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LET’S GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOU OUT LIVE TO WEST COLUMBIA. NOW. WE’RE GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER IS GIVING AN UPDATE ON SOUTH CAROLINA’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. LET’S LISTEN IN. DANIEL PARK IT CHAPLAIN DANNY IF YOU PLEASE. THERE’S A QUOTE THAT SAYS THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. SOMEONE ELSE IS PRAYING FOR IF YOU WOULD WITH THAT SPIRIT IF YOU’RE A PRAYING PERSON, PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. IN THE IN THE SEASON OF CONCERN AND UNCERTAINTY. HELP US TO REMEMBER. FOR EVERYONE UPSET THAT CAN’T TAKE THEIR BOAT ON THE LAKE. THERE’S SOMEONE PRAYING FOR FRESH WATER. REVLON FRUSTRATED THEY CAN’T CONGREGATE WITH THEIR FRIENDS. THERE WAS A LONELY PERSON PRAYING TO HAVE A FRIEND AND BE ACCEPTED FOR WHO THEY ARE. DISAPPOINTED THAT THEIR THAT THEIR FAVORITE RESTAURANT IS CLOSED. THERE’S A MALNOURISHED PERSON PRAYING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT. FOR EVERYONE DISCOURAGED THAT THEY HAVE TO WATCH THEIR RELIGIOUS SERVICE ONLINE. THERE’S A PERSON PRAYING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO FREELY WORSHIP. I’M FRAZZLED ABOUT HAVING THEIR CHILDREN DO SCHOOLING VIA THE INTERNET. WAS A PERSON PRAYING FOR THE CHOICE THE CHANCE. TO LEARN HOW TO READ GOD WE ARE ABUNDANTLY BLESSED BY YOU. AND FOR THAT WE GIVE YOU THANKS. AND HELP US REMEMBER THAT IN ALL THINGS. MMM THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US. WE WILL. ALWAYS CONTINUE HAVING THESE BRIEFINGS INDEFINITELY TO KEEP KEEP THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EVERYONE INTERESTED IN CONCERNED. FULLY INFORMED I’VE ISSUED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER. TODAY ONE CLOSES NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES IN SAY WE ISSUED ONE LAST WEEK. THAT ON SOME NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AND NOW WE’VE ISSUED ANOTHER TO EXPAND THAT AND THIS INCLUDES THIS IS STARTING MONDAY AT 5 P.M. FURNITURE STORES JEWELRY STORES DEPARTMENT STORES CLOTHING STORES YOU STORES. CLOTHING AND SHOE ACCESSORIES FLORIST FORREST SPORTING GOODS STORES BOOK CRAFTS AND MUSIC STORES LUGGAGE AND LEATHER GOODS STORES HOME FURNISHING STOVES SUCH THINGS AS HARDWARE STORES THAT THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED HARDWARE STORES FIREARM RETAILERS. AND HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ORDER AND ALL THAT WILL BE MADE CLEAR IN THE WRITTEN ORDER WHEN IT WILL BE ISSUED. AGAIN, THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT. MONDAY EVENING AT FIVE O’CLOCK. ALSO, I HAVE A ISSUED ANOTHER ORDER THAT GOES INTO EFFECT RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN OUR STATE. I’M HERE BY SUSPENDING. TERM RENTALS TWO PERSONS FROM CDC. THAT’S THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IDENTIFIED. PLACES HOT SPOTS FROM COMING INTO THE STATE BEGINNING RIGHT NOW RENTALS STARTING RIGHT NOW. NO NEW RENTALS. THOSE PLACES STARTING RIGHT NOW. INDEFINITELY AND THAT INCLUDES HOTELS SHORT-TERM RENTALS MOTELS VACATION HOMES CONDOMINIUMS RESULTS BED AND BREAKFASTS. COMPANIES TIMESHARE COMPANIES BUT THIS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDES PEOPLE FROM ANY PLACE. I THOUGHT A MILITARY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS TRANSPORT PEOPLE THOSE ARE THE TWO EXECUTIVE ORDERS. THOSE WHO KNEW. AS YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE TAKING A DELIBERATE. STEADY PLANNED ROACH WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST WAY IS BASED ON THE SCIENCE BASED. FACT-BASED ADVICE OF THE FISH ANIMALS AND WE WILL GO AS FAR AS WE NEED TO OR IS IT? US TO KEEP THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE AND WITH THAT DOCTOR BE THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED REPORTS OF DOCUMENTED CASES OF COVID-19. IN EVERY COUNTY ACROSS OUR STATE THIS INCLUDES A HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN NEW WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE CONFIRMED TO HAVE COVID-19? IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEW CASES WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE REMINDED DAILY. HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS? AND THE OBLIGATION WE ALL HAVE TO HELP PREVENT THE LOSS OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. AND AT SOME POINT MANY OF US WILL LIKELY BE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS. AND THE LEVEL IN WHICH THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO ON ALL OF OUR ACTIONS. WE WANT TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT MANY OF US ARE WORKING HARD TOGETHER AS A TEAM FROM THE LOCAL TO THE STATE LEVEL AND WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS. TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS AS OF TODAY WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TO STAY UPDATED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ACUTE CARE BEDS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. AND CURRENTLY WE ARE AT 52 PERCENT CAPACITY. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ON AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE RESPONDING TO A HOUSE. