while uc davis has made the genome available to anyone why not make money off of it?y an opportunity for many scientists, many people in different parts of the world to benefit and crow perot duce great coffees from it. and that's the ingenuity. >> we're a public institution. and the idea is let's raise the bar for everybody. >> reporter: medrano, who is now retired from the university is a co-founder of fringe coffee with jay ruske of goodland organics. >> this is our greenhouse. this plant right here, this one that says geisha. >> reporter: yeah? >> this is exactly the one that was sequenced. this is a unique hybrid that is resistant to frost. this coffee has 40% less caffeine. >> the midday. so you're not too awake and not too tired. >> it has a floral exquisite flavor. >> the aroma is fantastic. i would say in i >>> new hampshire voters go to the polls today in the nation's first in the nation primary. and by now, a few of those voters have already cast their ballots. the tiny village of dixville notch is one of the places that made midnight voting famous. nikole

a professor at uc davis posted a copy of the memo. it said that he requested the cdc test the patient for coronavirus last week but the cdc did not administer it right away because the patient did not that the profile for travel or contact. the memo says the cdc finally did test on sunday. people we talk to here in the county say they are concerned. >> the centers for disease control said the 15th patient was confirmed with coronavirus, and appears to have contracted it here in the united states, another traveler coast close contact with a person known to be infected with the virus. the patient is a resident of the solano county but the occasion of their home is not being disclosed. residents in the county say they want more information from health officials. >> i would like to know if there is anyone that's been diagnosed with the disease living in my town. that is very concerning, that's very serious. pugh i find it alarming, it confirms that it's here and it's something we have to prepare and get ready for. >> travis air force base

. >> uc davis medical erhas officially confirmed it's treating the patient from solano county. kpix5's katie nielsen is live in san francisco with no information on this latest case and what it could be. >> reporter: this is the first case in the united states were health experts don't know how this patient got sick. the patient hadn't traveled recently or have been in contact with somebody who had the disease. which means the outbreak has entered a new phase. >> is probably other cases out there in the community we don't know about. mike uc davis infectious disease expert dean blumberg says this one patient getting sick means that disease may be spreading. >> testing is very limited right now. we would like more widespread testing so we know where this viruses, whose second with the risk. >> reporter: the most recent patient arrived at uc davis last wednesday and doctors asked for the patient to be tested right away for the coronavirus. according to an internal email leaked from uc davis, since the patient did not fit the existing cdc criteria for coronavirus a test is not imm

they transferred her to uc davis medical center. she tested positive for the virus. >> we have identified family members of this individual and they are in isolation pending testing. they will remain in quarantined for 14 days. the patient's work case has also been fully addressed as well. have officials say the the creation will bolster solano county's efforts to identify, screen, and follow up with people possibly exposed to the coronavirus. >> separately, two uc davis students are under quarantine. one of the students showed mild symptoms and is being tested by the cdc and isolated at home. the other two are not showing any symptoms but they are still being isolated a different campus housing. yolo county officials say they know the origin but are not releasing it because of patient privacy. students and staff say they are worried about a possible spread. >> it just freaks me out how it could spread so easily throughout the population. hopefully the campus does something about it. >> it is really were some of the for me because i

uc davis this morning where that patient is being treated. this is the first case of community spread where someone who just caught the virus the way we would catch a flu bug or a cold. the patient was transferred to uc davis from another northern california hospital where they were already on a ventilator with a suspected viral condition. that patient is a solano county resident with no travel history to wuhan, china, where the outbreak started and no contact with quarantined people on the cruise ship sick for days. because the patient didn't fit the criteria for coronavirus they were not tested right off the bat. however, according to the cdc, uc davis staff was aggressive pushing for that testing and putting that patient under a protocol that limited possible spread just in case that was a gamble that paid off. the community spread is a concern because at this point the coronavirus is so new none of us has an immunity to it. still, the risk of infection is relatively low. the cdc says your best line of defense are good health practices, wa

she is being treated at uc davis medical center in sacramento. the infection was picked up through the public health system. according to the cdc, by "astute clinicians," although doctors at uc davis say the cdc testing guidelines are too narrow. this patient should have been tested sooner. and they fear other cases may be slipping through. >> i really think that's just the tip of the iceberg, and we are even missing a lot of cases because we are not testing milder or more asymptomatic patients. >> across the globe, around 82,000 people have so far been infected, with around 2800 deaths. the vast majority of those in china, where the disease first emerged. entire towns and cities in china, also in italy and other countries, have been effectively sealed off to try to contain the virus. in japan, the entire school system has been shut down in an effort to try and protect children. there are also suggestions that tokyo olympics set for this summer may have to be canceled. here in the u.s., there are 60 known cases, but president trump said the count

