., wipe down your table of commerce, etc., because when they clean a plane they are not disinfecting the planes those masks those masks work at any level the masks work but they work for healthcare professionals because we are trained in what we call infection prevention and control that most of people don't I don't know how to use a normal surgical mask and a surgical mask doesn't protect you from a respiratory illness, it's more to protect the open body of your patient that you know is going to have surgery, okay dr.

Farris, thank you, we've seen many of you appreciate it. Anyone can see more information about the impact of the outbreak, including the nosedive on Wall Street, here. NBC Senior Business Correspondent Stephanie Ruhle is also with us this morning. I know she spent much of the weekend talking. To Business and Finance leaders after last week's huge losses, the worst week since 2008, what are you telling them now? How are you prepared to move forward this week? Honestly, they are less focused on stock performance and are really taking huge precautionary measures to ensure safety. Only on Friday Bill Gates said this could be the once-in-a-lifetime virus we feared.

Hopefully it won't be, but until we know we need to operate as such and we're seeing companies around the world limiting travel, canceling trips, canceling meetings. events if you run a global business I spoke to a tech CEO with 30,000 employees who reminded me that we have five percent of our business in Japan Japan has no school until the end of March, they already have many employees working from home. or not really working because now they have to take care of their children, so from a business perspective they are not thinking about what this is going to hurt their actions, they have to focus on security and think about how hard The contrast is from the House Blanca, who has been saying for days that we have this airtight, it's a hoax, the flu is worse, this is the first time you've seen a real difference, yes, well, let's talk about that because the president has talked about a cut in rates. for the federal reserve to reduce rates, which, as we know, and many other situations can make mistakes and revive the economy, is that an appropriate measure in a situation like this.

I spoke to one head of investment banking who said it just doesn't make sense right now. Right now the president's priority might be "I have to get the market moving again because he has electoral pressures that they don't have when rates are cut, the idea is that we lower rates, we can get companies to invest in the people who spend and go into debt on their faces". of what we are telling people to do with this virus. I have a public health perspective: events canceled and there are people to think about in economic terms. If you cancel an important event or move employees to work remotely, you have insurance to cover it. you have budgets, imagine if you're part of the gig economy, if you're a taxi driver, a waiter, a dog walker, a babysitter, you're going to see a serious impact and those are people who may not have a healthcare rule either.

Yes, a big domino effect, we are starting to see it for sure, thanks to both of them, in fact, we are following them.