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT COVID-19 PATIENT? THIS WILL GIVE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO PROTECT THEMSELVES APPROPRIATELY. A THIRD ROUND OF PPE SHIPMENTS DEW THE COUNTIES FROM THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE? WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME. WHAT WE’RE CALLING ON EVERYONE TO DO IS NOT EASY. WE ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS. TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THOSE THEY LOVE. NEARLY EVERY DAY. WE LEARN OF A NEW CASE THAT IS THE RESULT OF UNEXPECTED EXPOSURE OR AN UNKNOWN SOURCE AND WHAT OUR CURRENT DATA SHOWS IS THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME HELPS COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE AND ULTIMATELY SAVES LIVES. AND SO THIS MUST ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE EVERYWHERE. UNTIL WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THESE CASES. THAT IS SUSTAINED. WE ARE ALWAYS MINDFUL THAT EACH NEW CASE REPRESENTS A REAL PERSON. WE ANTICIPATE RELEASING COUNTS OF CONFIRMED AND ESTIMATED COVID-19 CASES BY ZIP CODE LATER TONIGHT. WE WILL PROVIDE ESTIMATED CASES. AT A LATER TIME BUT THOSE WILL REPRESENT THOSE WHO ARE LIKELY UNDIAGNOSED OR UNTESTED. AND BY INCLUDING ESTIMATES WE HOPE TO BETTER CONVEY MORE MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REAL RISK OF DISEASE SPREAD IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIGHT ON EVERY INDIVIDUALS BEHAVE. I ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE DO YOUR PART. TO STAY HOME AND LIMIT YOUR CLOSE CONTACT WITH OTHERS. SO THAT WE CAN SPREAD SO THAT WE CAN SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS. AND AS ALWAYS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT SEDA DOT-GOV FORWARD SLASH COVID-19. THANK YOU. GOVERNOR. NAME IS NICK DAVIDSON, AND I’M THE ACTING PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR AT DEA. WE HAVE A WE’VE PRODUCED A COUPLE PRODUCTS RECENTLY AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS WISE TO SHOW YOU ONE OF THOSE PRODUCTS. WE’LL BE MAKING THAT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE’LL BE SHOWING IT HERE ON THE SCREEN MOMENTARILY. THE THE VIDEO THAT OR THE ANIMATION LOOP THAT WE’RE PROVIDING TO YOU IS AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT CLEAR ABOUT THE CASE. THIS CASE IS AS THEY SPREAD AROUND THE STATE YOU IN THE VIDEO HERE THAT IT STARTS IN EARLY MARCH. AND THE CASES BEGIN TO GROW THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND AS THEY PROGRESS TOWARDS 1700 YOU CAN SEE THE HEAT MAP IS SHOWING THAT PROGRESSION. TO THE CURRENT DATE SO THIS IS A WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE REALLY WANTED TO WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO EXPRESS THE RISK THAT PEOPLE FACE IF THEY DON’T TAKE SOME OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT WE ADVISE AGAINST. AND SO THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SEE THE SPREAD. WE HOPE WILL BE A SOBERING REMINDER OF THE NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. AS PEOPLE GO ABOUT THEIR LIVES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE THIS EVENING. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT OUR EFFORTS IN OUR LABORATORY. WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR LABORATORY STAFF. OFFICIALS ARE DOING WE HAVE WORKED AT WORKING ON EXTENT. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH EXTENDED HOURS. WE’RE WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO DO THE TESTING THAT WE NEED TO GET DONE IN THE STATE. WE’RE USING EVEN EXTENDED HOURS DURING THOSE SEVEN DAYS AND WE RUN SAMPLES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS WELL WHEN NECESSARY. SO WE HAVE NOT RECENTLY HAD A BACKLOG. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH A CHALLENGE WHERE? PROBABLY HAVE ENOUGH SAMPLES. EXCUSE ME. MATERIALS. THE FREE AGENTS IN THE LABORATORY TO TEST THE REST THE SPECIMENS TODAY. AND THEN SOME OF THE SPECIMENS THAT WILL RECEIVE TOMORROW, BUT IF WE DON’T DON’T RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS, WE DO ANTICIPATE GOING INTO A BIT OF A BACKLOG SCENARIO. SO WE’RE WORKING WITH WITH OUR PARTNERS HERE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AS WELL AND THE SUPPLIERS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TESTING THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE A DELAY, BUT ALSO WANT TO BE VERY HONEST AND TRANSPARENT WITH YOU. THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY FACING A DELAY OVER THE NEXT. DAY AND A HALF OR SO. WE’LL CERTAINLY LET YOU KNOW IS THAT IS THAT CHANGES AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WE GET SOME SUPPLIES IN BUT WE DON’T HAVE ANY SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY. SO WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON’T HAVE ANY BACKLOG. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS JENNIFER BUTLER. I’M WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. AND AS WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE WE’RE CARING FOR OUR PHYSICAL HELP. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DREW ATTENTION TO PAYING ATTENTION AND CARE TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH. THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH IS OPEN FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL ACROSS ALL OF OUR INPATIENT FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS. THIS IS A TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE. CERTAINLY OUR PATIENTS WHO ALREADY STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY DEPRESSION ISOLATION MAY HAVE AN EXACERBATION OF SYMPTOMS. BUT THOSE OF US WHO MAY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY STRUGGLED WITH ANY OF THOSE SYMPTOMS MAY FIND OURSELVES NOW FEELING ANXIOUS. FEELING CONCERNED AND WORRIED UNEASY THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MANY OTHER RESOURCES THAT THEY’LL LIST ON THE SCREEN ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU DURING THIS TIME. AS WE STAY AT HOME TO SAVE LIVES. WE STILL NEED TO STAY CONNECTED. SO IF YOU ARE FEELING SUICIDAL WE URGE YOU TO CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE. AT ONE EIGHT HUNDRED TWO SEVEN THREE TALK. WE ALSO HAVE THE CRISIS TEXT LINE WHICH IS BOTH OF THOSE LINES ARE ANSWER 24 HOURS A DAY BY TRAINED COUNSELORS. YOU TEXT THE WORD HOME HOME2 741 741 THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ALSO PROVIDE SOUTH CAROLINA WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS DURING THIS TIME BECAUSE OF OUR STATEWIDE. WE HAVE CLINICS IN ALL 46 COUNTIES OF OUR STATE. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO ROLL OUT A COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE AND INTERVENTION TEAM. ESSENTIALLY A MOBILE CRISIS THAT IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK. THE NUMBER YOU SEE HERE FOR THE ONE 8 3 THREE DMHC CRI. THAT IS FOR THAT CRISIS MOBILE NUMBER. CALL THAT IF YOU NEED TO REACH OUT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU’RE A PATIENT ANY SOUTH CAROLINIAN WILL BE SERVED. WE ALSO HAVE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLINICS AT SCDOT H DOT NET. AGAIN, PLEASE STAY CONNECTED DURING THIS TIME. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT LOSE SIGHT OF EACH OTHER EVEN THOUGH WE MAY BE PHYSICALLY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER APART. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, KIM STINSON FROM STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE’RE AT IN TERMS OF OBTAINING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AND THAT’S THE EQUIPMENT THAT’S WORN BY MEDICAL HEALTH. PROFESSIONALS AND ALSO BY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO MINIMIZE THE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS. ON THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES THE REQUEST. AT THE TOP LINE KIND OF OUTLINES IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CATEGORIES ARE THOSE FIVE GENERAL CATEGORIES THAT TRACKING RIGHT NOW. SECOND LINE DISCUSSES THE NUMBER THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED IN OUR SYSTEM HERE THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE NEXT LINE IS WHAT’S BEEN EITHER ORDERED OR IN SOME CASES DONATED AND THEN THE LAST LINE THERE IS WHAT’S BEEN DELIVERED SO FAR. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE ON THE N95 MASKS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS THAT WE REQUESTED OVER 300,000 OF THEM THROUGH. RATHER WE’VE BEEN REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THREE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND OF THEM AND THEN WE’VE MILLION. OF THOSE MASKS THROUGH VARIOUS SOURCES AND THEN SO FAR. WE’VE HAD A RELATIVELY SMALL DELIVERY OF 80. MM. SO ALL THOSE SAME WAY ACROSS THE BOARD ARE SURGICAL MASKS. I WEAR ANOTHER EYE AND FACE PROTECTION AND THE GLOVES AND THE GOWNS GIVE THOSE REQUESTED WHAT WE’VE ORDERED AND WHAT’S BEEN DELIVERED SO FAR YOU WILL SEE THAT IN A LOT OF CASES. WE HAVEN’T GOTTEN A LOT OF DELIVERIES. THIS IS A WORLDWIDE REALLY ISSUE BEYOND JUST OUR NATION AND OF COURSE EVERY STATE AND EVERY LOCAL AUTHORITY IS TRYING TO OBTAIN THIS EQUIPMENT. FOR THE DURING THIS TIME. SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS MUSICALLY DJ NATIONAL STOCKPILE THAT DR. BELL AND DAVIDSON TALKED ABOUT AND BASICALLY OUTLINES WHAT WE’VE RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED THOSE SHIPMENTS IN THE LAST SHIPMENT THAT WERE RECEIVED THIS WEEK AND I BELIEVE ALL OF THEM WERE MADE TODAY AND NOW THEY’VE DONE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. SO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN FURTHER DISTRIBUTE THEM THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR THROUGHOUT THEIR COUNTIES. SO IT’S AGAIN THE FIVE CATEGORIES AND AS OVER 300,000 DISTRIBUTED IN THE N95 MASKS OVER 200,000 OF SURGICAL MASKS. 97,000 OF THE EYE AND FACE PROTECTION AND OVER 400,000 GLOVES AND 400 OVER 400,000 GOWNS AND THEN THE LAST SECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE THERE BASICALLY IS A REPRESENTATION OF SELECTIVE COUNTY DISTRIBUTION USING THOSE FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM, I’VE GOT A VENTILATORS AND THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE CHART HERE FAR LEFT. IT SHOWS THE VENTILATORS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE NEXT COLUMN SHOWS THE VENTILATORS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN USE CURRENTLY WE HAVE 87 REQUEST IN OUR SYSTEM FROM SOME LOCAL AUTHORITIES, BUT WE HAVE REQUESTED OVER 700 FROM FEMA AND CURRENTLY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THOSE. ANSWER THAT COMPLETES MY UPDATE. BLUE AS YOU CAN CAN SEE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE. WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. WE ARE TAKING A DELIBERATE APPROACH. WE HAVE A IMPLEMENTING OUR PLAN, WHICH IS INFLUENCED OF COURSE BY NEW FACTS AND INFORMATION COMING IN TO US. BUT AGAIN, WE TO URGE EVERYONE. YOU STAY HOME. STAY HOME. WE’VE EMPHASIZED THAT. THINGS ARE SAFER AT HOME THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. WE ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT DESPITE OUR DELIBERATE APPROACH. WHEN THERE IS NON-COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT WE HAVE ASKED WE CAN BEGIN MANDATING. THINGS AND THAT IS WHY WE’RE HAVING THIS EXPANSION TODAY ON THESE BUSINESSES THAT HAD NOT BEEN ORDERED BEFORE WE NEED TO SEE TO IT THAT WE ARE CAREFULLY. BEING AS AGGRESSIVE AS WE CAN. AND THAT IS WHY WE’RE TAKING THOSE STEPS. TODAY ALL THE ANY QUESTIONS YES. WILL IT BE LIKE A THIRD AND FOURTH FACTS? RATE OF COMPLIANCE THE ADVICE AND THE SCIENCE AND DATA FROM THE PROFESSIONALS MANY OF WHOM YOU SEE HERE IN THOSE THEY REPRESENT. YES. RIGHT NOW IT TAKES SOME TIME TO GET THINGS DONE WITH THE RESERVATIONS THAT CAT. THAT IS IMMEDIATE. IT GOES INTO EFFECT RIGHT NOW. MY ORAL STATEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ORDER FOR RIGHT NOW