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Three more deaths, 78 new COVID-19 cases in Iowa Monday The Iowa Department of Public Health reports an additional three deaths and 78 new COVID-19 cases in Iowa Monday. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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>> YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS FANS CAN START WATCHING TODAY’S EPISODE AT CBS.COM. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS: WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 16 DEATHS. MY SINCEREST CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF THE IOWANS WE HAVE LOST TO THIS VIRUS. TODAY’S NUMBERS INCLUDE 78 NEW POSITIVE CASES, FOUR NEW COUNTIES. WE H 680 NEGATIVE CASES TODAY FOR A TOTAL OF 10,653 NEGATIVE CASES. THE STATE HYGIENIC LAB HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF TESTING 1850. WE HAD 99 HOSPITALIZED AS OF LAST EVENING WITH 284 RECOVERED AND I’M SORRY TO REPORT WE HAVE HAD THREE ADDITIONAL DEATHS. ONE OLDER ADULT AND TWO ELDERLY ADULTS FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DEATHS IN IOWA. WE EXPECT THAT THIS WEEK WILL BE EQUALLY, IF NOT MORE DIFFICULT. COVID-19 POSSESSES THE MOST RISK OF ILLNESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS ABOVE THE AGE OF 60. OFTEN RESULTING IN A MORE SEVERE ILLNESS AND INCREASED RISK OF DEATH. TO SCREEN STAFF BEFORE ENTERING FOR WORK. 10% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES ARE AMONG RESIDENTS AND STAFF OF LONG-TERM FACILITIES. TWO ADDITIONAL OUTBREAKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN LONG TERM FACILITIES. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH VISUALS CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH IOWA’S LONG-TERM CARE, ASSOCIATIONS AND FACILITIES TO PREVENT THE CARE. EVERY IOWAN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITIES SAFE ESPECIALLY OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND HEALTH-CARE WORKERS WHO ARE SERVING ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS CRISIS. THEY DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF STAYING HOME. THESE HEROES ARE PUTTING THEIR FEARS ASIDE AND SHOWING UP TO TAKE CARE OF US, AND WE NEED TO DO OUR PART BY TAKING CARE OF THEM. WE NEED TO STAY HOME AND WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I AM ASKING FOR MORE. SINCE THE EARLIEST DAYS AFTER CONFIRMING THAT COVID-19 WAS IN IOWA, I ISSUED A PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER EMERGENY WHEN I HAVE TAKEN TARGETED AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH, DRIVEN BY DATA FROM OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS. TO IMPLEMENT A SIGNIFICANT MITIGATION STRATEGIES SUCH AS ORDERING SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES TO CLOSE AND PROHIBITING GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE. TODAY I AM ORDERING ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS TO CLOSE THROUGH APRIL 30, INCLUDING MALLS, SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL CLUBS, MALLS, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, ZOOS, SKATING RINGS AND PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS OR CHILDREN’S PLAY CENTERS, TOBACCO AND STORES. INSTRUMENT AND MOVIE STORES AND CAMPGROUNDS. ALL OF THE CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS OUTLINED IN THE DISASTER EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS WILL BE ENFORCED, SPECIFICALLY THE LIMITATIONS ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COMMISSIONER BAINES TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HOW THE STATE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER. >> THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THIS STATE STAND READY TO PROTECT AND SERVE ALL IOWANS. THIS WEEK THE GOVERNMENT -- THE GOVERNOR WILL BE ISSUING GUIDANCE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ON THEIR ROLE IN ENFORCING THE ORDERS OUTLINED IN THE VARIOUS DECLARATIONS OF DISASTER EMERGENCY. AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED, VIOLATION CAN RESULT IN THE FILING OF SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR CHARGES BUT YOUR ACTIONS MAY NEEDLESSLY PLACE IOWANS AT RISK. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS NO DESIRE TO CITE OR ARREST ANYONE. IT IS ONLY A SMALL SEGMENT THAT IS THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND AND IGNORING THE LIMITATIONS ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS. THAT SMALL SEGMENT COULD HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND AS A RESULT, LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL TAKE REASONED AND MEASURED STEPS IF WE ARE FORCED TO DO SO. FIRST AND FOREMOST, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ASKING IOWANS TO TAKE THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY AND TO POLICE THEMSELVES SO THAT WE CAN CONSERVE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT. SHOULD PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FAIL, LAW-ENFORCEMENT WILL SEEK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE LAW AND THE NEED FOR IT TO STOP LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL ENCOURAGE IOWANS TO COMPLY AND DISPERSE ON THEIR OWN IF NEEDED. SHOULD ALL OTHER REASONABLE MEASURES FAIL, THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL WE DO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES AND ENFORCE THE GOVERNOR’S ORDERS. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT EVERY IOWAN HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THEIR PART IN SLOWING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. I WOULD ASK IOWANS TO OWN THEIR BEHAVIORS AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN THE PROBLEM. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS EFFORT. I BELIEVE IOWANS CARE ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE GREATER GOOD AND WE ALL WANT TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US. I BELIEVE THAT MOST IOWANS ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE. THIS WEEK IS CRITICAL. THE BEST WAY TO’S -- TO AVOID THE VIRUS IS TO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. LEAVE HOME ONLY FOR ESSENTIAL ERRANDS LIKE GETTING GROCERIES OR MEDICINE. SEND ONLY ONE PERSON FROM THE HOUSEHOLD AND GO TO AS FEW PLACES AS POSSIBLE. KEEP SIX FEET OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHERS REGARDLESS OF IF YOU ARE OUT IN PUBLIC OR OUTSIDE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. STOP WORK FROM HOME IF YOU CAN. YOUR JOB REQUIRES YOU TO WORK AT A PHYSICAL LOCATION, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, CAREFUL HYGIENE AND TO ISOLATE YOURSELF IF YOU ARE SICK. IF YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER HAS SYMPTOMS OF A MILD ILLNESS, STAY HOME AND WAIT 72 HOURS FROM THE TIME ALL SYMPTOMS HAVE RESOLVED TO RETURN TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. TO ALL HEALTH AND ESSENTIAL WORKER, THANK YOU. YOU ARE OUR WARRIORS AND WE CANNOT WIN THIS FIGHT WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AND FOR BEING THE BEST SELF FOR THE PEOPLE COUNTING ON YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE YOUR BACK AND WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT YOU DURING THESE TIMES. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. WE ARE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE STARTING THIS WEEK. WE WILL BE HOLDING THEM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. I WANT TO THANK IOWA PBS FOR ACCOMMODATING THIS CHANGE AND FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT PARTNER DURING THIS TIME. WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. >> WHAT WAS THE THRESHOLD THAT WAS CROSSED OR THE DATA POINT FOR THESE ADDITIONAL CLOSURES? CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE SCORE OF THE SIX REGIONS? >GOV. REYNOLDS: WE TAKE A LOOK A THE DATA AND WE LOOK AT WHERE ARE ADDITIONAL -- ADDITIONAL PLACES PEOPLE ARE GATHERING THAT WE DO NOT CONSIDER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. AS WE LOOK THROUGH THE LIST, I’M NOT HESITANT TO ADD AS WE FEEL NECESSARY. AS WE SEE PEOPLE GATHERING AND LOOK AT WHAT NONESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES MAY BE, WE CONTINUE TO ADD THEM TO THE LIST. >> I DON’T HAVE THE EXACT MAP WITH ME BUT NONE OF THE SIX REGIONS OF -- AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME HAVE MET THE THRESHOLD METRIC OF 10 OR ABOVE. THAT IS WHERE WE HAD OUR LONG-TERM CARE OUTBREAKS THAT HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED AS WELL AS THE MOST CASES