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>>> ARE
>>> ARE VIRTUAL DOWN THE HALL TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> ONCE AGAIN TODAY WE ARE
DEDICATING THIS HALF HOUR TO
ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERNS AND
ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE SOME EXPERT
HELP.
DR. THOMAS RUSSO IS HERE IN THE
STUDIO WITH US TO ANSWER YOUR
MEDICAL QUESTIONS.
HE PRACTICES AT THE VETERANS
AFFAIRS HOSPITAL.
>> WE ARE GOING TO LIFE GO LIVE
TO WASHINGTON DC BECAUSE THERE
ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEDERAL
RESPONSE AND WE WILL GET
FINANCIAL ADVICE IN THIS HALF
HOUR SO WE HAVE A LOT TO GET
TO.
>> WE WANT TO GET TO IT WITH
THIS QUESTION.
I KEEP SEEING THAT WE DO NOT
HAVE ENOUGH HOSPITAL BEDS AND
MACHINES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
AND STAFF TO HANDLE THIS IF A
LOTTA PEOPLE GET SICK.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO FIX THAT?
>> THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND WHAT
PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE
GOOD NEWS IS THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE
MILITARY SHIP, A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE HEARD OF IT AND I HAD NOT
BUT IT HAS 1000 HOSPITAL BEDS
AND IT WILL BE ABLE TO DOCK AT
DOWNSTATE.
>> THE USS COMFORT IS CALLED.
>> GOOD NAMING.
>> AND THE SURGEON GENERAL
ADDRESSED THIS AND THIS IS WHAT
HE HAD TO SAY.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT MODELING
YOU HAVE CURVES THAT LOOK LIKE
ITALY AND SOME THAT LOOK LIKE
SOUTH KOREA.
THE BEST WAY TO NOT RUN OUT OF
THIS IS TO DRIVE DOWN DEMAND.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE IN THE NEXT
15 DAYS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH
PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE
PRODUCTION.
OF OUR CURVE GOES THE WAY OF
ITALY, WE COULD RUN OUT OF
DEVICES.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE LEAN
INTO THE MITIGATION EFFORTS NOW
IN FLAT NECK CURVE.
>> FLAT THE CURVE.
>> SPEAKING TO WHY THE
RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE IN PLACE
ARE IN PLACE IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT, HAVING
ENOUGH RESOURCES THAT ADHERE TO
THE GUIDELINES.
>> WE KNOW LOCALLY THERE HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO
FREE UP MORE HOSPITAL BEDS. DO
TAKE OTHER FACILITIES IN THE
AREA THAT ARE CLOSE AND TRY TO
REOPEN THEM?
WE WILL SEE WHAT INSIGHTS WE
GET.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
OF YOU ARE ASKED US, SHOULD
REGULAR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS HE
CANCELED? THERE MAY COME A TIME
WHERE THAT IS ORDERED.
FOR NOW, IS IT A GOOD IDEA FOR
PEOPLE TO POSTPONE ELECTIVE
SURGERY AND REGULAR
APPOINTMENTS IF THEY CAN DO
THAT?
>> I THINK IT IS.
PARTICULARLY CANCELING ELECTIVE
SURGERY.
THAT WILL BE UP HOSPITAL BEDS.
AS WE JUST HEARD, THIS IS A
POTENTIAL CONCERN.
THAT WAY THERE WILL BE MORE
BEDS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS
THAT NEED THEM.
WITH REGARDS TO APPOINTMENTS,
IT IS PRUDENT THAT IF YOU ARE
DOING WELL AND YOU REALLY DON'T
NEED TO SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN IN
THE OUTPATIENT OFFICE, THAT
WILL BE BENEFICIAL ON TWO
FRONTS.
IT WILL HELP YOU PRACTICE
SOCIAL DISTANCING, LESS
INTERACTION IF YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GO INTO A VENUE AND FOR YOUR
PHYSICIAN THAT WILL FREE UP
APPOINTMENT SLOTS SO THERE ARE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN ACUTE
ILLNESS THAN THE PHYSICIAN WILL
BE ABLE TO SEE THEM.
>> YES.
WE WILL SEE IF THIS WILL BECOME
SOMETHING THAT IS MANDATORY.
THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION, I KEEP
HEARING WE ARE ALL GOING TO GO
INTO QUARANTINE, IT'S A MATTER
OF TIME.
EDDIE TRUTH?
>> THE GOVERNOR TRIED TO SHOOT
DOWN THOSE RUMORS TODAY.
THE RUMORS AND HOW THEY SPREAD.
I'M GOING TO BE LOCKED OUT AND
THEN NOT GOING TO LET ME LEAVE
MY HOUSE, I BETTER STOCK UP ON
GROCERIES, THAT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
WE KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN.
PEOPLE WILL GET ILL.
THEY WILL RESOLVED.
PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WE
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
THE PANIC AND THE FEAR IS
DISCONNECTED FROM THE REALITY.
>> THIS LEADS INTO SOMETHING WE
HAVE ALSO BEEN HEARING AND WE
TALK ABOUT BRINGING YOU FACTS
AND NOT FEAR AND PEOPLE SAY THE
FACTS CAN MAKE YOU FEARFUL
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH COMING
IN.
SO GOOD MESSAGE TO SAY, DON'T
PANIC.
PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH
THAT.
>> SO THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT CAME OUT
OF THE NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.
