Gov. Sisolak and coronavirus

Gov.

Steve Sisolak is holding a press conference today to talk about the coronavirus and Nevada's plan to handle a possible outbreak.

STATE OF NEVADA ARE TAKING TOPREPARE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE FROMTHE GRANT SAWYER BUILDING WHERETHE GOVERNOR WILL BE HOLDINGTHAT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH HOWHEALTH OFFICIALS AND HOSPITALSARE PREPARING FOR A WIDESPREADOUTBREAK.NINA?WITH THE C-D-C SOUNDING THEALARM ABOUT MORE CASES OF THECORONAVIRUS BREAKING OUT ACROSSTHE COUNTRY- PREPARATION ISUNDERWAY HERE IN OUR VALLEY.THE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT SAYS IT IS THEAGENCY THAT TAKES THE LEAD-INTHE EVENT OF AN OUTBREAK IN OURAREA.THEIR STAFF IS IN BOTH CONSTANTCOMMUNICATION WITH THE C-D-C ASWELL AS LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS,BUSINESSES, AND CASINOS ABOUTANYTHING THEY MIGHT NEED TO DO.S-N-H-D SAYS IT HAS A PANDEMICPLAN IN PLACE FOR ANY OUTBREAKOF DISEASE INCLUDING THECORONAVIRUS- BUT RIGHT NOW ITIS NOT SHARING SPECIFIC DETAILSDUE TO THE FACT THE C-D-C ISUPDATING IT'S OWN RESPONSE ANDDIRECTIVES.BUT ALL LOCAL HOSPITALS LIKESOUTHERN HILLS ARE ON HIGHALERT.ANY PATIENT COMING IN WITH FLUOR COLD LIKE SYMPTOMS ARE ASKEDTO PUT ON A FACE MASK.PATIENTS ARE THEN BROUGHT TOTHE NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM --WHERE THEY ARE ISOLATED TOPREVENT CROSS- CONTAMINATIONSFROM ROOM TO ROOM.SOUTHERN HILLS HOSPITAL HASMANY NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOMS ONMULTIPLE FLOORS THAT CAN BEUSED IN CASE OF A CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.CURRENTLY, THESE ROOMS ARE USEDTO CONTAIN PATIENTS WITHDIFFERENT TYPES OF INFECTIOUSDISEASES LIKE TUBERCULOSIS."WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKECARE OF PATIENTS THAT HAVECORONAVIRUS IN THE HOSPITAL WEHAVE THAT ABILITY IN EVERYHOSPITAL IN LAS VEGAS.IT IS NEW ENOUGH THAT IT WILLREQUIRE PHONE CALLS TO THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT AS WELL ASTHE CDC SO UNDERSTAND THAT WEHAVE NOT SEEN ANY CONFIRMEDCASES OF CORONAVIRUS YET.UNDERSTAND THAT, SPEAKING FORALL HOSPITALS IN TOWN WE AREALL ON HIGH ALERT,"NOW...HEALTH OFFICIALS AND DOCTORS DOSTAYING AWAY FROM WORK ANDOTHERS IF YOU HAVE COLD ORFLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS.AS FOR THE GOVERNOR'SPRESSCONFERENCE WE WILL LIVESTREAM IT LATER THIS AFTERNOONAT 3:15 PM ONLINE AT KTNV.COMNP -- 13 AN.INVESTORS ARE KEEPING A CLOSEEYE ON STOCKS --