Testu know, this was a that was arranged by the white house. Thats all i know. I did not ask. I did not think much about it. Protocol. Point, i had an appointment to see the president in washington. They explained i would get the test and i would be able to see the president. That did not take place. The meeting did not take place. We had some conflict. I dont know. Obviously, its a rapid test. They got the results back right away. Beyond that, i cant tell you. Im sure the white house can tell you exactly what the test was. I dont know. Our next question is from laura in cleveland. Im glad to see you are doing well. I have a question. Social media going crazy right now, a lot of people saying this is an example of why i dont need to wear a mask, i thought masks worked. What would you say those people who are now doubting whether they should wear a mask . Clearly, you have been wearing one. Texts, not sofew nice text from people about that. We told you this was all fake. We told you that wearing a mask didnt matter. We know it does. Take that lesson from the fact that i apparently have it, that would be the wrong lesson. It would be very sad. That would upset me quite a bit. Thats not the lesson that should come from this. The lesson that should come from thats this is that the virus is everywhere. This virus is very tough. Yes, you can contract it even when you are being very careful, even when you are moehring wearing a mask. Your odds are just are medically better. Dramatically better. My odds werent good that day that i contracted it. There are some things that are out of our control. Pasthad some people in the who made mention of god and that we should trust in god. I go back to what my wife always said. God helps those who help themselves. You try. Do those things. Usually, we know it improves your odds. It improves your chances of not getting it, decreases the chance that you get it. Theres nothing certain in life. You know . Guarantees in life. Our next question is from matt in cleveland. Can you tell us exactly where and when you were tested today . Had, haveond test you you received those results . No. The second test was not a rapid test. Weve not received those results yet. Would not expect to for a while. We might get those later tonight. I dont know. We didnt expect to have them back this soon. Driving, the Highway Patrol was driving. I did not look to see where we were. I was answering a mills and on the phone. I paid no attention. I started working again. Im sure that we can supply that information for you. It was a place where testing was occurring. Public testing. Our next question is from andrew at cleveland. Com. , why did then Lieutenant Governor continue with the event today . Are you concerned that he was exposed . How do you think this will affect the functioning of the State Government . John was tested, too. It was a negative test for him. There would be no reason for him not to move forward. Look. m going to continue i will be quarantined for 14 days. We will see how this goes. Anybody who knows me knows that i will continue to do what i do. I spend most days right here anyway. Im on the phone a lot. Im on Conference Calls a lot. You know. So far, my work will not be impacted. We will see. I dont take anything for granted. This virus is a nasty thing. We know that it impacts some people one way and some people another way. We fully realize that. We will see. Been intimately involved in everything we do. He and i are on the phone every day. I dont know how many times. Some days, eight times. That process, everything will continue unless it cannot. Next question is from marty at the ohio capital journal. Good afternoon. Hope your case is one of the a symptomatically. A symptomatically asymptomatic once. [inaudible] mask aretanding, cloth intended to keep from giving others the virus. What do you understand from your Health Experts about that . The experts told me that you wear a mask primarily to protect others. There is some evidence they are continuing to learn about the spread. Itre is some evidence that has a benefit to you as well. Basically, everybody has had a mask on. Ive had a mask on. That has been our protocol. Back to five questions ago. I dont know where i got it. Through whereed that could have occurred. We cant figure it out. Me, they areund the people in my bubble. They were tested today. Its not a big group. The Highway Patrol, the people assigned directly to me, who were in the same car with me. Because of the virus, we installed a shield between the front and back. It is not what we had before. Withthe Highway Patrol, the people in the bubble, that i interact within the office. Im obviously with fran. Friends brother is here. I dont interact with brother john. Trying to figure it out. We have not figured it out. Results from other people may give us some indication. Your next question is from john in cincinnati. Can you on mute your line . He had to leave for a live shot. You can ask his question. Ask, whatgoing to more can the state to so the what canoe island the state do so the average ohio and can get a rapid result . Think i dont have any more information than anybody else does about the reliability. That has been published in debated and talked about. We know there are generally false negatives. Thats what im told. I dont pretend to be the expert. Weve done everything we can. We are not stopping. Making sure more testing is available. Six weeks ago, five weeks ago, we were at 8000 test per day. We are now averaging 22,000 test a day. We have things in the works with contracts. We announced a joint effort with maryland, michigan, and other states to purchase more. We will continue to do everything we can to ramp up testing in the state of ohio. Do, i the things we will was on the phone to talk about the president about this today. Pulling. The white house has been urging pooling for some time. We are working to be able to do that link so you can speed the testing up. You could do more tests. Tests. 