DAVID: CORONAVIRUS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR 30 CONFIRMED
DEATHS IN UNITED STATES, WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARING
OUTBREAK A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.
NEW YORK STATE TAKING EXTREME
MEASURES TO STEM THE SPREAD IN
ONE OF ITS HARDEST HIT AREAS,
NEW ROCHELLE, A SUBURB OF
MANHATTAN, GOVERNOR ANNOUNCING A
ONE MILE CONTAINMENT ZONE.
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED IN TO HELP
CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES AND DELIVER
FOOD, HERE IS THE MAYOR OF NEW
ROCHELLE NOAM BRAMSON, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
APPRECIATE IT, AS IT HAPPENS, I
HAVE FAMILY IN NEW ROCHELLE, MY
NEPHEW LIVES IN THE ZONE.
I KNOW THIS IS NOT A QUARANTINED
AREA YET.
AREA YET. HE AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ZONE
ARE WORRIED IT WILL BECOME THAT,
SHOULD HE BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT?
WILL IT BECOME A QUARANTINE
AREA?
AREA? >> WE HAVE NO REASON TO EXPECT
THAT, LET’S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT
A CONTAINMENT ZONE IT, THIS IS
AN AREA WHERE LARGE GATHERS ARE
PROHIBITED WITHIN LARGE
INSTITUTION.
INSTITUTION. BUT IT IS NOT A PROHIBITION ON
PEOPLE ENTERING OR EXITING, IT
DOES NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON
INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS OR
BUSINESSES, NOT A EXCLUSION OR
QUARANTINE ZONE, WE HAVE BEEN
GIVEN NO INDICATION FROM STATE
OFFICIALS THAT THOSE ADDITIONAL
MEASURES ARE UNDER COME -- CONT.
>> -- IT DRAMATIC ENOUGH.
>> ALL WE CAN DO IS TAKE
DIRECTION FROM PUBLIC HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS. SO MEASURES IN PLACE IN NEW
ROCHELLE WERE DEVELOPED BY
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, WHO
ADVISED GOVERNOR, WE HAVE BEEN
COLLABORATING WITH STATE AND.
IT IS OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE WE
WORK WITH THE STATE HAND IN
GLOVE.
GLOVE. >> MAYOR -- HAVE YOUR MEDICAL
INSTITUTIONS THERE, FOUND THAT
SUBFLIES ARE ADEQUATE, THEY HAVE
ENOUGH MEDICINES, AND MASKS, ALL
THOSE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID WILL BE RUNNING OUT AT
SOME POINT, HAVE YOU FOUND THAT
TESTS ARE AVAILABLE EASILY.
>> THEY, TWO DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS, WITH RESPECT TO
HEADLIGHTS AND MEDICAL
PROVIDERS, I AM IN REGULAR TOUCH
WITH OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL.
THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE READY
FOR WHATEVER MAY COME THEIR WAY,
WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
PREPAREDNESS, WITH RESPECT TO
TESTING THERE IS A NATIONWIDE
CONSTRAIN.
CONSTRAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IN NEW ROCHELLE,
STATE HAS DIRECTED ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY, WITH
ADDITIONAL TESTING CAPACITY
ARRIVING, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO UP THE VOLUME AND PACE OF
TESTING, WE KNOW THAT A LOT MORE
TESTING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE,
YOU CAN MANAGE WHAT -- YOU CAN’T
MANAGE WHEN WHAT YOU CAN’T
MEASURE, TESTING HAS BEEN
OBSTACLE.
OBSTACLE. >> NOAM, THIS ROBERT WOLF, THANK
YOU, WE’RE WE’RE LOOK LUCKY TO H
YOU AS A WEST CHESTER RESIDENCE
RUNNING THAT TOWN AND CITY.
MY QUESTION, HOW ARE CITIZENS
FEELING, WHAT ARE QUESTIONS THEY
ARE ASKING, WHAT SEEM TO BE
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS. >> WELL I HAVE TO SAY I’M PROUD
OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW ROCHELLE, I
THINK MOST PEOPLE HAVE
DEMONSTRATED A LEVEL OF CONCERN,
AND FOCUS THAT IS PROPORTIONATE
TO CHALLENGE, CONCERN ABOUT OWN
HE’LL, -- HEALTH, FAMILY, AND
NEIGHBORS.
NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE UNDER QUARANTINE THIS A
DISRUPTION, A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHOSE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL,
THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH CHILD
CARE AND OTHER ISSUES, YET NONE
HAS STLAIDSTRAYS TO PANIC OR HYS
PEOPLE TAKE GUIDANCE FROM PUBLIC
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND
SUPPORTING THEIR NEIGHBORS, AND
SAYING INFORMED AND
DEMONSTRATING THIS A STRONG AND
RESILLRESILIENT CITY.
