A PROJECTION MODEL FOR
SCIENTISTS AT CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SUGGEST FLORIDA COULD BE THE
NEXT EPICENTER IN THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
ONE OF 10 STATES THIS ALL
RECORD NUMBER OF COVID-19
CASES.
ACCORDING TO THE MODEL, FLORIDA
HAS ALL THE MARKINGS OF THE
NEXT EPICENTER OF CORONAVIRUS
TRANSMISSION AND IT IS THE
WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN.> OUR
GUEST TONIGHT IS THE CEO OF
CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA.
DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR TAKING
TIME FOR US.
IS THE REASON TO BE ALARMED BY
THE RECENT SURGE IN COVID-19
CASES IN FLORIDA?
CLEARLY A REASON.
IT COMES DOWN TO, INDIVIDUAL,
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
AROUND BEING CAREFUL, WEARING
MASKS, MAINTAINING SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
FREQUENT HANDWASHING.
THESE ARE THINGS VERY MUCH
WITHIN OUR CONTROL.
IT CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE THE
POTENTIAL OUTLOOK.
ON JUNE 4 THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH REPORTED AN INFECTION
RATE OF 3.4%.
YESTERDAY 8.8 AND YESTERDAY
10.3 WHAT SHOULD WE INFER FROM
THE TRENDS EVEN THOUGH THE
DEATH RATE IS DECLINING?
A A QUESTION.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
THE DEATH RATE IS LOW WHICH IS
WONDERFUL.
MANY WHO HAVE THIS DISEASE AND
THEY DON'T KNOW IT.
IT FURTHER ILLUSTRATES THE
IMPORTANCE OF US GOING OUT OF
OUR WAY TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS
NOT ONLY FOR OUR OWN HEALTH BUT
FOR THE HEALTH OF THOSE AROUND
US.
INCREASING POSITIVITY RATE,
CLEARLY TELLS US MORE PEOPLE
ARE INFECTED THAN EVEN THEY
KNOW.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
TAKE THE EXTRA LEVEL.> I HAVE
HEARD, ANECDOTAL.
PEOPLE SAYING THE VIRUS IS
CHANGING.
IT IS WEAKER.
PEOPLE COMING DOWN WITH THE
VIRUS ARE NOT GETTING THE
STRONG SYMPTOMS THEY DID
BEFORE.
ARE YOU SEEING ANY EVIDENCE OF
THAT?
IN YOUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM?
WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET.
IT IS PREMATURE FOR ANYBODY TO
MAKE THAT KIND OF A JUDGMENT.
I WILL TELL YOU, THE PEOPLE WE
ARE ADMITTING TO THE HOSPITAL
TODAY.
25% GO TO THE ICU.
EXACTLY THE SAME PERCENT WE
WERE SEEING AT THE PEAK OF THE
EPIDEMIC.
SIX WEEKS AGO.
THOSE THAT GO TO THE ICU, THE
SAME PERCENTAGE, 50% REQUIRE
INTUBATION.
MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND USE
OF A VENTILATOR.
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL YOU I
WOULD SAY IT IS A PREMATURE
COMMENT FOR PEOPLE SAYING THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA.> WE
HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT SOME OF
THE PEAKING AND NEW CASES
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE
REOPENING AND MEMORIAL DAY.
FOURTH OF JULY IS AROUND THE
CORNER.
WHAT PRECAUTIONS DO WE HAVE TO
TAKE ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA.
THIS IS WITHIN OUR CONTROL.
WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE, WHERE MS.
MASKS DO A GREAT JOB OF
PROTECTING THOSE AROUND YOU.
THE WHOLE IDEA IN TRYING TO
SQUASH THIS VIRUS IS THAT EVERY
INFECTED PERSON, INFECTS LESS
THAN ONE OTHER PERSON.
WE KNOW IF YOU DON'T USE A
MASK, PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING COPPER EACH INFECTED
PERSON, 2.4 OTHERS GET
INFECTED.
IT TAKES OFF.
THAT'S WHERE YOU GET HIGH
CURBS.
IF YOU USE A MASK, YOU ARE 6
FEET AWAY, WASH YOUR HANDS
FREQUENTLY AND ARE CAREFUL, WE
CAN GET THOSE NUMBERS DOWN SO
THAT ONE PERSON INFECTS FEWER
THAN ONE OTHER PERSON.
THAT'S WHEN WE SEE THAT THE
CLIENT.
THESE ARE BASIC, SIMPLE THINGS
THAT DON'T INFRINGE ON CIVIL
LIBERTIES.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT FOR FELLOW
INDIVIDUALS.> WE CAN'T LET
YOU GO WITHOUT ASKING, HOW ARE
YOUR FRONT-LINE WORKERS,
DOCTORS, NURSES.
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOW ARE THEY HOLDING UP?
AS THIS PANDEMIC CONTINUES. I
HAVE TO SAY.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD TO
BE A CAREGIVER.
I SEE THE FRONT-LINE NURSES
CONTEXT, DOCTORS THAT ARE THERE
EVERY DAY.
WORKING IN THE LAB.
PEOPLE TAKING ON ROLES THEY
NEVER EXPECTED TO TAKE ON IN
THE PAST.
PEOPLE DOING IT SELFLESSLY.
IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY STEPS FOR
YOURSELF DO IT FOR THEM.
DO IT FOR PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR
LIVES ON THE LINE TO TAKE CARE
OF OTHERS THAT ARE ILL.
POLICE OFFICERS, FIREMEN, FIRST
RESPONDERS, NURSES.
WE HAVE FAMILIES AT HOME AND
CHOOSE TO GO TO WORK AND CARE
FOR THOSE THAT ARE ILL.