STERLING IN STUDIO.
SUSAN SHAW WILL JOIN US FROM
HOME IN A MOMENT.
WE WANT TO BREAK DOWN THE
STAY-AT-HOME EXTENSION THE
GOVERNOR JUST SIGNED.
IT IS MORE THAN JUST AN
EXTENSION, IT IS ALSO MAKING
CHANGES.
RICK ALBIN WILL GO THROUGH IT
FOR US.
REPORTER:
THIS IS AN EXTENSION.
IT CRACKS DOWN EVEN A LITTLE BIT
MORE ON SOME AREAS.
I SHOULD TELL
YOU THAT
YESTERDAY, WHEN WE FIRST BRE
THIS NEWS, WE KNEW THE GOVERNOR
WAS GOING TO EXTEND IT, WE
DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG.
IT IS UNTIL THE END OF THE
MONTH.
WE ALSO DIDN'T KNOW IF SHE WOULD
LOOSEN SOME RESTRICTIONS, WHICH
CLEARLY, SHE DID NOT, AND
EXPLAIN WHY SHE WOULD NOT.
HERE'S WHAT SHE ADDED.
STARTING TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT,
THOSE BIG STORES THAT HAVE GREAT
SQUARE FOOTAGE WILL ONLY BE ABLE
TO HAVE CUSTOMERS PER 1000
SQUARE FEET.
FOR THE SMALLER STORES, 25% OF
THEIR OVERALL OCCUPANCY LIMIT.
THAT WILL CREATE INTERESTING
CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT COULD MAKE LINES OUTSIDE
WAITING TO GET IN THESE STORES.
IF THAT HAPPENS, THE STORES HAVE
TO PROVIDE MARKINGS FOR THE SIX
FOOT INTERVALS SO PEOPLE STAY
AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES, THAT
MAY BE AN INTERESTING
CIRCUMSTANCE THOSE ARE TWO OF
THE NEW RULES SHE PUT IN PLACE.
ALSO FOR THE BIG BOX STORES, WE
HEARD PEOPLE COMPLAINING IF
LANDSCAPERS CAN BE OPEN, WHY CAN
LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING THINGS
BE SOLD AT THOSE BIG BOX STORES?
STARTING TONIGHT, THEY CAN'T.
THAT INCLUDES GARDEN CENTERS,
PLANT NURSERIES, YOU CAN'T BUY
PAINT, FURNITURE.
THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT THAT
ORDER EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.
DR. FAUCI, WHO WE HAVE ALL
COME TO SEE ON OUR TELEVISION
WITH GREAT REGULARITY, SAID WE
NEED TO KEEP PUSHING MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT
THEY ARE
DYNAMICS OF THIS OUTBREAK6 C13
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PULL BACK
AT ALL.
IT IS THE TIME TO INTENSIFY.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE
DOING.
IF YOU ARE NOT BUYING FOOD OR
MEDICINE, OR OTHER ESSENTIAL
ITEMS, YOU SHOULD NOT BE GOING
TO THE STORE.
YOUR GROCERY STORES WILL REMAIN
OPEN.
YOUR PHARMACY WILL REMAIN
OPEN
SO YOU CGET YOUR
PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED.
YOUR BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS
WILL BE FUNCTIONING.
YOU CAN STILL FILL YOUR CAR WITH
GAS.
THE GOVERNOR HAS EXTENDED THE
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
SHE WAS NOT GOING TO ALLOW
PLACES LIKE LANDSCAPING
COMPANIES OR RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES TO GO
BACK TO WORK, EVEN THOUGH SHE
SAID REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS HAVE
BEEN CALLING FOR THAT.
AS SOON AS SHE EXTENDED THE
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, WE GOT
REACTION FROM THE SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER AND THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE.
THEY BOTH DISAGREED WITH
TIGHTENING THE RESTRICTIONS.
THEY BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO START
REOPENING THE ECONOMY.
CLEARLY, THE GOVERNOR DOESN'T
BELIEVE THAT IS THE RIGHT
MESSAGE, DOESN'T BELIEVE IT IS
THE RIGHT TACTIC.
AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THE
MONTH, WE ARE STILL BEING ASKED
TO STAY HOME UNLESS IT IS
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
A LOT OF FOLKS GETTING ANTSY
AS THIS CONTINUES TO BE
EXTENDED.
ANY INDICATION IT CAN BE
EXTENDED AGAIN?
I THINK THERE
IS EVERY CNCE IT CAN.
THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T SAY AS MUCH,
BUT SHE DID SAY WE ARE NOT GOING
TO FLIP A SWITCH AT THE END OF
THE MONTH AND IT GOES BACK TO
NORMAL.
WHAT WILL THE NEW NORMAL EVEN
LOOK LIKE?
I DON'T THINK WE REALLY GRASP
THAT JUST YET.
WE HAVE BEEN WARNED OF THAT
POSSIBILITY OF THIS SUBSIDING IN
A FEW WEEKS.
BUT MAYBE ANOTHER ROUND WILL
COME BACK IN THE FALL.
MAYBE EVEN SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.
I THINK IT IS WISE TO
ANTICIPATE
THAT GOING FORWARD AFTER THE END
OF THE MONTH, THERE WILL BE MORE
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW THE LEGISLATURE WORKS ON
EXTENDING THE EMERGENCY
DECLARATION.
THAT WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE ABILITY TO EXTEND
A
STAY HE ORDER IF SHE DECIDES
TO DO SO.
THERE'S A BIT GOING ON.
IT WILL BE WISE TO THINK OF THIS
IN TERMS OF THE NEXT THREE WEEKS
BEING SOLID LOCKDOWN, IF WE ARE
REALLY GOOD.
IF THE NUMBERS ARE BETTER,
HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE
BIT MORE LATITUDE.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE
ANYTHING LIKE BUSINESS AS USUAL
FOR A LONG TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BIG DAY THERE.
IN DETROIT, THE EPICENTER OF THE
OUTBREAK IN THE STATE REMAINS
THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA.
HOSPITALS ARE AT CAPACITY.
THE FIELD HOSPITAL IN THE TCF
CENTER IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT WILL
START ACCEPTING CORONAVIRUS
PATIENTS TOMORROW.
WE WILL SEE OUR FIRST 25
PATIENTS ON FRIDAY.
WE WILL BE RAMPING UP IN THE
UPCOMING DAYS.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE
OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE.
HOWEVER, WE STILL NEED MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS TO STAFF OUR
ALTERNATE CARE SITES AND
HOSPITALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
HANDLING THIS SEARCH IN COVID-19
PATIENTS.
WE ESPECIALLY HAVE A NEED FOR
RESPIRATORY PREPAREDNESS AND
REGISTERED NURSES.
WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS,
WHETHER THEY ARE IN MICHIGAN OR
ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, TO
REACH OUT AND HELP US.