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YOUR SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING FOR AN UPDATE FROM OHIO. HIS GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE ON THE NEW CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS. >> I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD SUNDAY. I CONTINUE TO TRY AND HONOR OUR STATE UNIVERSITIES. MANY YEARS AGO I WAS A TRUSTEE AT CENTRAL STATE. CENTRAL STATE IS NOT FAR FROM OUR HOME IN GREENE COUNTY. TO ALL CENTRAL STATE ALUMNI, GOOD AFTERNOON AND WE HONOR CENTRAL STATE TODAY. LET ME START WITH SOME PHOTOS FROM 4-H KIDS IN WOOD COUNTY. ALL OF OUR KIDS WERE IN 4-H AND A FRIEND CALCULATED HOW MANY YEARS -- FRAN CALCULATED HOW MANY YEARS OF 4-H WE HAD AND I THINK IT WAS 27 YEARS. WE HAVE A REAL APPRECIATION FOR 4-H LEADERS AND ALL THEY DO. THESE PHOTOS WERE SENT TO OUR OFFICE BY JENNIFER MORLOCK WHO IS THEIR LEADER. SHE WRITES, "WE HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING OUR YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE TO POST THANK YOU NOTES TO ESSENTIAL WORKERS. IT IS A TIME FOR US TO FOLLOW ONE OF THE FOUR H’S. MY GOAL IS TO TEACH OUR YOUTH WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY REACHING OUT TO OTHERS NO MATTER WHAT THE OBSTACLES MIGHT BE." WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AS YOU KNOW TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR NEW STAY-AT-HOME ORDER GO INTO EFFECT. AGAIN, THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ORDER THAT WE ISSUED. THERE ARE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAILERS IN THIS ORDER INCLUDING DETERMINING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS ALLOWED IN THE STORE. OUR ORDER REQUIRES EACH RETAILER TO POST THAT NUMBER AND TO DETERMINE HOW MANY CAN BE IN THE STORE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE A NUMBER OF OUR RETAILERS WHO I HAVE SEEN ALREADY DOING THIS. SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY POSTED THE NUMBER IN EACH STORE AND THE IDEA IS TO MAKE A CALCULATION OF HOW CAN PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE SAFE AND AT WHAT NUMBER? WE HAVE ALSO SEEN STORES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY GONE TO A ONE-WAY AISLE. THE IDEA IS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM BRUSHING UP AGAINST EACH OTHER. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA IF YOU ARE A STORE AND THAT WORKS FOR YOU. ONE AISLE IN THE GOING THE OTHER WAY. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS STORES CAN DO BUT WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY’RE DOING. SOME HAVE TAPED OFF DISTANCES ON THE FLOOR. SOME ARE MAKING SURE OTHER THINGS ARE DONE AND AGAIN, I KNOW OUR GROCERY STORES ARE FOCUSED -- AS ALL RETAILERS ARE -- ON SAFETY. A NUMBER OF STORES HAVE ADVISED ME THEY HAVE, BEFORE THE ORDER, BEEN SANITIZING, WIPING OFF THE GROCERY CARTS EVERYONE USES. I CONGRATULATE THEM FOR THAT. TO ALL OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO EAT, CONTINUE TO GO TO THE DRUGSTORE AND THOSE THINGS ARE ESSENTIAL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. AS WE INDICATED LAST WEEK WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT WEARING THE MASKS -- ACTUALLY, FRAN TOLD ME TO ALWAYS KEEP THIS WITH ME. SHE MADE THAT THIS MORNING. WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS IF SOMEONE IS WEARING A MASK, THAT IS A GOOD THING. THAT IS A GOOD THING FOR SOMEONE TO DO THAT. I THINK IT SENDS A SIGNAL FOR ALL OF US TO CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL. IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING BUT CAN GO ALONG WITH THAT. LET ME GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IN REGARD TO OUR HOSPITAL CAPACITY. THE BIG PICTURE OF COURSE IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY IS BUYING US TIME BY STAYING HOME, BY BEING VERY CAREFUL, YOU ARE BUYING US TIME. YOU ARE BUYING OUR HOSPITALS TIME, FOLKS WHO WORK IN THE HOSPITALS. OUR GOAL IS TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF OUR HOSPITALS, HOSPITAL BEDS, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF -- KINDS OF OTHER THINGS SO THE HOSPITALS CAN DOUBLE THE PEOPLE THAT MAY BE COMING IN. WE HAVE PULLED RESOURCES FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES TO COMBAT THIS ISSUE. MAJOR HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SYSTEMS HAVE PUT PLANS IN PLACE FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY WITHIN THEIR OWN FACILITIES OR HAVE COLLABORATED ON FACILITIES. WHAT WE ARE FINDING AS MANY HOSPITALS ARE BEING ABLE TO DO THIS WITHIN THEIR OWN FACILITY. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN BUILDING A PLAN TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE AT ALTERNATIVE SITES BEYOND WHAT WE TRADITIONALLY THINK OF AS A MEDICAL CARE FACILITY. REPRESENTATIVES FROM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, STATE AGENCIES, THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, AMONG OTHERS HAVE TEAMED UP IN REGIONS OF THE STATE TO LOOK AT BUILDINGS THAT KENSETH LARGER NUMBERS OF -- THAT CAN SUPPORT LARGER NUMBERS OF PATIENTS. AFTER VISITING VARIOUS LOCATIONS, LOOKING AT THINGS SUCH AS DISTANCE TO AN EXISTING HOSPITAL, CONDITIONS SAFE FOR PATIENTS AND HOSPITAL WORKERS, AND SPACE TO MEET THE NEEDS, THE FOLLOWING SITES HAVE BEEN SELECTED. SEAGATE CONVENTION CENTER IN LUCAS COUNTY, THE HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPUS, DAYTON CONVENTION CENTER, COVELLI CONVENTION CENTER, DUKE ENERGY CENTER, HAMILTON COUNTY, THE GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THOSE SITES HAVE BEEN PICKED OUT AS ADDITIONAL SITES, AS PLACES WE CAN EXPAND AND PUT BEDS AND SEE MORE PATIENTS. THE ASSESSMENT OF OTHER SITES IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS WE LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE SHOULD THAT BE NEEDED. THE HEALTH CARE REGIONS IN SOUTHERN OHIO AND SOUTHEASTERN OHIO HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE EXISTING HOSPITAL FACILITIES IN THEIR AREAS WILL, WITH ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE SURGE WITHOUT GOING TO AN OFF-SITE LOCATION. THAT IS THE PRELIMINARY DECISION THAT HAS BEEN MADE IF THAT IS YOUR PART OF THE STATE. LET ME GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IN REGARDS TO PROCUREMENT. AGAIN, YOU ARE BUYING US TIME NOT ONLY TO EXPAND THE HOSPITALS BUT BUYING US TIME SO WE CAN GET THE PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR IN, MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH FOR HOSPITAL PERSONNEL AND NURSING HOME PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS IS ALL VERY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM DERIVED FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS WELL AS THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO GO OUT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THESE ITEMS. NOT ONLY THE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT BUT ALSO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE HOSPITALS FOR TESTING. AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE CRISIS, WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, THE PPE, THEY NEED. LET ME JUST TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE DOING. IF WE CAN FIND IT, WE ARE BUYING. IF WE CANNOT BUY IT, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT OR REPURPOSE IT. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, WE ARE MUCH TOO RELIANT ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO CHANGE AFTER THIS CRISIS IS OVER. THE EFFORTS WE ARE MAKING IN OHIO TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS WILL HELP US TODAY AND I BELIEVE WILL STRENGTHEN OUR MANUFACTURING BASE IN THE YEARS TO COME. ONCE WE HAVE OUR SUPPLIES WE ARE GOING TO USE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO MAKE OUR SUPPLIES LAST LONGER. PRIME EXAMPLE, PATEL IS STERILIZING MASKS. H-- EACH MASK WILL BE STERILIZED AND COME BACK OUT. THAT IS GOING TO GIVE US A GREAT TOOL. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE MEDICAL PROFESSONALS, COMPANIES, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE GIVEN PPE TO THIS EFFORT. WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN SPARE AND THAT IS STARTING TO COME IN. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. IN TIMES OF CRISIS, AS WE HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY, OHIOANS ACT WITH GENEROSITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 1400 OHIO MANUFACTURERS, COMPANIES WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO OUR CALL TO TRY AND HELP US. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. THE OHIO MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE HAS REACHED OUT TO EACH ONE OF THESE COMPANIES TO SEE WHERE THEY FIT IN AND WHAT HELP THEY CAN GIVE AS WE DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JOBS OHIO. THEY HAVE SHIFTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND IS NOW WORKING TO SHORE UP THIS CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN. THEY KNOW OUR MANUFACTURING SECTOR WELL. THEY KNOW WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES CAN BRING TO THE TABLE AND THEY’RE TAKING THE EXPERTISE AND UTILIZING IT EACH AND EVERY DAY. THE TEAM PROVIDES INPUT AS PART OF THIS MANUFACTURERS’ ALLIANCE- AND IDENTIFIES VIABLE SOLUTIONS. I WANT TO THANK FORMER GOVERNOR KASICH AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR HAVING THE WISDOM EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO TO CREATE JOBS OHIO. IT IS A TOOL THAT WE VERY MUCH ARE USING AS WE GO THROUGH THIS CRISIS. OUR GOAL AS WE TRY TO SLOW DOWN THIS VIRUS -- WE HAVE MADE SOME REAL PROGRESS BY THE WAY. I THINK YOU, EACH OF YOU, FOR THE PROGRESS. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. OUR GOAL EACH DAY AS WE RAMP UP AND GET READY FOR THE SURGE IS TO PROTECT OUR PROTECTORS. MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE IN THE FRONTLINES WHO I HEAR FROM WHO ARE IN HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, WHO ARE FIRST RESPONDERS, WHO ARE OUT THERE RISKING THEIR LIVES EVERY SINGLE DAY, I WANT TO THANK THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT YOU. YOU ARE THE PROTECTORS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OUR EFFORTS EVERY DAY ARE AIMED AT PROTECTING YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON OUR EFFORTS TO SECURE PPE. WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT OHIOANS AND THOSE WORKING EACH DAY TO PROTECT US. I WANT TO QUOTE FORMER GOVERNOR BOB TAFT. "OHIOANS ARE PRACTICAL. WE ARE A CAN-DO PEOPLE. GIVE US A PROBLEM, WE WILL GIVE YOU A SOLUTION." A SALUTE TO EVERYONE WORKING OUT THERE TO DO THIS. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE ONLY FEDERAL PRISON IN OHIO. THIS IS A PLACE CALLED THE ELKTON FEDERAL CORRECTION INSTITUTION LOCATED IN COLUMBIANA COUNTY. IT IS A FEDERAL PRISON. IT HOUSES FEDERAL PRISONERS. IT IS NOT RUN BY THE STATE AND HOUSES FEDERAL PRISONERS, NOT STATE PRISONERS. WE KNOW THAT SEVEN INMATES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. WE ALSO KNOW DOZENS MORE HAVE SHOWN SYMPTOMS AND SOME ARE SERIOUS. THREE INMATES HAVE DIED. OVER THE WEEKEND, ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, I STARTED GETTING CALLS ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AT ELKTON IN COLUMBIANA COUNTY. FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND OTHERS WHO WERE CONCERNED, WE STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS. I ASKED THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD STATE SURGEON TO VISIT THE PRISON. THE GUARD CAME BACK TO ME AS WELL AS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SAID THERE IS NO DOUBT THIS PRISON NEEDS HELP. THE HEAD OF OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, GENERAL HARRIS, TELLS ME ELKTON’S MEDICAL STAFFING IS ONLY 50% OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. FOR EVERY FEDERAL INMATE AT THE HOSPITAL, THEY NEED 2 FEDERAL GUARDS STANDING WATCH. SOME OF THESE PRISONERS ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AT THESE HOSPITALS. EXCUSE ME -- THIS IS NOT A STATE FACILITY. THIS IS A FEDERAL PRISON. IT HOUSES FEDERAL INMATES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO ARE SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT. BUT THIS PRISON IS IN OHIO. IT IS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY OHIOANS, OUR FELLOW CITIZENS. THEIR FAMILIES LIVE THERE, LIVE IN THE AREA. WHEN AN INMATE GETS SICK, THESE INMATES ARE TRANSFERRED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY I AM ANNOUNCING I’VE AUTHORIZED THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD TO GO INTO ELKTON PRISON TO ASSIST. THIS IS VERY LIMITED. IT IS LIMITED IN DURATION AND LIMITED IN SCOPE. WE HAVE RECEIVED TODAY A FORMAL REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE PLAN IS TO GO INTO THE PRISON FOR 7-10 DAYS UNTIL MORE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE ARRIVES. WE HAVE AN ADVANCED TEAM THERE TODAY. WE ARE PREPARED TO SEND AT LEAST 26 GUARDSMEN AND WOMEN TO HELP IN THE ELKTON INFIRMARY. THIS IS A MEDICAL MISSION ONLY. THE GUARD MEMBERS WILL NOT BE ARMED, THEY WILL NOT BE PROVIDING SECURITY. THEY WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST WITH NON-COVID CASES AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF THIS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. THE SOLDIERS, WHO WORK IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, WILL HAVE N95 RESPIRATORS FOR PROTECTION WHILE THEY WORK TO AUGMENT THE CURRENT PRISON STAFF. THEY WILL TREAT THOSE THEY CAN WHILE TRIAGING OTHERS WITH SERIOUS SYMPTOMS FOR HOSPITAL CARE. THE GUARD STANDS READY TO HELP WITH TRANSPORTING THE SERIOUSLY ILL TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE EVENT OF A SURGE. IN ADDITION TO THE STAFF, THE GUARD WILL BE BRINGING EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS AMBULANCES WITH THEM. AS I HAVE SAID, WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AND PROVIDING STATE HEALTH THIS FEDERAL PRISON IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IN THE MEANTIME, I DO FEEL THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS SHOULD STOP ANY INTAKE GOING INTO THAT PRISON FOR ANY REASON. I SPECIFICALLY MADE THAT REQUEST LAST NIGHT ON THE TELEPHONE. I CALLED ABOUT 9:00 AT NIGHT WITH THE HEAD OF THE FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM. THAT SOMETHING WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT. WHEN AN OUTBREAK INSIDE THE PRISON TAKES PLACE, IT IS NOT THE TIME TO INTRODUCE NEW INMATES. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING CALLS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OF INMATES ASKING US TO RELEASE THE PRISONERS. LET ME BE CLEAR -- WE DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY. THIS IS A FEDERAL PRISON. I HAVE NO AUTHORITY IN THAT AREA. LET ME TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT THE OHIO PRISON SITUATION. I AM GOING TO SAY MORE ABOUT THIS TOMORROW AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THE DIRECTOR WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION IN A RELEASE LATER BUT WE HAVE FIVE PRISONERS AT THE MARION INSTITUTE, THE MARION PRISON WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. OF THE STAFF, WE HAVE 27 TESTED POSITIVE AT FOUR FACILITIES BUT MOST COME OUT OF MARION. WE KEPT THE COVID VIRUS OUT OF THE PRISON FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT NOW IT IS IN SOME OF THESE PRISONS. LET ME GO THROUGH WHAT THE PROTOCOL HAS BEEN FROM THE DIRECTOR. WE HAVE BEEN TESTING IN THE PRISONS WHENEVER APPROPRIATE. THIS TESTING IS NOT NEW. WHEN SOMEONE HAD SYMPTOMS, A PRISONER HAD SYMPTOMS, TESTING WAS DONE. ON MARCH 10, WE STARTED SCREENING STAFF THAT WAS COMING IN. THEY WERE SCREENED BY ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL, ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT SYMPTOS, ASKING IF THEY HAD A COUGH, ETC. EACH ONE WAS INTERVIEWED AS THEY CAME IN EVERY DAY, EVERY SHIFT. ON MARCH 18, THE PRISON STARTED TAKING TEMPERATURES OF THE STAFF. THE DIRECTOR CURTAILED PROGRAMMING. THE WHOLE GOAL WAS TO HAVE FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE DIFFERENT PRISONERS. PEOPLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, RELIGIOUS SERVICES, OTHER PROGRAMMING, THOSE WERE CURTAILED. EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE TO CURTAIL CONTACT FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE PRISONER WAS DONE. WE WILL TALK TOMORROW ABOUT SOME OTHER STEPS WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IN REGARD TO RELEASING PRISONERS. LET ME JUST OUTLINE WHAT MY CRITERIA IS, WHAT THE DIRECTOR’S CRITERIA IS, AND WHAT WE ARE WEIGHING. FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE NOT GOING TO RELEASE ANYONE WHO IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE A LONG LIST, I WENT THROUGH THE LIST THE OTHER DAY, THE TYPE OF