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us at uc davis medical center in sacramento where that patient from solano county is being treated. >> in all other cases in the united states the patient had traveled abroad or been in close contact with someone who had. this patient had not traveled. so this is the first case of its kind in the united states, they're calling it a possible community spread. it was found here in northern california. officials brought the patient from solano county to be treated at uc davis medical center in sacramento. uc davis put out an email to its employees saying this patient wasn't treated by the cdc for four days, so some people here may have been exposed. health officials have been on high alert for the first community spread, but they say they're not surprised that it happened. >> it's what we've expected. we've known for a long time there had to be people who were infected but we had not identified. >> officials say that the transmission did not happen at travis air force base, which is located in solano county. that's where quarantined american

the patient was flown to uc davis medical center, where he died.ighters are investigating what caused the explosion. >>> chp is looking for a driver that let them on a chase over three counties last night. they pulled over a gray volkswagen. the driver did not stop, and instead drove away at speeds of hundred 30 miles per hour on 101 across the richmond bridge and down the east shore way onto macarthur maze, where chp officers lost the driver. >>> the most recent pedestrian killed in san jose has been identified as a 55-year-old grandmother. she was walking with her boyfriend in a mark crosswalk on harlow street when a car hit him over the weekend. agnes smith has more on the calls for safety changes in that particular intersection. >> reporter: flowers and candles are testament to a crash at this busy intersection in san jose. >> everybody is mourning. everybody considered her their second mother. she took in all of her cousins, all of her sisters. >> reporter: they were leaving their favorite chinese restaurant saturday at 7:00 and were headed to

uc davis teaching assistants are set to begin a grading strike for this quarter. say they will be withholding grades until a cost- of-living adjustment is made to their paper the davis graduate students are the third group to join the strike following the first steps of teaching assistants at uc santa cruz and uc santa barbara. >>> coding schools are popping up all over the country. and here in the bay area, promising a fast track to a six- figure engineering job. >> this morning, the state just filed a complaint against a school in san francisco. it is against the holberton school. it is accused of obtaining an approval to operate by fraud. essence along with two former students say they parked holberton over other schools because they could study first and pay later. well, the school also clearly advertised that it has no teachers and no formal courses. >> we were told that this was a one class curriculum. come to find out that a lot of the curriculum consists of google links. >> how did you learn how to code? >> we taught ourselves and each other. it was like "

she was first at north bay talk about the has cooled being transferred to uc davis medical center, where she is this morning. 84 healthcare workers back of eliana at home. they or self-monitoring for any coronavirus symptoms after coming into contact with the patient. her family and friends have also been isolated and quarantined for 13 days. some asking if the patient's proximity to travis air force base had anything to do with her being sick. since the base is still housing hundreds of coronavirus patients. >> you know, i think it's probably more of a coincidence not in the sense that the evacuees had anything to do with it as much as it is that are private providers our way more aware because of it. i would offer to you that there probably cases of coronavirus from community acquisition in multiple parts of the country right now and they did not have -- they did not necessarily have the experience to know what to look for. >> the virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing, and pneumonia. health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets from an infected person coughs or sneezes, s

she was moved to uc davis medical center when she got worse. employees she had contact with are now in quarantine. >> we dozens of our employees but it remains less than 100. >> there is an along going active surveillance of that group of people. >> reporter: by declaring a local state of emergency the county hopes to prevent outbreaks in high risk settings. schools are taking extra measures to protect students and staff. custodians are wiping down door handles and desks and the cdc has told them to prepare for a possible outbreak. we have reached out to the county health department to get more information. they will not say where the woman lived. what city she lived in. where she worked or where she may have been while sick but they want to assure people that the risk to the public remains low. >>> thank you. authorities say there is no connection between this mystery case and the 3 uc davis students being isolated for possible cries. the cdc said one of them showed mild symptoms of the virus and was being tested off campus. the two other stud