45 test, 10 if the comes back negative, everybody clears out. We are working on that. To do more of that. The other two tests ive taken have been the standard test. This one that the white house provided today was the only rapid test that ive taken. Your next question is from jack windsor in mansfield. I are praying and for you. Thank you very much. This was a rapid test. If this comes back as a false youtive, does this give pause . Cause it could shut things down. Do you feel like we have to go forward because of the low number of test . We are Going Forward with all kinds of different tests. Pushing the rapid test. We are also doing the other, more conventional tests. Think its a constant reevaluation. We constantly evaluate where we are with the virus, what we know about the virus. We know more. Im not a scientist. Collectively, we know more about the virus today than we did in march. Same way with testing. Testing is evolving. Im not going to prejudge. We will see what happens. Im hoping it was a false test. I dont assume that. I assume that it was a correct test. We will see. , we i get my results back will certainly share those with everybody. Thank you. Your next question is from jackie at the cincinnati enquirer. Great to hear you are doing well. I have a followup on the rapid test. Your case is unique compared to most ohioans. You were able to quarantine without coming into contact with additional people. The white house has been using these since april. Should the federal government have done more to make that testing more widely available here . I dont speak for the white house. I will speak for me. This andook back on there will be things that we say, we wish we had done that. All i can tell you is that we have pushed as hard as i know how to get more testing. It has been a problem. Again, 22,000 test today. A lot better than we were. We have to double it again. That has been my message. Portman,ed to senator senator brown, the white house. Any help you can give us in funding of testing. The private sector is moving. Things are happening. There will be more and more tests available. If we have the money to pay for it, and we have set aside a lot of money for testing, not just for this month but in the coming months. Thats what we have to do. We have to do more and more testing. The faster you get the test back, the wit quicker you isolate. You need to you move forward. We need them quicker. We need more of them. We put a fullcourt press on for a long time on this. Some of this is taking longer. As i said, driving to cleveland this morning, i spent a couple hours on the phone talking about testing. What else we can do, where we can go, what the progress is. Theres a lot of ball in the air. We want to wait until we have them, until we know they are ready to move forward. A lot is coming. We will keep pushing. Next question is from daniel from dayton. Weve seen over 74,000 ohioans recover from the virus. Are you remaining positive . You feel like you are safe . I lost the audio, sorry. Can you hear me . I can your you now. Thank you so much. Ohioans have74,000 recovered from the virus. Are you hopeful . Do you feel this will give you a butter better understanding of how to keep ohio and safe . My experience in life is that you learn from every experience. Im sure this will be an experience. Not one i was looking forward to, not one i wanted. You always learn. I will certainly look at it not just from the eyes of a patient, but from the eyes of the governor. A better understanding of what other people go through. Your next question is from molly in dayton. How do you plan to lead while you are in quarantine . Ohioansbeen leading from the place you were looking at, this house, since march. I go to columbus any day for the press conference. For weeks, that was every day. Now we are doing to a week. I go there for public safety. Most of the work ive done is right here. I walk on our farm. People dont know im walking on the farm. Im talking on the phone. I talked yesterday 20 number of school superintendents. Number of school superintendents. World. The modern we can certainly do this. I would like to pull everybody together in a room physically. Thats just not possible today. We do this. Ok, we as im feeling will be ok in doing this. Ive got a great team around me. I have a great lieutenantgovernor. Ive got a team that has been with me, some for decades. I have a great deal of trust in them. Thank you. We have time for one last question. Laura from dayton. Hello. Thanks for doing this. Thanks for doing socially distanced pressers. I guess you are happy about that now, right . Definitely. Do you have any underlying conditions that could put you at risk for publications . Since i was athma teenager. Its under control. Inhaler regularly in the morning and at night. He took a second coronavirus test which came back negative. He announced this testing results on twitter and confirmed that his wife and members of his staff have also tested negative. Journal,s washington every day we are taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. Friday morning, we discussed the federal moratorium on affections thats about to expire. Moodys analytics chief economist mark zandi will be with us to talk about the state of the u. S. Economy. Watch cspans washington journal, live at 7 00 eastern friday morning. 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