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ILLNESS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOW. THE REASON WE WANT TO PUT INTO PRACTICE -- THIS IS A SPECIAL REPORT. ARE LIMITED BASED ON PPE AND THE SUPPLIES WE ARE GETTING FROM THE FEDERAL SIDE TO EXECUTE THESE TESTS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS. THERE ARE 1000 MORE PEOPLE GOT TESTED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BE MORE TESTED -- AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE. WE ARE STILL ON TRACK TO OPEN THE PNC BANK ARTS CENTER SITE ON MONDAY MORNING AT 8 AM. I WANT TO GIVE THE TEAM A HUGE SHADOW FOR THEIR SUPPORT. I'M GOING TO GO SWING BY THAT ON THE WAY HOME AFTER THIS TO LOOK AT IT WITH MY OWN EYES AND LOOK AT THE PREPAREDNESS. I KNOW JUDY WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON HER PERSPECTIVE ON TESTING AND ALSO AS IT RELATES TO THE ONGOING DELIBERATIONS WITH THE ARMY CORPS. REOPENING WINGS AND HOSPITALS. LOOKING AT REPURPOSING OTHER FACILITIES. THIS MORNING WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 442 NEW POSITIVE TEST RESULTS. THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL TO 1327. JUDY WILL GIVE MORE DETAIL PARTICULARLY ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN REGIONAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THOSE NEW TESTS AS WELL AS 5 ADDITIONAL COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS, WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEATHS TO 16. GOD REST THEIR SOULS. WE KEEP EACH OF THEIR MEMORIES AND FAMILIES IN OUR PRAYERS. PLEASE JOIN US IN THAT REGARD AGAIN. JUDY WILL HAVE MORE DETAIL ON BOTH THE POSITIVE TEST AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WELL AS SOME TOPLINE INFORMATION ON THOSE TRAGIC DEATHS. I WANT TO REITERATE IS SOMETHING FROM THE GET GO. THE INCREASE IN THE POSITIVE TEST RESULTS IS COMPLETELY EXPECTED. TO SOME EXTENT YOU HAVE COMMUNITY SPREAD AS AN ELEMENT HERE. WE HAVE BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON TESTING AND THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW SIGNIFICANTLY. THERE IS JUST NO OTHER WAY AROUND THAT. THAT WILL BE MANY THOUSANDS. I KNOW THIS MAY BE COUNTERINTUITIVE TO SOME, BUT THE MORE DATA WE HAVE THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE IN JUDY AND HER TEAM ARE EXPERTS AT THIS. THE MORE ABLE WE WILL BE TO BREAK THE BACK OF THIS VIRUS. THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE, THE BETTER OFF WE WILL BE. THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO GO UP YOUR WE STARTED MEETING ABOUT THIS IN JANUARY. I THINK IT WAS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY WE PUT OUR WHOLE GOVERNMENT TEAM AND TASK FORCE IN PLACE. LED BY JUDY. WE HAVE BEEN TAKING STEPS ALONG THE WAY. WE MOURN THE LOSS OF LIFE. EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL PAINS US DEEPLY. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE. OUR JOB RIGHT NOW IS SEVERALFOLD. EXPAND THE TESTING AS FAST AS WE CAN AND BREAK THE CURVE. FLATTEN THE CURVE. I WILL BE ADDRESSING THAT IN A MOMENT. WE CAN SUBSTEPS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS AND THEN FINALLY EXPAND. WE KNOW FLATTEN THE CURVE WILL TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. WE JUST CANNOT EXACTLY WHAT THE TIMING LOOKS LIKE. THE POSITIVE RESULTS ARE NO CAUSE FOR PANIC BUT THEY ARE A SOBERING REMINDER OF THE CHALLENGE WE ARE CONFRONTING AS ONE NEW JERSEY FAMILY. WELL IS NO TIME TO PANIC IT'S ALSO NO TIME FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL. IS WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS BOTH THE PRECIOUS LOVED ONES WHO WE HAVE LOST AS WELL AS FOLKS WHO EITHER ARE POSITIVE TESTING OR WILL POSITIVE TEST WITH ALL OF THAT CLEARLY IN MIND THAT I MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS MORNING I SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING NEARLY ALL OF OUR 9 MILLION RESIDENTS TO QUITE SIMPLY STAY AT HOME. AS I SAID, WE MUST FLATTEN THE CURVE AND ENSURE RESIDENCE ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, WE CAN NO LONGER MAINTAIN A SENSE OF BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING THIS EMERGENCY. I REPEAT, JUST AS IT IS NO TIME TO PANIC BUT TIME TO BE SMART PROACTIVE, TRANSPARENT, AGGRESSIVE. IT'S ALSO NO TIME FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL. AS WE WORK IN CONTINUED AND INCREASING PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBORING STATES IN PARTICULAR NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE IT BECOMES EVEN MORE VITAL WE SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE. WE CANNOT RUN THE RISK OF RESIDENCE FROM ONE STATE SIMPLY MOVING THEIR PARTIES OR SHOPPING HABITS ACROSS STATE LINES. UNDER THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER ALL GATHERINGS ARE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THIS MEANS NO WEDDINGS, AND PERSON SERVICES, OR EVEN PARTIES. THIS DECISION IS NOT AN EASY ONE AND IT PAINS ME THAT IMPORTANT LIFE MOMENTS WILL NOT BE CELEBRATED IN THE WAY WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. I KNOW THIS WILL BE DISAPPOINTING TO MANY RESIDENTS BUT MY SINGULAR GOAL AND OUR SINGULAR GOAL NOT TO MENTION FRANKLY MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THROUGH THIS EMERGENCY SO THAT WE CAN SAFELY GATHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS LATER AND ENJOY MANY OTHER BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDINGS IN THE YEARS TO COME. ANYPLACE PEOPLE CONGREGATE IS A PLACE WHERE CORONAVIRUS CAN BE SPREAD. THIS IS NO TIME FOR ANYONE TO BE ACTING SELFISHLY AND TAKING A GATHERING UNDERGROUND. THIS IS THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND TO DO THE RIGHT THING. ADDITIONALLY, I URGE THOSE WHO HAVE HOMES AT THE JERSEY SHORE TO NOT GO TO THEM AT THIS TIME. THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SPECIALLY THE HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ESPECIALLY IN OFF-SEASON IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE INFLUX OF PART-TIME RESIDENCE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR A PARTY ON THE BEACH. PLEASE STAY AT YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCES. I AM DIRECTING ALL NONESSENTIAL RETAIL BUSINESSES TO INDEFINITELY CLOSE THEIR PHYSICAL STORES TO THE PUBLIC EFFECTIVE AT 9 PM TONIGHT. ONLY BUSINESS IS CRITICAL TO OUR RESPONSE MAY REMAIN PHYSICALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT IS INCREASINGLY LIMITED LIST. GROCERY STORES AND FOOD BANKS. PHARMACIES AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES. MEDICAL SUPPLY STORES, GAS STATIONS AND AUTO MECHANICS AND REPAIR SERVICES. CONVENIENCE STORES, BANKS AND FUND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, HARDWARE AND HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES, LAUNDROMATS AND DRYCLEANERS. PRINTING AND OFFICE SUPPLY SHOPS. PET STORES AND STORES THAT SELL SUPPLIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. MAIL AND DELIVERY SHOPS, AND AS WE HAVE ALREADY NOTED, RESTAURANTS, LIQUOR STORES, AND BARS PROVIDING TAKEOUT SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL ESSENTIAL STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES WILL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT IN PARTICULAR TO MY PARTNER AND GOVERNMENT. WE MADE A COUPLE OF DECISIONS AND GO AND I WANT A PARTICULAR TIP OF THE CAP TO OLIVER. MANUFACTURING TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS CAN CONTINUE BE THAT IS