Reported 600 56 new cases of covid19 and unfortunately an additional 35 deaths in indiana. These numbers bring to 13,680 the number of hoosiers known to have covid19. A total of 741 hoosiers have died, 1 of all individuals tested in our state and 5. 4 percent of our confirmed, positive cases. Include over 3500 new tests. More than 75,000 hoosiers have been tested for covid19. Today we expect to add to our dashboard an additional 79 presumptive covid19 deaths that have been clinically diagnosed. This means that a physician listed covid19 as a contributing cause of death for a patient, but no covid19 positive test was documented on that individual. The clinical diagnosis of covid19 can use an xray, ct scan or cat scan of the individuals chest, and a full clinical picture including medical history, symptoms and how their course of illness proceeds. Include ruling out other infections such as influence as the cause of their illness. Avid 19 can also cause characteristic picture on a cat scan of the chest that, when combined with clinical features clinicaled to make a diagnosis. These clinically diagnosed presumptive deaths will be in a separate area of the dashboard and not the total number of confirmed cases you are accustomed to seeing. Adding these deaths gives us a better sense of the impact of covid19, and positions us to capture more clinical diagnosis going forward. We urge physicians to test symptomatic patients, if they have the resources, but also recognize that people who may not be tested are also likely to have covid night dean. I want to provide hospitalization and discharge data, which you should see on our website. All now lookedve who have been hospitalized for covid19. 33 of those have gone to emergency departments, down from 35 last time he presented this data. Hospitalized, and while the number of people hospitalized increased, the rate has stayed steady since april 17. Of those hospitalized, 339 went to the indy care unit for some time, for a total of 35 . Of those admitted with positive covid19 tests, 6 went to the icu. That is all positive covid tests. Woodys encouraging is that we have seen the number of people with covid19 who have been discharged grow from 68 to 80 . Of the remaining 20 , 14 died. I would like to update state efforts to obtain ppe. These numbers reflect progress we have made working with indiana businesses and manufacturers. The First Priority for these supplies, once they arrive, is emergency use only for fun draw asked for fun flat four frontline responders facing shortages. Indiana can never have enough personal protective equipment and we will continue to work to secure supplies. We have ordered the supplies and are great for what has been donated or pledged, but we have only received a fraction of the supplies to date. I want to provide clarification about the study we announced yesterday. We have had people reach out and volunteer, which we appreciate, but participants were randomly selected, making sure this is a Scientific Study that accurately reflects the demographics of our state. So we are not seeking volunteers. I. S. D. H. s work isdh is working on a plan for public testing and will share those details in the future. Greta thank you. Governor holcomb we will go to jasper, indiana, senator mike braun is with us. I just jumped off a phone call with other governors around the country and the Vice President and his task force. President about the 3. 5 ppp law into effect. That is extremely important to every hoosier, every american. It is going to devote more money to ever Small Businesses. That is something that is near and dear in mike brauns dna. Also, 75 billion to our to helps, 25 billion with resources for testing. Senator braun, could you speak to not just that bill and that over 300 billion dollars going toward Small Business help, but also what is next . Good tobraun governor, be on. I have been watching from southern indiana. I have been back since march 26. Itmy wifes store downtown, was one of the businesses that had to shut down as nonessential. But a couple of weeks ago they were able to do curbside and so forth. So a lot of interest in an area like this, but i want to complement what you have done toause we will not get back normal in the short run, but there will be a new normal, and it has got to base got to be based on keeping everybody safe. Hearing the new guidelines in is county is dubo where we have been lucky. Level, we have an effort to tap down the disease. I have talked to Business Owners across the state, employees as well that have been dislocated, but the 3. 