Covid19 crisis. It has brought tremendous hardship and tragedy, placing a heavy on frontline workers, straining our health care and Distribution System and imposing a deadly toll on seniors in particular. It has hit close to home for sure thatny and im all of our members want to join condolencessing our to senator elizabeth warren, who lost her 86yearold brother to the coronavirus. Elizabeth, we are very sorry for your loss. Visitor Nursing Homes has affected even those relatives who do not have virus. I know two brothers whose father is in a nursing home and has dementia. They have not able to see him for some time now and his health is failing. They are worried that he may not still be alive by the time that they are allowed to visit him, something that used to happen regularly. This virus has already claimed the lives of more than 90,000 american, the vast majority of whom were older adult. Adults 65 and older are more likely to suffer severe complications from covid19, and to have
Can. The Ongoing Health crisis takes a mental toll on frontline workers just last weekend. Andy our doctor who treated covid19 patients in new york city took her own life. Doctor lorna breen was just 49 years old. Thanks for joining u. S. Attorney and im ken wayne and im pam moore and even at this very hour countless doctors and nurses are working around the clock to protect lives from the coronavirus Governor Newsome tweeted today there are now more than 46,000 confirmed cases of covid19 across california about 3500 of them are in hospitals with about 1200 people in intensive care units force gayle ong joins us live now with ways that doctors and nurses and other hospital staff. Can help better take care of themselves during this pandemic scale. Pam and ken the coronavirus has been described as an invisible war and medical experts say a lot of what Health Care Workers are seeing is similar to what members of the military sees in combat anyone in the business to heal and care it is oka
thepresiednets cspan. Org thepresident s. Georgiaan update on the coronavirus response. Governor camp has developed on ahmaud arbery, a 25 euros black man shot while jogging in a residential neighborhood in february. From atlanta, this is 45 minutes. Gov. Kemp good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Before we begin our Weekly Briefing i want to address the Ongoing Investigation involving Ahmaud Arberys death in l glynn county caret i watched the video showing mr. Arberys last moments of life. It is horrific and georgians deserve answers. I know they will be working aroundtheclock thoroughly and independently investigating mr. Arberys death to find the truth. In these moments i would ask you continue to pray for his loved ones, the local community, as well as our state. As you all know, we are living in unprecedented times. Here in georgia as well as across the country. Ourd19 has threatens health and wellbeing. This deadly virus has rocked our economy. While we experienced
Video showing mr. Arberys last moments of life. It is horrific and georgians deserve answers. I know they will be working aroundtheclock thoroughly and independently investigating mr. Arberys death to find the truth. In these moments i would ask you continue to pray for his loved ones, the local community, as well as our state. As you all know, we are living in unprecedented times. Here in georgia as well as across the country. Ourd19 has threatens health and wellbeing. This deadly virus has rocked our economy. While we experienced dark days on this journey, i am encouraged by our progress in this war. Are taking the pandemic seriously, Wearing Masks, practicing social distancing and following cdc guidelines. I am confident if we remain vigilant, we will emerge from this stronger, more united and victorious. I am proud to report we are seeing record highs in testing, thanks to partnership with Augusta University, our University System, the private sector as well as local Public Health
Resume when the stayathome order expires. Other topics included guidelines for Meat Processing facilities in the state. Gov. Northam good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. Today, we have updates on our meet processing facilities and allowing our hospitals and outpatient providers to resume nonemergency procedures, allowing our dentists to start seeing nonemergency patients, and allowing veterinarians to see nonemergency pets and their patients. Yesterday, President Trump evoked the defense production act to require Meat Processing facilities to stay open to maintain our food supply chain. Last weekend, i joined the governors of maryland and delaware in sending a letter to President Trump, asking for federal help in coordinating our approach to rising numbers of cases in our poultry facilities. Trump, asking for federal help in coordinating our approach to rising numbers of cases in our poultry facilities. Deployings responded, teams to each of our three states to work with