she was moved to uc davis medical center in sacramento when her condition got worse. everyone she has come in contact with is at risk. employees along with the woman's family and colleagues are in quarantine or isolation and checked on several times daily. >> identified dozens of our employees and our health team. but it remains less than 100. >> to make sure their needs are met and they are not developing signs or symptoms of the disease. there is an ongoing active surveillance of that group of people. >> reporter: declaring a state of emergency, the county hopes to prevent outbreak in high risk settings where people are in close contact with one another. schools in the vacaville and fairfield unified school districts are taking extra measures to protect students and staff. custodians are disinfecting wiping down door handles and desks in both school districks. they sent out advisory to parents to let prepare for a possible outbreak. health officials won't do say t to the general possible like remains low. live in vacaville -- or vallejo elissa harington. >> thank yo

she was transferred to uc davis medical center four days later. they tested her and she came back positive. >> we have identified family members of this individual and they are in isolation pending testing. they'll remain in quarantine for 14 days since last exposure to the patient. the patient's workplace has been fully addressed as well. >> reporter: many here wonder did the woman's case have anything to do with the fact that the military is housing hundreds of coronavirus patients, evacuees from overseas, at nearby travis air force base? >> we have no evidence if there is any connection with those patients and this individual at this time. >> reporter: officials are working to track down everyone who came into contact with the woman including every single healthcare worker at both hospitals who treated her. >> nothing so far has surprised us, nothing. what happened in solano county >> reporter: governor newsom is urging calm as officials acknowledge the state is running low on test kits. >> i'm just here to drop off records and it's like oh, do

tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: with 60 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u.s., doctors at uc davis say their patient was transferred here february 19th with a suspected viral infection. but testing was delayed because the patient didn't initially fit cdc testing guidelines four days later, the cdc did order testing. the results coming back positive a week after the patient arrived at the hospital now medical staff who came into contact with the patient have been told to self-quarantine. >> this case that we're discussing today marks a turning point. and as such, we're expanding our surveillance activities >> reporter: as state and federal agencies work to broaden access to testing, doctors may never know how the patient at uc davis medical center became ill. it comes amid a new whistle-blower complaint from a federal employee alleging workers didn't receive adequate training or protective gear when they treated hundreds who were quarantined at nearby travis air force base, raising concerns those employees could have exposed the public when they left the base in california alone, mo

this uc davis case, that's not the situation. this person has coronavirus, and they had not traveled to a coronavirus hot spot, and they didn't -- weren't in contact that they knew of with anyone who had coronavirus. so let's look at what happened at uc davis. this patient shows up at the hospital on february 19th. the patient had been sick for a while with pneumonia, and so uc davis rightly so asked the cdc to test, and the cdc did not immediately test. the cdc did not agree to test until about four days later, and then it took about another four days to get those results. so you might ask why? why would they delay it? the reason is because the cdc has been focused on travelers or contacts of travelers. they're getting lots of demands for testing, and this did not fit the criteria, this person hadn't traveled. wasn't in contact with the traveler. this really gets to the heart of the issue which is that there's been just not enough testing available. cdc in atlanta has been doing the testing. that's changing. more labs are coming

the according to elite uc davis internal email, the patient did not fit the existing cdc criteria for the virus. the patient was tested until sunday. that results came back, it was positive. infectious disease specialists say we should expect to hear more cases like this. >> we can't say that there's definitely more. but i think it suggests that if there's one, there's probably more than one. that is probably other people. uchealth officials say the potential for the virus spreading is minimal due to precautions set in place at the hospital. acts of this morning, there are now confirmed deaths in the u.s. related to the coronavirus. the medical sense out of an abundance of caution, some employees who care for the patient will stay home to see if they get sick. the patient is still in the intensive care unit on a ventilator. >> the risk of a global pandemic is very much -- and as a result, as a government, we need to take the steps necessary to prepare for such. >> you countries around the world also preparing for a pandemic of the coronavirus. australia's prime minister putting out th