5 that we did here to they because you, due need, how broad and deep that impact is. The question has arisen as to the next step. Whenr mcconnell made clear we get back, now earmarked for may 4, we probably wont do anything else but gather information. Sector islture increasingly becoming a place i think we will need to turn attention to. A major part of our economy here in indiana as well. And then the other thing is, many large or Small Businesses got in there with the first helping on the 349 billion. The guidance and the rules are really earmarked to help the smallest of the small. At the 25 billion for testing, 75 billion for hospitals, i think we have rounded it out about as good as we can until we get back. Because here is an example. The trucking industry, which one dedicatedanies, i Trucking Company for the distribution business, three of my kids run that now within executive team, and they were busy coming out of the gate. What was a really good economy, over the past few weeks has been falling off about 5 a week. We are getting so many sectors that are going to come to the forefront, that are not really being heard to this point, along with the ones that are disproportionately hurt. Whether we do more, we will be haggling about that once we get back. I know you are, concerned with what we do to new normal we have got to get used to, where we can smartly restart the economy, because we have done so well here in the state. Until we get a vaccine and therapies that are working end until we get general immunity along with vaccines that cover about 65 of our state and national population, you know, we are going to have to make sure we are careful with whatever that next step is. With the federal government, we are running into issues of 3 trillion we just added to our National Debt of 23 trillion. Unlike indiana and unlike the job we do, where we believe in a Rainy Day Fund and balanced budget and all that, we dont do that at the federal level. That is why the next step is going to be metered out carefully. Governor holcomb thank you, senator. It is not an overstatement to say we could not be doing this without you. I appreciate the constant collaboration and communication between you and i and our offices, and look forward to working with you on that next for may for may 4, whenever you are safely able to return to the chamber. I understand senator braun is going to stay with us, so he will be able to answer questions when we get to that point. Before we get to that point, a word of thank you. I always try to pass out the praise. We have a lot of folks to think in addition to our Senate Colleagues and congressional delegation, and all the local leaders we have join us as well, trying to underscore how this is a team effort and we are all in is thegether, whether it philanthropic committee, publicsector, private sector. But i wanted to square or squarely focused on making you. The steps you have been taking and the sacrifices you have made over these last, five plus weeks they areike years, making a difference. And if we hadnt taken these steps, we wouldnt be in the position we are in now, to be able to come template that to be able to contemplate, plan to resurface and reemerge. Some of our businesses have been open for quite some time, much different operations, but they have been complying. They have been playing by the new rules of the new normal, and thats critically important for not just their business, but for the hoosier psyche, to know we are going into safe places, whether you are a customer or employee or employer. I want to continue to shout out our thanks to everyone who has contributed substantively, bypassing on plans on how they can,operate, so that we what is in our control, we will control. We know we are put in this position coming up to may 1, really coming up to next monday, when we are going to be in a , additional certain elective medical procedures, to if thosee restrictions businesses include the measures required to operate in this new normal environment i dont want new normal environment. I dont want that to be lost that we are only to this point, stealing the second quarter, but we are only to this point because of the actions we have taken or actions we have not taken. And we are doing it together. Because of those efforts, we are able to make sure that we have our supply chain flowing. It is never going to be enough, as i am reminded every day. And it is true, because we see local hospitals and Nursing Homes and churches, etc. , supplying each other with homemade masks, or students using 3d printers, the list goes on and on. You talk about value add, how many people are stepping up to fill the void or stand in that gap and contribute. That is in addition to what dr. Ppewent through, all the as a state we are purchasing and receiving, in addition to what businesses themselves have been ordering for years in the past. Rushingwe are all toward the same sources. So this is going to to continued organization and teamwork, but when we think about having a ppe , to care for those folks going into the hospital, and there are positive trends, those hospitalizations. However, we dont want to take our foot off the gas in the wrong stretch. That is why we will be methodical about this. That is why we need to make sure ppe, is the nurses and the nurse aides and the , theacists and the doctors radiology assistants, the first responders, police and firefighters, ems, all these folks, that is my ppe. So they need their ppe so that we continue down this path of progress. I would like to give one more shout out to buy grandmas apron. Madet to thank, they have pretty clever cookies to brighten a friday afternoon. This is in new salem, indiana, and they sent in, reinforcing that we are all in this together, and we should thank my grandmas apron. They are contributing to what we call covid19 around here, governor. Chris darby. Chris, thanksmb for