AND IT’LL BE PUBLISHED VERY SOON. BUT THE OTHER ONE FOR THE BUSINESSES TAKES PLATE 5 O’CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON. YES, SIR. YOU MENTIONED COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE STATE AND PEOPLE ADHERING TO THAT REQUEST TO STAY AT HOME. FOR EXAMPLE THIS WEEKEND THE ORANGEBURG FLEA MARKET PLANS TO BE OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONING. AND LAKES PEOPLE STILL GOING OUT ON BOATS. WHY NOT TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND JUST ISSUE THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. MANDATORY DID ADDRESS BOTH OF THE THINGS YOU JUST MENTIONED. ENFORCEMENT HAS THE AUTHORITY AND YOU DURING A PERIOD OF EMERGENCY TO DISPERSE CROWDS LIKE THAT. CRIMINAL PENALTIES IF IT’S UP TO THE DISCRETION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NO IT GOES IN SOUTH CAROLINA A STATUTE GOES DOWN TO HIS FUSE 3. PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING A PROBLEM. OR OTHERWISE AS FAR AS THE LAKES WE’VE ISSUED ALTER ITS MANDATORY ON THAT AND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES. YES. YES, MA’AM. TRYING TO MEASURES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN. BOTH VOLUNTARY AND MANDATORY CONTEMPLATE STAYING AT HOME. WE HAVE TAKING A DELIBERATE APPROACH. OUR STATE IS NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HIS STATE. GEORGIA FOR EXAMPLE HAS ATLANTA THERE MORE PEOPLE IN A LOUDER THAN ARE IN, SOUTH CAROLINA. YOU ALL IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HAS BECOME A HOT SPOT ALMOST IN A VERY PERIOD OF TIME. SOUTH CAROLINA IS CERTAINLY NOT NEW YORK. THE EVERY STATE IS DIFFERENT. IS DIFFERENT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT. ECONOMIES THEY HAVE DIFFERENT RESOURCES. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT MEDICAL FACILITIES, BUT WE ARE TAKING A DELIBERATE APPROACH. TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. AT THE RIGHT TIME AND WE’RE FOLLOWING THE DATA AND THE SCIENCE TO DO THAT. YES, MA’AM. A LOT OF THESE DECISIONS BASED ON THE ADVICE OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO? WATCHING ALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS VERY CLOSELY. SEVERAL DAYS AGO ONE OF THOSE PROFESSIONALS. DR. BELL TOLD ME THAT SHE FELT THAT FOCUSING ON ZIP CODE LEVEL INFORMATION ON CASES WAS A TRACTION THIS MORNING YOU DIRECTED DHEC TO BEGIN RELEASING THAT INFORMATION. HOW DID YOU COME TO THAT DECISION? I’LL LET DR. BELL EXPLAIN THAT BUT IT SHE WILL TELL YOU IT IS WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE. WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE FACING. BUT IT DOES. IN SOME QUOTAS COULD LEAD TO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AND I’LL ASK. DOCTOR BILL TO ADDRESS THAT. SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH DISEASE OCCURRENCE. VERY SPECIFICALLY CAN BE DECEIVING. GIVING PEOPLE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AND WE DON’T WANT THEM OR YOU DON’T WANT ANYONE TO BELIEVE THAT AS YOU’VE SEEN THIS HEAT MAP. THAT THAT WILL PROGRESS. AND SO IF ANYONE BELIEVES THAT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT GOING TO BE AFFECTED BASED ON WHAT THEY CURRENTLY NO OR WHAT IS BEING REPORTED FROM A VERY SPECIFIC LOCATION. WE DON’T WANT THAT TO LEAD TO ANY MISINFORMATION OR THAT WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED SHOULD NOT CONTINUE. SO THAT REGARDLESS OF THAT INFORMATION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WE STRONGLY URGE PEOPLE TO FOLLOW. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS THAT THE ZIP CODE INFORMATION ALONE. ONLY REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TESTED AND WE KNOW THAT WITH INADEQUATE TESTING SUPPLIES AND WITH INADEQUATE ACCESS TO CARE EVERYONE WHO IS SICK HAS BEEN TESTED. AND SO WE DON’T WANT ANYONE TO BELIEVE THAT THAT INFORMATION IN ANY WAY. AS WHAT IS ACTUALLY OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITIES AND THE RISK FOR DISEASE SPREAD REGARDLESS OF THE CASE COUNTS? WHAT ABOUT THE OPPOSITE OF THAT IF THERE IS AN OWN ZIP CODE OR SEVERAL ZIP CODES CLOSE TOGETHER WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN’T THAT BE GOOD INFORMATION FOR MEDICAL EXPERTS LIKE YOURSELF? MAYBE SOMETHING IN THAT AREA IS HAPPENING. WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK. THAT’S GOOD INFORMATION FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BUT IT SHOULD NOT CHANGE THE BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE WE IMPLEMENT OUR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES WE CONDUCT CONTACT INVESTIGATIONS. SO THAT KIND OF INFORMATION IS NOT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ACT ON IN TERMS OF RESPONDING TO INFORMATION ABOUT AN OUTBREAK. AND SO THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT WE USE THAT INFORMATION MONITORING THE OCCURRENCE OF ILLNESS TO TAKE SPECIFIC AND DIFFERENT ACTIONS. WHERE AS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE EXPECTED TO DO THE SAME THING REGARDLESS OF? THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES BECAUSE THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNEXPECTED EXPOSURES. AND IF THEY RELY ON THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAFE OR IS NOT THEY’RE MAKING A MISTAKE. THE LEGALITY OF YOUR HOTELS SHORT-TERM RENTALS ORDER THE US SUPREME COURT HAS HELD THAT THE CONSTITUTION GRANTS. ALL RESIDENTS OF EVERY STATE THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL FREELY BETWEEN OTHER STATES IN THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED EQUALLY AS CITIZENS MANY OTHER STATE IN THOSE STATES. SO, HOW DO YOU HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS OF THAT? HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT THAT? HOW