CONTINUE
ON
OUR
CURRENT
%PATH
WITHOUT
IMPLEMENTING "SAFER%AT HOME"
TO
PLATEN
FLATTEN THE
CURVE,
%WE
WOULD
LIKELY
HAVE
22,000
%WISCONSINITES WHO ARE
POSITIVE
%FOR
CORONAVIRUS
BY
APRIL 8
AND
%AN
ESTIMATED
4
0
TO
500
DEATHS.
%>> THOSE
ARE
THE
NUMBERS
%PROVIDED BY
THE
WISCONSIN%DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SER
VICES
I
N
%DEFENSE OF
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%ORDER.
%THE
GOAL
IS
T
O
KEEP
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%THE
STREETS
AND
AT
HOME
ACROSS%WISCONSIN IN THE
WAKE OF
THE
%OUTBREAK.
%IT
CLOSES ALL
NONESSENTIAL
%BUSINESSES ONE
WEEK
AFTER%GOVERNOR EVERS
SAID
HE
DIDN'T
%BELIEVE A
SHELTER
IN
PLACE
ORDER%WOULD BE
NECESSARY.
%AFTER
CONSULTING
WITH
H
EALTH
%PROSTLES
%PROFESSIONALS AND
SCIENTISTS,
%THE
GOVERNOR SAID IT
WAS
%NECESSARY.%>>
HERE'S A
SNAPSHOT OF
HOW
THE
%VIRUS
HAS
SPREAD
ACROSS
OUR
%STATE.
%IN
THE
PAST
WEEK,
THE
NUMBER
OF
%POSITIVE
CASES
HAS MORE
THAN
%QUADRUPLED TO
842
.
%THIS
WEEK,
STATE
EPIDEMIOLOGIST
%DR. RYAN WESTERGAARD SAYS
BASED
%ON THE
MODELS,
THE
INFECTION
%RATE
IN
WISCONSIN
IS
LIKELY TWO
%TO
THREE
TIMES WORSE THAN WHAT
%THE NUMBERS SHOW.
%IN THAT
SAM
E
ONE-WEEK TIME
%PERIOD, DEATHS
IN
THE
STATE
HAVE
%INCREASED
FROM THREE TO
13.
%>>
THERE
ARE
NOW
MORE
COVID-19
%POSITIVE CASES
IN
THE UNITED
%STATES
THAN
ANYWHERE ELSE
IN
THE
%WORLD.
%WORKING
OVERTIME
AND ON
THE
%FRONT
LINES
O
F
WISCONSIN
FIGHT
%AGAINST
THE
VIRUS
IS ANDREA
%PALM.
%SHE
JOINS
US
TONIGHT
VIA
SKYPE
%WITH
THE
VERY
LATEST
INFORMATION
%AND THANK
YOU
SO
VERY
MUCH
FOR
%JOINING
US.
%DANE
COUNTY
PUT
OUT AN
EMERGENCY
%ALERT TODAY SAYING
IF
YOU
LEAVE
%YOUR
HOME,
YOU
SHOULD
ASSUME
YOU
%HAVE
BEEN
EXPOSED.
%WHAT
IS
YOUR
RESPONSE
TO
THA
T
%ACTION ON THE
COUNTY'S
PART?
%>>
SO
WE
WORKED
VERY
CLOSELY
%WITH
OUR
LOCAL
PUBLIC
HEALTH
%PARTNERS AROUND THE
STATE.
%OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE HOME
RULE HERE
%IN
WISCONSIN.
%SO
OUR
LOCAL
PUBLIC
HEALTH
%DEPARTMENTS ARE
DOING
WHAT
THEY
%NEED AND
WANT
AND
HAVE
T
O
DO
%BASED
ON THE
OUTBREAK, THE
%NUMBER OF
CASES
IN
THEIR
OWN
%COMMUNITIES.
%AND
SO HERE
IN DANE
COUNTY
OUR
%LOCAL
PUBLIC
HEALTH
FOLKS
%DECIDED THAT
BASED
ON
WHAT THEY
%ARE AREA
SEEING
IN
THEIR
OWN
%DATA
THEY
NEEDED
TO
MAKE
THIS
%ALERT.