IN THE STATE. I CAN CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE REGIONS HAVE RISEN TO THE LEVEL OF A 10 AS OF THIS MORNING. >> AND I CAN INCORPORATE THAT TOMORROW BECAUSE WE MONITOR THAT MORNING AND NIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE WE ARE MONITORING THAT CAREFULLY AND ANALYZING THE SITUATION AS IT EVOLVES. >> I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DON’T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF YOU BUT CAN YOU SAY IF ANY HAVE GONE UP OR DOWN? GOV. REYNOLDS: WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. WE ARE HAPPY TO GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. I JUST DON’T WANT TO MISSPEAK AND CAUSE CONCERNS WHERE THERE ISN’T A REASON TO HAVE ANY. GOVERNOR, IT WOULD APPEAR FROM WHAT THEY ARE SAYING TODAY AND WHAT YOU RELEASED YESTERDAY WITH THESE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES DO NOT HAVE CEDAR RAPIDS AND WASHINGTON, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THE STATE IS DOING TO PROTECT -- YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE CLOSED IN. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RELATIVES WHO LIVE IN THESE FACILITIES WHO ARE CLEARLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. CAN YOU DETAIL WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHERE THIS IS GOING? >> WE KNEW THAT FROM THE BEGINNING. WE KNEW THAT THESE LONG CARE -- LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WOULD BE THE MOST FULL HERBAL AS WE MOVED THROUGH THE CRISIS. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED AND READY AND AS EARLY AS MARCH 10 THEY STARTED RESTRICT VISITORS, WE REQUIRED LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES TO REPORT IF TWO OR MORE RESIDENTS OR STAFF HAD RESPIRATORY ILLNESS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE MANAGING AND HOPEFULLY PRESENT -- PREVENTING THE ONSET OF LONG-TERM CARE BREAKOUTS BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THOSE WERE OUR MOST VULNERABLE. WE RESTRICTED VISITORS BASED ON NOT ONLY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BUT CDC GUIDELINES AND CMS GUIDELINES SO THAT THEY MIRRORED WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUED GUIDELINES FOR EXTENDED PPE USE IN OUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES . ON APRIL 1 THEY RECOMMENDED USING PPE FOR ALL STAFF INTERACTIONS. THEY WORK WITH THESE FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE GETTING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED BUT I WANT IOWANS TO KNOW THAT WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY VULNERABLE POPULATION AND THAT IS WHY WE TOOK SIGNIFICANT MEASURES EARLY ON TO LIMIT ACCESS TO PROTECT AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE THE EFFECT ON OUR VULNERABLE IOWANS. >> DO YOU SEE THAT THIS WILL REACH A THRESHOLD WHERE YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE? A LOT OF RESIDENTS SHARE ROOMS. WE ARE HEARING THAT YOUR ROOMMATE MAY HAVE IT. IF THERE IS NO PLACE ELSE FOR YOU TO GO. >> WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THE METRICS FOR A CONFIRMED OUTBREAK IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ARE THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AT LEAST THREE RESIDENTS WITH A TEST RESULTS. I’M GOING TO WALK THROUGH WITH YOU THE THINGS IN OUR STAFF WALK-THROUGH WITH EACH OF THESE FACILITIES EVERY DAY IN TERMS OF MEASURES THAT WERE -- THAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO TAKE. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THESE FACILITIES WANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO PROTECT THEIR RESIDENCE AND THEY ARE WALKING THROUGH THIS WITH US ON A DAILY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTION. WE ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY SEND HOME ANY EMPLOYEE THAT BECOMES ILL. SO DEDICATED STAFF ARE WORKING WITH ILL RESIDENTS AND NOT WITH HEALTHY RESIDENTS. WE ARE ASKING EMPLOYEES TO USE FACE MASKS AND EYE PROTECTION AT ALL TIMES FOR ALL RESIDENT CARE AND WE HAVE MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR ALL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN THE STATE, IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXPERIENCING OUTBREAKS. WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER DOWN AND