DO YOU SQUARE THAT WITH THE SUPREME COURT’S? YES. WE HAVE STUDIED THAT QUESTION. THAT’S A THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION AND WE WERE WELL WITHIN THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS THOSE THINGS. BE PRECISE MUST BE NOT MORE BROAD THAN NECESSARY TO REACH THE NECESSARY OF GOLD THE HEALTH GO AND THAT ORDER DOES SQUARE WITH ALL PRINCIPLES AND THE YES, MA’AM. FOR THE PUBLIC I’M SORRY THAT IT CAN BE SPREAD THROUGH BREATHING. YES. SO I GUESS YOU MEAN AS OPPOSED TO COUGHING JUST REGULAR BREATHING. WELL RESEARCHERS ARE CONTINUING TO LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS VIRUS INCLUDING HOW IT CAN BE TRANSMITTED AND IT THERE IS NEW INFORMATION. THAT HAS IDENTIFIED THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE SPREAD INFECTION PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIN. THINGS LIKE A COFFEE ILLNESS AND SO THERE IS THAT RISK AND FOR THAT REASON THE CDC HAS UPDATED GUIDELINES. BY DEFINING A CONTACT WE PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT WE DEFINE A CONTACT OF SOMEONE WHO’S HAD FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE FROM THE ONSET OF THEIR SYMPTOMS, AND WE’VE ACTUALLY MOVED THAT BACK TO FACE TO FACE CONTACT WITH KNOWN CASES FOR 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYMPTOMS. SO THAT IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF RED. BYE. BY PEOPLE WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND ALSO THEREFORE ADDITIONALLY RAISES THE RISK OF UNRECOGNIZED EXPOSURE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL. THERMOMETERS WELL WITHOUT A THERMOMETER TO MEASURE WE DO. GO BY WHAT WE CALL A SUBJECTIVE FEVER IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’VE HAD A FEVER IF YOU FEEL ABNORMAL AND SO IT WITHOUT A THERMOMETER THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE ALL WE HAVE TO GO. DR. BELL DHEC PROJECTING THE COVID CASES BY ZIP CODE THE THE POTENTIAL COVID CASES BY ZIP CODE SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MODELS THAT WE CAN USE TO GIVE ESTIMATES. ONE MEANS IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE PROPORTION OF TESTS THAT WE HAVE RUN THE PROPORTION OF THOSE THAT ARE POSITIVE. IF WE USE AN ESTIMATE. IN AN AREA THAT ASSUMES THAT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED. WE APPLY THAT PROPORTION OF POSITIVES. DEW THAT ESTIMATE THAT TO THAT HORSE OF THE POPULATION THAT’S ONE WAY TO MAKE AN AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS BASED ON. STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AND WE’RE WORKING ON THOSE. AT LEAST DEMOCRATIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA BY COUNTY. WELL, WE’RE ALREADY RELEASING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA BY COUNTY. WE ARE PROVIDING AGGREGATE REPORTS OF THE PROPORTION BY SEX AND BY AGE GROUP WE USE WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE ADDRESSING CALLS AS AS OF 1:30 TODAY. THE CALL CENTER WAS DOWN. YOU COULD NOT GET TO THEM. HOW WILL THIS IMPACT ON PEOPLE FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT? THERE’S A BACKLOG OR IF THE SYSTEM IS FAILING AND SHOULD PEOPLE BE REASONABLY CONCERNED THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITHOUT BENEFITS THAT THEY CAN’T REACH. IT’S NOT TO SOUTH CAROLINA SYSTEM IS FAILING. IT IS THE MAINFRAME COMPUTER AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. AND WE’VE HAD CONTACT WITH THEM THERE TO ADDRESS THAT SITUATION DANIEL’S HE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE HAS HAD CONTACT AS WELL WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE APPLICANT MUST BE VERIFIED. THE MAINFRAME COMPUTER AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS BEING OVERLOADED OUR SYSTEM HERE IN THE STATE CAN HANDLE IT OTHER STATES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I’M CONFIDENT THEY ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN IN WASHINGTON, BUT WE’LL WORK WE’RE WORKING ON THAT. BUT THE EVENTUALLY EVENTUALLY THOSE NUMBERS WILL GO THROUGH. EVERYONE CAN BE ASSURED THAT EVEN IF HIS RETROACTIVELY THEY WILL RECEIVE THE EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO. THAT IS CORRECT. THEY WILL RECEIVE THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE RETROACTIVE. THAT IS CORRECT. WHEN YOU SEE THE RECENT DATA ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS WHAT IT’S WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO SOUTH KOREANS WHO ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW? YOU SEE THESE NUMBERS TO TO EVERY SOUTH CAROLINIAN THEIR THEIR OWN JOB IS AN ESSENTIAL. JOB AND THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT AND WE ARE IT IS DID HIS ONE OF THE REGRETTABLE PARTS OF THIS VIRUS IS THAT THE RESPONSE IS SO HEAVY ON ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE THAT THIS TEAM, SOUTH CAROLINA. IN ALL OF ITS CAPACITIES EXPLORING EVERY AVENUE THAT WE CAN. TO DO TWO THINGS TO KEEP THE PEOPLE SAFE. AND THEN TOO. REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY THE VIRUS IN THE ACTIONS TAKEN. TO COMBAT THAT VIRUS JUST MOMENTS AGO. SHOOT AN OFFICIAL STAY-AT-HOME ORDER FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS IN THAT STATE. THAT MAKES US THE ONLY STATE IN THIS WHOLE REGION WITHOUT ONE. AGAIN COMING BACK TO THAT QUESTION. WHAT? YOUR MIND ABOUT ISSUING SUCH AN OFFICIAL ORDER LIKE ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE DOING. WELL AGAIN, SOUTH CAROLINA IS UNIQUE. PEOPLE UNIQUE STRUCTURES UNIQUE INDUSTRIES BUSINESSES EVERY STATE IS NOT LIKE EVERY OTHER STATE. WE ARE DOING WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE THING THAT WE CAN DO TO COMBAT. THIS VIRUS WHEN IT BECOMES TIME IF IT BECOMES TIME TO ISSUE SUCH AN ORDER OR ANY OTHER OIL. WE HAVE NOT