There are two presidential rallies expected.

All right, I look, you know, I'm the last person to in any way advise another politician what to do.

But I would simply say that Ah, gathering of a lot of people is probably not a great idea.

They have the right to do it.

It's the First Amendment.

We're not gonna block people from doing that.

But I think you know, certainly if you're elderly, have any of that things that doctor I can't talk about?

I wouldn't be going on.

And I think if you know these air, I'm not trying to dampen crowds down anyway. 00:01:0.120 --> 00:01:3.100 But I think I would think long and hard about Dr. 00:01:5.240 --> 00:01:16.970 You know, I think this situation is evolving hourly, and I suspect that many, many people, as we watch what's happening in United States today, are rethinking a lot of decisions.

I suspect much will happen voluntarily as time goes on for these high risk groups.

You want to avoid crowds.

You D'oh!

Um, for normal, healthy folks, if you're in and out of a place and you're still washing your hands taking all the precautions we've been talking about all along, you can still do that.

But I think what we're seeing here, guys, it's in perfect because we have not been through.

This is a once in a 50 year situation, and we're seeing sort of the psyche of the whole country.

Wake up to this and adjust moment by moment, and I think we'll just it's gonna be like this very inexact.

And I think we'll see much more of this. 00:01:56.930 --> 00:02:0.430 And I think one thing Doctor Atkins said is very important. 00:02:0.440 --> 00:02:2.140 At least the shears explained it to me. 00:02:2.150 --> 00:02:4.240 Remember, I'm the guy that got D in science. 00:02:4.250 --> 00:02:4.710 I'm not. 00:02:5.440 --> 00:02:14.570 But if you live in a house with someone who is elderly, uh, you need to be extra careful, Doctor testifying.

You're testing me?

Yes, Randy.

When we did our press conference this weekend, we talked about taking a three pronged approach.

We have to know that there's a limited supply of testing.

Um, those resource is air growing by the day.

We're already in the queue to get more re agent.

But when we received our first shipment, it was for about 300 to 400 people testing.

We're doing well with that now because, you know, we're just beginning.

We're taking the highest risk, folks, the private labs heir taking some of the more low risk outpatient folks.

But we had 1/3 pronto. 00:02:55.160 --> 00:03:1.450 Our strategy in Ohio were doing some sentinel surveillance, which means we're looking for clusters. 00:03:2.040 --> 00:03:8.520 And we do that based on our influenza like illness federal program that surveys for things. 00:03:8.520 --> 00:03:22.850 And if we see something a good example would be if we saw in a nursing home where there are a lot of folks with respiratory illness and they were testing negative for flew to me, that would be suspicious, and we would do some some look at that as well.

So we're we're looking as rapidly as we cannot community spread and and we're assuming, you know, it's here in some form.

Let's go here first because oh, so being 54 that I mean, do you think some young one So So you know what the initial data seeing and if you look at a World Health Organization study that just came out.

I have the graphs, but not on me literally can watch it climb up the age ladder. 00:03:59.330 --> 00:04:6.310 So the flu We've often said that at the rate of our mortality is being around somewhere around 0.1. 00:04:6.610 --> 00:04:10.110 We said that this disease, people are saying between one and 3%.

Um, we know that SARS was worse.

More is worse yet.

And so we have this sort of scale.

We not we have to realize this if you are 40 to 50 years old and if Luis 0.1 The numbers in some of these preliminary studies are point for and folks are starting to do the math on this and they're saying that means that middle aged people are at a much higher risk than they are for the flu.

And I think you'll be hearing some of these numbers come out shortly, and so that's very, very important.

I'm gonna explain something is a little bit complicated, But the data on these countries, like Italy, even South Korea, are lagging because by the time a case is diagnosed, it's gonna be sometimes, on average, 9 to 12 days before that person is hospitalized. 00:04:59.220 --> 00:05:9.150 If someone turns for the worse, deaths from this disease are being delayed by 3 to 6 weeks, so we just don't know enough yet.

But we know that is increasingly risky.

The older you get and if you are already having health conditions and again we're talking about a respiratory disease, and for people at home again, most people still will will do well, searching for the perfect family ski vacation.

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Most people still will will do.

Well, we'll ride this out.

But for some of the high risk groups, you should contact your doctor sooner than later, even earlier in the illness.