joining us. Absolutely. We have heard from people at factories like gm, bfgoodrich, laces like this, worried about going back to work and being safe, places they cant be six feet apart from each other. I want to know what their expectations should be from their employers going back to work, and if there are any groups like osha that will have restrictions they will look at with this pandemic . Differentolcomb businesses are in receipt of different licenses, so of course the state will have a role in making sure these are places to work. We have a binder full of information that different sectors, industries, businesses, have sent, and some have posted, whether it is elective medical procedures, surgeries, manufacturing, construction, transportation, logistics, virtually az, and they have sent us their plans. They first and foremost deal with clean spaces, hygienic advances they are putting in a safeo make sure workplace equates to a healthy workforce. Balance,s not just a this is a necessity in this new normal we find ourselves in. Or we will be looking at, different businesses, the new standards and requirements. We will post those. We will be very transparent. That is what is going into our next weekly meet up going into may 1, to know that if you are a certain distance, you need a barrier, or you might want to add any. Putting up those barriers and making sure have individuals of a good policy so that they are not punished for missing work when they are sick, they should be reinforced to stay home if they are sick, those are key things. Governor holcomb and obviously these are different. One of the challenges is, whether you are a school or a government or a daycare or nursing home or senator brown, senatorse chime in, braun, churches, retail, malls, the list goes on, and we want to make sure the Health Care Industry knowns industry knows what is applicable to them, spas, restaurants, bars, all understand that we are playing by the same rules and this is stealing how we get through this most efficiently. Enator braun since i have been back i have been speaking to so many businesses, especially medium and larger businesses, and that is where you get the most risk. If you have 500 employees plus and you have one instance, that already much derails you for the time of the quarantine you have to go through, and it has a tremendous ripple effect. Thathing that gas impressed me most is how people have been paying attention to the rules. They do know that, for this to be successful when we pipit to a smart restart, there is going to pipit to a smart when we pivot to a smart restart, there is going to have disciplined. Because they know a slide back would impact them and their customers. Even smaller, main street businesses no it is going to be different. I have been impressed with the wearing of masks, gloves, keeping that separation. Been talkingave about it so much, Everybody Knows the three things you really need to do, and we have got the results so far to prove. Hat it makes sense when we get to that point and we will bening, happy to see that all places are aware of what to do. And it is going to take a lot of discipline and hard work to get to where this is behind us. Reminder,olcomb as a we see this all over indiana, typically you hear about cases in dense areas, metropolitan areas of big cities, but we are reminded almost on a daily basis that this can jump weekly to a scott county or a Carroll County cass county,nty so it has an effect on us all. So that discipline the senator is talking about, it is critically important we stay on this path to progress. We are on it now, i can see the light in the clearing, but we are still forging our way through the forest. Indiana legislative insight. Governor holcomb good afternoon. Ed, you have to unmute your microphone. Good afternoon. On thetive question, state level and for the senator on the federal level. Changes in Health Related policies are priorities policies or priorities should be the subject of debate in the primary and general Election Campaign . Senator braun that should go to me, since you arent on the ballot. Governor holcomb that should go to me, since you arent on the ballot. Then we should turn it over to senator braun, who is not on the ballot either. , to be little eerie honest with you, to be on the ballot and not be putting any focus on it. I am going to continue to operate that way for the foreseeable future, and let the chips fall where they may. Ive got a fulltime job. We are all working overtime. That will have to take care of itself. Having said that, i will be perfectly comfortable talking about every single step and decision that we make, anywhere, any day. Senator. Senator braun i am not on the ballot, but it is just as important to me because we are all interested in getting things turns around things turned around, not only in the state, but nationally. There has not been anything like this that has gripped the public attention. It has created national anxiety, and i was listening to bill gates today about what he sees down the road. He has been probably the one individual who has put time into trying to tamp down infectious diseases, work on vaccines across a variety of diseases, and he said as well, and didnt really leaning