was transferred to uc davis in the s sacramento. at some point the patient became ill enough to warrant testing for coronavirus and it came back positive. it was noted the patient wasn't tested prior to that because they weren't sick enough and they had no connection to any of the known risk factors for coronavirus. so it represents a scenario that while we knew we would have to deal with it, we were not able to predict for that individual. it is also very important to note that this individual is not a repatriated evacuee at travis. we've had multiple plane loads of evacuees at travis air force base and this patient has no connection to any of the people involved in that evacuation process. this does appear to be a person who genuinely did acquire their illness in the community. because the patient did not initially meet the cry tear he i can't for coronavirus, the person was not in isolation initially. which means there were multiple health care personnel who were exposed to the individual. at both hospitals, we are at present agg

the patient being treated at uc davis medical center. we're live there this morning. it's thursday, february 27th. >> we'll start with the weather. it's going to be the hottest day of the week and it could be a record breaker. here is mike nicco. >> several records could be rewritten today. hi, everybody. here's live doppler 7. you can see it's clear out there other than some high clouds streaming in from the south on this push of warmer air that is coming up at us from the south. let's see what it does to our temperatures. here's my 12-hour planner. seasonal this morning. low to upper 40s. look at noon, we're already warmer than average, upper 60s at the coast. 71 to 72 for the bay and inland neighborhoods. mid 60s at 4:00, the rest of us in the mid to upper 70s setting those records. away from the ocean, mid 60s.le crash in san francisco, that is blocking one lane. specifically at eastbound 80 at 7th street. you can see there's a slig

the patient is from solano county and was transferred to uc davis medical center in sacramento last week. abc7 news spoke with a doctor with uc berkeley public health and he says the patient may have been exposed to someone carrying the virus. the carrier may not have had symptoms severe enough to push them into hospital. >>> japan announced they're closing all public schools to help control the spread of the virus. japan has more than 890 cases including 705 from that quarantined cruise ship. in the u.s., health officials are warning americans to be prepared for outbreaks. here's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: good morning. it is not a matter of if but when it starts to seriously spread here in the united states according to health officials. one of the latest cases have no known travel or contact with anyone else who has coronavirus while a battle over how to handle it is brewing on capitol hill. as clusters of coronavirus continue to spread around the globe, here at home the united states is wrestling with how to prepare for an outbreak on american soil. >> and the number one priority f

. >> the solano county woman is being treated here at the uc davis medical center. the hospital says they have everything they need to take care of her. meanwhile, state officials acknowledge this is a rapidly evolving situation, but they say they're on top of it. >> what happened in solano county did not surprise anybody. >> governor newsome and officials say they've been gearing up for the virus to hit the general community. sure enough yesterday, they learned a solano county woman with no travel history or known exposure that has contracted the virus. >> this particular case could be the first possible instance of community transmission of cov - drd covid-19 in the united states and here in california. >> she was treated for three days in vaccaville before being transferred by ambulance to the uc davis medical center. doctors there requested the cdc test her for the virus, but the cdc waited until sunday to conduct the test. now health officials must retrace her footsteps and isolate people who may have been exposed. >> we have a tracing protocol that's best in c

authorities say there's he no connection between this mystery case and the three uc davis students in isolation right now for possible expose your to coronavirus. now the three students are roommates in the dorm at kearny hall one shows mild symptoms of the virus. and was being tested off campus. white two others are isolated in another building at uc davis. . >> being so close to it, does feel very nerve rabbing. >> one of my friends, like, did you har they quarantined three guys from our building. that's crazy. there's no way. a rumor right? then i got an e-mail this morning confirming that. . >> uc davis officials say there's no evidence of a health threat to other students. and for now, there are no plans to cancel classes. . >>> later this morning, the trump administration will tell members of congress the latest on the federal response to the coronavirus. congress is debating the final details of a possible $8 billion spending package for the corona vice rouse. mike pence is leading the white house effort. last night, he called california governor newsom and five others. >>> the