YOU HAVE A MANDATORY STATEWIDE
REQUIREMENT THAT NO BUSINESS
CAN HAVE MORE THAN 50% OF ITS
WORKFORCE REPORT TO WORK
OUTSIDE OF HOME.
SO FOR NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES,
HALF OF THE EMPLOYEES MUST WORK
FROM HOME OR THEY MUST BE
STAYING HOME IF THEY ARE NOT
ABLE TO WORK.
AGAIN, THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS TO
THAT FOR OBVIOUSLY, IMPORTANT
JOBS IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING.
ALSO THE GOVERNOR JOINED WITH
OTHER STATES TO CLOSE SHOPPING
MALLS, AMUSEMENT PARKS AND
BOWLING ALLEYS EFFECTIVE AT
8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT.
>> BOWLING ALLEYS AND OTHER
PLACES, ARE THEY OPEN?
>> HE WILL HAVE SO MANY
QUESTIONS, WHAT ABOUT THIS AND
WHAT ABOUT THIS.
IT MAKES CLEAR ALREADY.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
>> THE GOVERNORS ARE ALL DOING
THE SAME THING.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THESE FOUR
STATES.
THE GOVERNOR SAID IF I TAKE AN
ACTION IN A SMALL GEOGRAPHIC
AREA, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT
ACTION AND THEY CAN JUST GO TO
ANOTHER PLACE.
THEY NEED TO HAVE THIS
COORDINATION.
>> YES.
SOME PEOPLE WEARING GLOVES IT
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
IS THAT GOOD ADVICE?
>> SEWED DR., WE KNOW THAT
HANDWASHING, WE TALK ABOUT THAT
SO MUCH AND IT IS A BIG KEY.
WHAT ABOUT THIS IDEA OF WEARING
GLOVES WHEN YOU'RE OUT?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD
IDEA AT ALL.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT GLOVES
CANNOT BE CLEANED, UNLIKE YOUR
HANDS.
SO THE BEST ADVICE IS TO FORGO
GLOVES, THEY WILL JUST GET
CONTAMINATED IF THERE IS A
VIRUS THAT YOU TOUCH ON A
SURFACE AND JUST GO WITH
STRAIGHT HANDWASHING.
THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GO.
>> THE SAME PERSON WHO ASKED
THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE GLOVES
ALSO TALKED ABOUT CHILDREN AND
THE CHALLENGE OF TELLING
CHILDREN TO KEEP THEIR HANDS
OUT OF THEIR MOUTH AND AUTHOR
FACE PARTICULARLY IF THEY ARE
REALLY SMALL.
ANY ADVICE?
>> SURE.
IT IS HARD.
FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE
CHILDREN, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR
US TO GET THEM TO DO LOTS OF
THINGS.
THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL MOMENT.
SPENDING SOME TIME WITH THEM
AND MAKING A GAME OUT OF IT IN
TERMS OF THE BENEFIT OF WASHING
HANDS, PERHAPS IF YOU HAVE THE
LUXURY OF HAVING HAND SANITIZER
THAT COULD BE EASIER THAN SOAP
AND WATER.
TRY VERY HARD TO GET THEM TO
HAVE NICE HAND HYGIENE.
>> YES.
MAKE IT A GAME MAY BE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SALONS AND BARBERSHOPS.
WE ARE GOING TO POSE THIS TO
YOU.
OF YOU ARE TEXTED THIS, I AM A
HAIR DRESSER AND I WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT
CLOSED THE SALONS IN NEW YORK
.
. WE
. WE ARE
. WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO CLIENTS AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY THEY CLOSE.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE AN
INDUSTRY THAT IS IN CLOSER
CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC THAT
PEOPLE WHO ARE CUTTING HAIR AND
DOING OTHER JOBS LIKE THAT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
SHOULD THEY WORRY ABOUT THEIR
JOBS?
>> THAT IS A VERY REASONABLE
CONCERN.
SOME STATES HAVE CLOSED
BARBERSHOPS AND NAIL SALONS,
TATTOO PARLORS ETC.
THE DEFINITION OF CLOSE CONTACT
IS BEING WITHIN SIX FEET OR FOR
FIVE OR 10 MINUTES.
SO, AT THIS TIME IN NEW YORK
STATE, THOSE BUSINESSES WILL
REMAIN OPEN.
A FEW BITS OF ADVICE FOR THOSE
INVOLVED, FOR CLIENTS, IF YOU
ARE SICK, PLEASE STAY HOME.
OR, IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN'S
SICK, STAY HOME.
YOU MAY BE AT THE EARLY STAGES
ARE ASYMPTOMATIC.
FOR THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THESE
BUSINESSES, I THINK IF YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO MASS, THIS MIGHT BE A
GOOD MOMENT TO USE THEM SINCE
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER
EXPOSURE THAN THE AVERAGE
PERSON WALKING AROUND AND YOU
WILL BE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS.
>> OKAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING.
THEY HAVE TO KEEP WORKING.
OF YOU ARE ASKED THIS QUESTION.
WHAT DAYCARE RESOURCES ARE
THERE?
WE TALKED TO TWO ONE PERSON
ABOUT THAT.
>> PARENTS DID USE CHILDCARE.
I AM WORKING FROM HOME SO WE
BELIEVE THERE ARE SPACES
AVAILABLE.
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD WITH
WESTERN NEW YORK TO KEEP THOSE
OPTIONS ALIVE.
>> SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO NOTE,
DURING THE BRIEFING TODAY WE
HEARD FROM THE MAYOR, THEY ARE
STEPPING UP TO HELP WITH