on the political lean in onean the political side, that to get through this, we as political leaders are responsible for getting this done, and it should be a fair discussion and it thatd be done in a way doesnt politicize it, we want to do what is going to have the best return on investment for all the efforts we put in today. I think it is valid to speak about it openly and transparently so we can arrive at best practices, and try to keep some political angles out of it. Turns into ant unproductive discourse. But being on the ballot in a year like this whats special seriousness to like this puts special seriousness to it, but any of us that represent, as neednor as leaders, we to be transparent about the we canion, and the most get best practices in one state versus the other, versus national guidelines, we are going to get it weekly and more intact economically. Typically,lcomb this is a campaign season, and there is nothing typical about this season. This is a time when it is all about policy, not politics. I will say i have been so that,sed and grateful going through this together has brought so many people together, of all political stripes, or people that are nonpolitical. That is what has been so encouraging, and is what is going to make it easy to share what we are doing, talk about those best practices, stealing good ideas from other states or cities or towns or people. Include, and to make sure that everyones opinion is not just a factor, but a part of that ultimate decision. That is why we have been able to make so much progress. Wlki. Ila, governor holcomb good afternoon. Sheila, you have to unmute your microphone. Hello, governor. My question involves you. With schools closed for the remainder of the school year, do you have any advice, guidelines on spring or summer Youth Programs such as baseball and softball, many of them Community Programs which serve children . Governor holcomb we will continue to address that. That is one of those things that is a little heartbreaking, the thingsraduation, all the we have to sacrifice because we find ourselves in this position. But we will continue to work with our partners at d. O. E. End the department of education as we get closer to those decisions that need to be made in those typically large gatherings, whether sports or theater or afterschool activities that brought a lot of people together. Buto decision on that yet, i understand the timeline, may that isd the corner, so period. Y decision time fox 59. Sullivan, greta hello, kate governor holcomb hello, kayla. Many including the aarp, support the concept of releasing nursing home covid19 data. What you direct dr. Box to publicly release nursing home covid19 data. If not, what is the danger of making this Information Available . Governor holcomb i will not. Because we respect that private business and nursing home that is operating under our regulations. That is where the relationship exists. We have taken a few extra steps to make sure that if it is not, we are going to intervene. And we are. Kathy, ferdinand. Greta thank you for the governor holcomb thank you for the job you are doing. Laugh at you, i felt bad after i did that the other day. Governor holcomb that is fantastic. I want to look to the future. I am not sure if anybody in the State Government is doing this. But these kids that were seniors and maybe didnt get to go on College Trips to visit any place, if you are going to go into the medical field, there are definitely jobs, but is anybody researching other sectors . It seems to me it might be important if there are kids like me that couldnt have been in the medical field. Governor holcomb part of the Silver Lining is that we went into this in such a good position. About 90 thousand unfilled highway, hidemand jobs. We had the people, Workforce Development programs in place, and the challenge of our task was to get those folks connected with job skills so they could fill those jobs. Now we have about 350,000 hoosiers out of work. We need them back at the job they had, if that job is there. And if not, we are looking at the future already. We have a team, Indiana DevelopmentIndiana Economic Development corporation, our commission of fire education, the department of Workforce Development, all are looking at these targeted areas, health care one. But the world will change and have new demand and then we will target our resources toward disconnections in the new world. We have aon to that, rapid Recovery Plan we are putting into place that teams are working on right now with the workforce cabinet, some partners like striata education, tpm, entities are coming together now to look at things like that so that when we come out of this, we can hit the ground running. Tom, associated press. Greta hello governor holcomb hello, tom. Think federal actions provide enough support to hospitals around the state . And is the state considering Financial Support to providers in health care, working with disability and Home Health Care providers . We are inolcomb constant communication with our hospitals. Commissioner box hospitals have been requested to give federal regarding information financial stresses they are under. That is coming up this weekend, as i talked to the indiana hospital association. The federal government is engaging and understanding there ,re significant issues there not just from covid19 but the shutdown of elective surgeries on the elective Surgery Center information center. We have worked with our hospitals to talk about it as they expand things. We can give supplies and ventilators to bring them to where they need to be. We have been in close contact with them regionally and as a group. Governor holcomb i would like to add a couple of things. We should probably go back to senator brown, but senator braun and senator young and our congressional delegation are looking at what we need and addressing those needs in a theodical fashion, be it first act, second act, third act, now 3. 