The difference is going to be,' Are we going to react now or later ?' do we put the brakes on after the car's wrapped around the tree, or we try to put the brakes on before we leave the intersection ?

Michael Osterholm

At the very beginning of the outbreak, we had many questions about how transmission of this virus occurred. And unfortunately, we saw a number of people taking very firm stances about it was happening this way or it wasn't happening this way. And as we have continued to learn how transmission occurs with this outbreak, it is clear that many of those early statements were not correct, this is time for straight talk.

Michael Osterholm

We now know that asymptomatic transmission likely [plays] an important role in spreading this virus.

Michael Osterholm

She enjoys bridge and William Schaffner's an important part of her life and William Schaffner keeps her mentally active, but she's going to give William Schaffner up for a while.

Michael Osterholm

I think clearly the time has come to take these steps.

Michael Osterholm

I seriously doubt that the Chinese public officials have any data supporting this statement, i know of no evidence in 17 years of working with coronaviruses -- SARS and MERS -- where anyone has been found to be infectious during their incubation period.

Michael Osterholm