YET ISSUED AND ASSURE YOU WE WILL ISSUE. YES. CONSIDERATION TO THE JUNE 9TH PRIMARY ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM A LOT OF VOTERS AND CANDIDATES WHO ARE WORRIED THAT THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO BE BACK TO NORMAL BY THEN AND WANT SOME SOME HEADS UP SOME ADVANCE WARNING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE ELECTION WILL BE DELAYED AS OF THIS TIME. THEY WILL NOT BE DELAYED. BUT AGAIN AS I SAY EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE, I’M CONFIDENT THAT ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE. FOR ABSENTEE VOTING AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS AND TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN CAN RECEIVE WHATEVER MATERIALS THEY NEED WITHOUT CONGREGATING AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BUT THOSE AGAIN THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE DELIBERATELY AND CAREFULLY TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE AS WE CAN. COMBATING THIS VIRUS WITHOUT GOING TOO FAR AND DOING DAMAGE. THAT IS UNNECESSARY. YES, SOUTH CAROLINA NURSES ASSOCIATION SENT YOU A LETTER ABOUT THE CONCERNS THEY HAVE ABOUT WORKING LACK OF ADEQUATE PPE. LACK OF ACCESS TO TESTING AND THEN BEING SHORT STAFF. HAVE YOU RESPONDED TO THEM? WHAT HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN? EVERYTHING AND I DON’T KNOW IF WE HAVE HAD AN OFFICIAL RESPONSE. BOMB MAIL BY LETTER, BUT OUR RESPONSE HAS BEEN STATED FROM THIS PODIUM. IT WAS JUST MOST RECENTLY STATED BY MR. STIMPSON WHEN YOU SAW THE LACK OF SUPPLIES, YOU SAW WHAT WE’VE ASKED FOR AND YOU SAW WHAT WE’VE GOTTEN AND WE UNDERSTAND IT WE AGREE WITH IT. THIS IS A THIS IS A ROUGH SITUATION. AND WE KNOW THAT IT’S GOING TO GET RUFFLE. AND THAT’S WHY WE ARE URGING PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO THE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR STATE. STAY AT HOME FOR GOODNESS SAKES STAY AT HOME IF YOU DON’T BE OUT. STAY AT HOME AND BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR REMIND OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED YES, MA’AM. WHY IS HE TAKING SEVEN DAYS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD TO TEST? IT IS THE CASE. THAT WAS THE LAST WEEKEND OF LAST WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND WHERE WE WERE MAKING UP A BACKLOG. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY A TWO DAY BACKLOG AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE PROBABLY THE PREDOMINANT CASES THAT YOU’RE SPEAKING OF ARE PROBABLY THE PRIVATE LABS. WE THAT THEIR SUFFERING. MUCH OF THE SAME IF NOT WORSE OF THE SHORTAGES OF THE MATERIALS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR TESTING. AND SO WE’VE HEARD NUMBERS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3 AND AS MANY AS 11 DAYS OF A BACKLOG. SO WE’RE WORKING IN OUR LAB IF WE DO ENCOUNTER A BACKLOG WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO PRIORITIZE FIRST RESPONDERS AND PRIORITIZE IN PATIENTS INPATIENT HOSPITAL. ADMISSIONS AND SO WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IF WE DO RUN INTO A BACKLOG THAT WE GET THOSE THAT ARE THAT ARE MOST CRITICAL TESTED FAST. WE HOPE WE CAN GET EVERYBODY TESTED FAST, BUT I’M CONFIDENT MOST OF THE CASES THAT WE MUST BE TALKING OR THE YOU MUST BE REFERENCING OUR ARE THE PRIVATE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO PRIVATE LABS. HOW CAN I JUST FOLLOW UP ON ON HOW ARE THE STATE’S TESTING SUPPLIES NOW? WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THAT WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA? YES, SO WE HAVE ENOUGH TO TEST TODAY AND PROBABLY. DEPENDING UPON THE NUMBERS WE RECEIVE TOMORROW A FOR MOST OF THOSE THAT WE RECEIVED TOMORROW BASED ON OUR CURRENT SUPPLIES. WE’VE ONLY BEEN RUNNING MAYBE ONE OR TWO DAYS WORTH OF SUPPLIES AND EACH DAY. WE WOULD CONSUME SOME AND AND THEN EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS OR SO WE WOULD GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES. WE’RE NOT USED TO RUNNING ANYWHERE NEAR THAT CLOSE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THEIR STATE PUBLIC. WELL MOST OTHER IF NOT ALL OTHER STATE PUBLIC HEALTH LABS ARE ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME THING. AND SO WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT ONE. WE DON’T HAVE A BACKLOG AND WE CAN TEST EVERYBODY THE MOMENT WE GET HIM. WE’RE ALSO LOOKING AT TRYING TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY AS WELL SO THAT WE COULD TAKE ON EVEN MORE TESTING ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE THEIR AGENTS TO DO THAT TESTING RIGHT NOW. THE REAGENTS ARE THE LIMITING FACTOR. YES, MA’AM. HOW DO WE PREVENT? WE HOPE TO KEEP FROM GETTING TO THAT POINT. FOLLOWING THE ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS BEST PRACTICES IT HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN EVERY FASHION. TO OUR PEOPLE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONALS THAT ARE HERE TODAY ON THAT QUESTION GOVERNOR YOU TALKED ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA BEING UNIQUE AS ALL STATES ARE UNIQUE. WHAT IS IT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS PLACE? THAT MAKES US UNIQUE. IN A WAY THAT WE ARE AN OUTLIER AND NOT HAVING THAT STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. EVERY OTHER STATE IN OUR AREA DOES IT? WELL THERE WE HAVE SOME ORDERS OTHER STATES DON’T HAVE LET ME WE HAVE GOT ISSUED A LOT OF ORDERS OF STATE OF EMERGENCY. WE’VE CLOSED THE SCHOOLS. THAT CRIMINAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MASS GATHERINGS. WE’VE CLOSED THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS. WE ARE CLOSE NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES SOME MORE TODAY. WE’VE HAD