%WE
OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE
TO
WORK
%VERY CLOSELY
WITH
T
HEM
TO
MAKE
%SURE THEY HAVE
THE
ASSETS
AND
%RESOURCES THAT
THE
Y
NEE
D
TO
%CONTINUE
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DO
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NECESSARY
%CONTACTS
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O
MAK
E
SURE
%THAT WE ARE
STOPPING
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SPREAD
%OF
THI
S
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%BUT I
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IT SPEAKS TO
THE
%LARGER
ORDER THAT WAS
SIGNED
%EARLIER THIS
WEEK.
%FOLKS
NEED
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%SERIOUSLY.
%THEY
NEED
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IN.
%WE NEED TO
DO
EVERYTHING WE
CAN
%TO BREAK
THE
SPREAD
OF
THIS
%TRANSMISSION AND
STAYING
HOME
%AND
REMAINING
PHYSICALLY
DISTANT
%FROM
OTHER
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IS
THE
WAY WE
%HAVE TO
DO
THAT.
%>>
THE
GOVERNOR
TODAY
CALLED
%
CASES AND DEATHS
I
N
THE
%AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN
%MILWAUKEE A
CRISIS
WITHIN A
%CRISIS.
%WHY IS THAT
HAPPENING?
%>> SO
I
THINK
THE
SCIENCE, LIKE
%ALL THE
SCIENCE
IN
THIS
%OUTBREAK, IS
CONTINUING
TO
%DEVELOP
AND
EMERGE
AND WE
ARE
--
%OUR
SCIENTISTS
AND
SCIENTISTS%AROUND THE GLOBE
ARE
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%CAREFULLY
AND
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%UNDERSTAND
A
S
DATA
EMERGES
%WHAT'S
GOING
ON
AND
HOW
WE
USE
%THAT
TO
INFORM
OUR
RESPONSE AND
%THE
CLINICAL
CARE THAT
IS
%PROVIDED
TO
THOSE WHO
ARE
MOR
E
%SEVERELY ILL.
%I
THINK
I
F
DR. WESTERGAARD WERE
%HERE,
HE
WOULD
SAY
THAT
IT'S
TOO
%EARLY
TO
KNOW
THAT
W
E
--
IT'S
%TOO
EARLY
KNOW
ANYTHING
%SPECIFIC
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THE
%
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS IT
%-RELATES TO
THIS
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%IS
ABSOLUTELY
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%COMES
T
O
HEALTH
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I
T
%COMES TO
MAKING
SURE
WE
KNOW
%WHAT TO
D
O
TO
TREAT
FOLKS
%APPROPRIATELY, THAT WE
%ABSOLUTELY WANT T
O
LEARN
AND
%UNDERSTAND
MORE
ABOUT.%>>
I
BELIEVE IT'S
TRU
E
THA
T
THE
%STATE IS
STILL
IN
SHORT
SUPPLY
%OF
THOSE
REAGENTS
TO
COMPLETE
%
THE
TESTS.
%WHO
ARE
YOU
CALLING
ON TO
GET
%THOSE TO
US?
%>>
SO WE
ARE
TALKING
CLOSELY
THE
%DIFFERENT
INGREDIENTS THAT ARE
%NECESSARY TO
RUN
THESE
TESTS.
%AND
I
SHOULD
SAY
THAT
AS
AN
%ADDITIONAL TYPES
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TESTS
ARE
%COMING
ONLINE, IT
DOES
EXPAND%THE TYPES
OF
INGREDIENTS
THAT%
CAN BE
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%AND
S
O
THEY
TALK
ABOUT
PLATFORM,
%WHAT
PLATFORM ARE YOU
RUNNING
%THE TEST
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AND
THOSE
TAKE
%DIFFERENT KINDS
OF
INGREDIENTS.
%AND
SO
THAT
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HELP
US
RELIEVE
%SOME OF THA
T
PRESSURE.
