1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,440 all right . Good afternoon . Since , uh , 2 00:00:03,450 --> 00:00:05,590 brief you guys on Friday . The 3 00:00:05,590 --> 00:00:07,812 Department of Defense continues to move 4 00:00:07,812 --> 00:00:10,034 quickly as we work to stay ahead of the 5 00:00:10,034 --> 00:00:12,257 need and combating cove in 19 hot spots 6 00:00:12,257 --> 00:00:14,479 around the country . As we've discussed 7 00:00:14,479 --> 00:00:16,646 before , duty is providing four things 8 00:00:16,646 --> 00:00:18,646 in support of civilians , emergency 9 00:00:18,646 --> 00:00:20,812 sites , emergency supplies , emergency 10 00:00:20,812 --> 00:00:22,850 staff and emergency science . We're 11 00:00:22,850 --> 00:00:25,250 providing both capability in capacity 12 00:00:25,830 --> 00:00:27,740 sites . Army Corps is building 13 00:00:27,740 --> 00:00:29,684 hospitals and convention centers . 14 00:00:29,684 --> 00:00:31,351 We've deployed hospital ships 15 00:00:31,351 --> 00:00:33,518 exponentially field hospitals from the 16 00:00:33,518 --> 00:00:35,462 Army , Air Force and Navy , all to 17 00:00:35,462 --> 00:00:37,351 provide urgent care so that local 18 00:00:37,351 --> 00:00:39,573 medical facilities can focus on Kobe 19 19 00:00:39,573 --> 00:00:41,796 patients as well as treating Cove in 19 20 00:00:41,796 --> 00:00:43,907 patients directly with supplies we've 21 00:00:43,907 --> 00:00:45,629 released 10 million on 95 mask 22 00:00:45,629 --> 00:00:47,851 ventilators are deployed or preposition 23 00:00:47,851 --> 00:00:49,573 to hot spots on . We're flying 24 00:00:49,573 --> 00:00:51,573 equipment back and forth across the 25 00:00:51,573 --> 00:00:53,740 globe with staff , the ships and field 26 00:00:53,740 --> 00:00:55,851 hospitals . We're fully staffed , but 27 00:00:55,851 --> 00:00:57,907 we're calling up additional units to 28 00:00:57,907 --> 00:00:59,629 send more doctors , nurses and 29 00:00:59,629 --> 00:00:59,440 respiratory therapists into the hot 30 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,496 stones and General Friedrich to talk 31 00:01:01,496 --> 00:01:03,496 about that a little bit . And we're 32 00:01:03,496 --> 00:01:05,551 also taking advantage of d o d world 33 00:01:05,551 --> 00:01:07,329 class research labs , according 34 00:01:07,329 --> 00:01:09,384 including Fort Dietrich and Amaretto 35 00:01:09,384 --> 00:01:11,107 Toe look into vaccinations and 36 00:01:11,107 --> 00:01:13,170 treatments . Our immediate focus 37 00:01:13,170 --> 00:01:15,450 remains on supporting New York , while 38 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:17,561 we hope is Governor . Cuomo expressed 39 00:01:17,561 --> 00:01:19,561 today that New York has reached its 40 00:01:19,561 --> 00:01:21,783 apex , the D . O . D continues to surge 41 00:01:21,783 --> 00:01:23,950 assets to New York and preparation for 42 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:25,839 the worst . To that end , we have 43 00:01:25,839 --> 00:01:27,950 opened the Javits Medical Facility to 44 00:01:27,950 --> 00:01:30,006 Cove in 19 patients . The numbers on 45 00:01:30,006 --> 00:01:32,172 that We've treated 44 patients there , 46 00:01:32,172 --> 00:01:35,490 so so far , the facility will have 1700 47 00:01:35,490 --> 00:01:37,890 beds by this Friday on unfortunately , 48 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:39,890 expect , many of those beds will be 49 00:01:39,930 --> 00:01:43,710 will be in use . The comfort 50 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,890 has treated 41 patients , 31 are 51 00:01:45,890 --> 00:01:48,057 currently onboard , 16 of which are in 52 00:01:48,057 --> 00:01:50,200 the I C U . The comfort will continue 53 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,422 to accept trauma , emergency and urgent 54 00:01:52,422 --> 00:01:54,640 care patients irrespective of their 55 00:01:54,650 --> 00:01:57,130 covert status . Our current preference , 56 00:01:57,180 --> 00:01:59,520 which could change at any time given 57 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,520 the circumstances on the ground and 58 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,631 request by the governor , eyes to see 59 00:02:03,631 --> 00:02:05,520 Javits Center beds used by covert 60 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,464 patients before moving them to the 61 00:02:07,464 --> 00:02:09,687 comfort . As we discussed on Saturday . 