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The new coronavirus is on the move.

From China to Europe, here in Italy at this point, the country has been divided into three

different areas.

There is the red zone, the yellow zone, and then the rest of Italy.

And the United States.

Washington State remains the center of attention as the coronavirus spreads quickly.

Researchers say the virus may have been circulated in the area for weeks undetected, and more

cases are likely.

In New York, experts warn the virus will spread there.

Cases keep popping up, and when they do, some governments are responding with one of the

most powerful tools they have.

Quarantines.

Dr. Naheed Badellia knows a thing or two about quarantine.

You are a person not only under investigation for potentially developing a disease, but you

are a person whose trustworthiness is now come into question.

Will you follow the rules?

Will you keep me safe from you?

She's an infectious disease specialist and was quarantined twice after returning home

from Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak there in 2014.

The sudden change that you see in people's faces.

It's like you are a human, but all of a sudden you've become a threat to them.

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