WORK THAT LARGELY CANNOT BE DONE FROM HOME. ASIDE FROM THE LIMITED EXCEPTIONS ALL RETAIL BUSINESSES MUST CLOSE AND ALL BUSINESSES MUST MOVE THEIR EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. FURTHER I SIGNED A 2nd EXECUTIVE ORDER STATING CLEARLY THAT THE ROLES I HAVE LAID OUT SUPERSEDE ALL OTHER ORDERS ISSUED BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS. WE CANNOT HAVE A PATCHWORK OF REGULATIONS THAT CHANGE FROM ONE TOWN OR ONE COUNTY TO ANOTHER. THAT WILL REPEAT WHAT I SAID OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS BEAUTIFUL CHARTS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUT THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION. WE HAVE TO RUN THIS DATE WITH ONE SET OF RULES, AND THAT IS WITH THE EXECUTIVE -- 2nd CONDUCTIVE ORDER DOES BUT WE MUST BE ON ONE PAGE AND READING FROM THE SAME PLAYBOOK AS ONE STAGE. EVEN WITH THIS ORDER IN EFFECT AND THE MAIN ORDER I CALLED THE STAY AT HOME ORDER. EVEN WITH THIS ORDER IN THE FOLKLIFE IN NEW JERSEY DOES NOT HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. RESIDENCE CAN STILL TAKE A WALK OR GO FOR A RUN OUTSIDE. WE DO WANT PEOPLE TO STAY HELP ME BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. IF YOU DO GO OUTSIDE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES OR GO TO THE GROCERY STORE OR SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL PLACE WE URGE EVERYONE THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY URGING IT BY ORDERING EVERYONE TO CONTINUE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND TO KEEP A SAFE 6 FOOT DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS. WE CANNOT HAVE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN TOO OFTEN IN OTHER STATES BEWARE WE TIP OUR CAP TO THE INTENTIONS BUT WE CANNOT SEE PEOPLE WALKING RIGHT BESIDE EACH OTHER. BUSINESS AS USUAL CASUALLY AS IF NOTHING IS GOING ON HERE. IF YOU DO GO OUT YOU MUST PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHILE YOU ARE OUT. 6 FEET IS THE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE THAT IS BROADLY RECOMMENDED. IF YOU ARE NOT DOING WHAT I JUST SAID OR GO TO THE GROCERY STORE OR A PHARMACY OR TAKE IN SOME FRESH AIR AT ALL OTHER TIMES AND UNLESS WE NEED YOU IN OUR RESPONSE EFFORTS WE NEED YOU TO JUST STAY AT HOME. AT A TIME WHEN YOU COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO BE IDENTIFIED AND THEY WILL BE IN THE THOUSANDS AND THE NUMBER OF RELATED DEATHS SADLY CONTINUE TO RISE. WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR BEHAVIORS. FROM JANUARY WE HAVE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO AGGRESSIVELY GET OUT AHEAD OF THIS. WHEN NEEDED, WE HAVE ADJUSTED OUR APPROACH. WE ARE ADJUSTING IT MEANINGFULLY TODAY AS OF 9:00 TONIGHT. I SAID THIS EARLIER AND I WANT TO RADIATE THIS. I DON'T TAKE THESE MEASURES IN THE NOT TAKE THESE MEASURES LIKELY NOR DID HE TAKE THEM EASILY. WE HAVE CONSIDERED VERY CAREFULLY EVERY ASPECT OF DAILY LIFE. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE TO ENSURE WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO BACK AND REVISE OUR WORK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THIS RIGHT AT THE 1st GO. WE ALSO RECOGNIZED THE IMPACT THIS ORDER WILL HAVE ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY AND THE IMPORTERS OF THE MAJORITY OF NEW JERSEYANS. WE KNOW THIS WILL ONLY ADD MORE HURT AT A TIME WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY IMMEASURABLY HURTING. WE MUST TAKE THIS STEP TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS. WE REMAIN ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOU TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE HELP AND RESOURCES YOU AND YOUR EMPLOYEES WILL NEED GOING FORWARD THROUGHOUT THIS EMERGENCY AND BEYOND. EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE OUT OF WORK SHOULD WORK THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGARDING AVAILABLE BENEFITS. THEIR BEST WEBSITE IS NJ.GOV/LABOR. AND THE WORKER WHO IS OUT OF WORK. THE BEST PLACE TO GO IS THE WEBSITE NJ.GOV/LABOR. EMPLOYERS WHO CAN CONTINUE TO PAY EMPLOYEES. THE URGE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE RECENTLY PASSED FEDERAL RESPONSE OBJECT IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ONE FOR AN EXPENSE YOU DO NOT HAVE BEEN FOR MANY REASONS INCLUDING HELPING OUR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES STAY AFLOAT PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP THEM ON THE PAYROLL. THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST TIME I MENTIONED THIS WEBSITE. TODAY OR PROBABLY IN THE WEEKS AHEAD. FOR EMPLOYERS, THERE IS A GOOD ROBUST PAGE IS A PART OF A NEW WEBSITE WE HAVE SET UP COVID-19 .NJ.GOV. I WILL COME BACK TO THAT IN A MOMENT. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ON THEIR. THIS IS SOMETHING WE RECOGNIZE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE HURTING AND EMPLOYERS ARE HURTING. WE ACCEPT THAT. WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE ONLY 2 CHOICES HERE. NUMBER 1 IS TO LET THE VIRUS RUN ITS COURSE AND DID NOT TAKE THE STEPS WE ARE TAKING AND ULTIMATELY PAY A HUGE PRICE IN FATALITIES AND SICKNESS. A AN ENORMOUS ECONOMIC PRICE. THAT IS ONE SET OF CHOICES THAT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO US. FROM THE MOMENT ONE WE HAVE REJECTED THE. OUR JOB IS TO BREAK THE BACK OF THAT CURVE AS AGGRESSIVELY AND RANDOMLY AS POSSIBLE. THAT COMES WITH ENORMOUS ECONOMIC PAIN IN THE HERE AND NOW BOTH FOR EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE KNOW WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER AND BECAUSE WE HAVE TAKEN THE SET OF CHOICES WHILE THE ECONOMIC PAIN IS SIGNIFICANT NOW WE WILL SAVE MANY LIVES. WE WILL KEEP A LOT MORE PEOPLE HEALTHY AND FRANKLY AT THE END OF THE DAY THE ECONOMIC PAIN RELATED TO WHAT WE ARE DOING WILL BE A LOT LESS CONSEQUENTIAL THAN HAD WE THAT THIS VIRUS RUN AMOK. THOSE ARE THE 2 CHOICES THAT WERE BEFORE US FROM DAY ONE WE HAVE UNEQUIVOCALLY TAKEN CHOICE 2, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO BE IT DOES NOT MEAN WE DON'T UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE OR HAVE ENORMOUS SYMPATHY FOR THE PAIN THIS IS CAUSING. I REMAIN ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED ALONG WITH A THING FRANKLY EVERY GOVERNOR FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO GETTING THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WE WILL NEED IN EVERY FORM IT WILL BE NEEDED. WE HAVE BEEN CALLING OUT AS A REGION. WE BELIEVE IT'S A 100 ALIEN DOLLARS DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR JUST NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, AND PENNSYLVANIA. WE HAVE BEEN BURNING UP THE LINES WITH FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNORS AND ALL SORTS OF LEADERS AND I WOULD JUST SAY SINCE WE WORKED TOGETHER AT A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY I'VE HAD MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY PELOSI AND AMONG OTHERS IN OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ALTHOUGH FRANKLY I THINK ALL OF THEM BUT DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN AND DONALD PAYNE AND BILL PRESS GRILL. WE HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH CHUCK SCHUMER'S OFFICES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE DIRECTLY YESTERDAY WITH CHARLIE BAKER IN MASSACHUSETTS AND ANDREW CUOMO IN NEW YORK. TOM WOLFE AND PENNSYLVANIA AINSLEY IN WASHINGTON. WE ARE IN SO MANY RESPECTS IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. WE NEED DIRECT FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THOSE WORKERS. THOSE EMPLOYERS. TO HEAD THE HEALTHCARE RESPONSE AND HAD THE OFFICES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AS THEY ARE SO NOBLE HE CALLED UP. THE METER IS RUNNING. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE AT THE POINT OF ATTACK AND WE NEED THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. MAY I SAY SOMETHING ELSE AND A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS BEFORE I CLOSE? WE ALSO URGE THE RESIDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING THEIR INFORMATION FROM REPUTABLE MEDIA AND OFFICIAL GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES. WE KNOW THERE WAS A GROWING AMOUNT OF DISINFORMATION APPEARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. DIRE WARNINGS THAT ARE MEANT SOLELY TO SELL FEAR AND DISTRUST INCLUDING ONE ESPECIALLY OMINOUS WARNING OF A COMING NATIONAL LOCKDOWN. PLEASE DO NOT FEED INTO THIS DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OF OTHERS. YOU DO NOT HELP ANYONE BY SPREADING RUMORS. I MENTIONED THIS A MINUTE AGO BUT I WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS. TO ASSIST IN GETTING THE FACTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC HE CREATED A NEW ONLINE INFORMATION PORTAL. COVID-19.NJ.GOV. IT'S A ONE-STOP FOR ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND UPDATES AND A LIST OF PHONE NUMBERS AND OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCES. I AM GRATEFUL TO THE TEAM IN OFFICE OF INNOVATION THAT BY OUR COLLEAGUE WHO WORKED IN COORDINATION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNER THAT DONATED THEIR SERVICES TO HELP CREATE THIS VITAL RESOURCE. A TIP OF THE CAP. WE MENTIONED A BUNCH OF PRIVATE SECTOR PLACED THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK AND SO MANY OF THEM ARE STEPPING UP IN A BIG WAY TO HELP US OUT. IT WILL TAKE A VILLAGE. WE WERE WITH BY A REFERENCE IN LAB CORP. YESTERDAY. DIMENSION VERIZON AND COMCAST AND HOME DEPOT EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THEY NOW JOINED THE LIST OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS. I KNOW THAT THE ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TODAY ARE STRONG AND THEY WILL CHANGE DAILY LIFE, BUT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO OUR ABILITY TO STAY AHEAD OF THIS EMERGENCY. THIS IS A TIME FOR ALL OF US TO COME TOGETHER UNDER ONE MISSION TO FLATTEN THE CURVE AND SLOW AND EVENTUALLY HALT AND BREAK THE BACK OF THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. IT'S NOT UP TO SOMEONE ELSE TO DO. NO ONE IS IMMUNE FROM CORONAVIRUS. WINNING THIS BATTLE IN GETTING LIFE BACK TO NORMAL EVEN IF WE WERE LOOKING AT A SO-CALLED NEW NORMAL WILL TAKE ALL OF US COMING TOGETHER AS THE ONE NEW JERSEY FAMILY WE ARE AND WE ALWAYS WILL BE. LET'S DO THIS, NEW JERSEY. LET'S BE SMART AND SAVE LIVES IN TOGETHER ASSUMING EACH ONE OF US DOES OUR PART WE WILL COME THROUGH THIS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE. WITH THE, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO TURN THINGS OVER. I THINK THE ONLY OTHER FORMAL SPEAKER TODAY AND THEN AFTER JUDY IS DONE PAT, JAMAAL, AND JARED WILL JOIN ME IN ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR, AND GOOD AFTERNOON. WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT RISING CASES OF COVID-19 ARE CAUSING CONCERN. WE CONTINUE TO TAKE EVERY STEP POSSIBLE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH. THE AGGRESSIVE SOCIAL DISTANCING STEPS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PUT IN PLACE ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES AND ARE INTENDED TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD. WE EXPECT THAT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS CAN BE SLOWED. IF WE ACT NOW AND IF WE ACT TOGETHER. IN ANTICIPATION, HOWEVER OF THE COMING SURGE OF PATIENTS THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TO IDENTIFY UNUSED INPATIENT HOSPITAL BEDS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT ONLINE IN THE COMING WEEKS TO INCREASE BED CAPACITY. WE KNOW CASES ARE GOING TO INCREASE. WE ARE WORKING TO PREPARE NOW TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PATIENTS THAT WILL NEED CARE IN THE HOSPITAL. WE ARE LOOKING AT CLOSE HOSPITALS WHICH WOULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 300 PATIENTS EACH. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT DEVELOPING COVID-19 HOSPITALS. EVERY HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY IS EXPECTED TO AND WILL BE CARING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS. OR I SHOULD SAY PATIENTS WHO HAVE COVID-19. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. WE ARE STILL TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS AND THEY HAPPENED TO HAVE COVID-19. IN ADDITION, WE WANT TO BRING ONLINE EXISTING HOSPITALS THAT COULD BE USED FOR INPATIENT CAPACITY. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THEY
RE PREPARED TO STAND UP AND FIELD HOSPITALS PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. WHERE BED SPACES ARE MORE LIMITED THAN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. WE ARE ALSO COLLECTING INFORMATION ON LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES THAT COULD TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT COVID- 19 PATIENTS. THAT ARE MOVING FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND HOSPITALS TO CLEAR SPACE FOR THOSE THAT ARE MORE CRITICALLY ILL. SO FAR WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ALMOST 500 BEDS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. ANOTHER 500 COULD COME ONLINE WITHIN 2 WEEKS, AND ANOTHER 400 WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4 MONTHS 5 WEEKS TO GET THEM IN WORKING ORDER. THAT IS A TOTAL OF ALMOST 1000 BEDS IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS AND ANOTHER 1300 AFTER THAT. NOW OPTIONS ARE OFF THE TABLE. EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY ARE CRITICAL AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND THANK ALL OF THE HOSPITALS CEOS WHO ARE REALLY STANDING UP TO PARTNER WITH US ON THIS INITIATIVE. AS THE GOVERNOR SAID WE ARE ANNOUNCING 442 NEW CASES FOR A TOTAL OF 1327 CASES IN THE STATE SO FAR. SADLY, WE HAVE HAD 5 NEW DEATHS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT. A MALE IN HIS 50s FROM MONMOUTH COUNTY AND A MALE IN HIS 80s FROM ESSEX. A MALE IN HIS 40s FROM BERGEN COUNTY. A FEMALE IN HER 70s FROM MORRIS COUNTY, AND A MALE IN HIS 90s FROM BERGEN COUNTY. OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE FAMILIES. THE COUNTY BREAKDOWN OF THE NEW CASES ARE SUCH. ATLANTIC ONE, BERGEN 113. BURLINGTON 4. CAMDEN 3. ESSEX 34. HUDSON 31. MERCER, AGE. MIDDLESEX 40. MONMOUTH, 39. MARS, 28. OCEAN, 13. SOMERSET, 7. SUSSEX, 3. UNION, 38. WARREN, 2. WE ARE STILL GATHERING DETAILS ON 54 ADDITIONAL CASES. EVENTS ARE CHANGING QUICKLY AND WE KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS AND CONCERNED. WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS WITH QUESTIONS TO CALL 211 OR TEXT NJ COVEN TO 898 DASHED 211. THE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE LITERALLY WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO RESPOND TO THESE CASES AND TO IMPLEMENT EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE THROW IT UP MAY I ASK A COUPLE? MAYBE ONE STATEMENT THAT I BELIEVE THIS STILL THE CASE ALL BELOW WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 