GOVERNMENT PREPARE FOR PANDEMICS, JUST LIKE WE’VE SEEN

PANDEMICS, JUST LIKE WE’VE SEEN NOW.

NOW. AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAS TAKEN

AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAS TAKEN THAT JOB AND NOT FILLED IT AS

THAT JOB AND NOT FILLED IT AS WELL.

WELL. >> AS YOU’RE SPEAKING AND WE’RE

>> AS YOU’RE SPEAKING AND WE’RE BOTH SITTING THERE, THE WORLD

BOTH SITTING THERE, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS JUST

HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS JUST DECLARED THIS IS A PANDEMIC.

DECLARED THIS IS A PANDEMIC. THIS IS THEIR DECLARATION.

THIS IS THEIR DECLARATION. THEY PUT THAT OUT ONLINE ON

THEY PUT THAT OUT ONLINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SOCIAL MEDIA. WE’VE KNOWN IT WAS ALREADY THAT

WE’VE KNOWN IT WAS ALREADY THAT BUT THE FACT THAT IT CAN DOUBLE

BUT THE FACT THAT IT CAN DOUBLE SO QUICKLY, THE EXPONENTIAL --

SO QUICKLY, THE EXPONENTIAL -- JUST DO THE MATH.

JUST DO THE MATH. WHEN ONE PERSON -- ONE PERSON IN

WHEN ONE PERSON -- ONE PERSON IN NEW ROCHELLE, ONE FATHER WENT TO

NEW ROCHELLE, ONE FATHER WENT TO WORK, HIS KIDS WENT TO SCHOOL,

WORK, HIS KIDS WENT TO SCHOOL, HIS WIFE HAD INTERACTIONS.

HIS WIFE HAD INTERACTIONS. THEY HAD INTERACTIONS WITH THE

THEY HAD INTERACTIONS WITH THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AND YOU SEE

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AND YOU SEE NOW THIS HOT SPOT IS MY

NOW THIS HOT SPOT IS MY HOMETOWN, AND I’M WATCHING

HOMETOWN, AND I’M WATCHING PICTURES OF MY JUNIOR HIGH

PICTURES OF MY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CITY HALL, THE STREETS

SCHOOL, CITY HALL, THE STREETS WHERE WE LIVED, THIS GETS

WHERE WE LIVED, THIS GETS REALLY, REALLY PERSONAL.

REALLY, REALLY PERSONAL. >> IT IS.

>> IT IS. AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE

AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY OF NEW ROCHELLE AS

COMMUNITY OF NEW ROCHELLE AS WELL.

WELL. I’VE GOT FAMILY AND FRIENDS

I’VE GOT FAMILY AND FRIENDS THERE, SOME OF WHOM ARE UNDER

THERE, SOME OF WHOM ARE UNDER QUARANTINE AT THIS HOUR.

QUARANTINE AT THIS HOUR. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING I HAVE

I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING I HAVE HEARD TALKING TO THEM, ANDREA,

HEARD TALKING TO THEM, ANDREA, FIRST OF ALL IT’S TAKEN TOO LONG

FIRST OF ALL IT’S TAKEN TOO LONG TO GET TESTS TO ALL OF THOSE WHO

TO GET TESTS TO ALL OF THOSE WHO NEED TESTS.

NEED TESTS. FOR EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE GOTTEN

FOR EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE GOTTEN TESTS OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND,

TESTS OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND, THEY’VE NOT GOTTEN RESULTS YET

THEY’VE NOT GOTTEN RESULTS YET FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE GOVERNMENT THERE, NEW YORK

THE GOVERNMENT THERE, NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT, NEW YORK CITY

STATE GOVERNMENT, NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO STEP

GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP IN GETTING TEST RESULTS.

UP IN GETTING TEST RESULTS. BECAUSE YOU REALLY HAVE TWO

BECAUSE YOU REALLY HAVE TWO CHOICES.

CHOICES. EITHER YOU GET A TEST RESULT

EITHER YOU GET A TEST RESULT THAT SHOWS YOU’RE NEGATIVE OR

THAT SHOWS YOU’RE NEGATIVE OR YOU HAVE TO STAY IN QUARANTINE

YOU HAVE TO STAY IN QUARANTINE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ASSUME

BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ASSUME YOU’RE CONTAGIOUS.

YOU’RE CONTAGIOUS. THE WAY TO AVOID EXPONENTIAL

THE WAY TO AVOID EXPONENTIAL GROWTH, AS YOU REFERENCED, AVOID

GROWTH, AS YOU REFERENCED, AVOID THE CONTACT THAT CAN ONLY BE

THE CONTACT THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY NEGATIVE TEST OR

STOPPED BY NEGATIVE TEST OR QUARANTINE.

QUARANTINE. >> WE SAW A RELATIVELY STRONG

>> WE SAW A RELATIVELY STRONG BRIEFING FROM THE VICE

BRIEFING FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT, OBVIOUSLY DR. FAUCI

PRESIDENT, OBVIOUSLY DR. FAUCI AND OTHERS ON THE TEAM.

AND OTHERS ON THE TEAM. BUT LOOK AT WHAT THE PRESIDENT

BUT LOOK AT WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS SAYING IN ONLY THE HOUR OR

WAS SAYING IN ONLY THE HOUR OR TWO BEFORE.

TWO BEFORE. >> WE’RE PREPARED AND WE’RE

>> WE’RE PREPARED AND WE’RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH IT.

DOING A GREAT JOB WITH IT. IT WILL GO AWAY.

IT WILL GO AWAY. JUST STAY CALM.

JUST STAY CALM. IT WILL GO AWAY.

IT WILL GO AWAY. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR SHIPPING

WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR SHIPPING INDUSTRY, CRUISE INDUSTRY, OUR

INDUSTRY, CRUISE INDUSTRY, OUR SHIPS.

SHIPS. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR AIRLINE

WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR AIRLINE INDUSTRY, VERY IMPORTANT.

INDUSTRY, VERY IMPORTANT. BUT EVERYBODY HAS TO BE VIGILANT

BUT EVERYBODY HAS TO BE VIGILANT AND HAS TO BE CAREFUL.

AND HAS TO BE CAREFUL. BUT BE CALM.

BUT BE CALM. IT’S REALLY WORKING OUT.

IT’S REALLY WORKING OUT. >> BE CALM, IT’S REALLY WORKING

>> BE CALM, IT’S REALLY WORKING OUT.

OUT. >> I THINK A MESSAGE OF CALM

>> I THINK A MESSAGE OF CALM ACTUALLY IS NOT BY JUST WORDS

ACTUALLY IS NOT BY JUST WORDS ALONE, IT’S BY ACTIONS.

ALONE, IT’S BY ACTIONS. THE ACTIONS THAT THE FEDERAL

THE ACTIONS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE ARE TO

GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE ARE TO EXPAND DRAMATICALLY THE TESTING

EXPAND DRAMATICALLY THE TESTING OF THIS VIRUS, GETTING RESULTS

OF THIS VIRUS, GETTING RESULTS INTO THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO

INTO THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TESTED AND MAKING

HAVE BEEN TESTED AND MAKING CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT THE

CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT THE GUIDELINES SHOULD BE FOR PUBLIC

GUIDELINES SHOULD BE FOR PUBLIC GATHERINGS.

GATHERINGS. WE HAVEN’THOOD THAT HAD THAT LEA

WE HAVEN’THOOD THAT HAD THAT LEA I THINK THAT LACK OF LEADERSHIP