If you're in the high risk group, if you're out early. 00:05:57.010 --> 00:06:8.970 If you're in this group of high risk people or your health care worker that has been in contact with someone suspected or known or someone with that chapel history, you should talk to your doctor sooner than later in your symptoms.

The president often does a rally or swing us stages before primary, you asked him.

I asked the president to come to a while.

Way just got his news.

No, look, get very careful.

We're talking about the First Amendment people's rights to to do things should about two Democrat can age, apparently having a rally can't tell people not to go to that.

We can't tell them not to.

We shouldn't tell them not to have it.

I'm just saying that you know certain people with high risk. 00:06:51.220 --> 00:07:0.320 You probably be very careful, I will say, And that's just true for all events. 00:07:0.330 --> 00:07:2.360 So this isn't about political. 00:07:2.370 --> 00:07:5.960 This is using common sense as citizens. 00:07:5.970 --> 00:07:14.190 And as we learn more and again, we have such good information for you, I can tell you that it's very, very important that we vote and we're working closely.

Our governor's task force and his team are working closely with the secretary of state.

I know the secretary of state will be speaking to this tomorrow.

We want to make sure it's healthy for people to vote and they're taking, you know, I'll let him explain that more to you.

But we're giving great advice to the secretary of Steve on how to do this and do this well so people can vote and you can still go.

There still is early voting vote Ohio dot gov.

Is this a great state's website?

You can learn more about this, but it's very important.

We all vote and you'll be hearing more about that.

Something to this.

Finally, something I'm qualified to discuss, right?

You could still vote by mail voting. 00:07:58.990 --> 00:08:2.760 My mail is an option that I would encourage everybody to take advantage. 00:08:2.760 --> 00:08:5.670 O there's time to still do that. 00:08:6.280 --> 00:08:15.800 Don't worry about your vote not being counted this so long as it's postmarked by Election Day, your vote will be counted on.

There's still time to do that.

So I would highly encourage people who are in those vulnerable populations and for the sake of of the, uh, integrity of the system that you might want to consider.

Voting by mail Way will be back with more things.

Maybe my only thing would be to be good to each other.

There are a lot of people who are scared.

There's a lot of fear, and there's a lot.

We can do that to help each other.

So So we're gonna do this together.

Thank you.

Over on and again.

It was a 3 35 Monday afternoon. 00:08:59.100 --> 00:09:1.500 You've been watching the news conference portions of a news conference. 00:09:1.500 --> 00:09:7.090 Governor Mike DeWine, Doctor Amy, Acting Attorney General Dave Yost telling us that there is now. 00:09:7.090 --> 00:09:11.350 There are now three cases of Corona virus uncovered in Ohio.

All three from Cobb County again, Russ Mitchell, along with our senior health correspondent, Monica Robin's Monica.

What do we know at this point?

What we do know is that the governor did declare a state of an emergency.

Now all that is is a regal necessity that would allow state departments and agencies to better coordinate their legal response.

Or they're they're activated restraints and how to handle this.

And and that's just something that would typically happen in a case like this.

Hospitals are prepared, everyone is prepared.

We're waiting right now for the city and the county to announce their plan, but everybody has known this has been coming, so we've planned for this.

We do have emergency response plans.

We know how it's going to happen.

And we've planned for this as we would a huge flu pandemic so we know what's coming. 00:09:57.540 --> 00:10:5.860 We know it's now here, and we know what to do about Ohio, the 36th state where Corona virus has has has has been uncovered. 00:10:5.870 --> 00:10:8.180 I guess I should say, as you said, we were waiting for this. 00:10:8.180 --> 00:10:9.130 We knew this was gonna happen. 00:10:9.590 --> 00:10:15.730 And to put it in perspective, you know, we still have, you know, there there are now I just lost count here.

How many?

How many total deaths of Corona virus and the nation?

There's 19 and deaths in Kaya, Hogan County of flu are 19.

Okay, so let's put it in perspective when when you look at that and we're talking thousands and thousands of influenza cases compared to grow.

As Monica pointed out a second ago, we've been waiting for a news conference in the mayor.

This was previously scheduled.

They're announcing their plans, and city and county run a virus epidemic.

At this point, let's listen to the mayor you were going to do.

But I do want you to understand that as Terry Allen comes forward, who's commissioner of the county Health department?

That we are prepared?