GLOVE USE AT ALL TIMES TO THE EXTENT THAT PPE IS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE REQUIRED OF THEM TO SCREEN ALL EMPLOYEES FOR FEVER OR COUGH AT THE START AND END OF EACH SHIFT. THIS IS A MANDATORY ORDER FOR THE GOVERNOR FOR ALL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. FOR ALL FACILITIES, NO VISITORS SHOULD BE ALLOWED UNLESS IT IS AN END-OF-LIFE SITUATION. WE ARE ASKING THESE FACILITIES TO SCREEN ALL PATIENTS FOR FEVER AND COUGH OR BREATHING PROBLEMS DAILY. WE ARE ASKING FOR THEM TO COORDINATE FOR HIGHER CARE NEEDS WHICH INCLUDES PLANS FOR WHEN AND WHERE TO TRANSFER PATIENTS AND HOW TO MITIGATE COVID-19 RISK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ASK THEM TO WORK WITH AGENCIES TO ASSURE THAT -- ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS THAT BECOME SYMPTOMATIC AND WE ASK THEM TO IDENTIFY ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES WHERE STAFF WORK INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STAFF NOT WORK AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE POSSIBLE AND THAT THEY USE FACE MASK AND EYE PROTECTION AND ANY HEALTH CARE SETTING WHERE THEY ARE WORKING. WE ARE ASKING THEM TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR STAFF AS WELL AS TO THE MEMO -- AS WELL AS TO THE PUBLIC. >> WITH TESTING A CONCERN IN OUR STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES OF THESE FACILITIES CAN GET THOSE BEFORE THEY HAVE TO REACH THE SERIOUS LEVEL THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DO, OR ARE THEY TREATED THE SAME AS EVERYBODY? >> PART OF THE TESTING CRITERIA, STATE AND LOCAL WORKERS ARE IDENTIFIED AS A CRITERIA FOR TESTING THROUGH THE TEST THAT THE STATE HAS AVAILABLE. EMPLOYEES OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WOULD FALL INTO THAT ESSENTIAL CATEGORY. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE TESTING CAPABILITIES. GOV. REYNOLDS: I WANT TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT SARAH SAID WHICH IS THAT OUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR RESIDENCE AND WE ARE EXTREMELY PROACTIVE EARLY ON TO COORDINATE AND WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT A VULNERABLE POPULATION. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THEIR WORK FOR STANDING UP TO TAKE CARE OF SICK INDIVIDUALS. THEY HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE IN ALL OF THESE AS WELL. >> WHAT IS THE ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE NOT GETTING TESTED BECAUSE THEY DON’T MEET THE OTHER CRITERIA? >> LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH WOODY GET INVOLVED WITH PUBLIC TRACING. WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT IF SOMEBODY THINKS THAT THEY HAVE COVID-19 BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO TESTING, OUR ADVICE WOULD BE THE SAME THAT IT HAS BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING. IF YOU ARE ILL, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE COVID-19 OR ANY RESPIRATORY ILLNESS WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ISOLATE YOURSELF IN YOUR HOME FOR AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS AFTER YOUR SYMPTOMS BEGIN AND TO STAY ISOLATED FOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS AFTER YOUR SYMPTOMS RESOLVE INCLUDING YOUR FEVER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS ECHO WHAT THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED THIS MORNING, WE ARE ASKING EVERYBODY TO STAY HOME. LEAVE YOUR HOME ONLY FOR ESSENTIALS. IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING BY STAYING 16 FEET AWAY FROM OTHERS, THAT WOULD APPLY IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME TO GO TO WORK OR TO GO TO THE STORE TO GET ESSENTIALS. AS I MENTIONED, IF YOU ARE ILL, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU THINK YOU ARE ILL FROM COVID-19 AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GET TESTED WE ASK THAT YOU ISOLATE YOURSELF FROM OTHERS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD. >> CALL YOUR DOCTOR, WALK THROUGH THE SYMPTOMS. IF THEY BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED TO BE TESTED THEY WILL BRING YOU IN. >> I AM SORRY FOR NOT BEING CLEAR, TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY PASSING IT TO OTHER FOLKS WHO COULD BE ASYMPTOMATIC AND PASS IT ALONG. >> AS SHE JUST SAID, IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME RIGHT NOW. