>> Bill: FOX NEWS ALERT, NEW YORK STATE TAKING EXTREME
STEPS TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS.
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A 1 MILE
CONTAINMENT ZONE AROUND THAT
CITY WHICH IS IN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY. THE NATIONAL GUARD IS GETTING
READY TO MOVE IN AND HELP CLEAN
SCHOOLS AND MOVE FOOD TO THOSE
UNDER QUARANTINE THAT PEOPLE ARE
SO LOUD TO MOVE AROUND THE AREA.
THE MAYOR OF NEW ROCHELLE IS
NOAH BRANSON.
NOAH BRANSON. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
TIME. IF YOU GOT A CHALLENGE ON YOUR
HANDS.
HANDS. PEOPLE HAVE WANT TO UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO LOCK THINGS
DOWN OR MOVE THEM AROUND.
>> THE CONTAINMENT ZONE IS
EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD.
EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD. IT’S A RESTRICTION ON LARGE
GATHERINGS WITHIN LARGE
INSTITUTIONS WHICH IS A
SENSIBLE, PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURE.
IT IS NOT A RESTRICTION ON
PEOPLE ENTERING OR LEAVING THAT
AREA AND IT’S NOT A RESTRICTION
ON INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES OR
INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES FOR WHOM
LIFE CAN GO ON AS NORMAL.
BUT WE DO WANT TO TAKE DIRECTION
FROM STATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
AUTHORITIES AND SO SOME HAVE
ADVISED US THAT THIS IS A GOOD
WAY TO MITIGATE THE VIRUS.
A SEPARATE AND APART THERE ARE
ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE SUBJECT
TO QUARANTINE BECAUSE I HAVE
HIGH POTENTIAL TO THE VIRUS.
>> Bill: SCHOOL, CHURCHES AND
SYNAGOGUES ARE CLOSED, GROCERY
STORES AND DELIS ARE OPEN AND
PEOPLE CAN ENTER AND LEAVE THE
AREA.
AREA. LET’S GO BACK TO THE ORIGINATION
POINT.
POINT. I UNDERSTAND 108, NUMBERS
CHANGING ALL THE TIME COME OUT
OF 103 AT THE SYNAGOGUE.
WHAT ARE YOU ABLE TO FIGURE OUT,
AS TO WHO AT THAT SYNAGOGUE
TRAVELED OVERSEAS OR CONTACT IT
LOCALLY?
LOCALLY? >> THE INDEXED PEAT PATIENT IS A
MEMBER OF A GROWING, THRIVING,
OF MODERN ORTHODOX CONGREGATION
WITHIN OUR CITY.
PRIOR TO KNOWING THAT HE WAS
INFECTIOUS OR EVEN THAT HE WAS
ILL, HE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF
LARGE GATHERINGS, WHICH IT WAS
POSSIBLE FOR MANY PEOPLE TO BE
EXPOSED.
EXPOSED. SO THAT HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY
SOURCE OF ENTRY FOR THE VIRUS
WITHIN OUR CITY.
THAT WE KNOW HOW THESE THINGS
SPREAD THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT
BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, SO AS FOLKS
GO OUT AND HAVE NORMAL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS, THERE
IS A CHANCE OF FURTHER EXPOSURE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE STATE AND
COUNTY HAVE WORKED HAND IN GLOVE
WITH CITY IN ORDER TO TRACK THE
VIRUS AND TAKE SENSIBLE MEASURES
THAT CAN LIMIT EXPOSURE FOR THE
REST OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Bill: THE GOVERNOR HAS
CALLED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.
AND THAT ALWAYS GETS HEADLINES.
IT IS WITH THE GUARD WILL DO,
DELIVER FOOD TO QUARANTINE
PEOPLE, HELP CLEAN PUBLIC
SPACES.
SPACES. NOT STOP PEOPLE FROM MOVING
AROUND THE CITY, NOT ENGAGE IN
MILITARY OR POLICING FUNCTIONS.
BUT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED I
UNDERSTAND TO CLEAN CERTAIN
AREAS, HOW WILL THAT WORK?
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
THEIR EXACT ASSIGNMENTS WILL
STILL NEED TO BE DETERMINED AND
THAT’S A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS,
BUT I’M GLAD THAT YOU CLARIFIED.
THEY ARE NOT HERE TO IMPOSE
MARTIAL LAW.
MARTIAL LAW. NEW ROUTE ROCHELLE IS NOT BEING
MILITARIZED, THERE SIMPLY ARE
ENORMOUS LOGISTICAL AND
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES THAT ARE
BEYOND THE ABILITY OF ANY
MUNICIPALITY OUR SIZE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO GET THIS
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE
STATE.
STATE. >> Bill: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
KNOW IF IT’S CONTAINED, WHEN
IT’S CONTAINED?
IT’S CONTAINED? HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT OUT?
>> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION THAT
CAN BE ASKED OF JUST ABOUT EVERY
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT IN AMERICA.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN
DO IS RAMP UP OUR TESTING
CAPACITY SO WE CAN HAVE THE BEST
POSSIBLE HANDLE ON HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED AND WHAT THE
SPREAD OF THE ILLNESSES.
WE KNOW THAT THE STATE HAS
ALREADY INCREASED VOLUME AND
SPEED.
SPEED. WE OUT ALL HOPE THE NATIONAL
TESTING CAPACITY WILL IMPROVE
THROUGH THE DAYS AHEAD BUT THAT
WILL BE ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL IN
GUIDING FURTHER ACTION.
IF I COULD ADD ONE OTHER THING,
I’M SO PROUD IN WHICH THE MANNER
IN WHICH NEW ROCHELLE HAS RISEN
TO THE OCCASION.
THERE HAS BEEN A LEVEL OF
CONCERN, EVERYONE IS TAKING
DIRECTION FROM PUBLIC HEALTH
AUTHORITIES AND PEOPLE ARE
COMING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING
THEIR NEIGHBORS.
THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO EVEN THOUGH THIS IS QUITE
DIFFICULT THERE’S NO TWO WAYS
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE TO BE
STRONG AND RESILIENT.
>> Bill: ONE MORE QUESTION FOR
ME.
ME. IF YOU HAVE 100 THAT ARE
INFECTED BY THE VIRUS, WHAT DO
YOU SEE IN THEM?
DO THEY HAVE PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS?
CONDITIONS? HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER THAT RATHER
LARGE QUESTION IN 15 OR 20
SECONDS?
SECONDS? >> FORTUNATELY THE GREAT
MAJORITY DO NOT REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATION AND ARE
RECOVERING ON THEIR OWN.
FRACTION DO REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATION BUT THANK
GOODNESS THERE HAVE BEEN NO
FATALITIES ASSOCIATED.
FATALITIES ASSOCIATED. AS AN EVOLVING SITUATION AND WE
HAVE TO KEEP WATCHING.
>> Bill: NOAH BRANSON, WE WILL