29 cases of the coronavirus and that includes 14 people from the princess cruise ship and they landed at Travis Air Force base in fairfield 22 of the 29 cases are in california, including 2 in Santa Clara County. And there are 2 patients under isolation right now at at a Medical Center in napa they were brought from Travis Air Force base on monday after they were evacuated from the cruise ship off of japans yeah and the coronavirus has left a lot of people with questions such as what is this virus, hows it spread how does it compare to other deadly diseases will look at all of that kron 4 Sarah Stinson spoke with a doctor in moran and she takes an indepth look at the coronavirus. Coronavirus now being called covid 19 by the World Health Organization as a respiratory illness first identified in wuhan china. A city with a population of 11 Million People traditionally its been a not the viruses circulate and animals in late 2019 in wuhan city china, the virus changed the mutated and actually was able to infect people and importantly now its able to infect other people so as to exchange from person to person coronavirus began spreading rapidly infecting thousands and killing hundreds doctor matt willis explains what type of symptoms come from the virus thinking about sort of had it. The julys this virus think of influenza and the way it spreads so it spread from person to person through respiratory secretions coughing sneezing. And drop us it might come out when you cough and stays might settle on the surface might touch that surface and then touch your face and become infected. The problem is it could take up to 14 days for symptoms to show up. There is the interval where you might have been infected. And your body is fighting that you might not develop symptoms right away and that is why the government has people in quarantine is trying to evaluate who might be exposed based on history of travel in china. To intervene as quickly as we can to make sure that were monitoring those people who might have been exposed for the potential development of symptoms so that we can isolate them and get them the care they need to understand how contagious coronaviruses doctors have been comparing it to other deadly illnesses we know that its a lot less contagious than things like measles you know if you walk into a room where someone has had measles even 2 hours later, you could be infected. We think that for coronavirus or its more close proximity to within about 6 feet and while the person is actually there and it doesnt live for very long after that many people flying out of sfo internationWearing Masks to avoid contracting the virus. But doctors say its not us active fires particles are so small and when theyre aerosolized they can pass to the shelter, the mask so were not making a Public Health recommendation that everyone sit just on mass can wear them around however, there are 3 main things you can do to avoid being infected. So frequent hand washing. Coughing or sneezing into your sleeve. Staying home from work if youre sick stay out of school if youre sick scientists with the Us National Institutes of health are working to develop a vaccine, but we shouldnt expect to see any time soon as will take months before the Clinical Trials begin in a year until a vaccine might actually become available. In marin county Sarah Stinson kron 4 news. Well now concerns are growing over exactly how long the cover on the virus can survive on various surfaces. Scientists around the world are working right now to answer that question. Theyre looking at similar viruses like sars and so far theyve found that similar viruses normally survive on Services Including metal and glass or plastic for up to 45 days, however, there have been cases where a virus can survive for as many as 9 days. The virus is lifespan can increase in low temperatures and high humidity but researchers a research has also shown that viruses can be killed. But disinfecting surfaces with chemicals like bleach. The cdc has lifted the quarantine for a 180 american evacuees who were being monitored at Travis Air Force base. Some are heading home in traveling through sfo kron fours will tran is there with details. Evacuees staying at Travis Air Force base because of the coronavirus will finally see family and friends. The first wave of evacuees actually left yesterday by chartered buses, tiger sacramento, international or San Francisco international. And this is the second wave. Many of them it was actually longer than 14 days because they had to be quarantined in asia before flying back to us soil. While at Travis Air Force base they stayed at hotels isolated closely monitored by the centers for Disease Control as well as Health Officials on base to make sure that they did not have coronavirus that they did not show any symptoms. Only. And the Health Officials felt certain that the public was safe that their family and friends with the safe. They say go ahead and go home. Communities across the bay area are taking steps to protect people from the virus in Santa Clara County officials have issued a local Health Emergency after 2 people were diagnosed with the virus that Emergency Declaration has been extended through march 11th and kron fours rob fladeboe takes a look at what this declaration means. I caught up with board of supervisors chair cindy chavez who told me the declaration of a local emergency essentially does 2 things to be very transparent with the public about what the emergency is and what we can do about it and then the second is to make sure that any monies that we spend on these initiatives so that we have we can spend if the emergency requires it and will be repaid by the state and federal government despite 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the county there is no evidence the virus is spreading county Health Officer doctor sara cody told supervisors the risk to the public remains low. The Emergency Declaration does not change that will help Health Care Providers be better prepared if more virus is detected says chavez were training people were making sure folks have the appropriate fears that they do find someone whos sick that they can protect themselves, were making sure that if we identify someone whos sick that we have a a safe. A way to handle them so that their other people infected in both cases of confirmed coronavirus the 2 infected people a man and woman both had recently traveled to wuhan china. Where the virus originated the declaration also opens the door for the county to access mutual aid resources from other jurisdictions and will undergo review later this month says the board chair at the health and Hospital Committee will take another look at our response so that we make sure were doing our optimal in terms of responding the san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. While the number of coronavirus cases is relatively low in the bay area zuckerberg General Hospital in San Francisco says they are prepared should an outbreak spread here kron fours dan kerman takes us inside the isolation rooms worker advise victims would be treated. If someone is admitted to San FranciscoGeneral Hospital with the coronavirus Officials Say precautions are in place to protect both patients and healthcare providers, the most important and staff is recognize when patients have one of these diseases usually when im these kai types of infections are transmitted in healthcare. Settings it because for a period of time people just didnt realize that was what was