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>>> CORONAVIRUS CASES +@ARE SU+@RGING IN TEXAS AND STATE
LEADERS+@ ARE LOOK+@ING FOR WAY
SU+@RGING IN TEXAS AND STATE LEADERS+@ ARE LOOK+@ING FOR WAYO
FLATTEN THE CURVES.
THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT IS THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND THE STATE'S RESPONSE AND
WE HAVE THE AGENCY'S DIRECTOR
JOINING US TODAY.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU, TODAY WE
HEARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THAT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
PLANNING TO BLITZ TEXAS WIT+@H
TESTING IN ORDER TO FIND THESE
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE
SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS BUT ARE
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
WHEN DOES+@ THAT BLITZ START AND
WHAT AREAS ARE THEY TARGETING?
I
I THINK
I THINK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL TARGET IN SOUTH TEXAS
WHERE THEY WILL BRING IN AND DO
MAYBE 5,000 TESTS A DAY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS TO PUT THE PLAN IN
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. THE ROLLING SEVEN DAY AFRMG FOR
TESTING TEXANS IS ABOUT 38, 8+@0
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. WE
TODAY. WE REALLY URGE YOUR VIEWERS TO
GO TO TEXAS.GOV/COVID-19 AND IN
THE I WANT TO SECTION, YOU CAN
HIT I WANT TO GET A COVID TEST.
THE MAP IS REALLY INTERACTIVE.
YOU CAN DO IT FROM YOUR COMPUTER
OR SMART PHONE.
WHEN YOU HOVER OVER THE
+@
WHEN YOU HOVER OVER THE +@LOCATION, IT WILL GIVE YOU THE
HOURS OF OPERATION, THE RULES TO
GET AN APPOINTMENT, WHETHER+@ YU
NEED A DOCTOR'S NOTE.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET
THE INFORMATION OUT TO YOUR
VIEWERS SO EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO
TO HELP US WOULD BE GREAT.
>> I WANT+@ TO ASK YOU, WHEN YOU
LOOK AT, THERE IS 1.5 MILLION
PEOPLE ROUGHLY IN SAN ANTONIO
AND 4.5 MILLION IN HARRIS
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. YET SAN ANTONIO HAS THE CAPACITY
TO TEST THREE TIMES THE AMOUN+@T
IN HARRIS COUNTY.
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IN HARRIS COUNTY. DOES THAT SPEAK TO A FILLURE OF
THE AREAS TO ALLOCATE THE TESTS?
>> SO 950 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
+@
+@ 36
+@ 36 OF
+@ 36 OF THOSE ARE STATE RUN SITES.
THE REST ARE RUN BY YOUR
TRADITIONAL HEAL+@THCARE WORKERS
AND YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PARTNERS.
PARTNERS.
PARTNERS. SO ALL ACROSS THE STATE YOU HAVE
PHARMACIES ON BOARD, DOCTOR
OFFICES THAT ARE ON BOARD,
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS GETTING ENGAGED
+@
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS GETTING ENGAGED AND PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
WORKING TO DO THE TESTING.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY
FAILURE OF ANY ONE PIECE.
I THINK RIGHT NOW, WE WENT
THROUGH A PERIOD TWO WEEKS AGO
WHERE WE HAD MORE SUPPLY THAN WE
HAD DEMAND.
HAD DEMAND. WE HAD TESTS THAT WERE SITTING
WAITING TO BE TAKEN BY TEXANS.
NOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN AN
INCREASE IN CASES, WE+@ HAVE TES
RUSHING LINES FOR THIS.
THAT'S WHY WE KEEP DRIVING
PEOPLE BACK TO THE WEBSITE TO
MANAGE THE FLOW OF TESTING.
WE WANT TO GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE
WHO NEED TO BE TESTED IN THE
RIGHT LINE AND IN THE RIGHT
LOCATION TO BE TESTED SO WE CAN
TURN THE RESULTS AROUND FASTER.
WE ARE ADDING CAPACITY ACROSS
THE STATE AT ALL LEVELS.
>> AS MORE AND +@MORE TEXANS STT
TO GET SICK AND NEED TO BE
TREATED IN A HOSPITAL, WHAT ARE
THE SPECIFIC PLANS TO INCREASE
THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THAT
SURGE?
SURGE?
SURGE? >>
SURGE? >> I THINK YOUR VIE+@WERS PROBAY
+@
>> I THINK YOUR VIE+@WERS PROBAY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LICENSED BEDS IN A
HOSPITAL, MEANING THE MATTRESSES
YOU PUT PATIENTS ON AND STAFFED
BEDS, THE NUMBER OF BEDS THAT
HAVE DOCTORS AND NURSES AND
TECHES TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
WE HAVE 12,000 ROOMS AND BEDS
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
HEALTHCARE PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THE RIGHT+@ LEVEL OF STAFFING IS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. A
THERE. A LOT OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
IN THE NATION IS IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
SECTOR.
SECTOR. THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS NOT GOING
TO PUT DOCTORS AND NURSES ON
+@STAND BY, PAYING THEM WAITING
FOR PATIENTS TO COME IN.
+@
FOR PATIENTS TO COME IN. SO THIS IS A DELI+@CATE+@ BALANE
THAT OUR HOSPITAL CEO'S MANAGE
ON A DAILY BASIS.
THEY MANAGED THIS LONG BEFORE
COVID-19 AND THEY WILL MANAGE IT
LONG AFTER COVID-19.
12, 800 HOSPITAL BEDS AVAILABLE.
130+@0ICU BEDS AVAILABLE AND MOE
THAT CAN BE STAFFED AS WE GET
CLOSER TO USING T+@HE 1300.
STILL OVER 5600 VENTILATORS
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. THE VENTILATOR NUMBER IS
BECOMING A LITTLE LESS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE PHYSICIANS HAVE FIGURED
OUT BET+@TER WAYS TO TREAT THE
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. >> I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT
WE ARE HOPING WE DON'T NEED