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Panic in Kentucky, as the Knox Exclusion enters its third day.

A huge area remains sectioned off today...

... with the small towns of Muldraugh and West Point...

... central to this developing situation.

Richard Gershwin is our correspondent.

Diane, it's a scene of panic and confusion here.

Roads are blocked, checkpoints have been set up.

Equipment waiting for overseas deployment is instead...

... being used to separate victims of an unknown disease...

... from the rest of America.

Everything below the curve of the Ohio river is a no-go zone, Diane.

What's the word on the people in there?

No official update today, still the reports of 'panic and confusion'.

What's more, and what's really got folk here concerned...

... is communication.

We've been told that Knox Telecommunications has had...

... phone lines down for maintenance but the picture is far from clear.

The situation would seem to be unfortunate in the extreme.

So we want answers Richard, when are we getting them?

Later today, Diane.

General John McGrew will be holding a press conference in the...

... temporary camp behind me this afternoon.

A lot of angry people here want to hear what he has to say.

I bet they do. Okay Richard, thanks for the report.

Meanwhile key Republicans have poured scorn on the President's handling...

... of the Kentucky outbreak.

More on that, and the political storm brewing in DC...

... after these messages.

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