TWO EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME. WE’VE URGED THOSE IN PRIVATE BUSINESS TO WORK FROM HOME MANY OF THEM ARE DOING THAT OUR STATE EMPLOYEES OF ABOUT 50,000. MOST OF THEM ARE WORKING FROM HOME. WE RESTRICT ACCESS TO NURSING HOMES. WE DID THAT WAY AT THE BEGINNING ONLY THOSE PEOPLE COMING IN FOR END OF LIFE. SITUATIONS WOULD BE ALLOWED IN WE’VE RESTRICTED TO PRISON VISITATION. WE’VE ACTIVATED THE NATIONAL GUARD WE’VE SUSPENDED ELECTIVE SURGERIES THAT ALL OF THE HOSPITALS WE’VE ISSUED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. WE ARE MANDATED REGULATORY RELIEF. WE’VE POSTPONED LOCAL ELECTIONS, BUT NOT THE OTHER ELECTIONS. WE’VE ACTIVATED TO CRUMBLE THE PRICE GOUGING LAW. THEY ARE MANY OTHER KINDS OF ORDERS THAT WE CAN ISSUE ISSUED TWO MORE TODAY. AND IF NECESSARY, WE WILL ISSUE WHATEVER ORDER WHATEVER ORDER. WE ARE CONFIDENT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND TAPE AND KEEP THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. STAIR STEP APPROACH MEAN WHY NOT? JUST GO AHEAD. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU’RE SAYING THAT ULTIMATELY THAT VERY WELL COULD BE WHERE WE END UP WHY NOT GO AHEAD AND DO IT. IT COULD BE WHERE WE END UP THAT MANY OF THE OLDEST WE MAY ISSUE AS WELL. I REFER I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE TAKING THE SIZE DELIBERATE APPROACH ACCORDING TO A PLAN TO THE PEOPLE SAFE SOUTH CAROLINA DIFFERENT THAN EVERY OTHER STATE IN THE SOUTH. WELL, EVERY EVERY STATE IS UNIQUE AS I MENTIONED ATLANTA IS IN IS IN GEORGIA. THAT’S BETTER. I BEG YOUR PARDON, BUT WHAT IS IT ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA? WELL, WE DON’T HAVE A LADDER IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STATE HAS GEORGIA DOES THAT’S A HIGHLY DENSE URBAN AREA THE SAME FOR NEW YORK CITY. WE HAVE A WE HAVE TOURISM INDUSTRIES OTHERS DON’T WE HAVE A MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY OTHERS, DON’T WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF OUT PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. MM. A GEOGRAPHY IS DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS. WE HAVE MANY STRENGTHS AND OUR PROFESSIONALS THAT OTHERS ARE DO NOT SHARE. ONE OF THEM IS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH AREA WHICH SOUTH CAROLINA IS I BELIEVE VIRTUALLY UNIQUE IN WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER THERE. SO I SAY AGAIN, SAY AGAIN, WILL YOU TAKE A DELIBERATE APPROACH? BASED ON THE ADVICE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE GET FROM THE NATIONALS DOWNLOAD THE SCIENCE ADVICE OF THE PROFESSIONALS IN THE IN OUR IN OUR STATE WHOM WE KNOW WHOM WE RELY ON AND WHOM WE TRUST AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO ISSUE ANY ORDER THAT IS WHEN WE ISSUE THOSE ORDERS. YES, SIR FROM THE NIH HAS SAID EVERY STATE SHOULD HAVE A SHELTER IN PLACE. WHAT DOES WHAT INFORMATION I GUESS HOW ARE YOU WEIGHING HIS EXPERTISE AGAINST THE IF YOU WILL LOOK AT THE ORDERS THAT WE ISSUED BOTH THOSE WHO ADVISE AS WELL AS THOSE THAT MANDATE WE HAVE URGED PEOPLE TO STAY HOME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. WE HAD THE HIGHWAY SIGNS. WE’VE HAD IT ON AN EMERGENCY ALERT FEW DAYS AGO AT 6:30. YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN IT ON YOUR TELEPHONE. I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY MORE WAYS IS NECESSARY TO SAY THAT AT THIS POINT. BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE ARE TAKING IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH BASED ON THE DATA BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS ADVICE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA MANY OF WHOM THE PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING THOSE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN THESE BRIEFINGS THAT WE’VE HAD. YES, SIR. NO QUESTION. YES, SIR, THE SPEAKER AND THE SENATE PRESIDENT CALLED THEM BACK AND QUITE A FEW LAWMAKERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. SOME ARE TELLING US THEY’RE NOT GOING TO GO BECAUSE THEY THINK IT’S MORE RESPONSIBLE TO STAY HOME. THERE ARE SOME WHO HAVE ASKED YOU. THEY NOTED THE STATE CONSTITUTION GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO SELECT A DIFFERENT LOCATION IF THERE IS A SPREAD OF A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CONSIDER? THEY’VE ASKED FOR SOMEWHERE LIKE COLONIAL LIFE OR THE KOGER CENTERS, BUT THEY COULD SPACE OUT MORE AS OPPOSED TO THE HOUSE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER. WE’VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE IN THE SENATE. THEY HAVE NOT MADE THAT REQUEST. YES, MA’AM. ST WE GET FEEDBACK FROM EVERY QUARTER. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STATE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT ONE QUESTION ON BOTH SIDES OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE’VE DONE AND I EXPECT THAT WILL CONTINUE. WHAT WE’RE DOING AS A TEAM, AND YOU’VE MET MANY OF THE PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING THE VERY HIGHLY COMPETENT AND RELIABLE TEAM WE HAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WE ARE RELYING ON THE INFORMATION ADVICE THE SCIENCE OF DATA. WE DO THE PROCEDURE. ACTUALLY CORRECT THING FOR SOUTH CAROLINA AND I SAY AGAIN NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE. NUMEROUS ALTERS THAT COULD BE ISSUED MANY STEPS THAT COULD BE TAKE SOME WOULD HAVE SOME. WE HAVE YET TO KNOW WHAT THEY MAY BE DEPENDING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISEASE. WE WILL ALERT. WE GO AND FORM AND WE ARE WORKING AS A TEAM ACCORDING TO OUR VERY DELIBERATE PLAN. TO KEEP THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SAFE AND WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DO THAT. GOVERNOR WHAT ARE THE