5. This is not papering over a problem. This is getting at the root of what caused this derailment, and now getting us on track and out of this. Say, and i wont make news for them, but you should stay tuned because the administration is going to make more statements about additional help they will provide states, etc. Rms of Nursing HomesPay Attention to that. It will be forthcoming. Senator braun, do you want to add anything about federal help and how you are approaching our state needs . State governments in general, that discussion was hot and heavy on the 3. 5. Thats got complicated in the sense that, i think that is what we will focus on what we get back. Mcconnell made it clear anything we do beyond this will have to wait until we get there. We have put a lot out there already. To beer we do next test targeted. There was more for hospitals in 3. 5. I dont think they had gone through all of the allotment in three as well. State governments are like any entity across the country that have been impacted accordingly. Some were better prepared for. , where a state like ours we rank at the very top here of being sound financially, we will have to replenish our depleted funds. Thank goodness we operate the way we do. That is going to be difficult to sort out, because it gets complicated in the sense, how do we do that if the needs in certain states arise from the way they run their State Governments . That gets tricky. That is why it will take longer to flesh out. Reforms youtied to have to make in a state if we are going to comprehensively look at doing something. Other than i know it is going to be a topic of conversation, i cant really say what might get done. That we will focus on when we get back. Michael, wbez. Andood afternoon, governor dr. Box. The first question is for dr. Box. Suggesting 92 of inmates at the west vail Correctional Center tested positive for covid19. Was there a mix up there trying to contain the virus . It is essentially now out in the entire prison population. Holcomb, illinois governor jb Pritzker Says he will extend his stayathome order until the end of may. How will that influence your reopening of areas . The docox will address question. Commissioner box i am so happy to clear this issue up to read we do not have 92 of inmates at west dale correctional facility who have tested positive there is roughly 3200 offenders in the facility. Only 130 are currently positive for covid19. We have quarantined a certain amount of people, approximately 1500, because they have been exposed to the other 130 offenders. It is a question about prevalence within the facility. It is something i am happy to clear up. Yesterday. Ting this i have had conversations with doctors, ems, county officials in the area. I want to give a shout out to dr. Ducey, the Laporte County health commissioner, who has helped up clear up miscommunication, and protecting our staff working the front lines in these prisons, to make sure they are safe. The Laporte County nursing whorvisor and a doctor serves at Michigan City hospital and is on the county commission, so if there is any partner who wants to help us in this effort, because we are all in it together, but again, i am comfortable talking about what you have done and why we are doing it. I have the opportunity to our doc staff. Over 6000 staff show up every day to protect you, me, and all our communities. Officers,correctional nurses, physicians, that go in every single day. We are committed to keeping them safe, and thanking and thank you for helping me clear this up. Governor holcomb thank you. I will continue to stay in touch with governor pritzker, and any decision he makes that would until us, he extended his june 1. We are not contemplating that in indiana. Right now we are focused on may 1, and the changes we need to put into place through may 1. And we will continue to look at and thoseahead, twoweek, 10day, threeweek increments. When you think about someone infected, it is about three week desk it is about 83week process from when you get exposed until you are through the woods. Withhis morning i talked both the Ohio Governor and the kentucky governor. We talked about where we are in terms of testing on how we are seeking to expand testing abilities. We talked about elective procedures and Retail Businesses opening in stages. Whether it is illinois, michigan, ohio, or kentucky, or beyond that, but those of the border states i am in Constant Contact with, or our staff, to talk about workflow issues, travel issues, being across a river or cross