RESILLRESILIENT CITY. >> ONE FOLLOW-UP, MEDIA MADE NEW
ROCHELLE ALMOST LIKE A
BOOGEYMAN.
BOOGEYMAN. HAS THAT BEEN A GOOD THING OR
BEEN A NOT A GOOD THING?
>> I MISSED WORD YOU APPLIED --
>> A BOGEY MAN, YOU KNOW, IT IS
LIKE JUST RIGHT THERE IN YOUR
FACE, ALMOST, I THINK THEY DON’T
UNDERSTAND WHAT CONTAINMENT
MEANS VERSUS QUARANTINE, THEY
ARE NOT ABLE TO LISTEN TO YOU TO
UNDERSTAND IT.
UNDERSTAND IT. BUT, HOW DO YOU FEEL MEDIA HAS
BEEN HANDLING IT?
>> WELL, I THINK IT HAS MACHINE
-- BEEN MIXED, ALWAYS CASE WITH
MEDIA.
MEDIA. TO BE FAIR SOME HAVE PORTRAYED
IS ACCURATELY AND OTHERS THAT
HAVE LESS CONCERN WITH STICKING
TO THE FACTS AND HAVE BEEN
SENSATIONALISTS, BEST THING WE
CAN DO GET TRUTH OUT IN A WAY
THIS IS TIMELY, ACCURATE AND
REFLECTIVE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. DAVID: STEVE.
DAVID: STEVE. >> JUST, QUICK.
I AM SURE PEOPLE WATCHING THIS
SHOW ARE WONDERING IS THIS
COMING TO MY TOWN.
AND I NOT CLEAR ABOUT WHY NEW
ROCHELLE IS BEING -- IN THIS
CONTAINMENT CENTER.
CONTAINMENT CENTER. WHEN YOU SAID THAT PUBLIC
GATHERS WOULD BE DISCOURAGED
THAT MEANS RESTAURANTS CLOSED IN
MOVIE THEATERS AND SCHOOLS?
WHAT DO YOU TALK ABOUT IN TERMS
OF THE PUBLIC GATHERINGS?
>> SO, FIRST, REASONS WHY THIS
IS APPLIED IN NEW ROCHELLE, WE
HAPPEN TO HAVE HIGHEST INCIDENTS
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> HOW MANY.
>> IN STATE.
ABOUT 100.
ABOUT 100. REASON I AM -- IT CHANGES.
BUT ABOUT A HUNDRED, ALMOST ALL
IF NOT ALL TRACE BACK TO A
SINGLE INDEX PATIENT WITH A
GREAT NUMBER OF RELATIONSHIPS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IT MAKES
SENSE BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS TO
DEVOTE ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTTION TO
NEW ROCHELLE, IN TERMS OF
EXCLUSION ZONE, RESTAURANTS ARE
OPEN, BUSINESSES ARE OPEN, BUT
IT DOES IMPACT SCHOOLS, PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL, AND
HOUSING OFHOUSES OF WORSHIP, COU
CLUBS, THE INSTITUTIONS THAT
HAVE LARGE GATHERINGS.
>> IMPACT -- IMPACT, YOU MEAN,
THEY ARE CLOSING DOWN?
>> YES.
>> YES. YES.
YES. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> CERTAINLY IN CASE OF SCHOOLS
THEY ARE CLOSING.
HOUSES OF WORSHIP NOT HAVING
MASS SERVICES, I DON’T TO
MINIMIZE THAT, THAT IS
SIGNIFICANT AFFECT ON OUR LIVES.
BUT IT NOT A LOCKDOWN.
AND IT IS EASY WHEN YOU HEAR A
TERM LIKE CONTAINMENT ZONE TO
MISUNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS,
WHEN WE SEE HAPPENING IN ITALY
AND CHINA AND ASSUME THAT IS
HAPPENING HERE, THIS IS NOT THE
CASE IN NEW ROCHELLE.
DAVID: MR. MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED
PATIENT NUMBER ONE.
WE WILL NOT MENTION, THE NAME IS
OUT, WE UNDERSTOOD HE WAS IN A
COMA, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE ON
HIS CONDITION?
HIS CONDITION? >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION
ABOUT HIS CONDITION BEYOND WHAT
HAS BEEN STATED IN THE MEDIA.
I WILL SAY, THAT THE COMMUNITY
OF YOUNG ISRAEL IN NEW ROCHELLE,
HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY
THROUGHOUT THIS RESPONSIBLE,
PUBLIC SPIRITED.
PUBLIC SPIRITED. AND WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE
INDEX PATIENT, IS A VICTIM IN
THIS, WE SHOULD WISH HIM GOOD
HEALTH, SPEEDY AND FULL
RECOVERY, HE IS HE IS IN NO WAY
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAS
OCCURRED.
OCCURRED. TIME TO BE COMPASSIONATE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR, WE