With state officials. Gov. Mcmaster we all thank you for coming. We are trying to be sure that everyone is kept uptodate on the progress of the virus and our efforts to fight that virus without destroying jobs and families, so today, im issuing another order. This is a mandatory order. Weve issued several that contain mandates and others that contain recommendations. Today, most of those recommendations are becoming mandates, becoming orders with criminal penalties attached. Im issuing a mandatory home or work order. That goeswork order into Effect Tomorrow afternoon tuesday at 5 00 p. M. Close of business. Everyone under this order should stay home, unless they are working, visiting family, or recreating outdoors, unless they necessary goods or services, and those are the limits. We are closing no additional businesses. Those businesses have been closed in previous orders. Also. We are requiring mandates of the Retail Stores that are open, and that is, they must limit the customers. W
Is that we are dangerously over dependent on a Global Supply chain. For our medicine is. Like penicillin our medical supplies like masks and our medical equipment like ventilators we have right now as we speak over 50 countries have already imposed some forms of export restrictions in their country against the rest of the world and what weve read were learning from that. Is that no matter how many treaties you have no matter how many alliances or matter how many phone calls. When push comes to shove you run the risk as a nation of not having what you need and if theres any vindication of the president s by american secure borders and a Strong Manufacturing base philosophy strategy and belief it is this crisis because it underscores everything that we see there so the buy american order which which is going through process would do do couple things it would simply say not during this crisis because we dont want to disrupt anything or be really clear about that but Going Forward after th
Here. Supervisor fewer, did you say present . Yes, i said here. Fewer present and supervisor haney . Here. Supervisor mandleman. Present. Supervisor marr. Present. Supervisor peskin. Present. Supervisor preston. Present. Supervisor ronan. Present. And supervisor sayaye. Present. Supervisor stephanie. Present. Supervisor walton. Present. And supervisor yee. Present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart and would you please join me in the reciting of the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge that the staff records each of our meetings and make transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Yes, mr. President. In the event that there are a few members of the public who are watching th
Task force is ready to recommend that all americans now wear a mask, a scarf, bandanna or some other protective Face Covering in order to protect against the virus. Here is doctor Anthony Fauci this morning stressing that Face Covering does not mean using the same much needed n95 mask that are in such critical need for our doctors, nurses, healthcare workers who are fighting on the front lines. When you are out, and you cannot maintain the 6foot distance to where some sort of facial covering. The important point to emphasize is that that should in no way ever take away from the availability of masks that are needed for the Healthcare Providers. Lou incredibly, much of Corporate America is working with the president and working for the American People. Acting in the National Interest in the worsening crisis. One firm tonight stands out. The president first requesting and now ordering that 3m stop altogether its export of much needed, critically needed n95 mask that are in such demand in
Issue for us. Its a key issue, as you know, across the country right now within our Public Health lab under the direction of dr. Susan philip and theyve done an amazing job of implementing testing. Our capacity is relatively small and theyre having to prioritize testing the people who are most in need of testing, requirementy symptoms in the hospital, at high risk for firstdegree exposures and then healthcare workers. So were really focusing on those flee populations 03 thre. To give you an idea of how our daytoday is going right now, were injecting a capacity of a days worth of test or at the best, a weeks worth. And so were getting tests delivered to us by the cdc in the very challenging fashion because were simply not able to be assure ed this either w assuh tests to last for months or to expand our capacity to run 24 hours a day. So thats within the dph side. Within our Public Health lab side. Were also working with private labs including Quest Diagnostics in our Health Network and