New Jersey Officials Fear 'Community Spread' After Announcing 8 New Coronavirus Cases

Cleve Bryan reports.

FOR EVERYBODY, GETTING IT OUTTO PEOPLE AS IT COMES IN.WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOUDO, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU VERYMUCH.ALSO TO NEW JERSEY WHEREOFFICIALS ARE ALSO CONCERNEDNOW WITH THE NEW IN FLUX OFPATIENTS HAPPENING."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN LIVE IN CAMDENCOUNTY WHERE FIRST RESPONDERSPARTICIPATE IN THE FORUM TODAYTO LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT HOWTO DEAL WITH THE OUTBREAK.CLEVE?Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.EIGHT NEW CASES IN NEW JERSEY,NONE OF THEM SOUTH JERSEY.STEPHANIE WAS JUST TALKINGABOUT A POLICE OFFICER, NOW,AS ONE OF THE PRESUMPTIVEPOSITIVE CASES OVER INPENNSYLVANIA, WELL, HERE INCAMDEN COUNTY, HUNDREDS OFFIRST RESPONDERS WERE INVITEDTO AN EVENT THAT SUPPOSED TOTAKE PLACE THIS MORNING, THATWOULD DEAL WITH ALL OF THEBEST PRACTICES FOREHAND LINKCOVID-19.WELL, TURNS OUT, THEY DECIDETO PUT ONE OF THE BESTPRACTICES IN THE PLACE BEFORETHE EVENT EVER STARTED.WHAT HAPPENED WAS INSTEADOF HAVING THOSE HUNDREDS OFFIRST RESPONDERS IN ONE ROOM,THE COLLEGE SET UP EXPERTPANELISTS AND A -- AT A TABLEAND AS THE REST OF THEPARTICIPANTS TO WATCH ON LINEAND SMITH THEIR QUESTIONS,HEALTH INTERVENTION BECOMINGREGULAR PART OF OUR VOCABULARYTHIS WEEK, SOCIAL DISTANCES G,AS TO THE SUM AT THIS TIMESELF FIRST RESPONDERS HEARDSFROM MEDICAL EXPERTS HOW TOHANDLE CALLS FOR SUSPECTEDCOVID-19 CASES, AT THIS POINT,HEALTH OFFICIALS AREN'T SUREABOUT THE ORIGIN OF TWO OF THENEW CASES THAT WERE ANNOUNCEDTODAY, WHICH HAS THEMCONCERNED, ABOUT THAT POSSIBLESTATUS OF COMMUNITY SPREAD,ALTHOUGH, THEY'RE NOT MAKINGANY PRE SUM SEAN ABOUTCOMMUNITY SPREAD AT THISPOINT.THIS IS WHAT THE HEALTHCOMMISSIONER IN NEW JERSEY HADTO SAY EARLIER TODAY.COMMUNITY SPREAD INDICATESTHAT THE CORONAVIRUS ISAMONGST US.AND WE HAVE AN EXPECTATIONTHAT THAT MAY BE THE CASE.AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, THISIS A RAPIDLY EVOLVINGSITUATION.OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE YOU ASMUCH INFORMATION AS QUICKLY ASWE CAN, WHERE APPROPRIATE.OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT THEHEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF NEWJERSEY BY STOPPING ORCONTROLLING THE SPREAD OFAND HEALTH OFFICIALS WORKTO DETERMINE THE CAUSES OFEACH OF THOSE EIGHT NEW CASESIN NEW JERSEY, AND BE DECIDEIF THEY BELIEVE COMMUNITYSPREAD IS IN FACT HAPPENING,WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOWWHAT TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE THATYOU OR SOMEBODY IN YOUR FAMILYHAS A CONTRACTED COVID-19, ANDMORE OF THOSE ANSWER WHEN ISWE COME UP LATER AT 5:00.