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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated at 6:52 p.m. ET\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. health care system is trying to be ready for possible outbreaks of the new coronavirus, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned communities this week to prepare for the kind of spread now being seen in Iran, Italy, South Korea and other areas outside the virus’ epicenter in China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC notes there are only 15 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States, plus 45 more cases among Americans who were brought home from the Diamond Princess cruise ship or via flights from Asia arranged by the U.S. State Department. 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For example: The protective garments provided, she says, leave the wearer’s neck exposed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The gowns that they’re providing are inadequate,” she says, with emotion. “I’m sorry — I get very passionate about this, because we’ve worked so hard to make sure that our nurses were protected and therefore they can protect the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UCSF said in a written response to NPR that it has taken multiple “extensive” safety precautions, including isolating sick patients in rooms with special ventilation systems and training staff with proper use of safety gear. In regards to the two coronavirus cases Dugan refers to, UCSF said it briefed the workers who were actually treating the patients. But the hospital does not — as a matter of course — inform general staff of incoming infection cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>World health officials warn that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, may enter a new phase in the U.S. at some point. 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How are they bracing for a potential outbreak?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those medical centers are also preparing, says Nancy Foster, vice president of quality and patient safety for the American Hospital Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone I’ve spoken to says they’ve taken substantial steps to make sure they are prepared,” including steps like isolating infectious patients and conserving face masks to ensure supplies last, Foster says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not all staff working at those hospitals feel ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Nurses United is conducting an ongoing survey that as of last week found that about 31% of nearly 5,000 nurse respondents said they didn’t have enough protective gear to handle a surge of coronavirus cases. Only 9% said their hospital or clinic had plans to isolate potentially infected patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s not high enough for us to feel comfortable,” says Bonnie Castillo, president of the nurses union. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated 12:10 p.m. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal health officials issued a blunt message Tuesday: Americans need to start preparing now for the possibility that more aggressive, disruptive measures might be needed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strongly worded warning came in response to outbreaks of the virus outside China, including in Iran, Japan, South Korea and Italy, which officials say have raised the likelihood of outbreaks occurring stateside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but more really a question of when it will happen — and how many people in this country will have severe illness,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters during a briefing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While aggressive measures such as travel restrictions and the first federal quarantine in a half century have probably slowed the arrival of the coronavirus in the U.S., Messonnier said even more intrusive steps likely will be needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are asking the American public to work with us to prepare with the expectation that this could be bad,” Messonnier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had a conversation with my family over breakfast this morning. And I told my children that while I didn’t think that they were at risk right now, we, as a family, need to be preparing for significant disruption of our lives,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those measures could include school closings, workplace shutdowns and canceling large gatherings and public events, she warned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand this whole situation may seem overwhelming and that disruption to everyday life may be severe, but these are things that people need to start thinking about now,” Messonnier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Americans need to do things like start making plans to care for their children should schools and day care centers close, she said. They should talk to their employers about how they could work from home. And they should find out if there might be a way to get medical care remotely, such as through telemedicine, Messonnier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She stressed that the current risk remains low. Almost all the cases that have occurred in the United States have been among travelers who got infected overseas. In addition, there’s always the chance that the coronavirus could begin to subside as the spring and summer arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Infectious disease experts say that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/20/807483553/coronavirus-is-contagious-but-kids-seem-less-vulnerable-so-far\">80% of infections are mild\u003c/a>, no more severe than the common cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, there have been 14 confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 in the U.S. and 40 other cases among people who were repatriated to the U.S. after being on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. An additional three cases are among people who were repatriated from Hubei province in China, where the respiratory virus emerged months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hand-washing with soap and water continues to be a top recommendation to protect against the virus, since the abrasiveness of soap helps remove infectious particles from the hands. Experts say that commonly worn surgical masks \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/29/800531753/face-masks-what-doctors-say-about-their-role-in-containing-coronavirus\">aren’t very effective protection\u003c/a>. A heavy-duty mask called an N95 respirator is considerably better protection, but it is uncomfortable to wear and can make breathing more difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html\">advised\u003c/a> against nonessential travel to China and South Korea, countries that have seen the highest numbers of cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But because there are so many unknowns, state and local officials and average Americans need to be prepared, Messonnier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I continue to hope that in the end we’ll look back and feel like we were overprepared. But that is a better place to be in than being underprepared,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>World Health Organization Sees Progress\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, despite worrisome new outbreaks in Iran, Italy and South Korea, the coronavirus disease called COVID-19 is not currently a pandemic, the World Health Organization said Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, there are some encouraging trends, especially in Hubei province, where most of the cases have been reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The epidemic there appears to have plateaued in late January and is continuing on a good trajectory. Dr. Bruce Aylward led a WHO trip to China with a scientific delegation that just concluded. On Sunday, he told reporters in Beijing that trend is real.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aylward said that he’d spoken to a researcher in Wuhan who is testing potential drugs to treat COVID-19, “and when I asked him what challenge they’re finding in trying to implement the trial, he said the single biggest one is recruiting new patients … because of the drop in cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s a good kind of problem. The message from China is that it’s not hopeless, he says. It is possible to control this disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now we’re starting to see countries like Italy take extremely aggressive actions,” Aylward said. “What China has demonstrated is you have to do this, and if you do it you can save lives and prevent thousands of cases of what is a very difficult disease.