let me bring in representative for the nurses here at uc davis, melissa davis camacho, because you'refamiliar with treating this patient because you have a patient here with that coronavirus, you're not treating the patient. >> correct. >> you haven't worked with this patient. but give me an idea of the mood inside this hospital now. we have a coronavirus patient here. >> nurses feel really serious. there's just a major feeling of wanting to make sure that we're all protected, we're all educated. it's not our first rodeo. we are an ebola center, so we've done these trainings, we've had novel viruss. >> are people scared? >> there's always fear with a new virus that you're not sure of transmission. but we really are trying to follow the cautionary principles that our union is putting together, and it's been supportive in making sure we have a lot of information. i'm sure any lack of knowledge is going to create some unease. but we're nurses. and we never know what we're going to walk into. so we're ready to care for people. >> i want to get to some of the precautions in a second. who i

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. >> now we're also learning that three people living in the uc davis dorm are in isolation. one of them being tested for the virus while the other two at this point are showing no symptoms. 8400 people in all are being monitored in california. >>> meanwhile, federal health employees were improperly trained to deal with the coronavirus. that includes some workers stationed at travis air force base. the employees did interact with americans in quarantine. that >> california grappled with the first case of community coronavirus. that woman is there hospitalized. >> reporter: that's right. and the folks here at the uc davis medical center say they are committed to providing that patient the best care possible. meanwhile, state officials say that case is a major turning point in how they approach the virus. you're looking at the state's emergency medical coordination center where health officials have been closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak for weeks. yesterday they got the news they'd been expecting. the country's first case of community-transmitted, novel coronavirus.

claudia cowan with more from the uc davis medical center in sacramento, california. claudia. >> good afternoon. this patient does represent a turning point in this part of this virus and now the races on to figure out how and where this woman contracted the coronavirus and tracked down anyone who had contact with her before and after she got sick. nearly two weeks ago. in the meantime, health officials are defending how long it took to test this woman for the virus. many days before she was tested. she didn't travel out of the country or have contact with anyone who did. according to one infectious disease specialist here at uc davis, the mysterious nature of this case is significant because it means the virus could be beyond the reach of preventative measures like quarantines. on a media call this morning a top official with the cdc warned of more community spread. >> there certainly is the possibility of additional cases, and we will continue to work aggressively to try to keep that number low. we hope that if there is spread, the spread will be limited and that an

she is live outside the uc davis medical center in sacramento.racted coronavirus from an unknown source remains isolated, getting treatment uc davis medical center while up-and-down the state people are taking steps to protect themselves from a disease that appears to be out in the community now in california. at ground zero for this virus. take a look at the numbers of the now 60-plus confirmed cases nationwide about half, 33 are from the golden state and more than 8,000 people here are being monitored. 24 of the 33 were on government flights from affected regions in asia. seven were travel-related. one case was person-to-person, the spouse of an infected person and then there's this patient here in sacramento who had not traveled outside the country or had any contact with anyone who did. health officials taking some heat for not testing this woman as soon as she showed up at her local hospital in solano county with flu-like symptoms on february 15. they say she did not meet the testing threshold. the cdc revising its criteria so that more peop

the person is from solano county, and is being treated at uc davis medical center. we have team coverage. rob roth is learning more about the woman. we are looking for efforts you may have had contacts with her.>> reporter: we start with tom, live from uc davis with more on the announcement today from governor newsom.>> reporter: if the mystery will be solved, it will be solved right here at uc medical center. because of the unusual nature of the case, it is fair to say that the battle against coronavirus is not only fully engaged, it is rapidly growing. we are on top of this, that was california governor gavin newsom's take on the revelation that a new coronavirus case with no clear indication of where it came from surfeit surfaced in solano county. the female patient had no travel history, or explainable known exposure to the virus. she's been days in her community before going to her community hospital for help, heightening the risk to others. nonetheless, the state has vast experience with many diseases including swine flu and ebola. >> nothing has surprised us.