140 UNKNOWNS OUT OF OUR 1327 PEAKS IN THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO BE THE ONE COUNT WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE A REPORTED CASE ALTHOUGH I'M SURE SADLY IT'S ONLY AMOUNT OF TIME. IT MAY BE EMBEDDED IN THE UNKNOWNS THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH. A QUESTION THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN ASKED BY SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE TODAY. ANY COLOR ON ADJACENT HEALTH ISSUES FOR ANY OF THE 5 BLESSED FATALITIES? I DO NOT HAVE ANY UNDERLYING -- I DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION YET. THE VOLUME OF ACTIVITY COMING INTO HERE IS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING, BUT THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH IT. WE WILL HAVE THAT BUT WHAT I DO NEED TO TELL YOU IS THAT OF THE NEW 5 3 ARE FROM POSTACUTE FACILITIES EITHER LONG-TERM CARE OR REHAB, SO YOU'RE LOOKING VERY CRITICALLY AT THAT AS I ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY. THAT IS A CONCERN, SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND REHAB FACILITIES A LITTLE BIT MORE. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO EACH OF THOSE PARTICULAR FACILITIES THIS WEEKEND WHERE THOSE FIDELITY'S -- ABSENTLY PICKING ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER HOLD THE SPACE OF YOUR CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STEPS OR EVEN FURTHER STEPS HE MAY WANT TO ATTACK. THEY ARE SERVING A PURPOSE. PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT DO SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION SERVICES. WE WANT TO CURTAIL AS MANY ADMISSIONS AS POSSIBLE TO LONG- TERM CARE. PAYMENT THEY MENTIONED I SPOKE TO GOVERNOR AND SLEET YESTERDAY WHO SOMEBODY I HAVE KNOWN WELL OVER THE YEARS. IN PARTICULAR IT WAS THIS CHALLENGE THAT THEY FACED A THING BEFORE ANYBODY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK THEM TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS. YOU TRENTO THE LOTTERY TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING OR DANTE AS THE MICROPHONE. THERE EXPLICITLY, WHAT CAN PEOPLE ACTUALLY DUE UNDER THIS ORDER? AND CAN YOU DETAIL THE PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE WHO WILLFULLY IGNORE THIS? THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE NOW. YOU ARE URGING AND TELLING THEM IF THEY ARE OUT OF MONKEYING AROUND. LET ME GIVE YOU A GENERAL ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION AND A LITTLE BIT HOW WE HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COME IN AND THEN, PAT. LET ME START WITH THE PHONES THAT ARE MONKEYING AROUND. WE WILL TAKE ACTION. PAT CAN GET INTO SOME OF THAT. WE HAD A SPECIFIC SITUATION LAST NIGHT. WE HEARD RUMORS ON THE SHORE OF A TOWN WHERE THERE WAS SOME ACTIVITY GOING ON. I WILL LEAVE THE COMMUNITY NAMELESS BE THE POLICE WENT IN AND MADE THEMSELVES OR MADE THEIR PRESENCE FELT. IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS NO BAD BEHAVIOR, BUT ACTION WAS TAKEN. WE HAVE 2 IS TO GO HERE. ONE WAY IS TO BE REALLY PRESCRIBED ABOUT WHAT IS ON THE LIST LIKE SOME OTHER STATES. REALLY PRESCRIBING WHAT IS NONESSENTIAL. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO BE PARTICULARLY PRESCRIBED ABOUT WHAT IS ESSENTIAL. I GAVE YOU THE LIST OF ENTITIES AND TYPES OF VENUES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL. BEYOND THAT, FOLKS SHOULD ASSUME CERTAIN THE IN RETAIL THAT EVERYTHING IS NONESSENTIAL AND WE MEAN IT. FURTHERMORE, IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS THAT IS NONRETAIL THEY EXPECT YOU TO IMMEDIATELY -- WE CANNOT MANDATE YOUR PARTICULAR COMPANY IN TERMS OF HOW YOU DO THAT BUT WE EXPECT YOU TO DO THAT PERIOD. WE ARE DOING IT -- WE CANNOT EXPECT THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO BEHAVE IN A CERTAIN WAY WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO DO SO AT THE STATE LEVEL APULIA BEEN DOING THAT SINCE LAST SUNDAY. EACH TO AND. JUDY HAS A UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES, BUT WE WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IS ESSENTIAL. WE WANT YOU TO ASSUME THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST IS NONESSENTIAL AND THAT IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS AND YOU MAKE SOMETHING OR HAPPEN TO BE IN BUSINESS OF ANY SORT THAT WE DIDN'T ASK TO BE CLOSED AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE 100% WORK FROM HOME POLICIES IN PLACE AND WE EXPECT PEOPLE TO STAY HOME. I WOULD JUST SAY ONE MORE WRINKLE ON THIS IS THE BEST WEEKLY SAID IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AROUND THE STATE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 5 AM AND YOU ARE NOT ESSENTIAL WE WATCH OFF THE ROADS. WE ARE BASICALLY SAYING THAT IS NOW 24 HOURS. WE DO NOT WANT YOU OUT THERE PERIOD. WILL YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO ENFORCE THIS AND ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO WEIGH IN? I WILL PICK I KNOW YESTERDAY WE HELD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HOSTING THE PHONE CALL WHICH IS THE GOVERNOR AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINE AND THAT GUIDANCE HAS BEEN PUT OUT. I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT DISCRETION AND THAT BEING THE GREATEST TOOL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT I THINK WE ARE BEYOND THAT NOW GIVEN THE MEASURES WE HAVE PLACED. I THINK IF WE HAD AND PUT THOSE MEASURES IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE WOULD WE BE TODAY WITH THOSE NUMBERS? THAT WILL TAKE ACTION AS ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN CHIEFS ARE ADVISED OF WHAT THOSE CHARGING MANUALS ARE AND WHERE THEY COULD FIND THEM AND ALL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING ON 21 COUNTY PROSECUTORS ARE READY TO ENFORCE THEM AND PROSECUTE THEM. I KNOW WHEN I WAS LAID UP THEY WERE HERE EARLIER ON FOR ONE OF OUR GATHERINGS AND PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PRICE COACHING AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE HAD SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT. THAT MAY BE GETTING HIS PERSPECTIVE COULD BE VALUABLE. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES. I SHOULD JUST SAY THIS HEALTH WARNING WHICH I USUALLY ALREADY SAID BY THIS POINT THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD MICROPHONE FOR STREAMING SERVICES, BUT IT DOES NOT HELP US WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL AUDIOBOOK IF YOU COULD SPEAK UP AS BEST YOU CAN THAT WOULD BE GREAT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? AN ANALYSIS RECENTLY PUT THE NEED FOR HOSPITAL BEDS THAT ARE PROJECTED 3000 OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD. IS THE STATE TAKING NUMBERS LIKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY ARE IDENTIFYING HOW TO MEET THE CAPACITY AND HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED HOW YOU WILL MEET THAT CAPACITY? RACING THE PUBLIC HAS IDENTIFIED US TO MAKE SURE WE REVIEWED THE QUESTION 3 DOZEN CRITICAL CARE BEDS -- OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR? OVER THE COURSE OF 12 MONTH THE PROJECTED NEED FOR BEDS WILL BE OVER 3000 THERE ALONE. HE WOULD LIKE A REACTION TO THAT WHETHER WE ARE SEEING A SIMILAR THING AND WHAT OUR PLANS ARE? I GUESS. WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THE PREDICTIVE MODELING. SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH US MAKING THE RIGHT ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW OUR MITIGATION INTERVENTIONS WOULD TAKE HOLD SINCE WE PUT THEM IN A NUMBER OF WEEKS AGO. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE WORST CASE THOUGH. WE WANT TO PLAN FOR THE WORST CASE. WE HAVE DONE AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE CRITICAL CARE BEDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN NEW JERSEY, WHICH ARE ABOUT 2000 WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW IS LOOKING AT IF YOUR FAMILY WITH HOSPITALS THEY HAVE WHAT THEY CALL STEP DOWN BEDS. GO FROM CRITICAL CARE TO A STEP DOWN THAT. THOSE ARE FULLY MONITORED IN MOST HOSPITALS, AND CAN BE HANDLED AS CRITICAL CARE BEDS. WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE TOGETHER WILL GIVE US ENOUGH CRITICAL CARE TO HANDLE A MODERATE SURGE . THEN YOU WILL ASK WHAT HAPPENS DOWN THE ROAD? YOU GO FROM CRITICAL CARE TO STEP DOWN TO A MEDICAL SURGICAL BED AND THEN YOU WILL GET DISCHARGED EITHER BUT A LONG- TERM CARE FACILITY OR REHAB FACILITY OR A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR HOME CARE. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FIELD HOSPITALS FOR AND OPENING OF HOSPITALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. THEY'VE BEEN CLOSE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS. THAT IS WHERE THOSE PATIENTS WOULD GO. WE START DECANTING THE WHOLE HOSPITAL AND KEEP THE CRITICAL- CARE NURSES AND INTENSIVISTS THAT ARE USED TO WORKING IN THAT PARTICULAR HOSPITAL NOW THE I.T. SYSTEMS IN THE EARLY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND KEEP THEM TOGETHER WITH CRITICAL-CARE. WE ARE FINALIZING THAT. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE WITH THE FIELD HOSPITALS AND THE OPENING OF CLOSED WINGS AND SHELTERED HOSPITALS. WE THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE A MODERATE INCREASE. IF IT GOES TO A MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST CRITICAL- CARE. I AM MORE CONCERNED QUITE FRANKLY WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF THE WORKFORCE, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF VENTILATORS. SINCE THIS IS A PRELIMINARY DISEASE IT IS HITTING THE LUNGS AND CAUSING BAD PNEUMONIAS. THERE IS A 2 THINGS THAT CAN TURN CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING ON. WORKFORCE WITH THE NURSING ASSOCIATION AND VENTILATORS WITH AGGRESSIVE OUTREACH TO VENDORS. THAT HAS WORKED 24/7. I THINK THE PLANNING AS IT RELATES TO HOSPITAL BEDS IS PROCEEDING WELL, BUT THERE IS A LONG ROAD IN FRONT OF US. OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, WE CANNOT SAY ENOUGH THINGS ABOUT THEM IN THE HEROISM. I WAS ON WITH ONE OF THE UNION REPRESENTATIVES LAST NIGHT AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN STARS WORKING UNDER EXTRAORDINARILY CHALLENGING CONDITIONS. BOTH FOR THEIR BENEFIT AS WELL AS THE HEALTH OF THE PATIENTS WHO THEY ARE CARING FOR. JUST UBP SOMETHING WE HAVE SET I THINK AT EVERY SINGLE GATHERING. WE ARE NOT REMOTELY WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I THINK JUDY GAVE A GREAT ANSWER ON THE BEDS AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PLAN FOR THAT. IN THE HERE AND NOW THE SO- CALLED PPE. WE ARE NOT WE WE NEED TO BE AND WE CONTINUE TO UNCOVER EVERY SINGLE STONE WITHIN OUR OWN HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND WHAT WE CAN PURCHASE AS A STUPID DONATION FROM PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS BUT WE DEFINITELY NEEDED ANOTHER SLOPE FROM THE STRATEGIC STOCKPILE, WHICH WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY ASKING FOR FROM OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS. THAT TO ME IS THE HERE AND NOW. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? ABSOLUTELY. TO PROTECT THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND TREAT THE PATIENT AS BEST WE CAN. WE ARE GOING TO GO RIGHT TO LEFT HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON, GOVERNOR. 2 QUESTIONS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS WERE PUSHED BACK DID YOU INTENDED TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE INCUMBENTS OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE SEATS VACATED AT THE END OF APRIL AS SCHEDULED AND FOR THEM TO STAY VACANT UNTIL ELECTION WHEN THEY CAN BE CERTIFIED AND SWORN IN, AND SECONDLY, YOU MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY TO ADMISSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEDIA. THE PUBLIC HEALTH RECORDS ACT HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL TOOL FOR JOURNALISTS AND OTHER CITIZENS TO GET THAT TYPE OF ACCURATE INFORMATION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT YESTERDAY YOU SIGNED A BILL THAT TAKES THE TEETH OUT OF THAT LAW AND CAN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU FELT THAT WAS NECESSARY TO ROLLBACK THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLERKS TO RESPOND TO OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST? WE ARE AT WAR. IF THAT IS NOT APPARENT ALREADY. LOOK AT ALL OF THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC, BUT THIS IS NOT A NORMAL TIME BUT WE ARE TAKING STEPS THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO TAKE. IT'S NOTHING AGAINST THE JOURNALIST OR THE MEDIA COMMUNITY. TRUST ME. THAT IS NOT THE POINT. I'M GOING OUT OF MY WAY TO PRAISE MEDIA AS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE BECAUSE I MEAN IT. WE DO NOT HAVE TO SAY THAT, BUT WE MEAN IT. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ABILITY TO TURN THINGS AROUND. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE GONE TO A DIFFERENT PLACE. NOTHING PERSONAL. THERE IS NO THEMATIC ASSOCIATION WITH THAT OTHER THAN WE ARE AT WAR WITH A VIRUS. I HAVE NOT GIVEN IF THAT WILL HAPPEN 4 SECONDS OF THOUGHT, SO I WILL COME BACK TO THAT. IF THE ELECTION IS NOT UNTIL MAY I WOULD ASSUME WE WOULD EXTEND THE TERMS. OTHERWISE NOBODY WOULD BE IN THE SEAS. I ASSUME THAT IS THE ANSWER, BUT WE WILL GIVE BACK TO YOU FOR THAT. I DID KNOW THAT FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS FOR THE ELECTION PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID THIS THE RIGHT WAY WE HAD TO AT LEAST DIFFERENT THE MARCH AND APRIL ELECTIONS TO MAY 12 ON THE DAY THE OTHERWISE NON-PARTISANS WOULD BE TAKING PLACE. IF YOU COULD BEAR WITH ME I WILL COME BACK TO YOU WITH AN ANSWER THOUGH. THANK YOU. DO YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA THAT THE STATE HAS CLOSED LIQUOR STORES? WE HAVE NOT CLOSED LIQUOR STORES. THEY ARE STILL OPEN. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS WALKING AROUND THE OTHER DAY BY 8:00 AND MOST OF THEM WELL BEFORE 8:00 HAD ALREADY BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A COMBINED PHARMACY LIQUOR STORE WHERE BECAUSE IT IS A PHARMACY THERE ARE STILL SALES AND PEOPLE ARE JAMMING THE DOORS. THERE ARE EVEN SOME PUSHING AND SHOVING GOING ON FURY WORD THAT GOING FORWARD IF THEY ARE CLOSED OR IF THINGS GET THAT TYPE THAT THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL DISTURBANCES? SO I REFER TO THIS EARLIER AND I WILL MAYBE BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS. LIQUOR STORES ARE NOT CLOSED. WE HAVE DEEMED THEM TO BE ALLOWED TO BE OPEN. SECONDLY, IT'S CERTAIN COMMUNITIES THAT SHARE PHARMACIES. THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN IN ONE OF THOSE BY THE WAY. THERE ARE SOME IN SOME COMMUNITIES THAT ARE USED FOR SOCIAL GATHERING. THAT IS A CONCERN. IN THAT RESPECT WE HAVE BEEN UNEQUIVOCAL THAT THERE ARE NO SOCIAL GATHERINGS WHETHER YOU ARE AT A LIQUOR STORE IN YOUR HOUSE AND YOU NAME THE VENUE THOSE ARE NOW PART OF. THAT WE WILL AGGRESSIVELY ENFORCE. IF WE ARE IN A LIQUOR STORE OR GROCERY STORE OR PHARMACY OR WHATEVER IS DEEMED AS ESSENTIAL YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING TO THE NOTION OF NOT ONLY ARE WE PROHIBITING GATHERINGS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE BUT YOU CANNOT BE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. EVEN IF IT IS DEEMED TO BE ESSENTIAL. PICK SOMETHING WE WOULD ALL AGREE IS BEYOND ESSENTIAL. MEDICAL SUPPLIES. EVEN IF YOU ARE IN THAT VENUE WE NEED YOU TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? WOULD YOU CLARIFY THE WORKERS THAT FALL UNDER THE CATEGORIES OF HOME HEALTHCARE ATTENDANCE, HOUSEKEEPERS, INDIVIDUALS LIKE THAT? SPIRIT GOES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES. I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THOUGHT THROUGH ALL OF THOSE BUT THE ANSWER IS YES. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT SAFETY NET ALIVE AND WELL INCLUDING FOLKS WHO DO THAT WORK IN HOMES AND NOT JUST HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN DEEMED AS ESSENTIAL AND WILL CONTINUE. ALL KINDS OF CONSTRUCTION. ONE OTHER ELEMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH IS A PARTICULAR ELEMENT I LIKE. THIS GUY TO MY RIGHT IS THE ABILITY TO EITHER OPEN THE SPIGOT OR CLOSE THE SPIGOT AS WE DETERMINE AND SEE FIT. PHYSICAL THERAPY OFFICES? I BELIEVE ESSENTIAL. YES. SPINNING PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING FROM A HOUSE TO ANOTHER PLACE WHO ARE DEEMED TO MOVE IN THIS WEEKEND? YES. WE HAVE TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. DID NOT GIVE ME LIKE 80 OF THESE. HAVE YOU BEEN TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS? I HAVE NOT. I HAVE NO SYMPTOMS BY THE WAY. I AM IN THE CATEGORY OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY DISCOURAGED FROM BEING TESTED. I HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY SELFISHLY. WE NEED FOLKS TO SHOW OFF TO BE TESTED WHO ARE SYMPTOMATIC. AND THE HOSPITAL QUESTIONS ABOUT MASKS AND ELECTIVE SURGERIES. I MENTIONED THIS THE OTHER DAY. I THOUGHT WE DID A PRODUCTIVE CALL WITH HEALTHCARE AND WORKFORCE REPRESENTATIVES. THERE WAS A FOLLOW-UP CALL APPARENTLY AT A WORKING GROUP LEVEL HARMONIZING IF NOT STAN
ARDIZING PRACTICES ACROSS THE SYSTEMS WAS A BIG ASK AND THAT INCLUDES DEALING WITH TRAINING PPE 2 OF THE TOP OF THE LISTS. SPENT THE ISSUE OF MASKS HAS CAME UP REPEATEDLY. THE CDC HAS BUT OF SOME GUIDANCE. PARTICULARLY LOOKING AT THE CONSERVATION OF THEM. IF YOU ARE RUNNING LOW ON THAT. ON MY WAY HERE I HAD A CALL WITH KEVIN FROM THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN USE THE INVENTORIES OF THE HOSPITALS AND GET MORE COLLABORATIONS SO THAT DEPENDING ON THE TYPES OF PATIENTS THE HOSPITALS ARE SEEING THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHARE THE AND INVENTORY MORE AGGRESSIVELY THAN THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE RIGHT NOW 18 AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WORKING WITH THE AMATORY SURGERY SITUATION. WORKING WITH THE SURGICAL TO DRAW GUIDELINES FOR THE KURT TILLMAN OR POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIVE SURGERIES FOR THE PRESERVATION WHERE IT IS SAFE BY THE WAY. MUSTERING ALMOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN POSTPONED IF IT WERE THIS WEEK TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THIS. DO YOU FEEL THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE LIQUOR STORES THE HOME HEALTHCARE WORKERS WILL SOON HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TESTED BECAUSE THEY'RE SEEING SO MANY INDIVIDUALS. I WOULD DEFER TO JUDY ON THIS. THE QUESTION IS IF FOLKS WHO WERE AT THE POINT OF ATTACK PARTICULARLY HEALTHCARE WORK HOURS BUT MAYBE HOME HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SOMEBODY WHO IS WORKING IN A PHARMACY. MAY BE A GROCERY STORE OR CHECKOUT COUNTER. I THINK THE 1st THING I WOULD SAY IS WE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY ON THE HYGIENE AND PERSONAL HYGIENE AND SERVICES. WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THE REGULAR DISINFECTING COUNTERS AND FELT THAT THESE SUPERMARKETS AS AN EXAMPLE. THE QUESTION IS SHOULD THESE FOLKS BE IN THE CATEGORY EVEN IF THEY ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND I KNOW WHAT MY ANSWER WOULD BE BUT I WOULD THROW TO YOU. SHOULD BE BE PRIORITIZED IN TERMS OF TESTING? THERE IS A HEALTHCARE WORKER THAT IS ASYMPTOMATIC BUT HAS HAD A POSITIVE COVID-19 MORE THAN LIKELY THEY SHOULD BE TESTED. HOWEVER, THE GENERAL CATEGORY OF PNEUMONIA WITHOUT A KNOWN CAUSE EXPOSURE TO A COVID-19 INDIVIDUAL OR TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY OR NO NATIONALLY TO AN AREA WHERE THERE HAS BEEN COMMUNITIES SPREAD ARE STILL THE 1st CRITERIA THAT WE WOULD SCREEN ALL INDIVIDUALS. HEALTHCARE WORKERS. WE CANNOT HAVE A GROUP OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS SCARED TO COME TO WORK. DO REMEMBER ANYONE OF US COULD TEST NEGATIVE ON MONDAY AND 5 DAYS LATER BE POSITIVE. ESPECIALLY ASYMPTOMATIC. THE GOAL OF TESTING IS PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE TESTED MUST BE TESTED AND THERE THE SYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS THAT FULFILL THE CRITERIA AND I THINK WE HAVE TO SAY AT THIS POINT THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE TESTED ALTHOUGH THAT'S A SECONDARY GOAL THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE TEST. OUR HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE RACEMIC AHEAD OF US THAT WE DID BEHIND US FEAR WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN BE THE RAW MATERIALS FOR THOSE TESTS ARE GOING TO BE OUR CONSTRAINING FACTOR THE ABILITY OF AN OFF PPE THE ABILITY TO HAVE ENOUGH OF THE INTAKE SIDE OF THE EQUATION BE PROBABLY MORE OF A CONSTRAINING ISSUE NOT HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE COMMERCIAL LABS TO PRODUCE AND PERFORM THE TESTS. WE WILL COME BACK ACROSS BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THIS EARLIER. THERE ARE 5 BLANKET -- 1st OF ALL HEALTH OR MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SECONDLY, ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOD BANKS. THIRDLY, THE IMMEDIATE. FOURTHLY, LAW ENFORCEMENT. FIFTHLY, THE OPERATIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE MOVEMENT OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS WHEN OPERATING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAID THAT. I MENTIONED DISINFORMATION. TO WHAT EXTENT THE CITY IS OF THE DELIVERY SOWING CONFUSION AMONG OUR PEOPLE? THANKS, GOVERNOR. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THEM AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IT IF YOU NDH IS IN MINT IN CONSTANT CORONATION FOR ACCORDANCE ACROSS THE CORPORATE OPERATING AT 100% IN THAT CAPACITY BE ONE OF THE PIECE THE GOVERNMENT MENTIONED WAS THAT MESSAGE THAT WENT OUT BUT ESSENTIALLY NEEDED TO THE FEDERAL OFFICIAL OR MILITARY OFFICIAL THAT IS SAYING THIS IMPENDING LOCKDOWN IS COMING. WE KNOW THEY CAME FROM A FOREIGN POWER THAT WAS DELIBERATELY SENT OUT SO IT'S AN EXAMPLE. THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER OFFICIAL EXAMS. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN IRAN AND CHINA FOR EXAMPLE) DISINFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19 ITSELF. COLONEL CALLAHAN MENTIONED THE COPING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE OTHER DAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLISH ON THE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE ARE ALL GOING TO GET THIS TOGETHER AND BE STRONGER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS. COVID-19.AND IT.GOV. HOW ARE YOUR WOMEN AND MEN HOLDING UP AND HOW ARE THINGS GOING BOTH OF THE BERGEN SITE AND PREPARATIONS DONE AT THE PNC BANK ART CENTER? WE ARE TRANSITIONING. ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITY SO THEY DO NOT HAVE FAR TO TRAVEL. AS THEY ARE OUT AND ABOUT PLEASE ENGAGE WITH THEM AND ENSURE THAT YOU ARE GIVING QUOTE FULL COOPERATION. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ASK . AND I HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF STEPS, BUT ARE THERE ANY MORE YOU CAN TAKE? IS THERE AT ALL -- DID YOU ACT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE? I DO NOT THINK ANY STATE HAS ACTED PROACTIVELY. I WILL PUT OUR RECORD UP AGAINST ANYBODY'S. A STATEWIDE CALL UP OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. I THINK WE WERE AT THE TOP OF THE DISTRICT RESTRICTING TRAVEL . WE ARE NOT PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE STEPS FOR THE SUGAR HIGH. WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO HIDDEN KID WHO IS GOING WITHOUT A MEAL OR THAT REMOTE LEARNING STUFF THAT WE HAD FIGURED OUT OR DAYCARE, WHICH IS COMPLICATED. SO WAITING A DAY OR 2 TO GET THAT DONE. COULD WE HAVE DONE THIS YESTERDAY? WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE. EFFECT IS A THINK WE LANDED IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE DEEMING ESSENTIAL AND NONESSENTIAL AND HELPFUL SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE WE CAN DO TO BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE WE ARE BASICALLY SITTING ON A WEEKLY TO STAY AT HOME. UNLESS YOU ARE A PART OF AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE IN THAT WE REALLY NEED YOU TO SKIP THE STATE FUNCTIONING AND KEEP FIGHTING THIS VIRUS BE THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE WE CAN DO BUT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT IF SOMETHING DOES COME UP WHICH WE THINK COULD MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT. COLONEL CALLAHAN HAS ENORMOUS LATITUDE WORKING TO TREAT THIS ANY WHICH WAY WE DEEM NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS. HUDSON CROSSINGS. ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE? NO ISSUES BUT JUST MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE CROSSING THE HUDSON IT IS FOR A REASON. TO GO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY IS NOT A GOOD REASON. OKAY. NOTHING AGAINST NEW YORK CITY. SAME FOR THEM COMING OVER TO US. DOCTORS OFFICES? WHICH ONES WOULD YOU CONSIDER ESSENTIAL? ALL HEALTH CARE HAS TO BE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS EARLIER AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE SAY THIS RIGHT. HEALTHCARE OR MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS PERIOD. I AM WITH JUDY THE. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN ELECTIVE SURGERY AND IS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING IS MY PERSONAL OPINION. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? I DO NOT WANT TO BE TOO MUCH OF A JERK. WE GOT 3 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTERS IN NEW BRUNSWICK. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LOT OF GUIDANCE FOR RENTERS OR LANDLORDS. WHAT WOULD YOU TELL A FAMILY WHO HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE RENT BUT NOTHING MORE? SHOULD PEOPLE BE PAYING THE RENT ON THE 1st? I HAVE BEEN PLEADING AND WE'VE DONE SOME OF THIS ALREADY BY STATUTE. I WOULD FEED PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO PLEASE GIVE PEOPLE A BREAK HERE. WE PROBABLY SHOULD GIVE YOU MORE INSIGHT AS TO EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO JAM PEOPLE. YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY THERE AND FROM HAND TO MOUTH. I CANNOT CONDONE THAT BY THE WAY. JUST AS I COULD NOT CONDONE MARK COUGHING INTO HIS HEAD GOING TO GO STRAIGHT BACK TO THE MEN'S ROOM AND WASH HER HANDS WITH SOAP AND WIPE DOWN YOUR iPHONE WHEN THIS IS OVER. WE CAN GIVE YOU -- I DO NOT KNOW . MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT HERE. WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS GENTLEMAN WITH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ALSO WANT MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE WE CAN GIVE TO LANDLORDS AND RENTERS IN PARTICULAR. THANK YOU. ONE FOR THE COMMISSIONER ON VENTILATORS. IS THE SURVEY DATA COMPLETED ON THAT YET A SENSE OF SOME SHORTAGE,? WHERE THOSE VENTILATORS WILL COME FROM? CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THIS SPECIFICALLY? I CAN GIVE YOU SPECIFICS BUT I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT WE ARE SURVEYING EVERY COMPANY. EVERY VENDOR THAT DEVELOPS THE VENTILATORS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP AMONGST OUR PHYSICIANS. THEY ARE USED TO A CERTAIN TYPE AND WE ARE REALLY CALLING UP THE VENTILATOR AND THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES. THE TRAINING IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. ONE GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WE DO NOT TALK ENOUGH ABOUT ARE THE RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WITH THAT IS CALLING UP RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW MANY GENERATIONS WE HAVE THEY WILL NOW BE GENERATIONS OF VENTILATORS THAT WILL PROBABLY BE CALLING UP YOUR WE ARE ALSO SURVEYING LONG-TERM CARE ACUTE HOSPITALS. THE HOSPITALS THAT TAKE CARE OF LONG-TERM VENTILATOR PATIENTS AND THEY HAVE VENTILATORS AS WELL. THAT WE COULD PROBABLY REDEPLOYING TO THE CRITICAL CARE IS AND HOSPITALS AND EVERY SINGLE SURGERY CENTER IN NEW JERSEY WHICH IS EXTENSIVE. ALMOST 1000 OF THEM HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE VENTILATOR. WE ARE CALLING THEM UP AS WELL. I THINK WE WILL GET THERE, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO OVERSTATE THE SITUATION. VENTILATORS ARE GOING TO BE NEXT TO PPE. THAT WILL BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WE WILL COME BACK DNA SECOND YOU JUDY JUST MENTIONED SOMETHING. RESPIRATORY SPECIALISTS. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK YOU HAVE SEEN THEIR TEAM DO IS TO TRY TO BROADEN THE POOL OF BEDS OF PPE, VENTILATORS, AND HEALTHCARE WORK IS. ONE OF THE STEPS WE TOOK THIS WEEK IF YOU ARE LICENSED OUT-OF- STATE YOU ARE HERE TO PRACTICE IN STICKY JUDY HAS BEEN ON WITH THE NURSING ASSOCIATION TRYING TO THINK THROUGH BRINGING RETIRED FOLKS BACK AND PERHAPS. HE IS MARRIED TO A IS AND HE KNOWS THAT AS WELL TALK ABOUT OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS WITH SOME ADJACENCY OR OTHER PROFESSIONS BUT SOME ADJACENCY TO BRING THEM IN. I KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW FOR SURE, BUT DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATION ON HOW LONG THESE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN PLACE? ARE WE TALKING MANY WEEKS OR MONTHS, AND 2nd OF THE 2 THAT ARE THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO PULL THEM BACK AT ALL OR MENTALLY? IT'S SOMEWHERE MEASURED IN WEEKS TO MONTHS WOULD BE MY ADVICE TO FOLKS. THIS IS NOT NEXT WEEK. I WISH IT WERE. A SIMILAR QUESTION I GAVE ON SCHOOLS. WE HAVE NOT MADE THE FINAL CALL YOU BUT THE CHANCES ARE OVERWHELMING FOR WE ARE NOT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL A WEEK FROM MONDAY. WE CANNOT FLATTEN THE CURVE AND BREAK THE BACK OF THIS. INFECTION ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE FLATTEN THE CURVE. YOU HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF CASES BUT YOU SPREAD IT OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME WHICH ALLOWS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO STAY AHEAD OF THIS. THAT IMPLIES THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTIME SOON. I DO NOT HAVE A CRISPER ANSWER THAN THAT. I ASKED JUDY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. WHAT ARE A COUPLE OF DATA POINTS OR SIGNS YOU ARE LOOKING AT THAT YOU WOULD SUGGEST AND SAY THIS IS BEGINNING TO TURN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? I THINK THE MONITORING OF THE POSITIVE CASES AND READMISSIONS TO THE HOSPITALS. WE HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE ABOUT WE EXPECT A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GET CORONAVIRUS. MONITOR YOUR TEMPERATURE AND BE IN TOUCH WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. 