a border, and we will continue to do that. , indianapolis monthly. Their been any inquiries from insurers across the state about whether injecting household cleaners could cure covid19 . The president suggested yesterday that injecting cure covid19, and is the president making the fight against covid19 harder with these comments . Reporter i certain commissioner box i certainly had individuals who reached out and dust about the wisdom of doing this. I assured them that is not something we recommend we have carefully gone over things they can do to protect themselves. Governor holcomb i would say, before you go to senator braun, i understand he mentioned today he was being sarcastic about that. If anyone asks, we will give them sound medical counsel. Governor, you hit it on the head. Sometimes when you are not clear because you say things, especially when you are at a high level where people watch you, it is best probably not to venture into areas you may not know a lot about. Defer to the health experts. I think on his part, he is feeling pressure across the country. There are so many places that are anxious to pivot to the next act. And to think sometimes in the probablye of doing so, as often as you are they are, you are going to get some of that. To what wisely stick you know is tried and true and what Health Care Experts tell you to do. Governor holcomb i would just add, apply disinfectants to surfaces. [laughter] they work. Not yourself. Paula hinton, wppa. Dr. Have a question for box. Heatingre called, say saying he was looking for a nursing home for his mother. He wanted her in a place that , howafe, and was wondering can he make an informed decision if he doesnt know if covid19 is in that home . Dr. Issioner box i will let dan address that. That is an important question. The guidelines coming up monday will state it is the obligation of that longterm care facility to let residents and representatives know who are planning to come to the facility. So if somebody was looking for a longterm care facility, they would have an obligation to let them know whether they had covid19 in the facility. Governor holcomb thank you. This is theeminder, incredible challenge that they have, that has been foisted upon overnighturn and burn on dayrea that you said one was your numberone concern. Commissioner box my biggest nightmare. And they have stepped up to the plate and so many ways. We have been there to partner with them every step. And it is just a matter of reaching out to us. We want to continue to encourage and enforce transparency from Nursing Homes to residents, and those individuals who represent those residents, and anybody considering who would be anybody who would be considering coming to that facility. Julia, wish tv. Governor, understanding you have been in communication with other governors in the region, including ohio and kentucky, how much of your decisionmaking on reopening is going to be impacted by what is happening in those states . Will there be Different Levels of reopening in indiana along those state borders . s officediana ag that they areay evaluating the merits of a lawsuit against china, potentially calling on the government to pay for the cost of the covid19 pandemic. Would you support or oppose a move like that . Governor holcomb first, first i have heard of that. With my legal team, but a state versus a nation, just off the top of my head, seems a bit astray. Iwever, as i am not a doctor, am not an attorney, so i will follow up on you on that nice followup with you on that. First i have heard of that. The first question was about the border and have orders opening, or business the border and how borders opening, or businesses opening on other side of the border would affect that. Any lifting or suppression that , the coronavirus doesnt know what they border is. It knows how to spread, and that is a dense when area or at mass gatherings, and then it continues to spread. So we will keep track of, whether it is chicago, illinois or danville, illinois, or louisville, or georgetown. Wherever this is coming from, and i am not suggesting that it is, but it will factor in. That is why we stay in contact. That is why we are talking how are tracking how methodical and aggressive we all are. Up,s not just about opening it is also about ideas they may have in terms of obtaining resources that we may need. Today ona lot of time the phone with the governor of ohio and kentucky, talking about the scientific project we announced yesterday. This is going to start happening around the country. We are just kind of at the front of the line. But it is going to help us. Nform we are looking at the tip of the iceberg, but how big is that iceberg . So when we are able to share practices or test on much we are ohio,g, compared to kentucky, illinois, michigan, the rest of the states, those best practices matter. You have to stay in close communication. Elizabeth binion, pbs. Question from instructors and students in local hygiene programs. Pandemic, live patient clinical examinations have been suspended, preventing hygienists and other Health Professionals from gaining the licenses they need. Will you join other governors in suspending or modifying clinical exam requirement rules to avoid a shortage