Is and they want to know how what they have known to start tomorrow with al gore got him who they have experts and frankly long after we came out and talked about it look how would i have known to cut off china i cut off china very early and if i didnt we would have a chart that you wouldnt believe so how would i know to do that how would i know to cut off europe i could of europe very early i mean you have to make a decision people knew that some bad things were going on and they get off to a late start and. Some others got off to a late start also but we cut off china if we didnt cut off china we would have been in some big trouble and we cut it off because you know what we cut it off way early good it just wasnt all up on the Insurance Point in the in a separate question became a. From a colleague who cant be in the room to be on the Insurance Point is there going to the roll call is there going to be an opportunity for Insurance Companies if if in fact. Hospitals are compensated fo
Pres. Trump ok, thank you very much. Good to be with you all. Phase in a very critical in our war against the coronavirus. It is vital that every american follows our guidelines on the 30 days to slow the spread, the sacrifices we make over the next four weeks will have countless american lives saved. We are going to save a lot of american lives, and we are in control of our own fate, very much so, maintaining social distance, practicing vigorous hygiene, and staying at home are your most effective ways to win the war and to escape danger. While you are fighting this battle at home, we are working with the best doctors, scientists, and researchers anywhere in the world. We are racing to develop new ways to protect against the virus as well as therapies and ultimately a vaccine, and we are making a lot of progress. Medically, a lot of progress. At the same time, we are racing to get relief to American Workers and Small Businesses, as you know. I want to remind all Business Owners across
Lockdown, it remains particularly emotional for families with older relatives in isolation. More than 400 u. S. Facilities now have residents infected with the virus. And texas remains one of the biggest states to not yet impose a statewide stay at home order. Why dont i start with the number 794. That is the number im most focused on. The number of people in icu and the number of people hospitalized in the state of california. Those numbers represent our most urgent need in terms of keeping people alive and keeping people healthy and safe in the state of california. It is incumbent that we prepare for a surge in the number of hospitalizations and the number of icu patients. That 774 may be deceiving. Many of you may think, that sounds relatively modest what is happening in other parts of this country. And that may be true. But its incredibly important to impress upon you that, that number represents a quadrupling compared to where we were just six days ago. The number of people hospit
News conference begins, we will bring it to you live. In fact, it is getting underway right now. Lets listen in. Is. The individuals in the state of california that are in icu beds. That represents a 16. 4 increase from the prior day. Why do i start with the number 774 . Because that is the number i wake up to that i am most focused on as governor of the state of california. The number of people in icu, and the number of people hospitalized in the state of california. Those numbers represent our most urgent need in terms of keeping people aleve and keeping people healthy and safe in the state of california. It is incumbent that we prepare for a surge in the number of hospitallyizations and the number of icu patients. That were 74 may be deceiving. Many of you may think that sounds relatively modest to what is happening in other parts of the country. And that may be true, but it is incredibly important to impress upon you that that number represents roughly a quadrupling compared to whe
Are week. Well be announcing to you all when you all can go down and do that. Weve talked a lot about the Convention Center in new orleans, which is very important. Obviously in region one. Which is the states largest hot spot at present with respect to cases. Were increasing our medical capacity across the state of louisiana including here in the baton rouge area. Baton rouge general has announced they will be reopening the midcity campus for the purpose of increasing medical capacity in response to covid19. While that campus has been closed its been maintained with much of the equipment in place. The facility will include inpatient hospital beds, icu beds and emergency rooms. The facility will open as early as next week with estimated 84 beds. Licensed bed capacity will work in phases. Baton rouge general managing the staff of this facility and i want to tell everyone affiliated with baton rouge general we very much appreciate them stepping up, expanding their capacity. Really that g