62 00:02:09,687 --> 00:02:11,964 Our son Friday the reasons behind that . 63 00:02:11,964 --> 00:02:14,131 But we are very attuned to the need of 64 00:02:14,131 --> 00:02:16,960 of New York City and New York State and 65 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:19,660 continuing to evaluate that the D . O . 66 00:02:19,660 --> 00:02:21,604 D . Is staffing Javits Center with 67 00:02:21,604 --> 00:02:23,716 military personnel . Create immediate 68 00:02:23,716 --> 00:02:25,827 really foul for the Met brave medical 69 00:02:25,827 --> 00:02:27,604 personnel of New York City . An 70 00:02:27,604 --> 00:02:29,716 additional 775 medical personnel have 71 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:32,130 already arrived in New York . 225 more 72 00:02:32,130 --> 00:02:34,070 will arrive tomorrow with 500 by 73 00:02:34,070 --> 00:02:36,360 Wednesday . That means a total of 1500 74 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,471 additional military medical personnel 75 00:02:38,471 --> 00:02:41,240 will be surging north this week . 355 76 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,407 of them will be deployed to 11 year of 77 00:02:43,407 --> 00:02:45,407 city hospitals to assistant patient 78 00:02:45,407 --> 00:02:47,407 care . Many of these hospitals have 79 00:02:47,407 --> 00:02:49,650 beds available , but they're starting 80 00:02:49,650 --> 00:02:51,860 to see their staff being squeezed by 81 00:02:51,860 --> 00:02:53,880 the intense workload that they have 82 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,713 been under . And we're hoping to 83 00:02:55,713 --> 00:02:58,140 alleviate and assist them . We've 84 00:02:58,140 --> 00:03:00,362 delivered five million Master York City 85 00:03:00,362 --> 00:03:02,307 and 16 other states . Five million 86 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:04,251 Maurin route to Michigan , Texas , 87 00:03:04,251 --> 00:03:06,307 Washington , California , Virginia , 88 00:03:06,307 --> 00:03:08,480 New Jersey and Louisiana . Outside of 89 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,536 New York , the department is rapidly 90 00:03:10,536 --> 00:03:12,702 building capacity around the country . 91 00:03:12,702 --> 00:03:14,869 40,000 service members are deployed to 92 00:03:14,869 --> 00:03:16,647 Support Cove in 19 operations , 93 00:03:16,647 --> 00:03:18,980 including nearly 4000 medical personnel . 94 00:03:18,980 --> 00:03:21,310 Additionally , we have 15,000 Army 95 00:03:21,310 --> 00:03:23,477 Corps of Engineer personnel supporting 96 00:03:23,477 --> 00:03:25,588 the efforts armies built . Army Corps 97 00:03:25,588 --> 00:03:27,532 is building 22 field hospitals and 98 00:03:27,532 --> 00:03:29,532 alternate care sites in 18 states . 99 00:03:29,532 --> 00:03:31,699 Seattle's Field Hospital is open today 100 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,850 with 250 beds . Likewise , New Orleans 101 00:03:34,850 --> 00:03:36,940 field hospitals open today with 150 102 00:03:36,940 --> 00:03:39,540 beds and will be under expansion to 275 103 00:03:39,540 --> 00:03:41,520 in the coming days . The number of 104 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,409 patients being treated there will 105 00:03:43,409 --> 00:03:45,960 slowly climb as the need is realized 106 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:48,460 within the system , and that system is 107 00:03:48,470 --> 00:03:51,160 tested for how it interacts with the 108 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,271 rest of the medical community in that 109 00:03:53,271 --> 00:03:55,216 area . Construction is underway in 110 00:03:55,216 --> 00:03:57,049 Dallas , Chicago , Detroit , Los 111 00:03:57,049 --> 00:03:59,271 Angeles in the Corps has evaluated more 112 00:03:59,271 --> 00:04:01,271 than 650 sites , including hotels , 113 00:04:01,271 --> 00:04:03,438 convention centers and sports arenas , 114 00:04:03,438 --> 00:04:05,660 for wrap his conversion . Today , we've 115 00:04:05,660 --> 00:04:07,604 obligated more than 165 million to 116 00:04:07,604 --> 00:04:07,410 medical construction , and that figure 117 00:04:07,410 --> 00:04:11,300 is growing every day . Key to 118 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:14,060 this effort is the state local effort 119 00:04:14,070 --> 00:04:16,300 with the National Guard . 