PLANS TO RESPOND. DENI? DENI: THE FLOYD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS MAKING CHANGES TO THEIR FLU PLAN THAT WAS LAST UPDATED I 2009 DURING THE H1-AND 1 PANDEMIC. THEY MET WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES TO EXPLAIN WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS. THE STRAIN, CALLED COVID-19, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN CHINA. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS PEOPLE 16 AND OLDER OR WITH UNDERLINED HEALTH ISSUES ARE MOST AT RISK. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THOSE OF THE STANDARD FLU, INCLUDING FEVER, COUGH AND RUNNY NOSE. 40 PEOPLE ARE BEING MONITORED IN INDIANA WITH NO CONFIRMED CASES. DR. TOM HARRIS SAYS RIGHT NOW THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEST FOR THE VIRUS. >> THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT 24 HOUR TO 36 HOUR TURNAROUNDS TO CONFIRM CASES, AND THIS COULD LEAD TO ISSUES IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK AND THEN TAKING MEASURES TO MITIGATE COMPLICATIONS. DENI: THERE IS CURRENTLY NO VACCINE, BUT DR. HARRIS SAYS 80% OF PEOPLE WILL ONLY HAVE MODERATE SYMPTOMS.