More Live Team Coverage from d. C. To the bay area. Lets start with bob redell live for us. We are learning potentially thousands were exposed to the virus, now some tsa agents are under quarantine. Reporter they have tested positive for covid19. Unfortunately the statement doesnt answer a lot of the questions i think a lot of us want to know the answer to, namely, which security checkpoint were they working at, the one here in terminal b, at terminal a, at both of them . We dont know. How long were they contagious before they became aware they had the virus . Dont know that. Were they working behind the scenes or interacting and screening passengers . Again, not a question answered by the tsa. They confirm they are receiving medical care and all employees they came in contact with over the past 14 days are quarantined at home. The agency says it is working with the cdc, the California Department of health. As you can imagine this kind of news has made some passengers uneasy. I still n
Thats clearly what it is. From now on on this show well call the contagion what it is. Itits a pandemic that has alry hit 30 nations. It has affected people in 114 nations. More than 1,100 cases have been con nirmd this nation. 30 have died. These cases are not for a lack of testing. At least thats what the health and Human Services secretary alex azar says. Azar saying testing has always been available for americans concerned they have the wuhan virus. We have a surplus of the supply. We have 2 million in shipment or waiting for orders. Just to be really clear about this. We have always had the capacity and capability to test any individual that any Public Health official believes needed to be tested for the novel coronavirus. We just making it more convenient and localized for doctors and patients to get testing. Lou then why mass not more testing been done. According to the cdc multiple specimens are required from each patient. We asked the cdc for clarification on how many patients
Or they were taken to the Oakland Airport to return to their home states. Now officials were hoping to wrap up this whole process of getting everyone off that ship today, but things certainly taking a little while and it is possible it could take one more day. In the south bay three tsa agents who work at san jose airport have tested positive for covid19. The tsa says the officers are now receiving medical care. Were told 42 other tsa employees came into contact with them over the past 14 days and are now isolated at home. We understand the president has now walked in. Lets listen in. My fellow americans, tonight i want to speak to you about our nations unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak that started in china and is now spreading throughout the world. Today the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies and we are marshaling the full power of the federal government and the private secto
From now on on this show well call the contagion what it is. Itits a pandemic that has alry hit 30 nations. It has affected people in 114 nations. More than 1,100 cases have been con nirmd this nation. 30 have died. These cases are not for a lack of testing. At least thats what the health and Human Services secretary alex azar says. Azar saying testing has always been available for americans concerned they have the wuhan virus. We have a surplus of the supply. We have 2 million in shipment or waiting for orders. Just to be really clear about this. We have always had the capacity and capability to test any individual that any Public Health official believes needed to be tested for the novel coronavirus. We just making it more convenient and localized for doctors and patients to get testing. Lou then why mass not more testing been done. According to the cdc multiple specimens are required from each patient. We asked the cdc for clarification on how many patients have been tested and how
From now on on this show well call the contagion what it is. Itits a pandemic that has alry hit 30 nations. It has affected people in 114 nations. More than 1,100 cases have been con nirmd this nation. 30 have died. These cases are not for a lack of testing. At least thats what the health and Human Services secretary alex azar says. Azar saying testing has always been available for americans concerned they have the wuhan virus. We have a surplus of the supply. We have 2 million in shipment or waiting for orders. Just to be really clear about this. We have always had the capacity and capability to test any individual that any Public Health official believes needed to be tested for the novel coronavirus. We just making it more convenient and localized for doctors and patients to get testing. Lou then why mass not more testing been done. According to the cdc multiple specimens are required from each patient. We asked the cdc for clarification on how many patients have been tested and how