21,000 120 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:18,660 service members are running more than 121 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:20,910 100 test sites over 25 alternate care 122 00:04:20,910 --> 00:04:22,966 sites and distributing needed food , 123 00:04:22,966 --> 00:04:24,966 mask and gloves . They're unloading 124 00:04:24,966 --> 00:04:27,077 grocery trucks and meaning food banks 125 00:04:27,077 --> 00:04:29,243 with regard emergency science duties , 126 00:04:29,243 --> 00:04:31,410 investing over 600 million to start as 127 00:04:31,410 --> 00:04:33,800 well as more than 100 more than 1000 128 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,071 scientific and technical personnel at 129 00:04:36,071 --> 00:04:37,849 the Walter Reed Army instead of 130 00:04:37,849 --> 00:04:39,904 research in the U . S . Army Medical 131 00:04:39,904 --> 00:04:41,738 Research Institute of Infectious 132 00:04:41,738 --> 00:04:43,890 Diseases at Fort Dietrich , U . S . 133 00:04:43,890 --> 00:04:45,668 Military researchers are at the 134 00:04:45,668 --> 00:04:47,723 forefront of vaccine and therapeutic 135 00:04:47,723 --> 00:04:49,557 development . Ah , and US am Rid 136 00:04:49,557 --> 00:04:51,690 expects to begin nonhuman primate 137 00:04:51,690 --> 00:04:55,080 vaccine testing today . This weekend , 138 00:04:55,090 --> 00:04:57,312 the secretary defense mandated that all 139 00:04:57,312 --> 00:04:59,534 personnel , including military civilian 140 00:04:59,534 --> 00:04:59,340 family members on military 141 00:04:59,340 --> 00:05:01,451 installations , be required to wear a 142 00:05:01,451 --> 00:05:03,451 mask when interacting less than six 143 00:05:03,451 --> 00:05:05,673 feet away from each other . The service 144 00:05:05,673 --> 00:05:07,896 is will be putting out further guidance 145 00:05:07,896 --> 00:05:07,630 on wearing masks in uniform in the 146 00:05:07,630 --> 00:05:10,000 coming days . And on Friday , the 147 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,111 secretary also signed a memo allowing 148 00:05:12,111 --> 00:05:14,056 service secretaries to pause basic 149 00:05:14,056 --> 00:05:16,222 training for two weeks . I believe you 150 00:05:16,222 --> 00:05:18,333 guys received an update from the Army 151 00:05:18,333 --> 00:05:21,930 Training Command earlier today on we 152 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:23,986 will have ah additional updates from 153 00:05:23,986 --> 00:05:27,220 the Navy on air force suit . The 154 00:05:27,220 --> 00:05:29,442 service is will continue to receive new 155 00:05:29,442 --> 00:05:31,500 recruits . Dr Fredricks here with me 156 00:05:31,500 --> 00:05:33,890 today to talk more about what the force 157 00:05:33,890 --> 00:05:36,112 of doing medically to surge doctors and 158 00:05:36,112 --> 00:05:38,334 nurses to the most vulnerable city . So 159 00:05:38,334 --> 00:05:40,446 turn over Dr Projects if you have any 160 00:05:40,446 --> 00:05:42,557 introductory remarks . Thank you very 161 00:05:42,557 --> 00:05:44,557 much . I just want to say thank you 162 00:05:44,557 --> 00:05:46,334 first to the reservist who have 163 00:05:46,334 --> 00:05:48,501 volunteered step forward when we asked 164 00:05:48,501 --> 00:05:51,640 for volunteers and on very short notice 165 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,862 were mobilized . In fact , many of them 166 00:05:53,862 --> 00:05:55,918 are moving to New York as we speak . 167 00:05:55,918 --> 00:05:57,918 These air folks who identified that 168 00:05:57,918 --> 00:06:00,084 they could leave their communities and 169 00:06:00,084 --> 00:06:02,029 support the broader effort back in 170 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:04,430 uniform . On with that , I think we'll 171 00:06:04,750 --> 00:06:06,861 open it up for questions . Okay , I'm 172 00:06:06,861 --> 00:06:09,050 gonna turn it over . See ? Are as Bob 173 00:06:09,050 --> 00:06:10,290 or Lita on the line . 174 00:06:15,140 --> 00:06:18,220 It's okay . All right , Tom . General , 175 00:06:18,220 --> 00:06:20,570 could you explain ? It was You know why ? 