Atlanta. This is our 14th cnn global town hall coronavirus facts and fears. In the weeks since our last town hall, so much has changed in the country, including the outbreak. And though, we would all like to think that this pandemic is over, it isnt. Experts say we are far from that. We have just gotten a new estimate from the cdc, and its pretty grim. Projecting more than 135,000 deaths by coronavirus by the 11th of next month. On top of that, ten states now this week have seen record numbers of new cases, including oklahoma, where the president , as you know, is going to be holding a massive indoor rally on saturday. And we want to begin by showing you two different pandemics. The pandemic, as its been in europe, and the United States. Take a look at your screen. Two charts and the difference you see between them. On the top of the screen, thats the course in the european union. On the bottom, the course of covid in the u. S. On the top, you see cases, rising, peaking, and falling. O
News. Your line is open. Thank you for taking the call. Im curious if you can go into some more detail, how this nurse was able to get on an aircraft and not being monitored or quarantined if she had been in contact with the patient, the index patient, thomas duncan, in texas . Director frieden, do you want to speak to that . The patient traveled to ohio before it was known that the First Health Care worker was ill. At that point, that patient, as well as the rest of the health care team, were undergoing selfmonitoring, as the First Health Care did, resulting in her rapid isolation. The second Health Care Worker reported no symptoms and no fever. However, because at that point she was in a group of individuals known to have exposure to ebola, she should not have traveled on a commercial airline. The cdc guidance in this setting outlines the need for what is called controlled movement. That can include a charter plane, that can include a car. But it does not include public transport. We
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