PRISONERS WE ARE NOT RELEASING. WE ARE NOT RELEASING SEX OFFENDERS FOR EXAMPLE. WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PRISONERS AND TAKING A LOOK AT WHO MIGHT BE GETTING CLOSE, WHO IS IN FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENSE, AND WHO MIGHT BE CLOSE TO RELEASE ANYWAY. FREEING THAT SPACE WILL ENABLE THE DIRECTOR AND HER WARDENS TO BETTER DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CRITERIA WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT. I WILL HAVE MORE TO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW IN REGARD TO THAT. LET ME TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT OCCURS EVERY YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME AND THAT IS THE SNOWBIRDS COMING BACK FROM FLORIDA OR ARIZONA. FIRST OF ALL, WE WELCOME YOU BACK. WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK BUT WE REMIND YOU THAT YOU NEED TO QUARANTINE WHEN YOU COME BACK. YOU NEED TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. ANYONE COMING INTO OHIO, RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT, NEEDS TO QUARANTINE. THE POPULATION THAT COMES BACK FROM FLORIDA IS GENERALLY OLDER AND YOU ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. WHETHER YOU ARE OLD OR YOUNG, IF YOU’RE COMING BACK FROM FLORIDA, YOU NEED TO QUARANTINE. AS WE LOOK AT HOW WE ARE DOING -- THIS IS SOMETHING DR. ACTON AND I TALKED ABOUT -- WE TALK ABOUT IT EVERY DAY. WE TALKED AGAIN THIS MORNING. WE ARE DOING PRETTY WELL. WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. OHIOANS HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE ON THAT. WE CANNOT LET UP AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE IS THE PEOPLE COMING INTO OHIO FROM OTHER STATES WILL BRING SOMETHING IN WITH THEM. THAT IS WHY OUR ORDER WAS ISSUED THE OTHER DAY BUT JUST A REMINDER TO FOLKS WHO ARE COMING BACK FROM FLORIDA, WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK. WE SAY TO FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE WELCOMING PARENTS BACK OR FAMILY MEMBERS BACK, HELP THEM OUT. TELL THEM YOU WILL BRING FOOD OVER. MAYBE GET THE FOOD BEFORE THEY COME, GIVE THEM A HELPING HAND TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM WHEN THEY COME BACK AND THEY CAN ENJOY THE GOOD OHIO SPRING THAT IS HERE. JACK MARCH BANKS IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE OHIO OF TRANSPORTATION’S EFFORTS TO KEEP US SAFE. THERE YOU ARE. >> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. THE TEAM AT ODOT APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING THIS PANDEMIC. I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING SOME OF THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORKERS WHO ARE KEEPING OUR GROCERY STORE SHELVES STOCKED AND DELIVERING MEDICAL SUPPLIES. THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY IS ALWAYS A VITAL PART OF THE ECONOMY. NOT ONLY FOR OHIO BUT THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, THEIR JOBS ARE MORE CRITICAL NOW. EVERY OTHER INDUSTRY RELIES ON THEM TO DELIVER GOODS THAT SUSTAIN THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE COUNTRY. WE KNOW THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME. AT ODOT WE ARE HELPING TO MAKE THEIR JOBS EASIER BY KEEPING REST AREAS OPEN, CLEAN, AND PATROLLED EVEN AS FEWER PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING. WE ALSO REVISED OUR OVERWEIGHT PROCESS TO ALLOW SHIPPERS TO GET MORE GOODS FASTER TO STORE SHELVES. WE KNOW TRUCKERS HAVE FEWER OPTIONS AS MANY RESTAURANTS MOVED TO DRIVE-THROUGH ONLY. WE ARE WORKING WITH MOBILE FOOD VENDORS TO FIND SUITABLE LOCATIONS TO OFFER HOT MEALS TO TRUCKERS. ODOT CREWS ARE MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TO THE STATE HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING OF COURSE. WE KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR TRUCKERS AND STATE IS TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND VIEWERS THE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVELERS COMING INTO OHIO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO THE MAY 1 EXPIRATION ON THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED, ALL TRAVELERS ARRIVING TO OHIO MUST SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT TRUCK DRIVERS COMING INTO THE STATE OR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS COMING TO HELP YOUR WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT -- WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES. WE ARE ALSO NOT TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE BORDERS TRAVEL ACROSS STATE LINES TO GO TO THE STORE, WORK, OR DOCOT R’S OFFICE. IF YOU’RE COMING BACK TO THE STATE AFTER A WHILE, THIS APPLIES TO YOU. IF YOU TOOK A BUSINESS TRIP OR ONE OF THE SNOWBIRDS RETURNING NORTH, THIS ORDER DOES APPLY TO YOU. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TRAVELERS AND RESIDENTS TAKE STEPS TO HELP PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITY BY STAYING HOME TWO WEEKS UPON RETURNING. IF YOU NEED GROCERIES OR ESSENTIAL GOODS, YOU CAN HAVE THEM DELIVERED. ASK A NEIGHBOR OR FAMILY MEMBER. ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT CAN HELP GET WHAT YOU NEED WHILE AT HOME, ODOT PUT MESSAGES ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS TO MAKE SURE TRAVELERS ARE AWARE. WE ARE ALSO PUTTING UP SIGNS AT OUR REST AREAS TO MAKE SURE TRAVELERS ARE AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS. WE KNOW THIS IS A LOT TO ASK. [INDISCERNABLE] >> I THINK WE LOST YOUR MIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING EVERYDAY. THANK YOU. THE TENANT GOVERNOR -- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. >> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THE EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE STATE ARE DOING TO KEEP THINGS GOING. AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED, THE REVISED STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WITH THE ESSENTIAL BUSINESS DESCRIPTIONS DOES GO INTO EFFECT TONIGHT AT 11:59. ONE OF THE PIECES OF THAT IS THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION. IF YOU RECALL WHAT THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION IS DESIGNED TO DO, IT IS TO MEDIATE AND COME TO A DECISION WHEN THERE IS A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN ONE -- OR BETWEEN TWO OR MORE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ABOUT HOW TO TREAT AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS. WE KNOW THERE ARE BUSINESSES WHO OPERATE STATEWIDE THAT MAY EXPERIENCE ONE SET OF REGULATIONS IN ONE COMMUNITY AND A DIFFERENT SET OF REGULATIONS IN ANOTHER. YOU ARE LOOKING TO RECONCILE THEM. THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION. WE HEARD THIS FROM LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICIALS THEY WANTED SOMEPLACE TO TRY AND REMEDY THESE CONFLICTS. THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DO THAT. THE DETAILS ABOUT THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION ARE AT CORONAVIRUS.OHIO.GOV/BUSINESS HELP AND THAT IS AVAILABLE NOW. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE WILL MAKE THE DELIBERATIONS FOR THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION. THIS WILL BE DONE FOR THE MEDIA AND FOR ANYBODY ELSE WHO IS INTERESTED. THEY EXPECT TO HAVE A 24 HOUR TURNAROUND TIME. NO THAT THAT IS AVAILABLE -- KNOW THAT THAT IS AVAILABLE BUT NOT THERE TO QUESTION THE DESCRIPTIONS. IT IS ONLY THERE WHEN ONE OR MORE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS A DISCREPANCY IN HOW THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING THE ORDER AND THE DISPUTE COMMISSION CAN RESOLVE THAT. THAT IS THE PURPOSE FOR THE COMMISSION. I MENTIONED LAST FRIDAY ABOUT THE SBA PROTECTION PROGRAM TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES UNDER 500 PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO LOANS. MANY OF THESE LOANS -- MUCH OF IT CAN BE FORGIVEN FOR THINGS LIKE PAYROLL TO KEEP YOUR EMPLOYEES ON BOARD, MORTGAGE, RENT, UTILITIES, THOSE TYPES OF EXPENSES COULD BE FORGIVABLE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LOAN. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO YOUR BANKS -- [NO AUDIO] >> THE APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AND I KNOW THEY ARE PROCESSING THOSE APPLICATIONS AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN. I BECAME AWARE OVER THAN LAST FEW DAYS THAT THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES, FOR WHATEVER REASONS, EITHER DO NOT HAVE A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT CAN WORK WITH THEM OR THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT THEIR TYPE OF BUSINESS WITH A CANNOT GET ACCESS TO THE LOAN. YOU MAY RECALL LAST WEEK I SAID SOME OF THE MAYORS AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH GOLDMAN SACHS AS PART OF THEIR 10,000 BUSINESSES PROGRAM. GOLDMAN SACHS IS MAKING $20 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR OHIO BUSINESSES FOR THIS TYPE OF LOAN PURPOSE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WORK WITH YOUR BANK -- THAT IS THE FIRST PLACE YOU SHOULD GO -- IF THAT DOES NOT WORK OUT FOR YOU, HERE IS ANOTHER $20 MILLION BEING BROUGHT INTO OHIO FOR THIS PURPOSE. THAT WILL BE UNDER THE BANKING UPDATE PROVISION ON THE CORONAVIRUS.OHIO .GOV/BUSINESSHELP FILE. IT WILL BE UP THERE MOMENTARILY. I REALLY WANT TO THANK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND JOBS OHIO AND OUR OHIO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE WAY YOU ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS. ALSO, WE TALKED ABOUT THE JOBS THAT ARE OUT THERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOSING JOBS BUT EMPLOYERS WHO ARE PART OF THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR STATE, HEALTH CARE, TRYING TO BUILD PPE AND OTHER PRODUCTS. MAYBE YOU’RE PART OF THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK THAT THE WEBSITE, THERE ARE OVER 29,000 JOBS. THIS CONTINUES TO GROW BY THOUSANDS A DAY. IF YOU ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF AN OPPORTUNITY, OR MAYBE YOU ARE YOUNGER COLLEGE STUDENT WHO IS NOT A COLLEGE BOOK AND EVEN PART-TIME WORK AT A PLACE, THESE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PITCH IN. TO HELP THE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DELIVER THE SERVICES WE NEED. YOU CAN HELP THEM OUT BY GOING TO THAT WEBSITE AND GETTING YOURSELF A NEW JOB WE ALL NEED TO BE FILLED. FINALLY, YOU SEE THIS BIG MAP BEHIND ME WHICH I’M GOING TO TURN TO IN A SECOND. DR. ACTON AND DENY HAD A GREAT -- AND I HAD A GREAT TALK ABOUT THE MAP BEFORE WE CAME IN. I ALWAYS SAY WE SHOULD CELEBRATE WHAT WE VALUE. CELEBRATING SUCCESS IS THE WAY TO GET MORE SUCCESS IN THIS MAP, WHEN I GET INTO IT, IS A SOURCE OF OPTIMISM THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US. YOU HAVE PROVIDED US A REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THIS FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS. I ONLY SAY TO MY KIDS IF YOU SACRIFICE NOW, YOU WILL SEE THE DIVIDENDS LATER. I WANT TO POINT TO THIS MAP. THIS IS -- THE RED INDICATES PEOPLE HAVE NOT MADE ANY REAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK OCCURRED. THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE GRAVESIDE -- GRAY SIDE, THE MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLIANT WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT WE HAVE ASKED PEOPLE TO DO. WE NOW THAT IT WORKS. WE KNOW IT IS THE BIGGEST THING WE CAN DO TO SLOW THE SPREAD AND GIVE US HOPE WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS HEALTHIER AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. AS YOU SEE, OHIOANS HAVE BEEN GREAT. YOU HAVE REALLY FOLLOWED THE GUIDANCE THE GOVERNOR HAS ASKED OF EACH OTHER. I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE ASKING THAT OF EACH OTHER AND MOST HAVE DONE IT. WHAT WE HOPE -- THIS IS THROUGH MARCH 23 BECAUSE A LOT OF THE DATA LAGGED -- BUT WE HOPE THE SACRIFICES YOU ARE MAKING ARE GOING TO SHOW UP IN THE MODELING IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS WHY WE ARE OPTIMISTIC BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GET THE NEW DATA. DR. ACTON WILL HAVE THE AND THE NEW FUTURE BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL OUR DESTINY IS CHANGED BY YOUR ACTIONS. THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD LET UP. IF YOU STICK TO THIS AND WE SEE THIS THROUGH, WE ARE GOING TO COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE STRONGER. IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED HERE BEFORE THAT THINKING IS GOING INTO THIS ALREADY. THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE BUSINESS TASK FORCE THAT IS GIVING THOUGHT TO THIS. WE HAVE STAFF BEGINNING TO GIVE THOUGHT TO THIS. I GET THIS QUESTION A LOT, AS BUSINESS OWNERS, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING, YOU HAVE TO SOURCE UP, PLAN FOR THAT DAY WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO -- YOU ARE GOING TO SEE FEWER RESTRICTIONS BUT WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO PRACTICE SAFE WORKPLACES. IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER, THINK ABOUT THIS. HOW ARE YOU STRUCTURING THE INSIDE OF YOUR BUSINESS? DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE? WHO IS GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF ENFORCING THAT PLAN? DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES, THE CLEANING MATERIALS, THE FACE MASKS, EVEN THE CLOTH ONES WITH THE GOVERNOR WAS TALKING ABOUT? ALL OF THOSE THINGS HELP CREATE A SAFE WORKPLACE WHICH WILL SLOW THE SPREAD AND MAKE SURE WE STAY HEALTHY ONCE WE COME OUT OF THIS. WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR WORKPLACE BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT ANY BUSINESS TO DO IN THE FUTURE IS TO START THE SPREAD AGAIN BY NOT PRACTICING THESE SAFE WORKPLACE MEASURES. THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS. SOURCE THEM NOW, THINK ABOUT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT DAY. WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE READY? THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC THAT IF YOU STICK TO WHAT YOU’RE DOING, THERE IS HOPE THAT THINGS WILL BE BETTER AS THE NEW DATA STARTS TO COME IN. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT OPTIMISM AND YOU PROVIDED BY YOUR ACTIONS. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE COMPLIANCE AND GREAT WORK PEOPLE ARE DOING OUT THERE. >> DR. ACTON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WE MISSED YOU YESTERDAY. I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS WE WANT TO SHARE. WE WILL START WITHOUT DATA -- WITH OUR DATA. WE DO HAVE 4450 CASES AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN OHIO, WE HAVE 142 DEATHS TO REPORT. WE ARE SEEING THESE CASES AND OVER 81 COUNTIES NOW. ALMOST ALL OF THE 88 COUNTIES AND OUR AGE RANGE REMAINS LESS THAN 1 TO 101 YEARS OF AGE WITH A MEDIAN OF 54. OUR NUMBERS HAVE NOT CHANGED A LOT FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS. THEY ARE STILL QUITE HIGH BECAUSE WE ARE TESTING STILL WITH OUR LIMITED RESOURCES THE SICKEST AMONG US. HOSPITALIZED OF THE TESTING AND CASES IS 27%. ICU ADMISSIONS ARE 8% OF THAT AND THE NUMBER OF ICU CASES, TOTAL CASES, I’M SORRY THAT HAVE BEEN VENTILATED REQUIRE VENTILATION ARE AT 5%. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RECOVERY INFORMATION. THAT IS A QUESTION WE LAST LEFT WITH AND IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR ALL OF US. OVER 80% IF NOT MORE OF FOLKS THAT HAVE THIS VIRUS ARE AT HOME AND NOT TESTED. THEY HAVE MILD ENOUGH ILLNESS THEY DO NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. AT THIS POINT, WE CANNOT IDENTIFY THOSE SMALL SUBSET AND KNOW MANY OF THEM HAVE POTENTIALLY RECOVERED AT THIS POINT. THE ONSET OF THE FIRST ILLNESS FOR OUR FIRST CASE WAS AROUND EARLY FEBRUARY. WE KNOW FOLKS IN THAT CATEGORY HAVE RECOVERED BUT AT THIS POINT, WE JUST HAVE THE DATA OF THOSE WE KNOW. INTERESTINGLY, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK -- WE HAVE A NEW ICD CODE WHICH CODES FOR CORONAVIRUS. WE HAVE NEW DATA COMING SOON THAT WILL GIVE US BETTER INSIGHT INTO THE HOSPITALS. THAT WAS BEING COLLECTED TODAY. WE KNOW THAT 303 OF OUR CASES THAT HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED AND BEEN DISCHARGED, 25% HAVE REACHED THAT PERIOD OF RECOVERY. IT IS A SMALL NUMBER. IT IS A SHOT IN THE DARK. I KNOW FOLKS WANT TO SEE RECOVERY NUMBERS AS DO WE BECAUSE OUR WHOLE GOAL IS TO MOVE EVERYBODY TO THE PLACE OF RECOVERY AND GET US BACK TO LIFE AS WE WANT TO RETURN. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. ONCE WE HAVE CEREAL TESTING WE WILL BE BETTER -- SERIAL TESTING, WE WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO GET THAT DATA. WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT ON OUR WEBSITE SO ANYBODY CAN SEE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN, 48,000 TESTS HAVE BEEN RUN IN OHIO. A QUICK NOTE ON THE DEATH COUNT, WE HAVE 142 FOLKS AND IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL MUCH FROM THIS DEATH DATA. WE KNOW THE DEATHS ARE LAGGING BY QUITE A BIT. WE DO HAVE DEATHS AS YOUNG AS THE 30-39-YEAR-OLD AGE RANGE AND SKEWING OLDER. WE ARE SEEING CASES -- A CASE LIENS SLIGHTLY MORE FEMALE. NOT MUCH TO CALL BUT WE ARE SEEING SOMETHING BEING SEEN AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWERS ON THIS BUT WE SEE DEATHS ARE DEFINITELY LEANING MORE TOWARD MALES AND THAT IS SOMETHING BEING INVESTIGATED. NEXT SLIDE. DEATHS BY RACE, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DATA. SUCH SMALL DATA SETS TO WORK WITH BUT WE WANT TO SHAE WITH YOU WHAT WE KNOW. WE WILL HAVE THIS ON OUR WEBSITE. 61% WHITE, PRETTY 7% BLACK -- 27% LACK AND THERE IS A LOT WE DO NOT KNOW. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT ON ETHNICITY. NEXT SLIDE. OH. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT RACE AND ETHNICITY. 25% OF THE CASES THAT ARE BEING RECORDED IN OUR DATABASE DO NOT HAVE RACE NOTED. 39% DO NOT HAVE ETHNICITY. MANY TIMES THIS DATA IS COLLECTED ON INTAKE. IT IS A PATIENT GIVEN, PATIENT OFFERED INFORMATION. PEOPLE ARE OPTING OUT OF FILLING OUT THAT PART WHEN THEY ARE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITALS ARE GIVING US THAT DATA THAT THEY KNOW BUT WE REALLY NEED FOLKS TO FILL THAT OUT AS A WAY OF GETTING SOME OF THE DATA. WHAT WE DO KNOW BY RACE, OUR CASES ARE 51% WHITE, 18% BLACK, 2% ASIAN AND ISLAND PACIFIC. BUT MOST OF THE DATA WE DO NOT HAVE. THAT IS AN ISSUE WE FACED ALL ALONG AND REPORTING DISEASES. ETHNICITY SIMILARLY. NON-HISPANIC, NON-LATINO IS 50%. HISPANIC IS 15%. WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY TO CAPTURE THIS. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HOSPITALS AND ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO FILL OUT THE DATA. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE FILLING THAT OUT. IT IS A CHOICE THAT IS MADE BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. YOU HEARING REPORTS NATIONWIDE, QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. EVEN BEFORE CORONAVIRUS, WE KNOW THERE ARE HUGE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. THOSE ISSUES THAT HAVE FACED US BEFORE, THE STRESS OF A PANDEMIC, WE NOW HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING EXACERBATED. THIS IS SOMETHING OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND ENSURING EQUITY. THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HEALTH AND POLICIES. THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH CIVIC LEADERS, HOSPITALS, NONPROFITS, TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND IN THIS ILLNESS. THIS IS A DAUNTING CHALLENGE FOR US. RIGHT NOW IT IS VERY HARD FOR US TO SAY MUCH. WE ARE ONLY TESTING -- WE ARE TESTING THE SICKEST AND HIGHEST RISK INDIVIDUALS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON IS BEING ABLE TO DO WIDESPREAD TESTING OF THE POPULATION, THE MILDLY ILL, AND ASYMPTOMATIC. IT IS CRUCIAL WE DO THAT IN A WAY THAT GIVES US A GOOD PICTURE. NOT ONLY BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, BUT PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED, THE ELDERLY, FOLKS WHO ARE DEALING WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES. THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS WE NEED TO ENSURE, AS WE RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS, THAT WE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND. THIS IS SOMETHING I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. I ALWAYS HAVE. WE HAVE DEALT WITH THESE DIFFERENCES IN LIFE ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES. WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AS WE TRIED TO GIVE OUT RESOURCES IN A PANDEMIC. I WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE KNOW AS WE KNOW IT. THESE ARE IMPORTANT NUMBERS FOR US TO FOLLOW. I ALSO WANT TO SAY ANOTHER GROUP WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ARE THE FOLKS IN CONGO GET SETTINGS. AS THE GOVERNOR SHARED, WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN RESPONSE TO OUTBREAKS IN OUR PRISONS. THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE HAVE BEEN DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. WE CONVENED A CALL -- IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TESTS OF OUR ZONE APPROACH. WE HAVE HOSPITALS RESPONDING ON THE FRONT LINES AND THOSE FOLKS HAVE PERFORMED ADMIRABLY. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LISTENING TO THE DOCTORS ON THE FRONT LINES, TO HEAR FROM THE WARDEN, AND WE ARE SENDING OUT OUR OHIO GUARD TO HELP IN RESPONSE. ONE OF THE NEW WAYS WE HELPED, WE BROUGHT IN REGIONAL. SUMA, CLEVELAND CLINIC, TRINITY, AND THEY ARE WORKING COLLECTIVELY TO MAKE SURE WE BALANCE PATIENTS SO THAT NO ONE HOSPITAL IS OVERWHELMED WHEN THERE IS AN OUTBREAK IN ANY SETTING IN OHIO. THAT IS FANTASTIC. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BALANCING THE STRESS ON OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. VERY, VERY PROUD AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HOW WE ARE RESPONDING. ONCE AGAIN, OUR JOB IS TO HELP COME ALONGSIDE PARTNERS AS THEY FACE THESE OUTBREAKS AND BRING THE FULL STRENGTH OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND STATE TO HELP ALONGSIDE. VERY PROUD TO THOSE OF THOSE -- TO THOSE IN THE PRISON AND AFFECTED BY THIS. OUR HEART GOES OUT TO YOU. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING TO GIVE YOU THE BEST CARE THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHO HAS QUESTIONS? REPORTER: MORGAN WITH ABC6 NEWS. IF YOU COULD EXPAND MORE ON THE SITES YOU DESIGNATED FOR THE SURGE OF PATIENTS, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BEDS YOU ARE EXPECTING TO PUT IN EACH ONE OF THESE? ARE THESE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS AND WILL THE NATIONAL GUARD BE THERE AS WELL? >> WELL, I’M GOING TO REFER THIS TO DR. ACTON. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS. I AM NOT SURE NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE. THE FIRST JOB WAS TO FIND THE LOCATIONS. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS NOT STANDING UP A NEW LOCATION. YOU SAW THIS IN THE PLACES I NAMED, THESE ARE BIG LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. THEY CAN BUILD THEM OUT. WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN ON TV AND OTHER LOCATIONS, IT WOULD LOOK SIMILAR TO THAT I SUSPECT. THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL BEDS, ADD ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. ANYTHING TO ADD? >> YES. AS I PROMISED ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP ON THE ZONING PLAN. YOU HAVE SEEN PRELIMINARY INFORMATION BUT THE GOVERNOR AND I WILL BE PRESENTING A MUCH MORE ELABORATE DESCRIPTION BY MIDWEEK. I HESITATE TO SAY BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE STANDING UP AN UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE THE VIEWERS ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER. PSOME GENERAL PRINCIPLES, WE HAV KNOWN WE NEED TO DOUBLE OUR HOSPITAL CAPACITY FOR A SURGE. THE EXCITING NEWS -- THIS IS INFORMATION NOT FINALIZED BUT I WILL TRY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HINT -- OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING HAS ABSOLUTELY HAD AN IMPACT. WE ARE GOING TO SHARE PROMISING NUMBERS. WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE A SURGE AND I CAN TELL YOU, THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A HARD WEEK. I WANT PEOPLE TO BE OPTIMISTIC IN THE SENSE OF, WE CAN’T LET UP. WE ARE MAKING ARE TAKING SO MUCH PRESSURE OFF THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COMPLETE PACKAGE OF SLIDES AND GRAPHS AND INFORMATION FOR YOU THIS WEEK. WE ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT HEADED THAT SURGE AND GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE BUT WE CANNOT LET UP. THE SECOND WE LET UP, IT UNRAVELS AND WE WILL NEED TREMENDOUS HOSPITAL CAPACITY. WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW THAT IS BEING STOOD UP. THE BUILDOUT THAT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED -- YOU HAVE HEARD THE WORK GOING ON IN THE CONVENTION CENTERS BUT THE HIGHEST ACUITY PATIENTS ARE STAYING IN HOSPITALS. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE OUT IN TENTS. WE ARE FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO USE BRICK AND MORTAR. WE ARE ABLE TO BUILD IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY. WE ARE SO BLESSED IN OHIO. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE STEPPING DOWN OUT OF THE HOSPITAL LOWER QT FOLKS. SO THAT’S HOW WE’LL BE USING SOME LARGER STRUCTURES. I KNOW YOU’VE HEARD A BIT ABOUT THE DUKE STADIUM THE CONVENTION CENTERS THAT SORT OF THING. SO WHEN WE GIVE YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION, THAT’S ONE THING FOR VIEWERS AT HOME JUST LIKE IN THE OUTBREAK WE HAD AND COLUMBIANA ALL OUR SYSTEMS WORK AS NORMAL. YOU STILL GO TO YOUR SAME DOCTOR SAME HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE AND YOU DON’T GO TOO. REALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, YOU WOULD GO TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM CALLING AHEAD FIRST. HE STILL GO TO ALL YOUR SAME HOSPITALS AND DO ALL THE SAME THINGS FOR THOSE OF US AT HOME ALL THE SAME ACTIVITIES. SO IF YOU’RE SICK NOW DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO LET YOUR PROVIDER KNOW AND WORK WITH THEM, BUT THEN THE REST OF THIS MAKING SURE THAT WE SPREAD YOU THAT THE AMBULANCE GOES TO THE RIGHT HOSPITAL. THAT’S ALL UP TO THE HOSPITAL’S BEHIND THE SCENES. WE HAVE A REGIONAL SYSTEM. THAT DOES THAT WE ACTUALLY DO THAT EVERY DAY FOR TRAUMAS WHEN THEY OCCUR OR BIG ACCIDENTS OR MAYBE A TORNADO. SO THOSE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE, BUT THEY’RE BEING RAMPED UP EXTENSIVELY AND WE SAW IT WORK VERY WELL TO BE ABLE TO COME ALONGSIDE THAT FIRST LOCAL HOSPITAL IN SALEM. SO WE’LL GIVE YOU LOTS MORE. SORRY. IT’S NOT TODAY, BUT I’M GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU COMPLETE. THANK YOU. CARROLL ANDERS WB NS 10TV MY QUESTION ALSO IS FOR DR. ACTIN. HI, KEVIN. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? THE INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PUT OUT NEW MODELING TODAY, AND IT’S BEING SHARED A LOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. IT SAYS THAT WE’RE TWO DAYS AWAY FROM THE PEAK THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH BEDS AND ICU BEDS AND VENTILATORS AND WE ARE SIX DAYS AWAY FROM THE PEAK OF DEATH. DO YOU SUPPORT THIS MODEL? AND WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS? HOPEFUL OUTLOOK THAT THI PRESENTING. THANK YOU. WELL, I WILL BE GOING OVER THE MODELING EXTENSIVELY THIS WEEK WITH FOLKS WILL ACTUALLY SHOW YOU A BUNCH OF NEW GRAPHICS ON THIS. BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE’RE FINALIZING IT SO IT IS AN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH METRICS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID MENTAL HEALTH SO THAT IT’S EASY AND IT’S AND AND THAT MODEL HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. WE WORKED WITH THEM CLOSELY AS WELL, BUT THE I’LL BE GIVE YOU A LOT OF DETAIL ABOUT HOW HOW OUR STATISTICS ARE ACTUALLY BEAST. ON THE FACTS OF OUR CASES AND OUR STATE VERSUS A STATISTICAL MODELING THAT’S BASED ON DEATHS AND AS WE KNOW IN OHIO, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF OUR LIMITED TESTING ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE’VE DONE SO WELL WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING OUR DATA IS UND S AS FAR BEHIND THAT SO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE MAKING A DENT IN THE HOSPITAL SEARCH. SO I THINK WE’LL BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE SOME THINGS THAT IT NOT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT HAD BEEN RAISED AND SOME OF THE EARLY CLEVELAND CLINIC DATA MODELING, BUT I THINK IT WILL NOT BE AS OPTIMISTIC AS AS THAT DATA. IT WILL BE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. AND REALLY THE ISSUE FOR US IS STACKING OF PATIENTS. I’LL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT THIS WEEK AND I’LL BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR EVERYONE. SO IT’S A LOT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND BUT IT’S ABOUT HOW LONG PEOPLE STAY IN THE HOSPITAL. SO I FEEL AND I’M EXCITED ABOUT SHARING WITH YOU THIS WEEK THE THE DATA THAT WE’RE USING I FEEL THAT THE MODELING IS STAYING RIGHT. IT’S ACTUALLY WE GO BACK AND SEE IF IT PREDICTED WHAT WE EXPERIENCE AND WERE SPOT ON SO, I THINK TO HAVE SOME GREAT. THAT ARE THE MOST ACCURATE FOR OHIO TO SHARE AGAIN. PROBABLY MIDWEEK AS SOON AS I CAN GET. TO THANK YOU. HI, THIS IS MOLLY MARTINEZ WITH SPECTRUM NEWS. MY QUESTION IS FOR THE GOVERNOR. WE’VE GOTTEN A LOT OF VIEWER FEEDBACK FROM ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT SAY THAT THEY DON’T FEEL SAFE AT THEIR WORK AND SPECIFICALLY LETTER CARRIERS. THEY SAY THEY GO INTO THE POST OFFICE IN THE MORNING. NONE OF THE MAIL IS SORTED AND THEY’RE ALL SORT OF CRAMPED IN THERE. THEY DON’T HAVE ANY PPE. THEY’RE TOUCHING ALL OF OUR MAIL, AND THEY’RE GOING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE TO HOUSE. IS THERE ANY PLAN I KNOW THAT’S A FEDERAL JOB. BUT IS THERE ANY PLAN TO KEEP THEM SAFE? WHAT’S A GOOD QUESTION SOMETHING I WILL TAKE UP WITH THE POST OFFICE. YOU KNOW, I’VE NOT MYSELF RECEIVED ANY SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS BUT THAT YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN’T REALLY MEAN ANYTHING I GET ANTIDOTAL REPORTS FROM FROM AROUND AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS NOT IN THE BACK ROOM WHERE THE SORTING THE MAIL OR YOU KNOW WHERE THE THAT IS THAT IS TAKING PLACE. SO I CERTAINLY WILL CHECK WILL CHECK INTO THAT AND I’LL SEE YOU. COULD GET SOME IMPROVEMENT IN REGARD TO THAT. THANKS SO MUCH. JIM PROVINCE WITH THE TOLEDO BLADE AND THIS QUESTION IS FOR DR. ACTIN I THINK FIRST AND THEN POSSIBLY THE GOVERNOR. THAT BECAUSE MICHIGAN IS GOING TO PICK A WEEK OR SO BEFORE WE ARE THAT THE BEDS IN NORTHWEST, OHIO COULD BE. NOT BY PEOPLE FROM MICHIGAN AND THAT THEY WON’T BE ABLE. AVAILABLE WHEN OUR SEARCH COMES COULD YOU RESPOND TO THAT AND TELL US WHETHER A DOUBLING OF CAPACITY IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH? ABSOLUTELY, I’LL BRING YOU MORE DETAILS ON THAT UP BECAUSE I HAVEN’T IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS SPOKEN WITH THEM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE’RE HANDBOOK ACCOUNT AND ALL OUR BUILDING WE KNOW THAT WE SHARE BORDERS WORKERS AND HOSPITAL SYSTEMS CONTAINMENT AREAS ACROSS STATES. IT’S TRUE EVEN IN COLOMBIANA IN THE PRISON I WAS TALKING ABOUT OFTEN CARE HAS RECEIVED OVER IN PITTSBURGH. ALL RIGHT ACROSS THE BORDER WHERE I GREW UP IT’S A LITTLE CLOSER EVEN THAN SAY GOING TO AKRON SIMILARLY. WE HAVE THAT ACROSS THE BORDER IN TOLEDO AREA, AND WE HAVE THAT IN KENTUCKY ALL OF OUR ZONES ARE THOSE WHO ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING CLOSELY ACROSS THE BORDERS TO ASSURE THAT THAT CAPACITY IS THERE SO THEY’RE TAKING ACROSS THE BORDERS INTO ACCOUNT GIVE YOU SOME MORE DETAILS. VAN THAT WHEN WE WILL OUT THAT ZONE PLAN AND WE FULLY EXPECT PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE TO BE IN OUR HOSPITALS IN OHIO. YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME DO SEEK THEIR REGULAR CARE THERE. SO I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME OF THAT. I KNOW I’VE SPOKEN WITH HEALTH COMMISSIONER IN MICHIGAN AND THEY HAVE A SIMILAR TRIAGE PLAN THAT THEY’RE LOOKING IN AND THEIR STATE SO THEY’RE AWARE OF THIS. THEY’RE AWARE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE’RE GOING TO SPIKE NOT LONG AFTER THEM. WE’RE FORTUNATE TO BE BEHIND THEM A BIT BUT THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WILL HAVE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THIS IS HOW JEREMY PELTZER WITH CLEVELAND.COM THIS QUESTION IS FOR DR. ACTIN AND GOVERNOR DEWINE FOLLOWING UP ON THE QUESTION ABOUT MODELING LAST FRIDAY THE CEO OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC SET OF NUMBERS. HE MSNBC THAT THE CLINIC’S MODELING SHOWS A CORONAVIRUS WILL PEAK IN OHIO BETWEEN MID-MAY AND MID-JUNE AS A SCENARIO. NOW, THIS IS LATER WHAT AND THE GOVERNOR HAVE BEEN SAYING CITING AMONG OTHERS. OF COURSE, AS YOU SAID THE CLEVELAND CLINIC SO BY HIS THEY’RE JUST THIS DISCREPANCY AND T BELIEVE IT THIS IS GOING TO LAST INTO SUMMER AND YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THIS? WHY YOU AND THE GOVERNOR DECIDED TO CLOSE SWIMMING POOLS AND OTHER SUMMER RELATED ACTIVITIES? THANK YOU. SO THE BATTLE OF MODELS CONTINUES AND THERE’S A LOT SAID ABOUT THIS BUT I AM PROMISING YOU ALL IF THE GOVERNOR WILL GIVE ME A GOOD CHUNK OF TIME. ABOUT MIDWEEK. I’M GOING TO DO MODELING 101 FOR EVERYONE AND SORT OF HELP US ALL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, BUT I FEEL THAT IN MY ESTIMATES. THE PEAK WILL BE LATE THIS MONTH. TO THAT MAY 5TH TIME, BUT THAT ALL YOU KNOW, THE THE CLEVELAND CLINIC’S MODELING TOOK INTO ACCOUNT. DIFFERENT PEAK ON THE SOCIAL DISTANCING PEOPLE AT HOME. YOU ARE MOVING MOUNTAINS YOU ARE SAVING LIVES AGAIN I GET EMOTIONAL TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS NO SMALL THING THAT WE ARE DOING TOGETHER. IT IS SO INCREDIBLY HARD. TO SHUT DOWN OUR LIVES WHERE WE HAVE. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN. YOU WILL LOOK BACK AND KNOW THAT YOU HELPED SAVE EACH OTHER IN THE STATE. THAT THE IMPACT IS PROFOUND MORE THAN I’D EVEN HOPED FOR WAS POSSIBLE. WE’VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE. WE’VE NEVER FULLY EXECUTED THESE KINDS OF STRATEGIES ON A SCALE THAT WE’RE DOING IN MODERN SOCIETY AND IT’S WORKING. SO I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT THE DATA I’LL SHARE WITH YOU. THIS WEEK WILL SHOW THAT BUT PLEASE AT HOME. DON’T STOP WE ARE PICKING THESE DATES LIKE MET AND WE’RE LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE TO SLOWLY COME OUT OF THIS. BUT IF WE DO IT, RIGHT AND WE KEEP DOING IT, RIGHT. WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS A LOT SOONER AND A LOT HEALTHIER AND GET OURSELVES BACK TO OUR LIVES A LOT SOONER. SO THANK YOU. LET ME JUST KIND OF STATE THE OBVIOUS IN EACH MODELING MATTER WHO’S DOING THE MODELING THERE ARE ASSUMPTIONS AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST VARIABLES IS WERE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS ON THAT DAY AND THEN INTO THE FUTURE SO ALL THE BIGGEST VARIABLE IS WHAT IS THE SOCIAL? THE SAME SO IF YOU BUILD IN AND YOU ASSUME WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO, YOU KNOW YOU END UP WITH ONE RESULT AND I’M NOT SAYING THAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT MODELING. DR. ACTION WILL GO INTO MUCH MORE DETAIL THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, WE’RE KIND OF LIKE A I LOVE BASEBALL. SO I’LL MAKE THE BASEBALL ANALOGY EVERYTHING I MAKE THE BASEBALL ANALOGY TO IT’S LIKE A BASEBALL TEAM, YOU KNOW 162 GAME SEASON. AND YOU’RE YOU’RE WINNING, BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY YOU START ALL OVER AGAIN THE NEXT DAY YOU START ALL OVER AGAIN. AND SO THIS DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW, WE’RE ON STRIKE WE’VE DONE WELL, BUT WE HAVE TO JUST KEEP REPEATING IT AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO IT AND IF WE DON’T DO IT ALL AT MODELING GOES OUT THE WINDOW AND YOU FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE WHAT WHAT IT WHAT IS GOING ON. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, LAURA BISCHOFF DAYTON DAILY NEWS. HERE’S MY QUESTION IS FOR GOVERNOR TO WINE. I’VE HEARD A LOT FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOVED ONES IN THE STATE PRISON SYSTEMS, THEY’RE VERY WORRIED. ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS AND OBVIOUSLY YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION TOMORROW AND MAYBE EVEN LATER TODAY. BUT WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU OFFER? TWO INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THIS CRISIS ON STEPS. YOU’RE TAKING TWO. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ASSURE EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN THE PRISON EVERYONE WHO HAS A LOVED ONE IN A PRISON EVERYONE IN A PRISON THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN EVERY SINGLE DAY. OUR DIRECTOR HAS A BACKGROUND IN THESE ISSUES IN PRISON. SHE’S BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS. SHE’S BEEN DOING THE TESTING AS I INDICATED EARLIER ON WHEN I WHEN WE STARTED THE TESTING DIDN’T JUST START YESTERDAY. SHE’S BEEN DOING TESTING FOR SOME TIME. SHE HAS BEEN CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE OF GUARDS WHEN THEY COME IN AND HAVE PRECISION PRISON PERSONNEL WHEN THEY COME IN SHE’S BEEN FALLING EVERY SINGLE PROTOCOL THERE IS TO FOLLOW AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS MOST THE PRISON’S IT’S BEEN SLOW GETTING INTO IT’S BEEN OUT IN THE GENERAL POPULATION. IT’S BEEN SLOW GETTING INTO THE PRISON ONCE IT GETS INTO A PRISON IS LIKE EVERY OTHER GROUP OTHER GROUP SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT AND IT JUST IT TAKES OFF AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BATTLE, BUT THE DIRECTORS DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SHE IS DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO REDUCE THE CONTACT AMONG PRISONERS FROM PRISON TO PRISON PRISONER TO PRISONER, BUT ALSO CERTAINLY ANYBODY THAT THAT IS COMING INTO THAT PRISON AND EVEN IN THE SERVING OF MEALS SHE HAS CHANGED HOW THEY ARE SERVING THOSE MEALS TO MAKE IT LESS. CONTACT AND TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO KEEP THIS FROM SPREADING. WE ARE GOING THROUGH WITH THE DIRECTOR AS A VERY TOUGH ANALYSIS FRANKLY OF WHO WE CAN RELEASE ON DIFFERENT CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. I THAT WE WERE RECOMMEND TO JUDGES AND I WILL HAVE THE POWER TO DO THIS. I DON’T HAVE THE POWER TO DO THIS QUICKLY. AND SO THESE CASES GO TO A JUDGE A LOCAL JUDGE THE JUDGE WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT THAT CASE AND REALLY ANYBODY BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS THE JUDGE WHO SENTENCED THAT PERSON WE HAVE TRIED TO PICK AND THAT FIRST BATCH OF PEOPLE PEOPLE WHO WE THOUGHT WERE NOT DANGEROUS PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO THEIR TIME TO GETTING OUT AND PEOPLE WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO BE RELEASED WITH WHATEVER CONDITIONS THAT JUDGE WANTS TO PLACE ON THAT INDIVIDUAL AND THAT’S ENTIRELY UP TO THE JUDGE TO THE FIRST BATCH WENT OUT OVER THE WEEKEND TO THE JUDGES. THEY WILL HOLD THEIR HEARINGS. THEY WILL CONTACT VICTIMS. THEY WILL CONTACT PROSECUTORS. THEY WILL GET AND MAKE THE DECISION THAT THEY THINK IS BEST, BUT WE WANT TO TEE THIS UP FOR THEM AND BASICALLY SAY THESE ARE SOME POTENTIAL ONES. WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING SOME MORE TOMORROW. IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CASES TOMORROW WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. I DON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE QUICKLY AGAIN. WE SET THEM UP. WE SEND THEM BACK TO THE JUDGE. WE SEND A LETTER TO THE JUDGE AND THEN THE JUDGE IS THE ONE WHO CAN IN FACT MOVE QUICKLY AND SET WHATEVER CRITERIA OF THE JUDGE DECIDES TO RELEASE THEM THAN SET. WHATEVER IS A PROPER CRITERIA. SO ANOTHER THING THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR PRISONS. IS THAT THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS COMING EVERY WEEK HAS GONE DOWN THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS STARTING TO STARTING TO TAKE OUR POPULATION DOWN AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE. SO WE’RE PICKING UP SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS AND THE WHOLE IDEA FOR THOSE OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME. THE WHOLE IDEA IS A COUPLE THINGS ONE IS TO GIVE OUR PRISON OFFICIALS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND TO PUT THEM IN IN A MORE SECURE SETTING A BETTER SETTING TO REDUCE THE SHE’S OF SOMEONE GETTING THE THE COVID VIRUS AND SO THAT ALL OF THAT IS GOES INTO THE INTO THE MIX AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE THINKING ABOUT AND MORE TOMORROW. ACT QUICKLY ON THIS YOU CAN’T USE YOUR POWERS OF COMMUTATION KNOW THIS IS YOU KNOW, I GOT A GOOD CONSTITUTIONAL LESSON IN THIS AND THIS GOES BACK A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE CONSTITUTION WAS CHANGED. THERE’S CRITERIA CERTAIN THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN. THERE HAS TO BE FOR EXAMPLE, THE PAROLE BOARD HAS TO HAS TO TAKE HAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOU HAVE TO HAVE NOTIFICATION TO VICTIMS AGES ARE PROCESSED. THAT GENERALLY TAKES AT LEAST 60 DAYS. SO ULTIMATELY I COULD MAKE THAT DECISION, BUT I CAN’T MAKE THAT DECISION RIGHT NOW THAT PUSHES OUT THERE’S A COUPLE CASES IF A CASE IS ALREADY TOO MANY HAS GONE THROUGH ALL THAT PROCEDURE THEN I CAN MAKE A DECISION. I’LL HAVE SOME OF THOSE TOMORROW BUT IN THE MAJORITY OF THESE CASES IT’S A ST DAY WAITING PERIOD AT THE MINIMUM THAT’S IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT. SO OBVIOUSLY WE DON’T HAVE 60 DAYS TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THIS IN OUR CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE GUARDS SAFETY OF ALL PRISON PERSONNEL SAFETY