%BUT THERE
ABSOLUTELY ARE
AND
%CONTINUE TO BE
NEAR
FUTURE
%SHORTAGES OF
SOME OF
THE
PIECES
%OF THESE
TESTS
THAT WE
NEED.
%>>
IT
SEEMS
THAT
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STATES
%LIKE
NEW YORK
IN
PARTICULAR ARE
%TESTING
AT
VERY
HIGH
VOLUMES.
%ARE WE
LOSING
CRITICAL
SUPPLIES
%TO STATES
LIKE
THAT
BECAUSE THEY
%ARE
BEING
DIVERTED?
%>>
SO WE
ARE
HEARING
REPORTS
%FROM OUR
PARTNERS AROUND
THE
%STATES
THAT THERE
IS
SOME
%
DIVERSION HAPPENING
SHES
,
THAT THEY
%ARE
HEARING
FROM
THEIR
%
SUPPLIERS, THAT THEY
ARE
MOVING
%PRODUCT TO
OTHER
STATES.
%AND SO WE
HAVE
EXPRESSED CONCERN
%TO
OUR
PARTNERS AT
THE
FEDERAL
%GOVERNMENT
ABOUT
THAT
DIVERSION.
%AND
SO
WE
--
I
THINK
IT'S
%GENERALLY ONE OF THE
ISSUES
IN
%THIS
RESPONSE
NATIONALLY, WE
ARE
%COMPETING
WITH
OUR
FELLOW
STATES
%FOR
LIMITED
RESOURCES,
RIGHT?
%THERE
ARE
GLOBAL
SUPPLY
CHAIN
%ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S
PPE
OR
%WHETHER IT'S SOME
O
F
THESE
%
REAGENTS, AND
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IDE
A
THAT IT
%IS AN
EFFICIENT
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BE
%RESPONDING
TO
THIS
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%ALL
OF
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THE
SAME
%SUPPLIES WHEN IT
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%REALLY,
REALLY
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%COORDINATION FUNCTION
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THE
%FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
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%NOT
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EAC
H
%OTHER
AND
DOING
SOME
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%WITH
US
TO
HELP
US
GET
THE
%SUPPLIES
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NEED.%>> ARE
YOU
BEING
HEARD
ON
THAT?
%ARE
STATES
BEING
HEARD
O
N
THAT
%BY
THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT?
%>> SO
WE
CONTINUE
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PRESS.
%I
MEAN,
I
RECOGNIZE
WE HERE
IN
%
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
ARE A
FEW
%WEEKS BEHIND SOME OF
THE
HOT
%SPOTS AROUND THE NATION.
%BUT
THAT
DOES
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MEA
N
THAT
W
E
%DON'T
HAVE
CRITICAL
NEEDS
THAT
%NEED TO BE
FULFILLED AND
THAT WE
%NEED
THIS
CAPACITY
TO
TEST HERE
%IN
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
%AND SO
I
THINK
THE
GOVERNOR
HAS
%BEEN
PARTICIPATING
ON
THESE
--
%IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE
%WHITE
HOUSE.
%HE
CONTINUES TO
PRESS
THE
NEE
D
%TO MAKE
SURE
THAT STATES
ARE
%RECEIVING THE
KINDS
OF
RESOURCES
%THAT THEY
NEED,
WHETHER
IT'S
%PPE,
WHETHER
IT'S
REAGENTS
AND
%OTHER
CRITICAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
%AND
W
E
WILL
JUST
CONTINUE TO
%PRESS ON
THAT.
%
>>
GIVEN
YOUR
MODELS,
DO WE
HAVE
%ENOUGH
ICU
BEDS
AND
VENTILATORS
%IN WISCONSIN
AND, IF
NOT
,
WHAT
%WILL WE
DO?
%>>
SO THAT
IS
--
THAT GETS T
O
%THE HEART
O
F
WHY
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THE
%CURVE
AND "SAFER AT
HOME," THIS
%IS
LIKE A
CRITICAL MOMENT
FOR
%THAT, RIGHT?