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO IN BUT YOU ARE FEELING MILDLY ILL, I’M TELLING EVERYBODY TO STAY HOME. ONLY GO OUT FOR ESSENTIAL REASONS. IF YOU ARE FEELING ILL, STAY HOME. >> I THINK THE QUESTION YOU ARE REALLY ASKING IS ABOUT ASYMPTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOP YOU MIGHT NOT BE FEELING ILL BUT YOU MIGHT BE CONCERNED THAT THERE IS ASYMPTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY AND AS WE HAVE SAID, WE SHOULD ALL ASSUME THAT THE VIRUS IS CIRCULATING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME THAT IS WHY SOCIAL DISTANCING IS SO IMPORTANT. SOCIAL DISTANCING IS WHAT WILL PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS WHEN WE HAVE TO BE OUT OF OUR HOMES AND AROUND OTHERS. THAT IS A MEASURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MITIGATION THAT WILL HELP US PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS. >> GOVERNOR THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM THAT YOU UNVILED IN MARCH WITH A TOTAL OF 4 MILLION DOLLARS. MANY SMALL BUSINESSES ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LOAN PROGRAM. WILL YOU EXTEND THE STATE GRANT PROGRAM? GOV. REYNOLDS: DEBBIE AND HER TEAM WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THEM SCORED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO SCORE THE APPLICATIONS THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED. MY EXPECTATION IS THAT IT WILL BE EXPANDED. WE WILL BE MEETING WITH HER TODAY TO WALK THROUGH THE SCORING -- THE SCORED APPLICATIONS AND TO MAKE THE DECISION MOVING FORWARD. >> GOOD MORNING, GOVERNOR. YOU SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO -- IN THE REGION ABOUT STAY-AT-HOME, YET THERE ARE MORE BUSINESS CLOSURES AND YOU ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO STAY HOME. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME AND I’M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN YOU SAY WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS EQUIVALENT TO A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER THERE IS THIS THRESHOLD THAT IS OUT THERE TO ISSUE A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING IS SHELTERING IN PLACE? SOME PEOPLE ARE WONDERING IF THIS WOULD BOLSTER THE MESSAGE THAT THIS IS SERIOUS. I’M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT? GOV. REYNOLDS: I HAVE SAID TO STAY HOME. I HAVE ORDER THAT YOU CANNOT GATHER IN GROUPS LARGER THAN 10. WE WILL HOLD IOWANS ACCOUNTABLE. WE HAVE SAID STAY HOME IF YOU ARE STICK, LIMIT YOUR NUMBER OF TRIPS TO ESSENTIAL REASONS ONLY. EXERCISE RESPONSIBLY. WE HAVE TAKEN A TARGETED AND IMPLEMENTABLE APPROACH. WE HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT AREAS THAT MIGHT ADD TO THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION WHERE IT IS THE HIGHEST AND WE HAVE ADDED THOSE T THE LIST. AS I SAID LAST WEEK ALMOST 80% OF THE WORKFORCE IS ESSENTIAL WORKERS. THE REST OF US NEED TO BE AS RESPONSIBLE AS WE CAN WHICH IS TO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. I HAVE TO BALANCE IT WITH OTHER AREAS TOO, WELL-BEING, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND MAKING SURE THAT IF YOU ASK PEOPLE TO STAY IN LONGER THAN THEY NEED TO THEY WILL STOP PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE ASKING. WE HAVE TO BE TARGETED AND SPECIFIC. I’M USING DATA TO BASE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON. IT HAS TO BE SIGNIFICANT. WE HAVE TO MEET THE THRESHOLDS SO WE ARE WATCHING CLOSELY ALL THE DIFFERENT REGIONS. WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY AND WE ARE ANALYZING WHAT ELSE WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FLATTEN THE CURVE, THAT WE PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE, THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE ON THE FRONT LINE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO TAKE CARE OF US. WE NEED TO DO OUR PART TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND WE DO THAT BY LIMITING OUR TRIPS FROM OUR HOME. >> GOVERNOR CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHEN WE WILL REACH OUR PEAK, IS IT SOON, AND ARE THE NUMBERS LOOKING DIFFERENT -- ANOTHER UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDY TALKED ABOUT THINGS BACKING UP A LITTLE BIT AND WHETHER OR NOT THINGS ARE LOOKING BETTER. GOV. REYNOLDS: WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST WEEK THEY HAD NOT INCLUDED A LOT OF THE MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE. THE ASSUMPTIONS DID NOT INCLUDE SCHOOL CLOSURES, BUSINESS CLOSURES, LIMITED TRAVEL. A LOT OF THE MITIGATION EFFORTS WE PUT IN PLACE WERE NOT INCLUDED SO THOU -- SO NOW THEY HAVE STARTED TO INCLUDE THE MITIGATION EFFORTS WE HAVE TAKEN TO -- THROUGHOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAR STARTED -- THE PROJECTED PEAK. >> I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT MODELS ARE JUST MODELS. WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE INFORMATION ON THOSE MODELS, WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS FOR IOWANS TO DO WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS ASKED THEM TO DO WHICH IS TO STAY HOME IF YOU CAN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. PREVENTING ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION IS THE NUMBER ONE THING WE CAN DO TO FLATTEN THE CURVE. WE DO EXPECT TO SEE OUR CASE COUNTS RISE AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF DEATHS THAT WE HAVE IN IOWA RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK. THINK WE HEARD THE SURGEON GENERAL SAY YESTERDAY THAT THIS WILL BE A DIFFICULT TIME FOR OUR COUNTRY. A WEEK AGO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE THE PEAK IN ANOTHER TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THAT IS ABOUT THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VIRUS. THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE EXPECT BASED ON THE MITIGATION MEASURES. WHILE MODELS ARE GREAT, WHAT WE NEED IOWANS TO DO NOW IS TO ACT NOW, TO STAY HOME AND TO PROTECT THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE IN OUR ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES THAT NEED TO LEAVE HOMES TO GO TO WORK. >> SECOND TO LAST WILL BE ROD. >> I WAS WONDERING. YOU INDICATED THAT THE NUMBERS OF THIS PAST WEEK WERE UP SIGNIFICANTLY. DO THOSE TRACK WITH WHAT THE MODELS WERE SHOWING TO OUTPACE THEM OR TO UNDERACHIEVE, OR NOT ACHIEVE BUT -- >> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT TOO. SHE SAID THEY HAD PRETTY MUCH TRACKED WHAT SHE EXPECTED FROM THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE BEEN COLLECTING STO >> THE LAST QUESTION WILL GO TO JASON CLAY WORTH. >> GOOD MORNING, GOVERNOR. WILL YOU AGREE TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE SPECIFIC STUDIES THAT PEOPLE OR GROUPS USE AS A RATIONALE OR BASE FOR YOUR 12 POINT SYSTEM THAT YOU ARE USING TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN YOU WILL ISSUE A STAY IN PLACE ORDER. ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY STATE USING THESE METRICS? GOV. REYNOLDS: I THINK A COUPLE OF STATES HAVE CONTACTED DR. -- TO USE THE METRICS. AND IT ALIGNS WITH THE MODELS THAT THE CDC IS USING. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE EPIDEMIOLOGIST TEAM AND I HAVE LISTED SEVERAL OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE WORKING ON THE COVID-19 AND THE METRICS AND WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT, BASING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO ME ON THE DATA THAT THEY WERE COLLECTING. THEY COORDINATE WITH THE CDC, THE OTHER EPIDEMIOLOGISTS ACROSS THE STATE. THERE IS A LOT OF COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION GOING ON. WE RECOGNIZE THAT EVERY DAY SOMETHING IS CHANGING AND THE DATA IS EVOLVING AS WE ARE LEARNING MORE -- AND WE ARE LEARNING MORE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. WE WILL MAKE THE BEST RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN COME UP BASED ON THE DATA THAT WE HAVE IN IOWA. ALWAYS CONSULTING WITH THE CDC AND OTHER EXPERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED 78 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS AND THREE NEW DEATHS. SHE ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS ON IOWANS. WE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE UPDATE COMING UP TODAY AT NOON. IF YOU ARE MISSING THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, ALL WEEK LONG, THE GOVERNORS NEWS CONFERENCES HAVE MOVED TO 11:00.