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BACK TO YOU ROB. I’M MICHELLE. THANKS TONIGHT. WE’RE GETTING SOME POSSIBLE NUMBERS ON THE POSSIBLE FUTURE OF THE CORONA VIRUS UNMC PRESENTE TO LEGISLATORS TODAY SOME OF THE MM. IT’S MIGHT SOUND SCARY, BUT THAT’S IF PEOPLE AREN’T TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO STOP IT FROM SPREADING KETV NEWSWATCH. SEVEN. SARAH FILI IS AT UNMC TONIGHT TO BREAK ALL DOWN SARAH. HOSPITAL SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE COVE HAD 19 CASES WILL BE MILD SO MUCH SO YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW YOU HAVE IT. BUT THAT’S A PROBLEM IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VULNERABLE PERSON AND PASS THAT VIRUS ON SO THEY’RE URGING AND WARNING LAWMAKERS. THINGS ARE GOING TO RAMP UP. I THINK THAT’S A WELL-KNOWN FACT GIVEN THIS VIRUS. THERE’S A LOT WE DON’T KNOW YET HOSPITAL SAY PREPARE FOR DISEASE BURDEN ROUGHLY 10 TIMES SEVERE FLU SEASON, BUT THOSE NUMBERS AREN’T SET IN STONE. IT SAYS AT THE VERY TOP OF THAT SLIDE THAT THESE ARE OUR BEST GUESSTIMATE INS SHELLY SCHWEDHELM WITH NEBRASKA MEDICINE SAYS THE HOSPITAL OFFERED NEBRASKA LAWMAKERS A PREDICTION OF THE COVE IN NINETEEN NUMBERS BY LOOKING AT OTHER COUNTRIES. THEN HAVE TO SORT TAKE FROM THEIR LEARNINGS, WHICH IS EARLY AND WHAT EXPERIENCES THEY’RE HAVING AND THEN APPLY IT TO OUR POPULATION AND WHAT WE THINK MIGHT HAPPEN THE STATISTICS PREDICT 96 MILLION CASES IN THE UNITED STATES 1.9 MILLION OF THOSE COULD REQUIRE ADMISSION INTO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT MANY OF THOSE ELDERLY OR WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES. THEY ESTIMATE 480,000 DEATHS. THAT’S IF NOTHING IS DONE TO STOP THE SPREAD. I DON’T THINK PANTING SAID GOOD, YOU KNOW A GOOD PLANS REALLY WHAT YOU NEED. THE HOSPITAL’S PLANNING FOR THAT INCREASE IN PATIENTS, BUT IT’S HARD TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW MANY THERE WILL BE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE VERY MILD SYMPTOMS. SO THEREFORE THEY MAY NOT EVEN REALLY FEEL TOO SICK. SO, YOU KNOW WHEN THAT’S HAPPENING AND YOU’RE SPREADING IT THROUGH DROPLETS. IT’S GOING TO SPREAD THE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF CROWDS WASH YOUR HANDS AND STAY HOME. IF YOU’RE SICK SWEAT HELM SAYS THEY’RE CALLING IT A PANDEMIC AND ASKING PEOPLE TO PREPARE. CAN WE START TO REALLY? REACH PEOPLE TO SOCIAL DISTANCE NOT ATTEND LARGE GATHERINGS THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE AMONG THE STATE LEADERS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT THAT. NEBRASKA MEDICINE SAYS THE INFECTION RATE FOR COVET 19 IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN INFLUENZA. THEY SAY COMMUNITY LEADERS ALONG WITH THE HOSPITALS ARE DOING RISK ASSESSMENTS AND PUTTING PLANS IN PLACE FOR WHEN THE VIRUS SPREADS REPORTING LIV

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Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center presented COVID-19 predictions to Nebraska lawmakers Tuesday. Some of the estimates might sound scary but those numbers represent what might happen if no one takes precautions to stop it from spreading.Hospitals said most of the COVID-19 cases will be mild and people may not even know they’re sick. That's a problem, because a person may come into contact with a vulnerable person and pass along the virus. They're urging caution and warning lawmakers to prepare."Things are going to ramp up. I think that’s a well-known fact given this virus, there's a lot we don't know yet,” said Shelly Schwedhelm, with Nebraska Medicine. The hospital said, “prepare for disease burden roughly 10 times severe flu season.” But those numbers aren't set in stone."It says at the very top of that slide that these are our best guesstimates,” Schwedhelm said.She said the hospital offered Nebraska lawmakers a prediction of the COVID-19 numbers by looking at other countries."We then have to take from their learnings, which are early, and what experiences they’re having, then apply it to our population and what we think might happen,” Schwedhelm said.The statistics predicts up to 96 million cases in the United States. Of those, 1.9 million people could require admission into an intensive care unit: many of those people would be elderly, or people who have underlying health issues and weakened immune systems. They estimate 480,000 deaths. That's if nothing is done to stop the spread, like quarantining, closures, and cancellation of events if needed. "I don’t think panic is ever good; a good plan is really what you need,” Schwedhelm said.The hospital is planning for that increase in patients, but it's hard to predict exactly how many there will be. "Some people have very mild symptoms so they may not even feel too sick. So, when that’s happening and you're spreading it through droplets, it’s going to spread,” Schwedhelm said.Hospitals encourage people to stay out of crowds, wash their hands, and stay home if you are sick. Schwedhelm said they are calling it a pandemic and asking people to prepare."Start to really encourage people to social distance, not attend large gatherings and there are a lot of people among state leaders talking about that,” she said.Nebraska Medicine said that the infection rate of COVID-19 is slightly higher than that of influenza. It also said many community leaders and hospitals are doing risk assessments and putting plans in place for when the virus spreads.