Telemundo's “Coronavirus: Emergencia Mundial” Helps Hispanics Prepare

Coronavirus Emergencia Mundial addressed concerns symptoms and the best actions to take when feeling sick and what to do if exposedamp160 It relayed information that Englishspeaking Americans may hear constantly but Spanish audiences may be missing out on if they donamp8217t have bilingual family membersamp8220We want to tell you something we are going to come out of this crisisamp8221 DiazBalart assured audiences in Spanish from Telemundo Center in Miami Florida amp160amp8220Latinos will come out ahead amp160All of us are together and we will be there with youamp8221 amp160Reporting from San Francisco field correspondent Francisco Fajardo shared that despite obligatory quarantines thousands are still flocking to grocery stores waiting up to two hours for food and essential supplies amp160Field correspondent Javier Vega reported live from a nearly deserted Times Squareamp160Miami mayor Francis Suarez who recently tested positive for COVID19 and is now quarantined in his home gave an interview with the Noticias Telemundo team stating that his symptoms were very mild and that he is recovering smoothly amp160He had only tested at the request of the Department of Health after the press minister of Brazil with whom he had recently met tested positive as well amp160The mayor shared that he immediately began a quarantine away from his family to prevent them from being infected amp160Suarez only 40 years old said he has not felt any severe symptoms and that he hopes to soon test negative in two areas that would allow him to end his time in quarantine and reunite with his loved onesamp160 That process he explained is a very thorough one and will take upwards of four days to another weekThe majority of the onehour broadcast consisted of a QampampA panel with questions taken from Noticias Telemundoamp8217s social media accountsamp160 The panel consisted of several medical professionals including Dr Lilian Abbo chief of infection control at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Dr Aileen Marty professor of infectious diseases at Florida International Universityamp8220Dr Marty if we do not feel symptoms could we still potentially infect othersamp8221 asked DiazBalartamp8220Yesamp8221 she bluntly replied amp160amp8220The time between when a virus enters a body and it takes effect is anywhere between four and fourandahalf daysamp8221 amp160Dr Abbo chimed in agreeing that those who are asymptomatic without symptoms could still be carrying the virus thus putting others at riskDr Marty also said that despite a full recovery from the virus one could still be infectious for up to two weeksHauc asked the panel what one should do if a family member is infectedamp160 Wouldamp160their entire household have to be quarantinedamp160 amp8220Itamp8217s currently advised that the family keep their distance from the infected family member and that the entire household avoid leaving the house to reduce the risk of infecting othersamp8221 Dr Abbo replied amp160amp8220We call it amp8216Mitigation and Containmentamp8217 amp160We want to contain the disease as much as possible and prevent further complicationsamp8221Dr Marty went on to say that the most effective way of preventing further spread of the disease is to conduct the proper test thoroughly of which there are three total for different parts of the body one through the nose one through the mouththroat and another that is done more thoroughly amp160She also urged that all tests should be conducted on everyone who has had contact with an infected person though the initial test could come up negative because the virus is still incubating so a later test could come up positiveWhat was surprising to me was that this special did not mention a particularly alarming situation in Scranton PA in which an undocumented person was arrested by ICE upon seeking medical attention at a hospital amp160This response creates a massive risk for all of us because other undocumented people may now avoid seeking any medical attention out of fear of being arrested putting their own family members and countless others in danger amp160I do hope Telemundo and others devote time to this in the near future though understandably they wanted to focus this first special on preventative measures for those who may not know what to do during this difficult timeCoronavirus Emergencia Mundial as well as additional coverage is available at NoticiasTelemundocom and on the programamp8217s YouTube channel and Facebook pageamp160 Noticias Telemundo is telecast weeknights at 630 pm Click the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160

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