THE PRISONERS AND THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. SO WE’RE BALANCING ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN TRYING TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS. THANK YOU. HI, THIS IS JESSE BOMBER WITH A CINCINNATI ENQUIRER. GOT A QUESTION ABOUT CONVENTION CENTER. SO REALLY EITHER OF YOU. WHAT POINT WOULD SHOULD OHIOANS EXPECT TO SEE PATIENTS AT CONVENTION CENTERS LIKE OTHER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD TRIGGER THAT AND THEN WOULD IT BE COVID-19 PATIENTS OR OTHER TYPES OF PATIENTS? HI, JESSE, AND EVERYBODY’S WEARING YOU. CAN’T SEE THIS AT HOME, BUT EVERYBODY IS WEARING A MASK. SO WITH EACH PERSON WHO STEPS UP ITS INTERESTING TO SOME OF THE REAL FASHION STATEMENTS TO THE PRETTY ELABORATE. AND SO THE CONVENTION CENTERS WILL BE A LATER STAGE USE WE STILL HAVE THANKS TO ALL THE STEPS WE’VE TAKEN IN THE POLICY MOVES CAPACITY A GOOD CAPACITY IN OUR HOSPITALS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED HOSPITALS HAVE. BUILT OUT THEIR CAPACITY ON SITE THEY’RE USING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THEIR HOSPITALS DIFFERENTLY. SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT IT WOULD EVEN THOUGH WE’RE GOING TO START WORK ON CONVENTION CENTERS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WILL TAKE TIME IF WE ARE WE ARE A WAYS AWAY FROM NEEDING TO USE THEM AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO GO ON THE CAUTIOUS SIDE AS WE DO WITH EVERYTHING WE DO IN OHIO AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND WORK OUR WAY BACK. AND AGAIN, I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD BE SEEING MORE MILDLY ILL CONVALESCING. ACTUALLY ISOLATING OR QUARANTINING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OUR SICKEST FOLKS WILL BE PROBABLY MORE IN A TRADITIONAL BRICKS-AND-MORTAR AND AND THAT SORT OF A STRATEGY WE’VE ADOPTED AS A STATE BECAUSE WE’VE HAD THE LUXURY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU. ADRIAN ROBBINS NBC FOR MY QUESTIONS FOR DR. ACTIN THIS WEEK THE SURGEON GENERAL SAID THAT THIS WEEK FOR AMERICA WOULD BE THE HARDEST AND THE SADDEST OF MOST AMERICAN LIVES. DO YOU FEEL THAT URGENCY HERE IN OHIO? AND DO YOU THINK THAT THIS WEEK COULD BE OUR TOUGH WEEK? WHY I HAVE TO TELL YOU. HE’S SPEAKING TRUTH, I THINK. I FEEL IT. I FEEL SUCH A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF URGENCY AND IT’S SOMETHING I CAN HARDLY PUT WORDS TO. YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO SEE IN PLACES LIKE, NEW YORK, LOUISIANA. WE’RE SEEING IN DETROIT AND CHICAGO. IT’S GOING TO OTHER PLAY. INDIANA IS GETTING HIT HARD RIGHT NOW THEIR HEAD OF US A BIT, BUT I THINK FOR ALL OF US ANYONE WHO’S WATCHING THE NEWS YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF WHAT IS JUST AS THIS TERRIBLE TERRIBLE DISEASE WERE FIGHTING AND WE’RE SEEING IT HERE IN OHIO. YOU’RE NOT SEEING IT AS MUCH BUT I CERTAINLY AM HEARING THE STORIES. I WAS LISTENING TO THE DOCTORS AND THE PRISON WARDEN AND FOLKS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE GOING THROUGH. SO I THINK IN OHIO, WE WILL BE SEEING MORE AND MORE STORIES. I DON’T THINK THIS IS OUR PEAK WEEK. I THINK OUR PEAK IS FARTHER OUT. I THINK EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING IS TO LESSEN THAT IMPACT TO LESSEN THOSE KINDS OF SCENES THAT WE SEE HERE. REALLY BE ABLE TO CONTROL OUR SURGE AND CONTROL THAT RESPONSE. THAT IS EVERYTHING THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR AND AGAIN AT HOME. DON’T GIVE UP OUR ABILITY OUR ABILITY TO CONTROL THIS STORM IN THIS THREAT IS IN OUR HANDS. EVERYTHING WE’RE DOING ALL THE HEALTHCARE THINGS WE CAN DO. WE ARE BUILDING THAT OUT. WE ARE DOING ALL THE MOVING OF MOUNTAINS BUT A HUGE PART OF IT IS WHAT WE’RE DOING COLLECTIVELY. SO WHEN WE SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HURTING US SO MUCH TO SEE AND WE THERE’S PLENTY OF OHIOANS HERE WHO YOU KNOW THEIR HOW MANY DEATHS TODAY, YOU KNOW A HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO THAT’S EVERYONE IN THEIR SPHERE AND THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FRIENDS. THERE’S ALL THE FOLKS WHO ARE HOMESICK WHO’VE NEVER EVEN BEEN TESTED WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY THAT’S GOING TO IT’S GOING TO IMPACT ALL OF US. AND AS OF THINGS IMPACT US AND AS WE SEE THOSE THINGS DOUBLE DOWN DOUBLED DOWN ON YOUR COMMITMENT, OHIO DOUBLE DOWN AND I’M A COMPETITIVE PERSON IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES IF IT’S A BASEBALL GAME THAN DOUBLED DOWN AND LET’S LET’S FIGHT THIS TOGETHER THE WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PASSIVE AND LIKE THIS VIRUS OWN US. WE HAVE GOT TO OWN EVERYTHING THAT’S IN OUR CONTROL. THANK YOU. HELLO, IT’S UNDER WELSH HUGGINS WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR QUESTIONS. AND I GUESS TODAY. I AM THE LAST QUESTION. THIS IS FOR DR. ACTIN. WE’RE GETTING OBVIOUSLY PIECEMEAL REPORTS ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN NURSING HOMES AND SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. I THINK JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE’RE DIVIDED WITH OUR HEALTH BOARDS, BUT COULD YOU BRIEFLY GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN FACILITY BY FACILITY? IS IT GOOD BAD? WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS? WELL, EVERYONE KNOWS DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND WE SAW IT VERY EARLY ON IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT ANY TIME WE HAVE WHAT’S CALLED A CONGREGATE SETTING WHEN PEOPLE WHETHER IT IS A PRISON OR A NURSING HOME OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS THAT THAT IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. I HAVE TO SAY FOLKS AND IN OUR TEAM’S WE’VE DOUBLED DOWN WE HAVE STRIKE TEAMS WHOSE ONLY FOCUSED WHENEVER WE HEAR OF EVEN ONE CASE IN A NURSING HOME. THAT LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS SURROUNDING THAT DOING THE CONTACT TRACING AND THEN THEY WORK WITH US AT THE STATE AND WE HAVE A WHOLE TEAM OF EXPERTS WE GET ON THE PHONE LITERALLY WITH EVERY ONE OF THESE HOT SPOTS WILL CALL THEM HOT SPOTS MOVING ON. I’VE BEEN CALLING THEM SPINNING PLATES BECAUSE WE’LL HAVE MORE AND MORE OF THEM AS THE DAYS GO ON AND WE GO UPHILL HERE, BUT WE COME ALONGSIDE WITH THE BEST EPIDEMIOLOGIST OUR BEST MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND WE WORK ON SOLVING THAT ALONGSIDE THE OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS HAPPENS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, BUT WE WORK ALONGSIDE OF YOU. SO WE ARE SEEING THAT YOU KNOW, I KNOW AND CUYAHOGA AND THEY CAN TELL YOU A LOT BETTER ABOUT THE NAMES OF THE INSTITUTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE YOU KNOW, MORE THAN 20 INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE CASES IN THEM NOW AND AND THAT’S TO BE EXPECTED IN THIS EPIDEMIC. IT’S TO BE EXPECTED. WE WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU SOME GUIDELINES. WE’VE BEEN CREATED AS A STATE. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE’RE LEARNING FROM THIS PANDEMIC. IS THAT THE MORE WE CAN BE CONSISTENT AND HAVE GUIDELINES THAT WE ALL SHARE THE BETTER SO WE ARE ACTUALLY A MARINE CORCORAN WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF MEDICAID HAS BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM AS ALONG WITH DIRECTOR OR SELL MCILROY WHO YOU KNOW FROM AGING AND THEY’VE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY ON SORT OF BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS. THEY’VE BEEN SHARING THAT ACROSS THE INDUSTRY ALL ALONG, BUT WE’LL TRY TO SHARE SOME MORE OF THAT WITH THE PUBLIC THAT SO THEY CAN HAVE AN STANDING BUT THEN WE’RE TAKING WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG. WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES SAY IN A PRISON OUR DIRECTOR OF PRISONS ONE OF THE BEST RENOWNED HEALTH EXPERTS IN PRISONS WHO’S HELPING MANY OTHER STATES BY THE WAY, WE TAKE THOSE BEST STANDARDS AND WE MAKE SURE WE’RE IMPLEMENTING THEM ACROSS THE STATE AND THEN THOSE ARE BEING WRAPPED UP INTO OUR HOSPITALS OWN PLANTS BECAUSE ALL OF THESE FOLKS ULTIMATELY MAY NEED THAT HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND MIGHT NEED TO GO BE DISCHARGED BACK. TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM. SO ALL THAT IS BEING COORDINATED TOGETHER AND AND THAT’S SORT OF HOW WE’RE APPROACHING IT AS A STATE USING THE GUIDANCE WE CAN

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