Not only are we prepared if we're ready, and that if you have any questions around the preparedness or that readiness, we have people here who could answer those questions but to update you on what has currently happened.

Then a commissioner, Alan from the county Health Department, will speak.

Thank you, Mayor Jackson and thank you, Count Exec Armand Buddhists.

We just learned that three persons under investigation for Kobe 19 have become three confirmed cases based on testing that was completed at the Ohio Department of Health.

The age range of the cases is 54 to 56 2 males and one female.

Their residents of Cayuga County and live outside of the city of Cleveland.

All are currently quarantined at home.

Following CDC guidelines, A total of six close contacts are quarantined at home as well. 00:11:59.080 --> 00:12:6.500 The Health Department will be conducting contact tracing of individuals who came in close contact with these patients. 00:12:7.330 --> 00:12:9.650 There are zero hospitalizations at this time.

These cases have all had travel history outside of the state of Ohio, two were on a trip in Egypt.

One was at a conference in Washington, D.

C.

Working as we have and every emergency to date, we've combined City County together, and it emerged the operations center that's open to respond to the cove it 19 situation.

The process we've put in place for both public health and hospitals has worked in the past.

As we work together to address this evolving situation, people shouldn't be nervous.

People should be ready.

People should get educated.

There's lots of information out there about how to deal with Kobe 19.

And to protect yourself, your family, your co workers. 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:2.850 If you have immediate questions, State Health Department established a hotline. 00:13:3.330 --> 00:13:8.940 The number is 1833 Number four, ask Ohio. 00:13:9.220 --> 00:13:10.150 I'll repeat it again.

The number is Excuse me.

I need to fix that 18334 Ask O D h 1833 four.

Ask OD H.

Now I'm going to hand the mic over to E.

M s.

That will speak to the protocols of transporting to the hospital.

Should these individuals experience symptoms or get sick?

Good afternoon.

I'm Commander Christopher chafing from Cleveland. 00:13:44.330 --> 00:14:4.050 AMs We do have protocols in place to transport these patients there in place to protect the safety of the crew and to ensure that all people involved are treated appropriately and that the sick are treated and transported appropriately to the appropriate facility. 00:14:4.640 --> 00:14:11.990 Um, we do have special respiratory protection far providers.

They have all been trained, retrained again.

They're all brand new devices.

They exceed what is recommended for this crisis.

And, um that is all.

We are ready, and we will be prepared if anything happens.

Thank you.

Any questions?

Yes, I can hear you.

I don't have the specific dates for these individuals.

We do know that as soon as we were aware of them, they were immediately home. 00:14:57.010 --> 00:15:2.030 Quarantine and a symptoms develop for those that had close contacts. 00:15:2.360 --> 00:15:5.380 They will be monitored for symptoms arise. 00:15:5.380 --> 00:15:7.700 So this is what public health does in these circumstances. 00:15:8.000 --> 00:15:9.160 We first identify. 00:15:9.380 --> 00:15:12.230 We identify where there may be cases of concern.

We then diagnose, we diagnose.

If we have positive cases.

We then isolate people who are sick or quarantine those that aren't sick.

That may have come in contact with the case.

And then we contact Trace.

That means we identify people that had close contact six feet coughing very close with these individuals that may be at risk so that they could be self quarantine.

This is what we use for measles.

This is what they do for T.

B.

This is a standard shoe leather public health response.

And that's how We're handling this as well.

Very decisions on No, no, no decision on on large events yet.

We're gonna do this day by day, and we will do whatever is recommended to us by the CDC based on whatever facts come for and if necessary, we will cancel.

But right now there's no cancellation.

Yes.

And this?

Yes.

Yeah, around.

Well, um, the quick answer, I think, is yes.

We they have it on the vehicle way.

Have it on every vehicle for M s providers.

Uh, fire and police.

They have their own peopie.

But what we have what?

I was speaking directly to it.

We have on our trucks for M s providers, and we actually have a few extras. 00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:5.340 But when I was speaking to is for us, we are assisting police and fire. 00:17:5.350 --> 00:17:9.660 And if they need any, but is right now it looks like everything is under control.

He tested positive, really?

Outside six.

We found out about these individuals of concern there.

Advised to self quarantine as soon as we made aware, we then talk to them about close contacts.

Where have they been?

Within some distance of people where there may have been risk.

So we've identified these six folks that are now currently home quarantine because they have identified that close contact of concerns.