New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Declares State Of Emergency Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Cleve Bryan reports.

PRUSSIA, MATT PETRILLO FORCBS-3 EYEWITNESS NAUS.MATT, THANKS VERY MUCH.NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NEWJERSEY, GOVERNOR HAS DECLAREDA PUBLIC HEALTH STATE OFEMERGENCY IN THE GARDEN STATE.THIS COMES AFTER THE NUMBER OFCOVID 19 CASES IN NEW JERSEYHAS NEARLY DOUBLED WITHOFFICIALS ANNOUNCING FIVE NEWINFECTIONS TODAY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN'S LIVE AT NEWJERSEY REGIONAL OPERATIONS ANDINTELLIGENCE CENTER, WHERE APRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELDEARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, CLEVE,WHAT IS THE VERY LATEST.REPORTER: NATASHA, JUSTFIVE MINUTES BEFORE6:00 O'CLOCK GOVERNOR ISSUEDTHAT EMERGENCY DECLARATION FORALL 21 COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.THIS ESSENTIALLY FREES UP,RESOURCES, THAT MAY BE ABLE TOFLOW THROUGH THE STATE THROUGHSTATE AGENCIES TO AFFECTCOMMUNITIES.THIS AS EARLIERER THISAFTERNOON OFFICIALS WEREWARNING PEOPLE OF THE NEWJERSEY TO BE PREPARED FOREXPOSURE AS CORONAVIRUSCONTINUES TO SPREAD.DESCRIBING THE LARGEST DAILYJUMP IN COVID 19 CASE TOESDATE NEW JERSEY HEALTHOFFICIALS ANNOUNCED FIVE NEWPRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE TESTRESULT ON MONDAY, BRINGING THETOTAL NUMBER OF CASES FROM SIXTO 11.THE FACT THAT WE ARECONTINUING TO SEE ADDITIONALCASES IS CONCERNING BUT IT ISNOT UNEXPECTED.IT FOLLOWS THE TREND WE ARESEEING AROUND THE REST OF THECOUNTRY AND IN FACT THE WORLD.REPORTER: FIVE NEW CASESARE IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY BUTTHERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS INTHE ONE POSITIVE CASE IN SOUTHJERSEY.LAST WEEK OFFICIALS SAID A MANIN HIS 60'S WENT TO THE COOPERURGENT CARE ON MARLTON PIKE INCHERRY HILL AND LATER ADMITTODD JEFFERSON HOSPITAL INCHERRY HILL.OFFICIALS SAY FOUR EMPLOYEESFROM THE URGENT CARE ARE UNDERHOME QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS.SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE WAITINGROOM ARE ALSO NOTIFIED BUTOFFICIALS SAY THEY DO NOT NEEDTO QUARANTINE THEMSELVESBECAUSE THEY WERE NOT IN CLOSEPROXIMITY TO THE MAN.I KNOW THAT THE URGENT CARECENTERS WERE ALL NOTIFIED ANDTHAT THEY UNDERTOOK THEIR OWNNOTIFICATION OF NOT ONLY THEIRHEALTH CARE WORKERS AND PEOPLETHAT WERE IN THE WAITING ROOMWHEN THIS CASE WAS IN THEWAITING ROOM.REPORTER: STATE HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY COMMUNITY SPREADOF THE CORONAVIRUS IS STILLNOT ESTABLISH BUT THEY AREWARNING PUBLIC TO HAVE ENOUGHFOOD, MEDICATION FOR TWO WEEKSSHOULD YOU COME IN CONTACTWITH A PATIENT AND NEED TOSELF QUARANTINE.SELF QUARANTINE AND SOCIALDISTANCING ARE IMPORTANTPUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES.REPORTER: STATE OFFICIALSSAY THEY ARE NOT ENCOURAGINGPEOPLE TO MAKE A RUN ONGROCERY STORES TO STOCK UP ONBOTTLE WATER, TOILET PAPERTHINGS OF THAT NATURE BUTENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO HAVEMORE NON-ERISHABLE FOOD INTHEIR PANTRY SHOULD THERE BE AINCIDENT WHERE THEY NEED IT.THEY SAY FOR SCHOOLS IT IS UPTO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSAT THIS POINT WHETHER THEYWANT TO CLOSE THEIR BUILDINGS.