going on. And so people werent using the necessary precautions coronavirus patients will stay in one of 50 isolation rooms spread throughout the hospital one of the ways theyre different is they have what we call negative pressure with respect to the corridor. Or outside area to the rim negative pressure means that air pressure flows into the patients room, not the other way around those preventing the spread of germs. Isolation rooms also have anti room separating the corridor from the patients room here medical staff will put on protective clothing before coming in contact with the patient. Health care worker would be wearing a respirator usually an n 95 respirator. In addition we use whats contact precautions or contact isolation so the Health Care Worker will be wearing, im a gown and gloves and then we also want to make sure that the Health Care Worker is protected any droplets that touch one of their mucous membranes like their eyes so theyre going to be wearing goggles or shield in addition to the respirator Health Care Providers attorney general who do come in contact with coronavirus patients will be monitored for at least 14 days following their last contact with those patients. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Still ahead on this kron 4 news special report surviving the coronavirus the spread of the virus is not only causing Health Concerns with some very businesses are also feeling the pain of this outbreak. And coming up in about 20 minutes, well be joined in studio by an Infectious Disease doctor will be answering your questions about the coronavirus. Welcome back to the kron 4 news special report surviving the coronavirus airports across the country have taken steps to help prevent the spread of the virus. This is a look at sfo are all direct flights to and from china have been canceled. Many until the end of march only one Airline Air China is still offering flights from sfo to china but those flights have to lay over in los angeles for support this point thats the only way people are traveling between those 2 cities in the east bay, however, more Health Officials are closely monitoring the global spread of the coronavirus in a scrum forcefully to gall reported hasnt reached Contra Costa County yet. But Health Officials are prepared to treat any potential cases. Contra costa county Health Officer doctor chris for an Attorney Says the county has not declared a Health Emergency in regard to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus because there have yet to be any active cases reported, but he says people who have recently traveled to and from china have been asked to south korean team for a School Children who have returned from china since february 3rd, theyre asked to stay away from school. On till 14 days have elapsed there. Travel from china and so weve communicated that with the school district. He says the county Health Department has activated an Emergency Center for Health Agencies to centralize the effort to keep track of the virus weve been working with all our local hospitals to make sure they have the proper plans for doing travel screening when people. Present a to their facilities how the Health Care Workers and nurses and doctors e. The clerical staff can all follow the Infection Control procedures to protect themselves from any possible exposure. He says symptoms of the virus are similar to the common cold and flu fever coughing and respiratory problems and were in the middle of the cold and flu season. He says the jury is still out on whether warmer temperatures will have an impact on how the Novel Coronavirus may spread we know that a lot of corona viruses like common cold like the sars outbreak a few years ago. And many of them tend to spread a lot more in the winter months in the cold months and then they tend to die down during the summer months we dont know enough about this virus to know if its going to behave that way he says test results for more than 90 of the people screened for the Novel Coronavirus by the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Have come back negative. In Contra Costa County felipe all kron 4 news. And its not only the health risks that are concerning people are around the bay the spread of the coronavirus has also put some local businesses at risk kron fours justine waltman takes a look at how the virus is impacting chinatown in oakland. The streets of oaklands chinatown are missing that hustle and bustle people are not here and fears of the coronavirus are to blame. According to the china towns chamber of commerce at the climate between 50 or 75 . Which is totally shocked. The president karl chan tells me visitors and locals are staying away and dinner Time Restaurant tables are empty and there are very few takeout orders managers who did not want to go on camera said this slowdown could cause them to lay off workers or shut down. Its a civic Renaissance Plaza place usually filled with people. Its eerily quiet. Yes, they on the right happening in china that doesnt mean that hell well we uh having this and then it right now and cautious always good to one her opened at the sweet booth coronavirus fears are putting a chill on calvin toms business. He says revenue is down 50 touted people know palm safe here no not lie this safe once a year the chamber of commerce is working with Community Leaders to dispel rumors about the virus. And doing outreach to encourage people to enjoy trying to tell when people getting scammed for you know when they look at patients. And thinking that they all 6 people. We need to change tack in oakland, im Justine Waldman kron 4 news. Tourism is also being impacted by the coronavirus one of San Franciscos most popular attractions in chinatown is suffering from a lack of customers offers tailored to sacking has the story. And we have 50 years never happened. I have that in a stab at and never had a stab owner of going good Fortune Cookie factory kevin chan says business just hasnt been the same after fears of the Coronavirus Spread the same as fresh cookie factory nestled in San Franciscos chinatown. Usually sees lines out the door but now chances business is down 70 to 80 below money out 3 machine running today only one machine learning. I dont want to make more cookie see january does not be robbing goal here is to make cookies and fresh every day thats why so many to come when i dont want to cook you just stack korea and never go because i dont know what is going and so is this in baileys couple months from now impacting the livelihood of these merchants chinese our margins they heart of because they want to move to virus from the china. So they might just dont do with the chinese so they can lessen fact that. So which is not fair and how some people treat the Chinese Community as a legitimate concern i thing because you know started in china sold. They thing all Chinese People carry virus and which you know i dont thing we visitor sheila al says coronavirus scares arent stopping her from shopping in chinatown notes, others will join her we cannot be fearful of and the fires i illness whatever we have to live life. And just go on buses goes. Hi im safe. They are being on this just come. And support. Enjoy. 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Welcome back to our kron 4 news special report surviving the coronavirus virus is taking a toll on people in more ways than one some parents are having to put their adoptions on hold schriefer jackson speaks with one family still waiting to bring their daughter