50% OF THEM WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEN 5% OF THEM WOULD NEED CRITICAL CARE. WE ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THE MATURE LADY RATE. IT'S A AROUND 1%. WE WOULD HATE FOR YOU TO BE CAREFUL IF IT WENT UP TO 3%, BUT THAT COULD HAPPEN. WE WILL LOOK AT THE STATISTICS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S THE PEOPLE NEEDING CARE. NOT THE ACTUAL INCIDENTS OF CORONAVIRUS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY WIDESPREAD. THE ACTUAL INCIDENTS. IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT NEED CARE AND AS THAT SMOOTHS OUT I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO RELAX A BIT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IS A TERM WE HAVE NOT USED VERY FREQUENTLY IN MY CAREER. IT IS THE KEY TO STOPPING THIS. THERE IS NOTHING MORE SOPHISTICATED ABOUT IT. WE DON'T HAVE A VACCINE. WASH YOUR HANDS. WASH THEM FREQUENTLY DURING THE DAY. THE DROPLET INFECTION CAN STAY ON INANIMATE OBJECTS FROM 3-5 HOURS TO 3-5 DAYS. THE MINUTE I LEAVE THESE THINGS I GO IN THE CAR AND I USE AN ANTIBACTERIAL SCREWED -- ANTIBACTERIAL SCRUB WITHOUT THE 60% ALCOHOL. OFTEN DO YOU SLEET AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE SAYING CLEARLY WE HAVE DONE CONTAINMENT, MITIGATION, YOU SHOULD GO TO SUPPRESSION. WE ARE STARTING THAT. SUPPRESSION IS EXACTLY WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS TALKING ABOUT. STAY HOME AND PRACTICE GOOD RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE AND GOOD OVERALL HYGIENE INTO A FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. GOOD HYGIENE IS THE WAY WE GET OUT OF THIS. IT'S NOW TIME TO PANIC BUT CERTAINLY NO TIME FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL. YOU GOT THE LAST WORD IF YOU ARE UP FOR IT, JOHN. SBP COMMISSION JUST MENTIONED ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS -- DO YOU HAVE DATA ON ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS. CAN YOU TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING NOW? AND ALSO WITH IT PAST OUR VALLEY HOSPITAL PUT OUT A PUBLIC PLEA FOR LETTER AND 95'S AND SURGICAL MASKS AND GOWNS. DO YOU HAVE A SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT OF HOW DIRE THE SITUATION IS NOW AND ON THE TESTING THE 2 DAYS OF TESTING IN BERGEN. HAS ANYTHING WITH THE LONG LINES -- WILL YOU BE MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ONE IN MONMOUTH ON MONDAY OR ANY IS MR. THAT? LITERALLY THE MINUTE WE BREAK HERE I BELIEVE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC MEETING ABOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN. WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES THE FEDS HAVE GIVEN US TO ACTUALLY CONDUCT THESE TESTS. INCLUDING PPE. I MENTIONED THIS THE OTHER DAY THAT TO SAY THAT DEMAND WAS PENT UP WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY. ALL OVER THE STATE BUT PARTICULARLY IN BERGEN COUNTY. MY GUT TELLS ME ASSUMING THE SUPPLIES CAN STAY CURRENT AND I THINK WE HAVE 2500 ALLOTTED PER SITE PER WEEK AT THE MOMENT. PAT IS WORKING WITH JUDY TO SEE WHEN JAMAL WILL BE A PART OF IS TO SEE WE CAN GET OTHERS AT THE BEEN RUNNING OVERTIME. MY GOD AND HOPE WOULD BE I THINK WE HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB 1000 WILL BE MORE PEOPLE TESTED THAN YESTERDAY MORNING AT 8 A CLOCK AND THAT EACH DAY MAYBE NOT INCREMENTALLY BUT OVER TIME EACH DAY THE PROCESS WILL BEGIN TO SMOOTHEN ITSELF. THAT'S ASSUMING THE MANPOWER AND SUPPLIES STAY WITH US AND STAY CURRENT WITH THE DEMAND WE HAVE. JUDY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IN TERMS OF HOSPITAL CENSUS WAY TO GET THOSE REPORTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE WILL TIGHTEN THAT UP A BIT NOW. PARTICULARLY CRITICAL CARE. THAT IS WHAT IS GIVING IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH CEOS THAT IS WHAT IS GIVING THEM THE MOST CONCERN. MY WHOLE CAREER HAS BEEN MOSTLY ON THE HOSPITAL SITE AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE WORKFORCE OF HOSPITALS ARE SO EXTRAORDINARILY RESILIENT. THEY WILL FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT. IF WE DO NOT GIVE THEM THE PPE AND TOOLS AND RESOURCES AND SUPPLIES IN VENTILATORS THAT THEY NEED. THEY WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE. THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARILY INNOVATIVE IN THAT REGARD, BUT WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE SUPPLIES. WE ARE GOING TO CONCLUDE. JUDY, THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THEM AND ALL OF THEIR TEAMS. COVID-19.NJ.GOV. THAT IS NEW AND UP AND RUNNING. I WOULD LOVE THE METEOR FAULTS WATCHING AT HOME TO CHECK IT OUT AND GIVE US YOUR REACTION TO THAT. OBVIOUSLY IT WILL BECOME MORE ROBUST OVER TIME BUT WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING TOMORROW BY TELEPHONE AT 2 PM. LET'S JUST REVIEW A COUPLE OF THINGS AS WE BREAK HERE. STAY AT HOME. THIS IS THE STAY AT HOME ORDER. ONLY IF WE NEED YOU OUT THERE OR IF YOU ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE IN WHICH CASE WE DO NEED YOU OTHERWISE STAY AT HOME. KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING NOT JUST AT HOME BUT EVEN WHEN YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE OR THE PHARMACY. NOTE THAT THE 2 BIG GAPS I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW RISE ABOVE ALL OTHERS. NUMBER 1 IS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND THAT IS WHY THERE IS A MEETING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TURN OVER EVERY SINGLE STONE TO GET AS MUCH AS WE CAN GET. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON WORKERS AND SMALL-BUSINESS OTHERS ON THESE DATES IS GOING TO BE OVERWHELMING AS A RESULT OF THIS. WE HAVE NO CHOICE. THAT ECONOMIC IMPACT WOULD BE OVERWHELMING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I WOULD PREFER TO TAKE IT NOW AND IN CONCERT WITH KEEPING DEATHS AND SICKNESSES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. WE DO NEED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE NEED DIRECT CASH
SSISTANCE TO THE TUNE OF MILLIONS OF -- $100 BILLION IN THE REGION. WE NEED THE FEDERAL, STATE COST- SHARING ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS LIKE FEMA LIKE ARMY COURT TO GO FROM 75 FEDS DATE TO 100 FED TO ZEROS DAY. WE THINK THAT IS ONLY RIGHT. WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES OF WORKING FAMILIES. COVID-19.NJ.GOV. TO GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