joining me now from uc davis, jacob ward, dr. natalie azar and from washington the former director of foreign affair disaster assistance for the u.s. aid, jeremy connen dig. jacob, you are at the hospital where this patient is being treated. what do we know? >> katy, at this point we know that a woman from soleano county, vacaville just down the road from us, was admitted to her local 50-bed community hospital but her condition continued to deteriorate. they needed to move her here to the uc davis facility where they have a great unit and could take care of her. when she was brought in according to an email sent by the hospital to employees yesterday, the admitting physicians took a look and said we don't know what's going on. went to the cdc, and asked for a test for covid-19. you have to go through the cdc to do it. the cdc said no, she does not meet the strict requirements that the cdc was observing at that time. it was about four days before they figured out that yes indeed she does have coronavirus. what's worse, she has no

. >> cnn's dan simon is outside that uc davis medical center where this patient is being treated. you know, dan, several days passed before this woman was tested. tell -- how are officials identifying who may have come into contact with her? >> reporter: hi brooke, first of all, from what we understand, the woman is still in serious condition here at the uc davis medical center, and it's still a mystery in terms of how she obtained the virus. just to review, the people in the united states who have gotten the coronavirus are people who have traveled to foreign countries where the virus has been spreading or they got it from somebody known to have the virus. in this particular case, the source of the infection is unknown. so to answer your question, specifically what authorities are doing in california is they're trying to get in touch with any person this woman may have come into contact with, but what they do know is obviously she was in contact with health care workers, so we know that dozens of health care workers not only from this hospital, but from a previous hospital where

. >>> la persona infectada se mantiene en este hospital a mi espalda en uc davis en california.o de solano, las autoridades confirmaron emergencia local, luego del caso posesivo que ha resultado en paranoia a travÉs de la comunidad. en conferencia de prensa, el gobernador de california, llamÓ a mantener la calma. es el misterio que tiene en alerta al paÍs entero. >>> tengo mucho miedo de esta enfermedad que nadie sabe quÉ es. >>> aquÍ en el hospital uc davis en sacramento california. estÁ internado el esposo de diana y la primera persona en dar positivo al coronavirus desde estados unidos sin viajar a china y tener contacto con personas infectadas. >>> si esta persona no viajÓ a china, no tenÍa familiares que viajaron a china. ¿cÓmo es que estÁ infectada con el virus?. >>> este es el misterio, lo que sÍ se sabe que se trata de una mujer residente del condado de solano. donde se ubica la base aÉrea travis. recibiÓ a decenas de estadounidenses procedentes de china. las autoridades descartan cualquier conexiÓn. >>> hoy en el gobernador de california calmÓ los Ánimos de pÁnico era i

also staff at uc davis medical center have been isolated. they are now being monitored for having potentially been exposed. so, just since she has been in contact with the healthcare system, there is a question of potential additional exposure to health workers who helped treat her in the environment where she was being treated. but the question remains as to how she got it. the community hospital where this woman first presented is less than ten miles away from travis air force base. travis air force base is one of the military facilities where the trump administration decided to bring americans supposedly under quarantine conditions after those americans had been evacuated from a cruise ship. the cruise ship had been to china, passengers on board were known to have contracted the virus. it was docked at yokohama in japan and just sitting there, the u.s. government made the decision to evacuate americans off that cruise ship. last week "the washington post" had dramatic reporting about the chaos inside the trump administration as they were

that's uc davis medical center. laura? >> reporter: that's right, dan. this woman has been here under treatment at uc davis medical center since sunday. she is the first case with unknown origin. but today the governor said a case like this was to be expected. >> we knew this was inevitable. >> reporter: with his top health officials set aside, governor gavin newsom tried to reassure an anxious public in the wake of california's first confirmed case of coronavirus covid-19 with an unknown origin. >> we are dealing with this as a public health issue. above all else, that's our frame and focus, and people again should know we're on top of this. >> little information is being released about the patient, who is from solano county but currently in treatment at uc davis medical center in sacramento. she is a female who had been out in the community for several days, was not in contact with any of the evacuees isolated at travis air force base, and health officials are tracing everyone she might have had contact with. >> step by step, we look at where they've h

