Coronavirus Facts Not Fear, 03/31/20
North Carolina has 1,529 cases of coronavirus as of March 31, 2020. There have been twelve deaths in the state. Currently 157 people are hospitalized. President Trump says the next two weeks will be difficult for Americans, but social distancing until the end of April is important to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases. Today the White House showed predictions of 100-250,000 deaths with continued social distancing versus more than one million deaths if stay-at-home orders are not followed. In tonight's episode WRAL News speaks with One of the top researchers in the nation, Dr. Ralph Baric from the UNC Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Baric has researched coronaviruses for more than twenty years.
