Teleworking from home defense contractors have been by and large required to stay open meaning most of the industrys 2500000 employees have continued to work. Why well according to the United States undersecretary depends ellen lord those businesses are considered Critical Infrastructure because while we may be in desperate need for face masks ventilators another life saving medical supplies and equipment we cant stop working on the f. 35 fighter jets or the predator drones or all the other wildly expensive implements of death that our wonderful merchants of death provide merchants of war provide for us this comes despite the United Nations secretary general antonio good therapists calling on all governments of the world to put down their guns stating the theory of the virus illustrates the folly of war that is why today im calling for an immediate global cease fire in all corners of the world. Somehow tragically i dont believe we are going to heed that message because here in the Unit
To ask all the important questions about coronaviruses im joined here by we do our just present dulce diana. Michael sub war of. Michael welcome to the show our so many questions about the ongoing me so there are a lot of truly dabney diseases where the significantly higher mortality rate and call it 19 ball of virus. Inside. Bird flu 39 swine flu 17 how come that this virus not the worlds deadliest by any means could the whole planet on a lockdown. That. Joint your question for the sake or just not for what infection this special is but now the word that. We hear. You can use years which is. Deadly for. What has been laid for people and that elderly people though hear their shanties why did you send. Nola to get in that series and i think its you wanted shoes are going to level off lets say left or. Smallpox saw if you have a Certain Group which is. Select why a high level of mortality that. May well bruce was not necessarily understanding all. Young people are not affected as much. B
Department of military naval affairs. Dr. Howard zucker, commissioner of health. The president and ceo of the Greater New York hospital association. To my left, michael dowling. Larry schwartz, former secretary to the governor who has been volunteering to help us here. Michael israel president and ceo , of westchester medical center, and dan cresswell, commissioner new york city Emergency Management department. Them all very much for being here. We had a great meeting. I will refer to it in a moment. Let me wish everyone happy National Doctors day. This is a day that doctors are truly busy and truly stepping up to their oath and passion and literally saving lives. We honor all of the doctors in the state of new york today. Let me also think the people let me also thank the people from the Javits Center. The Javits Center has done many magnificent exhibitions and transformations and they never cease to amaze me. This is a transformation i dont think anyone could ever anticipate. 2500 be
York hospital in question is had a huge surge in cases. Its even using a refrirated truck as a makeshift mortuary that and the problems at another nearby hospital in queens. Those problems have resonated apparently with the president. To us there was no question. What the right choice what this is. In my essentially in my community. The president says he is finalizing new strategies and well have details tomorrow. The bay area will remain under shelterinplace order at least another month, the San Francisco mayor. Giving residents a headsup today that that order is coming kron fours Charles Clifford has details. Well here in San Francisco on monday mayor london breed said that City Residents should be prepared to remain shtered in place for at least another month until may first as the city tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus now around San Francisco on monday traffic was light very few people out and about esseial businses like Grocery Stores remain open nonessential businesses
Ken roski, the president and ceo of the Greater New York hospital association. To my left, michael dowling. To his left, larry schwartz, former secretary to the governor who has been volunteering to help us here. Michael israel, president and ceo of westchester medical center, and dan cresswell, commissioner new york city Emergency Management department. Let me thank them all very much for being here. We had a great meeting. I will refer to it in a moment. Let me wish everyone happy National Doctors day. This is a day that doctors are truly busy and truly stepping up to their oath and passion and literally saving lives. We honor all of the doctors in the state of new york today. Let me also thank the people from the Javits Center. He Javits Center has done many magnificent exhibitions and transformations and they never cease to amaze me. This is a transformation i dont think anyone could ever anticipate. 2500 beds as an emergency hospital. It is a partnership between state and federal