GOVERNOR KIV RIGHT NOW.
NOW WILL NATURALLY SAY WHY DON’T YOU WAIT SO LONG?
AND OTHERS WILL SAY WHY NOW?
I’VE SAID SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS THING WHEN I CREATED MY CORONAVIRUS TASK TASK FORCE BACK ON MARCH 2 6 THAT WAS A FULL WEEK BEFORE.
THE FIRST CASE IN ALABAMA WAS REPORTED.
THAT I WANTED ALABAMANS TO BE PREPARED.
WHAT IS THE TIME?
WHAT IS IT LITTLE KNOWN VIRUS MOSTLY IMPACTING THE REST OF THE WORLD?
AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE I WANTED THE FACTS AND THE DATA AND SOUND SCIENCE.
TO DICTATE THESE DECISIONS I’VE ALSO TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE.
SOMETHING THAT WAS MEASURED.
WELL, NOT OVERREACTING.
THAT WOULD LOOK AFTER PEOPLE’S HEALTH WHILE KEEPING GOVERNMENT FROM CHOKING.
LIFE OUT OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCE ALSO SAID THAT WE WOULD KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE.
AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE WOULD RESPOND AND WHEN WE WOULD DO MORE.
ALABAMA IS SEEING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF POSITIVES.
POSITIVE TEST EVERY DAY WITH OVER 160 NEW POSITIVES YESTERDAY UNLIKELY GREATER NUMBER TODAY AT LEAST 34 PEOPLE HAVE DIED INCLUDING SOMEONE AS YOUNG AS 33 YEARS OF AGE.
ARE EXPECTING SURGEON HOSPITALIZATION WILL OCCUR IN ABOUT ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS.
AND THOSE PATIENTS ALL THE ONES WHO WILL BECOME INFECTIVE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SO FOLKS WE NEED TO EXTEND OUR HEALTH ORDERS NOW.
OVER 200 OF ALABAMA’S HEALTHCARE CARE WORKERS ARE ALREADY INFECTED.
AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE UNABLE TO WORK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SINCE THEY WILL BE ISOLATED AT HOME.
WE NOW HAVE OUTBREAKS IN MULTIPLE NURSING HOMES THAT ARE STATE WHICH HAVE LED TO DEATHS OF SEVERAL RESIDENTS.
AND TODAY I AM CONVINCED.
THAT I PREVIOUS EFFORTS TO LIMIT SOCIAL INTERACTION.
AND REDUCE THE CHANCES OF SPREADING THIS VIRUS.
HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH.
AND THAT’S WHY.
WE’RE TAKING THIS MORE DRASTIC STEP.
THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA AND MELT SOME OF WHAT WE’VE ALREADY BEEN DONE BEEN DOING IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
WE CLOSED OUR SCHOOLS EXTENDED THE SPRING BREAK AND HOPES THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD START.
WE ISSUED SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND URGED THE PEOPLE TO PRACTICE GOOD SOUND HYGIENE AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
YOU CAN GATHER IN ONE PLACE AT A TIME.
WHEN THE COLLEGE STUDENTS COULDN’T STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
WE SHUT THE BEACHES DOWN.
LONG BEFORE ANY OF OUR OTHER SISTER GULF STATES DID SO OR EVEN CONSIDER DOING SO WE ALSO CLOSED RESTAURANT STATEWIDE.
LEAVING ONLY TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY A FULL THREE DAYS BEFORE ALABAMA REPORTED OUR FIRST DEATH OF LAUNCH THE 25TH.
MY FRIENDS I’LL REMIND YOU.
OF ALL THIS BECAUSE DR. HARRIS AND I HAVE TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING WE KNEW TO DO.
TO KEEP FROM HEAVEN TO TAKE THE STRONG MEASURE BUT LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
IT BECAME OBVIOUS.
THAT MORE HAS TO BE DONE.
THE UNITED STATES NOW HAS TWICE AS MANY CASES AS ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
AND ONE QUARTER OF ALL THE CASES WORLDWIDE.
BUT EACH OF THE LAST TWO DAYS THE UNITED STATES HAS HAD OVER 1,000 DEATHS.
WHICH IS TWICE THE NUMBER OF FLU DEATHS THE UNITED STATES USUALLY EXPERIENCES IN A DAY.
FOLKS APRIL STANDS TO BE VERY TOUGH.
AND POTENTIALLY THEY’RE DEADLY.
VERY DEADLY MONTH THE MONTH FOR OUR STATE.
I CAN’T SAY THIS ANY MORE CLEARLY.
THE COVID-19 IS AN IMMINENT THREAT.
WAY OF LIFE AND YOU NEED TO ENDLESS UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PAST URGING PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME.
IT IS NOW THE LAW.
AS WITH ALL ORDERS LIKE THIS.
THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS.
YOU CAN STILL GO OUT AND GET YOUR GROCERIES AND YOUR MEDICINES.
YOU ENCOURAGED TO STILL ORDER TAKEOUT FOOD FROM YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT.
BUT THE STORES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE INSTITUTE MORE STRINGENT RULES TO KEEP US SAFER NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS FROM SHOPPING AT ANY ONE TIME.
AND IF THEY DON’T THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES.
NATURALLY, THERE ARE STILL SOME PEOPLE AND MANY COMPANIES AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO THE FLOW OF COMMERCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
THIS IS ALL OUTLINED IN MY NEW ORDER.
MY FRIEND STAYING AT HOME IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
IT’S ALSO FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THOSE YOU LOVE.
AND LET’S BE HONEST.
WHILE THE INITIAL FOCUS OF THIS DISEASE WAS INTENDED TO URGE PEOPLE LIKE ME FOLKS WHO ARE OVER 65 AND HAVE A PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITION TO STAY AT HOME.
THE FACT IS HOW ABOUT THAT THE MEDIAN AGE OF THOSE BEING IMPACTED BY COVID-19 IS NOW 49.
NO ONE.
IS IMMUNE FROM THIS?
IT’S NOT EVEN SAFE TO GO TO OUR PLACES OF WORSHIP AND CONGREGATE AS WE ARE SO USED TO DOING EVEN IF THIS HOLY TIME OF THE YEAR.
MY FELLA ALABAMIANS I PLEAD WITH YOU.
I URGE YOU IN THE STRONGEST WAY POSSIBLE.
WE’VE GOT TO TAKE THIS ORDER DEADLY SERIOUS.
OTHERWISE IT IS A FACT.
THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE.
AND IF YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER FOR TIME TO GO WALK ON THE SANDY SHORES AND VISIT OUR BEACHES.
AT THE LAKE WE NEED TO TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY.
IF YOU WANT TO BE HEALTHY THIS SUMMER TO DO THAT.
WE NEED TO TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY AND IF YOU GO FOR A FOOTBALL SEASON COMING UP.
WELL WHAT WE’RE DOING TODAY.
GIVES US A BETTER CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL.
THE GOOD LORD REMINDS US IN ISAIAH CHAPTER 40 3 1 THROUGH 3.
AND I QUOTE.
DO NOT FEAR.
FOR I AM WITH YOU DO NOT BE DISMAYED FOR I AM YOUR GOD.
I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU AND HELP YOU.
I WILL UPHOLD YOU WITH MY RIGHTEOUS HAND.
FOLKS NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE STRONG?
AND NOW IS TO BE TOGETHER, ALAB