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>> OK. >> HELLO, EVERYBODY. WELCOME AGAIN THANKS REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN AND CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE FOR JOINING US. WE ALL REALIZE THIS IS OUR NEW NORMAL FOR MEETING, BUT APPROPRIATE NORMAL. THE MESSAGE IS STAY SAFE, STAY AT HOME AND SAVE LIVES. THE COUNT IS UP AGAIN. IT IS NOT SURPRISING. WE CAN TALK ABOUT SPECIFICS, BUT I AM CERTAIN ABOUT THE FACT THAT A VERY BIG CHUNK OF THE GROWTH OF CASES THAT CONTINUES IN MILWAUKEE CONTINUES IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING IN EVERY WAY WE CAN. BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, THIS IS AS SERIOUS AS ANYTHING CAN BE, AND IT REALLY IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES. WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EACH OTHER IN THESE TIMES AS A FAMILY. WE GET OUT OF THAT HABIT SOMETIMES. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO REMEMBER ALL OUR INTERDEPENDENCE. BUT IF WE COMMIT TOGETHER TO STAYING AT HOME, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE SAVING LIVES. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR BARRETT. JOYCE:MUCH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE. SOME VERY STRONG COMMENTS FROM GOVERNOR CUOMO OF NEW YORK, BECAUSE NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK HAVE BECOME THE CENTER OF THIS IN OUR COUNTRY. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CONCLUDE, WELL, IT IS A NEW YORK PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT LET -- NOT THAT LONG AGO THAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS A CHINESE PROBLEM AND PERHAPS AN ITALIAN PROBLEM AND NOW IT IS A NEW YORK PROBLEM. ALMOST SHOULD BE INDICATORS TO US THAT WE ARE NOT IN ANY FASHION IMMUNE FROM ANY OF THIS WHATSOEVER, AND WE ARE SEEING THAT. I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT IT WAS FRIDAY THE 13TH, MARCH 13, WHEN WE HAD OUR FIRST DIAGNOSIS. NOW WE ARE OVER 250 FOR THE CITY AT THE NUMBERS ARE RISING FOR THE COUNTY AS WELL. THAT WAS JUST 12 DAYS AGO. IT WAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED. TODAY’S THE FIRST DAY THE CITY AND STATE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ARE IN EFFECT. I WANT TO STRESS WHAT THAT MEANS. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A MILITARY ACTION, THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE MARTIAL LAW. THIS IS MEANT TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MEASURE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS THE BEST DEFENSE WE CAN EMPLOY RIGHT NOW. I USE THAT WORD PURPOSELY, BECAUSE THAT IS THE DEFENSE. WE MIGHT PIPIT TO THE -- PIPIT TO -- PIVOT TO THE OFFENSE, TESTING. WE NEED MORE HELP FOR INDIVIDUALS TESTING POSITIVE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COUNTRY’S MOST SUCCESSFUL IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE DONE A LOT OF TESTING AND CONTACT RACING AS WELL AS THE ISOLATION. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE WAY YES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS HAS UNFOLDED IN THE UNITED STAT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS HAS UNFOLDED IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAD TO GO TO DEFENSE BEFORE WE COULD GO TO OFFENSE. MY FEAR IS THAT WE ARE DAYS AWAY , SO NOW THE FOCUS IN ADDITION TO HAVE PEOPLE SOCIALLY ISOLATE THEMSELVES, AND ASIAN -- AND IN ADDITION TO GETTING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR ALL OUR FRONTLINE RESPONDERS, WE HAVE TO FOCUS ALSO ON MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE CAPACITY IN OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM, AND ANY OTHER ANCILLARY PLACES THAT WE ARE GOING TO HOUSE PEOPLE. THAT IS SOMETHING WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY WITH. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET AN UPDATE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON, AND THE PREVALENCE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SAID WAS HERE IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. WE HAVE SEEN NO PART OF THE CITY IMMUNE FROM THIS. NO PART OF THE COUNTY IS IMMUNE FROM THIS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE SEEING A RELATIVELY HIGH TRACK IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE WHERE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION LIVES. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? THIS MEANS PEOPLE ARE LIVING OR CLOSELY TOGETHER. THERE ARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT MIGHT PUT PEOPLE MORE AT RISK, POVERTY, ISSUES WE FACE IN HOUSING WHICH HAVE PEOPLE LIVING MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF ALL OF THAT. SO THIS IS IN NO WAY A CRITICISM OF THE HYGIENE, THIS IS IN NO WAY MAKING ANY SORT OF VALUE JUDGMENT, AND WHEN YOU HEAR REPRESENTED ONE TALK ABOUT HOW HE FELT WHEN HE CONTRACTED THIS, YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHY WE TALK SO PASSIONATELY ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING, BECAUSE THAT IS CRITICAL TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW. I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE AND THANK HER FOR ALL THE WORK SHE IS DOING. SHE IS IN A CHALLENGING SITUATION, BUT HAS BEEN THEIR TIME AND TIME AGAIN. EVERY TIME WE HAVE NEEDED HER, SHE HAS BEEN THERE. CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE: THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT I’M CUTE IN -- I’M CUED IN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YOU MIGHT WANT TO TILT YOUR CAMERA DOWN. WE WANT TO SEE MORE OF YOUR FACE. CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE: DAVID, I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU DOING WELL. I’M VERY DISTURBED WE HAVE SEEN SUCH A PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 HERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MILWAUKEE. WHEN YOU HEAR FOLKS TALK ABOUT IT, THERE IS SOME SORT OF ASIAN TROPE, THE CHINESE FLEW, THERE AREN’T MANY ASIAN PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND YET WE SEE THIS DISEASE HERE, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL MY BELOVED FRIENDS AND CONSTITUENTS , I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBERS OF CONTACTS I HAVE HAD WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE LATER DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19. I REALLY AM TAKING THE STAY-AT-HOME MESSAGE TO HEART, BECAUSE I HAVE AN UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION MYSELF. I AM DOING WELL ON ALL THE MEDICATIONS AND CHEMO TREATMENT, BUT THIS MEANS I HAVE A DEFICIENT IMMUNE SYSTEM. SO I AM REALLY GLAD I RESISTED ASKING YOU TO BRING ME A BOTTLE OF RED WINE, REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN, TO DISCUSS THE POLITICS OF THE DAY. BUT ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, SOCIAL DISTANCING IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE ELDERLY, LOOK OUT FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS A GOOD REASON TO GO OUT. MY DOCTOR TOOK ME ON A RUN TO A DRUGSTORE, A PHARMACY, TO TAKE MEDICATION TO SOMEONE, AND HONESTLY, SHE HAD A BUCKET OF WATER IN THE BACK SEAT OF HER CAR, WITH A RAG SOAKED IN BLEACH AND AS I GOT IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, SHE MADE ME WIPE OFF THE HANDLES OF THE DOORS, THE GLOVES I HAD ON, WITH LEACH -- WITH BLEACH. SO WE ARE RUSHING AROUND, LOOKING FOR HAND WIPES THAT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, SHE IMPROVISED AND PUT A FEW DROPS OF BLEACH IN SOME WATER IN HER CAR, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BECOME ILL. WE ARE HAPPY TO KNOW, REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN, YOU ARE GOING TO BE WELL SOON AND BACK OUT IN THE COMMUNITY HELPING ALL THE REST OF US MAKE IT THROUGH THIS. I AM REALLY PLEASED THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE COME TO SOME AGREEMENT PERHAPS ON A PACKET THAT WILL PROVIDE ABOUT $2 TRILLION IN SUPPORT, NOT ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, BUT MONEY ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT FOR FAMILIES. AND N IT WON’T BE LIMITED TO JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE INCOME TAX LIABILITY. THOSE FOLKS WHO FIND THEIR BARS AND RESTAURANTS SHUTTERED, THOSE PEOPLE WHO SING FOR A LIVING OR PERFORM FOR A LIVING AND CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE LOST RESOURCES FROM THEIR OWN PRIVATE BUSINESSES ARE THE FOLKS WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR. AND THERE IS A $2 TRILLION PACKAGE. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT $500 BILLION OF THAT BEING MONEY THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY A SLUISH FUND TO PROVIDE FOR BUSINESSES AS OPPOSED TO BEING USED TO STRATEGICALLY MAKE SURE PEOPLE COULD HANG ONTO THEIR JOBS. SO I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT GOOD NEWS THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY, SO YOU CAN STAY AT HOME. THERE ARE MORATORIUMS WE ARE PUTTING IN PLACE AGAINST EVICTIONS. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE RESOURCES, THE MAYR CAN’T TELL US ABOUT WHETHER UTILITIES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF SERVICES. [NO AUDIO] >> WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. MAYOR BARRETT: WHY DON’T WE SHIFT REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN? THE STORY YOU RELATED TO ME IS A POWERFUL STORY ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN: THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I WANT TO HIT HOME HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR FOLKS TO TAKE HEED OF OUR MAYOR, OUR GOVERNOR, TO STAY HOME. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT JUST INTERACTING WITH FOLKS, NOT KNOWING THEY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS, OR YOU ARE EXPOSING YOURSELF AS WELL, AND CONNECTING WITH A LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE VILLAGE OF SHERWOOD, DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE VILLAGE OF SHERWOOD THAT I HAD DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS. YOU REALLY DON’T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT, YOU SEE SOMEONE IN A CAFE, YOU SIT DOWN AND YOU TAL BUT THAT CONVERSATION IS A LOT MORE DANGEROUS THAN A LOT OF US THINK. SO FROM THIS EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS, IT HAS LED ME TO END UP BEING POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS, GOING THROUGH SYMPTOMS THAT ARE VERY INTENSE. I THINK THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, AS THEY SHOULD, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY HIT THAT HOME, THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO TAKE EAT OF THOSE CALLS TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES, TO STAY HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. IF IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR YOU TO HEAD OUT THE DOOR, SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GROCERIES OR ESSENTIALS, MEDICAL NEEDS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE STAYING HOME. WE ARE SEEING A CONCENTRATION OF THE VIRUS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY WITH BLACK MEN. I HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH REVEREND LEWIS AS WELL TODAY, HE HAS CONTRACTED THE VIRUS AS WELL AND HE IS RECOVERING. BUT THERE ARE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THESE SYMPTOMS AND SURVIVE, AS WE KNOW THAT THE HEALTH COMPLICATIONS CAN BE THERE AND CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECT. SO MY MENTOR, LE NARD WELSH -- LEONAR WELSH, WHO CONTRACTED THE VIRUS, DID NOT SURVIVE. SO PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS TO HIS FAMILY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE VIRUS, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE FOLKS REALLY HEED THESE CALLS AND TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES IF THEY ARE SPIRITS AND SYMPTOMS. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR BARRETT: WHEN I TALKED REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN, HE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME HE IS VERY, VERY GOOD AT WASHING HIS HANDS AND HAS BEEN VERY THOROUGH, AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE, REPRESENTATIVE, THAT YOU NEVER DREAMED THAT JUST SITTING DOWN IN A COPY SHOP WITH SOMEONE, THAT THAT INDIRECTION WOULD DO IT -- IN A COFFEE SHOP, WITH SOMEONE, THAT THAT INTERACTION WOULD DO IT. THAT IS WHY SOCIAL DISTANCING IS SO IMPORTANT. EVEN WITHIN FAMILIES IT CAN BE SPREAD, BECAUSE SOMEONE BRINGS IT INTO THE HOUSE. IF YOU ARE VISITING YOUR GRANDCHILDREN OR GRANDPARENTS, I READ A STORY ABOUT A FAMILY IN NEW JERSEY THAT TOGETHER EVERY WEEK FOR DINNER. THE MOTHER WAS 74 AND IT WAS A BIG ITALIAN FAMILY AND THEY HAD THE FAMILY OVER EVERY WEEK, AND SOMEBODY BROUGHT IT INTO THE HOUSE AND WITHIN DAYS SHE HAD PASSED AWAY, AND THREE OF THE 11 KIDS HAD PASSED AWAY. SO IT IS LIMITING THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO SLOW DOWN THE DISEASE. THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN, OR YOUR INSIGHTS. THEY ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR YOUR VERY SWIFT RECOVERY. LET’S GO TO THE COMMISSIONER, ON THE PHONE AS WELL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU, MAYOR BARRETT READ REPRESENTATIVE BOWEN, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU. LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER WAS AT THE MOLSON COORS VIGIL. UNFORTUNATELY, DISASTER BROUGHT US TOGETHER. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOUR SYMPTOMS STARTED? THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW IT PRESENTS ITSELF RATE I KNOW IT IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH PERSON, BUT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE AUDIENCE. >> IT STARTED FOR ME WITH BODY ACHES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET WARM. I WAS WALKING AROUND HOME WITH A WINTER HAT ON AND THE HEAT ON LAST, AND STILL COULD NOT GET THE HEAT ON BLAST -- WITH THE HEAT ON BLAST, AND STILL COULD NOT GET WARM. MY FEVER WENT UP TO 103 DEGREES, YOUR BODY IS HOT, BUT YOU FEEL COLD, AND THE COUGHING, RESPIRATORY, YOU FILE TIGHTNESS IN YOUR LUNGS. THANK NOT I DO NOT HAVE ASTHMA, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY DO, OR THEY HAVE OTHER RESPIRATORY AILMENTS. SO I WANT FOLKS TO BE CAREFUL ON THIS, THE SYMPTOMS CAN HAVE PRETTY AND MOBILIZING EFFECTS. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I KNOW YOU ARE STILL GOING THROUGH YOUR ISOLATION PERIOD, AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU DURING THIS TIME, LET US KNOW. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> SO FOR THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE AT 248 CASES AN TOTAL, 333 FOR THE COUNTY. WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS UPDATED TESTING PROTOCOL PER THE STATE, WHICH HELPS US FOCUS ON PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL, MAKING SURE THOSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TESTED, BECAUSE IT DID DATES WHAT TYPE OF TREATMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, AND THEN INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HEALTH-CARE WORKERS. THOSE AGAIN ARE THE PRIORITIES FOR TESTING I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS TO TESTING, LOOKING AT SOUTH KOREA HAVING MORE WIDESPREAD TESTING. ALL OF THIS IS RELATED TO WHAT IS ALLOWED AND WHAT IS COMING DOWN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THINGS HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE FDA. WE CAN’T JUST ROLL THINGS OUT HAPHAZARDLY. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER TECHNOLOGIES COMING TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD TESTING OUT TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD. I KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS BASED ON STATUS AND CELEBRITY BEING ABLE TO GET TESTED VERSUS US COMMON PEOPLE, SO WE ARE RAISING THOSE CONCERNS. WE ARE QUESTIONING. MORE OF US NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, AND IF YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER YOURSELF INFECTED, BUT ALSO, SPREADING THE NET FOR TESTING IS GOING TO HELP US HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE AT AS FAR AS NUMBERS. WE ARE BRINGING ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY. THANKFULLY MY MAMA, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE, HAS STEPPED UP TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND FACULTY THAT HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON BIOSTATISTICS TO HELP US ANALYZE THIS DATA. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A FEW THINGS. ONE, LOOKING AT OVER HALF OF THE CASES IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND WHY IS THAT? IS IT DUE TO COMORBIDITIES OR SOME OTHER FACTOR AS FAR AS WHERE PEOPLE CONGREGATED FOR SOME EVENT? WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER, THERE WILL BE MORE AFFIRMATION ON THAT SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT AREA -- FOR THAT. THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAB IS DOING TESTING AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE TESTED, AS OF MARCH FOR WHEN WE STARTED -- MARCH 5 WHEN WE STARTED, 912 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN TESTED. AND SOMETIMES ONE PERSON MIGHT REQUIRE MULTIPLE SWABS, SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER THERE. BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY IS THAT THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS INCREASED 3%, SO WE ARE AT 15.4% FOR POSITIVITY RATE, WHICH MEANS WE ARE SEEING MORE. WE ARE ALSO SEEING THAT MALES HAVE A HIGHER POSITIVITY RATE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 64. CNN RELEASED AN ARTICLE ABOUT MALES AND RISK FOR FOR TALENT RELATED TO COVID-19, SO THAT IS BEING RESEARCHED. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO CALL OR MAKE A CORRELATION. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE RESEARCH TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF ACTIONS, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT ARE RESEARCHING COVID-19 TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS DISEASE. AGAIN, IT’S DARTED -- IT STARTED IN SUMMER 2019, SO IT IS STILL PRETTY EARLY. WE ARE FOCUSING ON SUPPRESSING THE INCIDENCE OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE THIS SAFER-AT-HOME ORDER NOW IN EFFECT. THERE ARE OTHER FEATURES OF SOCIAL ISOLATION, THERE ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS, LOGISTICS SERVICES NOW ARE ADDED BACK -- RELIGIOUS SERVICES ARE NOW ADDED BACK BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE LESS THAN 10 AND MAINTAIN SIX FEET BETWEEN EACH PERSON, AND ALL THE PERSONAL HYGIENE IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURFACES ARE STERILIZED IN BETWEEN SERVICES COMES INTO THAT. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED MANY REQUESTS AND CONCERNS OF THE PAST DAY, AND WHAT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION. WE ARE WORKING ON LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN TARGETING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND THROUGH THE INCIDENT COMMANDER OR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER THROUGH THE COUNTY AND CITY, THERE IS A CAMPAIGN PREPARED TO LAUNCH THAT WILL PROVIDE TARGETED EFFORTS FOR AREAS COMMUNITIES IN OUR AREA. BUT WE UNDERSTAND THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS, SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. AND THEN THERE IS A FREQUENTLY-ASKED-QUESTIONS DOCUMENT PREPARED BY OUR STAFF IN THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN OUR AREA ARE WORKING ON DOCUMENTS IS WELCOME IN ADDITION TO THE COUNTY OPERATIONS CENTER. SO WE ARE TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT ARE TRENDING, FOR INSTANCE, ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES. IF YOU QUALIFY AS AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS, YOU STILL LOVE TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ENSURE YOU ARE STAGGERING SCHEDULES, THAT STAFF ARE NOT SITTING SO CLOSELY TO ONE ANOTHER THAT THEY ARE WITHIN SIX FEET, STEPPING UP CLEANING AND HYGIENE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY MONITORING STAFF BEFORE THEY COME INTO THE OFFICE. THERE ARE AREAS FORMS THAT CAN BE USED TO TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY THERE, BUT ALSO CHECKING FOR FEVERS BEFORE PEOPLE COME INTO THE OFFICE, IF THEY NEED TO COME INTO THE OFFICE OR FACTORY WHATEVER THE WORK SETTING, BUT THEY ARE NOT COMING INTO THE DESK COMING IN AND EXPOSING OTHER -- THEY ARE NOT COMING IN AND EXPOSING OTHERS TO COVID-19, AS IT IS DANGEROUS. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS UPDATE. I’M GLAD TO SEE REPRESENTATIVE BOW AND DOING WELL AND HIS SPIRIT STILL STRONG. CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE, ALWAYS APPLIES HER TO SEE YOU AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ABLEY AND ALSO MAYOR BARRETT. >> CONGRESSWOMAN, WELCOME BACK. CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE: I DON’T KNOW WHERE I LEFT OFF, I THINK I WAS BABBLING AND I TOUCHED THE WRONG THING. CAN YOU SEE ME? OK. ALL I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT I DID HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE DRUGSTORE. BUT MY DAUGHTER HAD A LITTLE BUCKET WITH BLEACH IN IT, AND A TERRYCLOTH TOWEL, WHERE I WIPED THE DOORKNOBS WITH THE CAR, PUT LEATHER GLOVES ON AND WENT INTO THAT STORE AND CAME OUT AND WPED. SO PEOPLE CANNOT BE TOO CAREFUL IF THEY HAVE TO GO OUT, BUT IT JUST MAKES YOU THINK WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. AND I WANT TO WRAP UP BY SAYING YOU’RE WORKING ON AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY BELIEF PACKAGE FOR ALL KINDS OF WORKERS, EVEN THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCOME TAX LIABILITY, DON’T FILE TAXES, PEOPLE WHOSE BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE FURLOUGHS, NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN , WE HAVE RENT MORATORIUMS, SO I WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL REASSURED THAT THEY CAN STAY AT HOME AND JUST STAY PUT AND REST THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING -- AND TRUST THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING VERY, VERY DILIGENTLY TO GET THROUGH THIS IN THIS WAY. AND I JUST WANT TO REASSURE PEOPLE THAT STAYING AT HOME IS GOING TO BE A GOOD THING. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE STAYING AT HOM

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