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting the public’s full cooperation to do the simplest tasks is a reason for the success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Believe it or not, the most valuable thing the whole population can do is wash its hands, continually,” he said. Other useful measures include avoiding crowds, as you’d find in schools and large gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But restricting travel is not on Aylward’s list of useful actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t have to lock down cities is the big message from China, in fact,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The WHO scientific delegation’s task was to learn what worked in China and to spread the word. 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Researchers estimate the mortality rate of COVID-19 at about 2 percent, compared with about 9 percent for SARS and more than 30 percent for MERS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Greene added that it’s still too early to know this for sure because the data are “rapidly evolving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>“\u003c/i>My message,” he said, “is that this is an outbreak. 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The data is sent to the FBI and entered into a criminal database.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/privacy-pia-dhs080-detaineedna-january2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">memo\u003c/a> from the federal Department of Homeland Security says, “prompt DNA-sample collection could be essential to the detection and solution of crimes [aliens] may have committed or may commit in the United States.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Trump administration also argues collecting DNA will stop migrant adults from smuggling children across the border and falsely posing as their parents. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigrant advocates counter that the program will not reduce criminal activity or help solve crimes because \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/05/02/607652253/studies-say-illegal-immigration-does-not-increase-violent-crime\">multiple studies\u003c/a> show that illegal immigration does not result in more lawlessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Border Patrol agents are learning how to collect DNA from a training video provided by the FBI. People who refuse to submit samples could face misdemeanor charges. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Whose DNA is Collected? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal agents are collecting cheek swabs from people as young as 14 who are in immigration custody at two U.S. locations: at the Canadian border in and around Detroit, and at the official port of entry in Eagle Pass, Texas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legal permanent residents and those planning to enter the country legally will not be required to submit samples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pilot program began on Jan. 6 and will continue for 90 days. The government plans to expand the program nationwide. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At present, more than 40,000 people are in medium or long term detention. About a million people circulate through immigration custody each year. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote]“It casts Latinos as would-be criminals. The racial profiling of this program is unconscionable.” Charleen Adams, geneticist[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">People land in detention for a variety of reasons: crossing the border illegally, seeking asylum, work site raids, or overstaying a visa. Most \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">detainees have \u003ca href=\"https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/583/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no criminal record\u003c/a>. However, migrants’ DNA\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> samples are registered and held in perpetuity in the FBI criminal database, the Combined Index Data System (CODIS). Historically, that archive has housed genetic information from people who have been arrested, charged or convicted in relation to serious crimes.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Privacy Concerns\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Civil rights advocates worry the expanded genetic testing compromises the privacy of people in detention and their families. Some scientists fear the information could wrongfully target a vulnerable population and lead to false criminal convictions.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vera Eidelman, a staff lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, calls the program population surveillance. She said the government could use the genetic information to locate family members or even deny people health insurance because DNA is much more powerful than a fingerprint. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It does not simply identify me as Vera,” Eidelman said. “It also says Vera is related to x, y and z other people. By the way, she also has the BRCA gene or other propensities for medical conditions. It is not simply about identity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Hank Greely, a bioethicist at Stanford University, worries less than Eidelman about these potential uses. Although it is not explicitly clear what genetic information the government will catalog, experts assume it’s the 20 markers that make up the typical DNA profile in the FBI database. This is not a detailed analysis. It’s much less information than a 23andMe or Ancestry.com test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you had a kid at the border and wanted to know whether its father was in the CODIS database,” Greely said in an email, “you would likely get hundreds of hits, whether or not the father actually was in the database. That’s not very helpful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Greely said the government’s efforts to collect DNA are a waste of money because, in his opinion, it’s unlikely the current administration will allow many of the detainees into the country so the likelihood they’ll commit crimes here is also limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If there is no good reason to collect personal data, including DNA data, and it isn’t being done voluntarily, then it’s unethical: some risk for no gain is not ethical,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is not the first time DNA collection efforts have alarmed civil rights advocates. California and other states already collect samples from anyone \u003cem>arrested\u003c/em> for a felony offense. That has helped to solve crimes, but the practice is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/tns-california-dna-supreme-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversial\u003c/a>. \u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Possible Wrongful Convictions\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some scientists fear the program could put the wrong people behind bars because DNA is not foolproof. Someone’s DNA could end up at a crime scene they’ve never visited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We pick it [DNA] up and we do transfer it,” said Greg Hampikian, a forensic geneticist at Boise State University. “It’s in the hair we leave behind. 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Finally in 2015, after Italian DNA experts reviewed the case Knox was pronounced not guilty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most Americans find DNA evidence strongly persuasive. A 2015 \u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/1603/crime.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gallup poll\u003c/a> showed that 85 percent of Americans consider DNA evidence to be very or completely convincing. Once a DNA sample is entered into a trial as evidence it is very difficult to convince a jury the accused is innocent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Future Implications\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charleen Adams, a geneticist at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., \u003c/span>worries the program sets people up to distrust researchers. 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