On Sunday, I announced that this campaign will be extended until April 30th.

In a few moments, Dr Burkes will explain the data that formed the basis for a decision to extend the guidelines.

And Dr Fauci will explain why it's absolutely critical for the American people to follow the guidelines for the next 30 days.

It's a matter of life and death.

Frankly, it's a matter of life and death.

I know our citizens will rise to the occasion, and they already have sacrificed a lot.

We had the greatest economy in the history of our country, where the greatest economy in the world we had the best unemployment numbers and employment numbers that we've ever had by far.

And in one instant we said, We have no choice, but, uh, close it up as we send planeloads of masks, gloves and supplies to the communities battling the plague.

And that's what it is, is a plague.

We also send our prayers.

We pray for the doctors and the nurses for the paramedics and the truck drivers and the police officers and the sanitation workers and above all, the people fighting for their lives in New York and all across our land, I watched as doctors and nurses went into a certain hospital in Elmhurst this morning.

I know Elmhurst, Queens.

That's I grew up right next to it.

I know the hospital very well.

Been saying it all my life, my young life.

And I will tell you that, uh, to see the scenes of trailers out there and, uh, what they're doing with those trailers, their freezers, and nobody could even believe it.

And I spoke to some of my friends.

They can't believe what they're saying.

And I watched the doctors and the nurses walking into that hospital.

Uh, this morning, it's like military people going into battle going into war.

The bravery is incredible.

And I just have to take my hat.

I would take my head of our where they had a grip that had off so fast that I would say you people are just, uh, incredible.

They really are.

They're very brave.

They're going in and they don't know you have.

You have lots of things flying around in the air, you know?

No, what you're touching is it safe?

And you also see where you have friends that go into the hospital and you say, How how is he doing two days later and they say, Sir, he's unconscious.

Where is in a coma?

So things are happening that we've never seen before in this country.