of Oral Health Care professionals with the covid19 pandemic caps pandemic has subsided, especially given so Many Health Problems are detected when people receive oral care . Commissioner box we already set a precedent on that in the state. We worked with our Nursing School and medical school to graduate those individuals early , so they could become a part of our workforce, which we felt critical. Working, ifopen to the need arose, with our dental and hygiene schools any the state to make sure that force is is what they that has organizations and educators would be looking for. Schip, indy politics. Good afternoon. Question you always enjoy getting, i can tell by the looks on your faces. Followupthis is a about illinois and michigan and other states opening up, but also extending stayathome orders. Has decided ifer you are a nonessential business, you can still operate curbside service, and in michigan they opened golf courses. Seeou go forward, the you some of those same things happening, all courses in indiana, nonessential business is opening with curbside and delivery . Mike, so far we have spent 3 trillion dealing with covid19. The taxpayers are not a bucket of money. How much more can we spend to deal with covid19 . Mike, do youomb want to take that, and i will follow up on the first part . Senator braun we are very close when it comes to the amount of dollars, because we are not drawing on this from anywhere other than the Government Credit card. Forecasting the 26 trillion in debt until about or3 your 2020 for 2023 2024. Everything has to be kept in context. There, nobodyeen seems to care much about it, shrugging their shoulders and they go on. Anytime we do this and for other reason, like the federalre, government, defense is the most important thing we do. I even vote against spending on that if it doesnt have reforms tidy and. It. Eforms tied to there are only a handful of us who do that. When it comes to what else we no substituteis for him here or in the near term nointo the near onstitute for turning back in a smart way the economy. State, ands state by it happens with any state probably county by county. Every county is different. That is due to the fact that an and where that an end where that next federal dollar just want to have the impact. And we have to be careful we dont get over the Tipping Point when it comes to economic damage. And we cant give one inch back to the disease. Because if we backslide there, it has a Snowball Effect on the economy. There willget back, be very little done in terms of additional federal dollars, other than those aimed at errors , and somens particularly hard hit areas, i mentioned agriculture. But when i brought truckers into it, they are the barometer for the economy, and that tells you how it is rippling its way theugh the entire economy, whole national scene. Very few dollars will be forthcoming once we get back. Governor holcomb those points can apply to the first part of your question. Indiana wont be frozen in place because of some other states numbers. Act int forced to lockstep with anyone else. Having said that, we are looking at neighboring counties, neighboring states, because of the potential of ongoing spread. We will let the data drive our decisions, no matter what part of the state. Areasd to focus on urban because that is where numbers but we are looking at all our borders. Golf, you can do that right now in indiana. You cant do that in some other state. That restriction is a local decision. Decisions,hose local because they are looking county by county. They are looking at their numbers. And thank you for doing that, because that will help slow the spread and flatten the curve for all of us. Out of little kick looking at other states that announced they are opening up and doing things in the future we have been doing and allowing here for days or weeks. So when folks talk about opening up their states to retail, senator braun said his wife as a business in jasper and was able to do curbside, that is that first step of progress that has occurred. But some states are just getting to that point. Or construction, here it may be different than other states. I am not saying they are wrong. In saying they are right, because they are looking at their numbers. I support them. We are looking at our numbers. This is a delicate balance of lifting and suppression in terms of what the data is telling you, so we dont experience a resurgent experience a resurgence and see positive trends every day. Wayne nbc. Ort said indianayou will open various business sectors depending on numbers and data. Phasing in about tattoo parlors and barbershops . Governor holcomb not today, but yes, we will on an ongoing basis. Work betweenngoing now and may 1. We are looking globally at various sectors. Everyone will not go all at once. Open in awe will to theible, safe way extent that we can. And where we cant, we wont, but we will look at all the areas that drive the decisions, numbers, outcomes from actions we are taking, that will keep us on this path. Thank you for joining todays rethink. Details regarding the next briefing will be sent [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] in a media advisory. 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