Health leaders: Risk of coronavirus in Michigan is low

Michigan health leaders are working to ease fears over the coronavirus, as rumors and false facts continue to spread.

THERE IS A LOW LIKELIHOODMICHIGAN RESIDENTS ARE GOING TOBE GETTING THE CORONAVIRUSANYTIMESOON.TONIGHT... STATE HEALTH LEADERSARE WORKING TO EASE FEARS OVERTHECORONAVIRUS... AS RUMORS ANDFALSE FACTS CONTINUE TO SPREAD.IN JUST A FEW MINUTES -- WE'LLBREAK DOWN THE TOP FIVE FACTSTHE CENTERS OFDISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONWANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEILLNESS.BUT FIRST... FOX 47'S CODYBUTLER EXPLAINS WHAT YOU CAN DOTO STAY HEALTHY.IT IS A RESPETORY DISEASE SOTHEY ALL HAVE VERY SIMILARSYMPTOMS. PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWAREOF IT."COUGHING ... SNEEZING ...SHORTNESS OF BREATH.ALL SYMPTOMS OF THE FLU ... ANDTHE CORONAVIRUS."NONE OF THAT IS HAPPENING INOUR STATE NOW, BUT IT IS A GOODIDEA TO START PLANNING NOWBEFORE THERE IS AN ISSUEHAPPENING."LYNN SUTFIN IS A SPOKESWOMAN FORTHE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES.SHE SAYS PEOPLE NEED TO STARTGETTING READY WITH EMERGENCYPLANS.

"IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN INDAY CAR, THINK ABOUT HOW WOULDHANDLE IF YOUR DAY CARE FOR TWOWEEKS, ORYOUR SCHOOL."INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERLINDA VAIL RIGHT NOW THE VIRUSIS BELIEVED TO BE AIRBORNEINSTEAD OFDROPLETS.SHE ADDS MASKS DON'T REALLYHELP."YOU'RE BETTER OFF, AS OPPOSEDTO WEARING GLOVES AND THINKINGTHAT'S GOT YOU PROTECTED'BECAUSE I'M WEARING GLOVES IMIGHT TOUCH SOMETHING.'

YOU'REBETTER OFF WASHING YOUR HANDS."SUTFIN SAYS IF YOU EXPERIENCEANY SYMPTOMS ... IT'S BEST TOFOLLOW THE RULES YOU GREW UPHEARING."MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE ILL, YOUARE STAYING HOME.

THAT IS THEBEST WAY YOU CAN STOP THE SPREADOFANY RESPATORY DISEASE WHETHERITS THE COMMON COLD, INFLUENZAOR THE CORONAVIRUS."CODY BUTLER, FOX 47 NEWSNO ONE IN MICHIGAN HAS BEENDIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.BUT EXPERTS SAY... IF YOU HAVEANY SYMPTOMS ... YOU SHOULD SEE