PROS AND NOT ISSUING A TIME WHAT ARE THE POSITIVE REASONS AS TO WHY YOU ARE NOT ISSUING A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER AT THIS TIME? WELL, WE WE LIKE TO BASE IT ON THE ADVICE OF THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE RESULT OF THE OLDEST THAT WE HAVE ISSUED WHEN WE HAVE FOUND NON-COMPLIANCE FOR EXAMPLE ON THE SAND BARS IN THE BEACHES WE ISSUED AN ORDER THERE WHEN WE FOUND EVIDENCE OF NOT COMPLIANCE IN THE ADVICE THAT WE OFFERED ABOUT GATHERINGS. WE NOTICED THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LOW FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR MANY YEARS. IT WAS ACTIVATED AND WE URGED AND URGE THEM URGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE NOTE OF THAT AND WHEN A SOME DIDN’T THEN I DIRECTED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO TO ENFORCE THAT. SO WE’RE TAKING THE STEPS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE AT THE TIME. THEN IT’S NECESSARY TO TAKE THEM. THERE’S PROFIT OR TAKE THEM. YES, SIR. ABOUT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS PRISONS AND IS THERE ANY THOUGHT OF ME TRYING TO REDUCE THE POPULATION IN A WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS EVERYWHERE. IT DOESN’T MATTER. WE DON’T WE DON’T WANT IT TO SPREAD OUT. WE DON’T WANT. ONE MORE LIFE LOST. THAT IS OUR GOAL. TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE WHAT THEIR STATUS IS WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHAT THEY’RE DOING. THAT’S WHY WE ARE TAKING ANY CAREFUL STUDY DELIBERATE APPROACH TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS AT THE RIGHT TIME. IN OUR STATE SO NO ONE HAS TOLD YOU ON YOUR ON YOUR TEAM RIGHT NOW TO ISSUE A SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER AS YOU KNOW. WE DISCUSS ALL THE OPTIONS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE. WE DISCUSS THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH ALTERS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ORDERS. WHAT WOULD WORK BETTER? WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES WE’VE LOOKED AT SOME OTHER STATES TO SEE TO GET IDEAS FROM THEM AND HAVE ADOPTED SOME OF THEM. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE WILL FOLLOW AND DEVICE OF THE PROFESSIONALS. WE ARE TAKING A VERY DELIBERATE APPROACH. SEE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. JUST STAKE. ONE MORE AN ISSUE WE ASKED PEOPLE TO STAY HOME HOME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS. WE’VE HAD IT ON THE HIGHWAYS ON THE ELECTRIC. SIGNALS THAT THEY HAVE ON THE HIGHWAYS WE’VE HAD AN EMERGENCY BROADCAST ON YOUR TELEPHONE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS A FEW DAYS AGO AT 6:30 SAYING PLEASE STAY HOME AND I URGE PEOPLE AGAIN, PLEASE STAY HOME. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW YOU MIGHT CAN TRACK THIS. OURS, WE KNOW THAT IF WE DO SOCIAL DISTANCING IF WE FOLLOW THE HYGIENE. IT IS BEN. EXPLAINED OVER AND OVER BY THE PROFESSIONALS. THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CONTROL THIS. SO WE HAVE URGED THE PEOPLE TO STAY HOME. BUT AGAIN WHEN AND IF IT BECOMES MAKE ANY ORDER. IT HAS NOT BEEN MADE THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN THOUGHT OF YET DEPENDING ON THE COURSE OF THIS VIRUS. WE WILL MAKE THAT ORDER. UNTIL THEN WE ARE URGING PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE PROFESSIONALS. STAY HOME. BE CAREFUL. KEEP THAT SOCIAL DISTANCE USE USE THE HYGIENE AND TRY TO TAKE A FINAL LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBORS IF YOU SEE SOMEONE IS HAVING TROUBLE IF YOU SEE OLDER PEOPLE WHO NEED NEED SOMETHING ANY WAY YOU CAN CAN HELP WITHOUT ENDANGERING YOURSELF. PLEASE ALERT THE AUTHORITIES IF YOU CAN YES, SIR. DR. BELL JUST ONE OF THE MODELS SAYING RIGHT NOW ABOUT HOW MANY CASES WE CAN END UP SEEING SOUTH CAROLINA AND MAYBE AMOUNT OF DEATHS TO ORDER REACTIONS TO DATE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE WORKING WITH. DIFFERENT GROUPS IN COLLABORATION WITH STAFF FROM DHEC THE USC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TO WORK ON FROM A VARIETY OF MODELS. ONE OF THE INITIAL MODELS THAT WE USE TO MAKE PROJECTIONS IF I REMEMBER YOUR QUESTION IS THAT SO I DON’T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES GOING OUT TO THE BEGINNING OF MAY. THIS IS AN ESTIMATE AND WE CAN PROVIDE DETAILS. IS ABOUT 8500 CASES? IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY USING ONE PARTICULAR HOWEVER, WE ARE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT HAVE. BETTER BASED ON DEATH RATES AND OFFER DIFFERENT PROJECTIONS. THEY ARE. IN MANY WAYS IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER. ESTIMATES AT YOU ACCOUNT FOR JUST THE AMOUNT OF TEST YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT OR ALONG WITH LIKE THE ZIP CODES. POTENTIAL POSITIVES THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO TEST JUST BECAUSE OF THE BACKLOG OR JUST PEOPLE MAYBE NOT EXHIBITING. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED SOME OF THEM ARE BASED ON THE EXPECTED MORTALITY RATE AND THEREFORE IF WE HAVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNFORTUNATELY EXPECTED TO DIE IF INFECTED THEN WE CAN ESTIMATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES. BASED ON A DEATH RATE WE ARE MAKING THOSE CALCULATIONS BASED ON DIFFERENT MORTALITY RATE SO THAT WE HAVE A LOW AND A HIGH RANGE. SO THERE ARE THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MODELS BASED ON TESTING BASED ON WHAT’S BEEN SEEN IN. OTHER COUNTRIES THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WHO WERE ILL AND ESTIMATES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A POPULATION AND WHO WERE NOT TESTED. THANK YOU VERY MUC

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