the new patient is in isolation at uc davis medical center in sacramento.irst case of what it calls community spread. that is where the source of the infection is unknown. >> since yesterday at least nine more countries have announced their first cases. this morning japan said it is closing public elementary schools, junior high, and high schools through march to stop the spread. carter evans is outside uc davis medical center in sacramento tracking the latest u.s. case. carter, what do we know about the patient being treated there? >> reporter: well, right now health officials are trying to track down everyone this person may have come in contact with. the fact that there is no connection to overseas travel means this virus could be spreading in the community. uc davis medical center says the patient was brought here from another california hospital last week. it wasn't until sunday that the cdc ordered tests because the patient initially didn't fit the criteria. yesterday the results came back positive, making it the 60th known case here in the u.s. at a

a patient who is at uc davis before the virus was even diagnosed.rus can turn into an outbreak? >> that is exactly right. there is multiple different levels at play here. i want to make sure folks understand that while in the hospital side we are tasked with identifying these patients right away, isolating them and informing public health authorities, with very a full infrastructure and process we follow. if we identify a patient, we need to call public health authorities and ask we want to do testing of this patient if they meet the clinical case definition. before 24 hours cdc had a narrow clinical case definition where we weren't able to test these patients. if we can't test them, we might not know what precautions to take and exposures can happen. on top of that, now that the clinical case definition is brought in and we are able to screen more patients potentially that have coronavirus, we don't have the process to test them immediately. everybody relies on each other. the other big thing is there's a huge impact to global supply chain so as we

kudos to the physicians at uc davis. they took infection -- controlled measures. i think they're going to be okay. but i worry about the health care workers who are at the national hospital who you're putting a tube down someone's throat, you're going to get exposed to a lot of respiratory droplets and secretions. and if you don't think this person has coronavirus, you probably just got exposed. >> what did you make of the president's casual comments? i have no idea where he gets his advice. but he was giving advice to our country of 330 million people. and he said don't touch railings unless you have to. what did you make of that bit of advice? >> yeah. i don't think that's the right health measure. i am glad that we're encouraging folks to wash their hands and be vigilant and be cautious. take the same measures they would to try to prevent the flu. but we've still got a lot to learn about this virus. and again, i think the president should be very careful here. >> az said "the new york times" reporting right now the federal health employees may have interacted w

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that initial patient in solano county is still being treated at uc davis medical center. she is in serious condition. but tonight in a different northern california county, in santa clara county, public health officials have announced a second so-called community transmission case. another case this time also a woman. she's been diagnosed with coronavirus, and again for the second time the source of her infection is not known. she has not traveled to countries where the virus is known to be prevvent. she's not known to be in contact with anybody who's bad that sort of international travel. nor is she known to be in contact with anybody known to be infected. so where did she get it? the santa clara public health department put out an admirably direct, straightforward announcement and alert about this case and what it means, which again i'm no expert but it looks to me this is the sort of thing we might reasonably use as a model for frank public communication around these things. quote, county of santa clara public health department reports third case of covid-19. the third

. >> tonight we learned that the patient is from solano county and is being treated at uc davis medical center in sacramento. this latest case brings the total number of cases tested and confirmed in the u.s. to 15. the other 14 cases involve travel to china or close contact with travelers. 42 other people with the disease were evacuated to the united states from the diamond princess cruises ship and three from 100 china. jana katsuyama in vallejo tonight with more on the latest diagnosis.>> reporter: the cdc says they are not releasing the patient's name for ivacic reasons but on social media there is an internal memo circulating that is supposedly from the ceo from uc davis medical center in medical center. that memo says the patient was transferred there from solano county last wednesday. they had asked at that time that the cdc do coronavirus testing. but they said their request was denied because the patient did not fit the profile for travel or contact. they said the cdc did test finally on sunday and that's when the coronavirus case was confirmed. many people we talk to in the c

. >> a woman in serious condition at uc davis medical center is the nation's first case of unknown origin, diagnosed four days after she was admitted. before that she was treated at north bay in the valley medical center. >> employees, along with the woman's family and colleagues are now at home quarantine or the more stringent isolation and are checked on several times daily. >> to make sure their needs are met and they are not developing signs or symptoms of the disease. so there is an ongoing, active, surveillance of the group of people. >> officials will disclose where in solano county the woman lives but says she has no connection to travis air force base or the americans evacuated from china and quarantine their. >> at this point we don't know where the patient was exposed. >> was a blower is claiming federal workers were not well- equipped or protected, then traveled freely off base. but solano official standby the precautions at travis. >> i have actually never worked with a more tequila's group of people. they were scary meticulous. >> what is needed all agree, is a wider criteri