%SO
OUR
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AS
WE
DISCUSSED, IS
%FOR THE PEAK TO
B
E
LOWER
AND
%
SOONER.
%THAT
IS
ABOUT
WHERE
-- THAT
IS
%ABOUT
HITTING A
NUMBER THAT
IS
%BELOW
THAT
CAPACITY
AND
OUR
%MANPOWER
CAPACITY.
%AND
SO
WHILE WE
ARE
ALL
%DILIGENTLY
WORKING
TO
FLATTEN
%THE
CURVE
AND
LOWER
OUR
PEAK TO
%BE
UNDER
THAT
CAPACITY, WE
ARE
%DOING
ALL
THE
OTHER
THINGS WE
%NEED
TO
D
O
IN
CASE.
%AND
THOSE
ARE
THE
STRIKE
TEAMS%THAT ARE
WORKING WIT
H
ALL
OF
OUR
%STATEWIDE
RESOURCES
TO
D
O
SURGE
%PLANNING
SO
THAT WE
ARE
--
W
E
%
KNOW
WHERE
OUR
POTENTIAL
%ADDITIONAL FACILITIES
ARE
TO
%BUILD
HOSPITAL BED
CAPACITY
SO
%THAT
WE
KNOW
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HOSPITALS ARE
%GOING T
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SHARE
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AND
%BEDS
AND
TRIAGE
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DO
THE
KINDS
%OF
MOVEMENT AND
THINGS
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THEY
%CAN
DO
TOGETHER TO
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SURE
%THAT OUR
CAPACITY
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A
S
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%AND
AS
ADAPTABLE
TO
SERVE
THOSE
%WHO NEED TO BE
SERVED.
%BUT ALL
OF
THOSE
ACTIVITIES
ARE
%GOING
O
N
IN
REAL
EARNEST
RIGHT
%NOW.
%AND
STAYING
AT
HOME
AND THE
%ORDER
ARE
PART
O
F
ALSO
GIVING
US
%THE
LEAD
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THAT
KIND
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%WORK,
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IF TH
E
%PEAKING IS
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%BE, IF
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ALL
DOING STAY
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%HOME
WELL,
W
E
WILL
HAVE
LESS
%TIME
AND
LESS
RESOURCES TO
BE
%READY FOR THE
SURGE
THAT
WILL
%COME.%>>
MEANWHILE, IN
THE
MIDST
O
F
%ALL OF
THIS,
THERE'S
SUCH A
%SHORTAGE
OF
PERSONAL
%PROBABILITYTIVE
EQUIPMENT
FOR
%DOCTORS
AND
FRONTLINE WORKERS
%THAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS
ASKING
%FOR
DONATIONS OR
THAT
THE
STATE
%WILL
BUY
LARGE
QUANTITIES OF
%THESE,
EVERYTHING
FROM
MASKS
T
O
%THERMOMETERS.
%HOW DIRE IS
THIS?
%
>>
IT'
S
NOT
ENOUGH,
AND
WE
%CONTINUE
TO
HEAR
FROM
THE
FRONT
%LINES THAT
THEY
NEED
MORE
%SUPPLIES.
%AND
SO WE
ARE
TRACKING
CLOSELY
%WITH THOSE
PARTNERS,
OUR
COUNTY
%AND
LOCAL
PARTNERS,
ABOUT
THEIR
%NEEDS
AND
CONTINUE
TO
PRESS
BOTH%ON
THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
AND
%PRIVATE
SUPPLY
CHAINS S
O
THAT
%WE'RE
ABLE
TO
MEE
T
THESE
NEEDS.
%
BUT
I
CERTAINLY DON'T
WAN
T
TO
%
SUGARCOAT IT.
%THIS IS
AN
ISSUE
AND
IT
I
S
WHY
%IT
IS ONE
OF
OUR
TOP
PRIORITIES.
%AND
WE'RE
NOT
ALONE.
%STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY
ARE
%EXPERIENCING
THE
EXACT
SAME
%THINGS.%>>
SECRETARY-DESIGNEE ANDREA
%PALM, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
%>>
THANK