There.

First of all, our condolences for that victim from the NYPD, the first victim and all the casualties here in New York City.

More than 23,000 cases here in New York City right now, 365 deaths.

What more can you tell us about the situation right now, George?

Look, here's the reality.

In New York City, people are answering the call health care workers first responders.

But we have to be really honest about where this is going.

I can tell you right now we have enough supplies to get through this week and next week in our hospitals.

That's all I can guarantee.

And after that?

Unfortunately, we think this crisis is going to grow through April into May.

That's the truth.

And we need the president and everyone in Washington understand.

It's just a blunt reality.

We're looking at the numbers.

We're looking at the human impact, and we can't ignore it.

We can't minimize it.

We need help now, when the president says the state New York doesn't need 30,000 ventilators with all due respect to him, he's not looking at the facts of this astronomical growth of this crisis and a ventilator.

George means someone lives or die.

It's a simple is that someone lives or dies.

If they get the ventilator in time, they can live and come through like that amazing woman in Washington state, nine years old.

That's beautiful.

But if they don't have a ventilator, a lot of people are just not gonna make.

So you need 30,000.

Where are you right now?

What do you need from the federal government we've gotten in New York City?

About 2500 in the last week or so.

The state needs 30,000.

The city needs 15,000.

So we've gotten something, and I'm thankful for that.

But it has to keep coming.

The president has to make that contract happen with the companies that can create ventilators, not just for New York City in New York state.

For the whole country, this is going to get worse before it gets better.

And it's literally we have to understand.

Without a ventilator, doctors can't save lives.

This is the greatest country in the world.

We should be producing all the ventilators possible over these next weeks because all parts of this country that need them, you know, it's not just ventilators.

Mayor, I have to see.

I have to cover the New York Post right here this morning.

Hell on the front lines, talking about these nurses wearing plastic gowns of in garbage bags in order to protect themselves.

So money shortages in so many hospitals here in New York, George, the truth is, we have again the supplies for this week and next.

We gotta make sure every hospital is getting them to their extraordinary, heroic medical personnel.

The nurses, doctors, everyone in those hospitals because the supplies air here.

We got to make sure everyone gets them when they need them.

But again, not too long from now.

I may not be able to say that if we don't get constant help from Washington is a lot of fear, George, I don't blame any health care professionals.

They're going through hell.

Look what they're having to deal with.

We gotta make sure their supplies air there every single time when they need them.

Give us a bit bit more, since you say this is gonna go into May here in New York.

The number of increased hospitalizations about 3000 yesterday that was 4000 the day before.

Are we seeing?

We know it's still going up, but are we seeing any kind of flattening at all?

George, there's some you know, some days we see numbers to make us a little hopeful, but I don't want to give people false hope.

And then, you know, they get hit by a ton of bricks and, it turns out, is not really the overall projection.

We believe over half the people in this city will ultimately be infected.

Now again, over half God over half, thank God for 80%.

That will be very little impact, in truth, for about 80%.

We see this consistently.

It's like having you know, cold or flu type dynamic, and you get through it in 7 to 10 days.

And a lot of those people get right back to work.

Our first responders are healthcare workers, but for 20% of the people infected, it's gonna be tough.

And for some of them, of course, it's gonna be fatal.

So when you look at these overall numbers, we gotta be honest about it grows before it comes before it comes down.

We're gonna go through a really sharp Merrick Growth period.

Final question.

The president he knows talked about opening some parts of the country by Easter.

That's his hope.

You just talked about New York City intimation.

We expect New York City to be closed basically through may, I think, George, we have to be ready for that.

And I think it's going to spread in the country.

This idea of Easter is, unfortunately a false hope.

It would be better for the president to be blunt with people that we've got a really tough battle ahead.

Throw in the military who are not yet being fully engaged in there.

Ready.

But the president has to give the order.

Build those ventilators, get the supplies all of this country, because people are going to need it in April and in May.

Mayor de Blasio.

Thanks for your time this morning.

Thank you, George.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos Here.

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