. >> a woman in serious condition at uc davis medical center is the first case of unknown origin, diagnosed four days after she was admitted, before that she was treated at northbay that cavalli has it all vacaville hospital. employees, along with the woman's family and colleagues are now at home quarantine or the more stringent isolation and are checked on several times daily. >>'s make sure their needs are met and they are not developing signs or symptoms of the disease. there is an ongoing, active surveillance of that group of people. >> officials won't disclose where in solano county she lives but says she has no action to travis air force base or the americans evacuated from china and quarantined as they are. >> at this point we don't know where the patient was exposed. >> the whistleblowers claimant federal workers were not well- equipped or protected, then traveled freely off base. but solano officials stand by the precautions at travis. >> i have actually never worked with a more meticulous group of people. >> what is needed, all agree, is a wider criteria for who needs testing. but

when her condition got worst, she was moved to uc davis in sacramento. they are trying to trace the patient steps, who she made contact with and where she went when she was contagious. >> we know the cat is out of the bag we are trying to slow the spread. >> in washington, d.c., the trump administration is working on its response to the spread of the virus in the united states. lawmakers are arguing over how the government is handling the outbreak and what more needs to be done. >> friday morning house members received an unclassified briefing on the government's response to the coronavirus. the political buck passing has begun as a grapple with how to contain the spread of the virus and how much money to spend. >> at the moment we are not getting enough information from the administration, not explaining where the money is going and where it may be coming from. >> one congressman leaving the meaning early because of the bickering. >> something so fundamental to the nation is a political surface. discussing so i left. >> democrats amthe media ignoring th

she's currently in uc-davis and on a ventilator. it took 11 days after the woman's initial trip to the e.r. with flu-like symptoms to confirm she had the virus. since she had not traveled or contact with anyone who tested positive, doctors had to wait days to test her. >> the woman was not tested. not allowed to be tested. the cdc protocols were absolutely incorrect. >> reporter: the patient's family and dozens of health care workers from two hospitals who treated are now all under quarantine. as for testing today, the cdc says it has fixed its faulty testing kits. >> this has not gone as smoothly as we would have liked. our goal is to have every state and local health department online doing their own testing by the end of next week. >> reporter: but even after testing on the ground, states will have to wait for days for confirmation from the cdc in atlanta. on capitol hill, there were growing calls for an investigation after the a whistle-blower alleged some federal workers who received coronavirus evacuees at two california bases

according to the memo from the uc davis medical center, the cdc delayed getting them tested by several days and did not accept the first request for coronavirus testing last week because the patient did not fit the profile for traveler contact but tested on sunday by the cdc and it was confirmed that the patient had the coronavirus with the first evidence of transmission in the u.s. but they will not reveal where the person lives, works or anyplace they may have been while sick. some that live around here want to know more. spoke to someone and i would like to know if anyone has been diagnosed with this disease living in my town because it's very concerning and very serious. i know what is predicted to spread worldwide. >> i find it alarming. it confirms it is here and it's something to prepare for and get ready for your. it is true that it is here you cannot run from it. all we can do is prepare. >> reporter: experts on the panel at uc berkeley say there is a lot unknown about how long the virus can exist outside of the human body. your cases of transmission user airborne particles an

i got an e-mail this morning confirming that. >> reporter: officials at uc davis confirmed the cdc is testing one of their students who they say is currently showing symptoms of the coronavirus. that student is currently being isolated at home. >> one student is off site. be >> reporter: hernandez is a freshmen who says he is friends with the three students in isolation. ingly just found out a little earlier because i knew the people that were infected. i live on the second floor, and the area is third floor. >> reporter: school officials say the other two students are roommates with the other student being tested. those students are currently not showing signs of the virus and are isolated in another building on campus. >> the rest of the udents are safe, not exposed to coronavirus. again, the same as the rest of the city of davis. >> reporter: now students here say the latest coronavirus scare hits near where i live. it's terrifying. but there is not a lot you can do other than practice preventive measures. >> three other college students in the sacramento area have been told to sta