176 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:23,380 You see so few covert patients at 177 00:06:23,390 --> 00:06:25,501 Javits ? Is it because of hospitals ? 178 00:06:25,501 --> 00:06:27,890 Haven't reached capacity yet , did I ? 179 00:06:27,890 --> 00:06:29,890 Guess they're closer . That And you 180 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:32,001 expect Sort of , you know , the surge 181 00:06:32,001 --> 00:06:34,057 of patients heading to jab . It's in 182 00:06:34,057 --> 00:06:36,550 the coming days . S o . I think we 183 00:06:36,550 --> 00:06:39,080 would all be very happy if there's not 184 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,191 a surge of patients that overwhelming 185 00:06:41,191 --> 00:06:44,040 New York hospitals . But the people of 186 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,310 New York need to know that if the 187 00:06:46,310 --> 00:06:48,510 hospital's air full were there and we 188 00:06:48,510 --> 00:06:51,390 will deliver great care to them , uh , 189 00:06:51,620 --> 00:06:54,960 we're we've been there for days now on 190 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,016 Dhe . We're standing by in case they 191 00:06:57,016 --> 00:06:59,127 need us . A CZ was mentioned a moment 192 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:01,182 ago . We're sending additional staff 193 00:07:01,182 --> 00:07:03,349 there to augment the hospitals so that 194 00:07:03,349 --> 00:07:05,460 they can use their beds . And there I 195 00:07:05,460 --> 00:07:07,571 see youse . But the key thing for the 196 00:07:07,571 --> 00:07:09,793 people of New York City is we are there 197 00:07:09,793 --> 00:07:11,738 for you if you need us . You major 198 00:07:11,738 --> 00:07:11,510 medical personnel . What about 199 00:07:11,510 --> 00:07:13,621 transporting patients ? Kobe patients 200 00:07:13,621 --> 00:07:15,810 from hospitals to jab it's . Is that 201 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,351 likely possible ? Which your sense of 202 00:07:18,351 --> 00:07:20,407 that . So , uh , each city has their 203 00:07:20,407 --> 00:07:22,550 own processes to move patients around 204 00:07:22,550 --> 00:07:24,550 the city to balance the load in New 205 00:07:24,550 --> 00:07:26,661 York , obviously is a very large city 206 00:07:26,661 --> 00:07:28,850 has a pretty sophisticated way to do 207 00:07:28,850 --> 00:07:31,030 that . Northcom is working with the 208 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:33,252 emergency Medical Service . Is there to 209 00:07:33,820 --> 00:07:36,120 make sure that if they need us , they 210 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,287 know how to get patients from wherever 211 00:07:38,287 --> 00:07:40,509 the patient is to where we are . Javits 212 00:07:40,509 --> 00:07:43,320 is the first on I think the place that 213 00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:46,860 we opened up first and we're ready to 214 00:07:46,860 --> 00:07:48,916 take patients that they need us to . 215 00:07:49,150 --> 00:07:51,261 All right , we're gonna phone lines . 216 00:07:51,261 --> 00:07:55,120 Try address . Thanks to quick questions . 217 00:07:55,250 --> 00:07:57,300 Firstly , just defensive tree Esper 218 00:07:57,300 --> 00:07:59,300 still have confidence and acting , 219 00:07:59,310 --> 00:08:02,140 saving acting Navy Secretary Mostly 220 00:08:02,140 --> 00:08:04,251 even after his comments on the ship . 221 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:06,362 And we just want to make sure you did 222 00:08:06,362 --> 00:08:08,473 say there has been no decision yet on 223 00:08:08,473 --> 00:08:10,640 starting treatment of Kobe patients on 224 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,550 the comfort . Correct . So , uh , we're 225 00:08:13,550 --> 00:08:16,460 treating whatever patient is sentenced 226 00:08:16,470 --> 00:08:18,610 by the New York E . M . S there . So 227 00:08:18,630 --> 00:08:20,741 the hospital ship is designed to take 228 00:08:20,741 --> 00:08:22,797 care of trauma patients , and that's 229 00:08:22,797 --> 00:08:25,170 what we originally offered was to serve 230 00:08:25,180 --> 00:08:27,124 as an overflow , if you will , for 231 00:08:27,124 --> 00:08:29,347 emergency rooms . But we're taking care 232 00:08:29,347 --> 00:08:31,458 of any patient that shows up , and it 233 00:08:31,458 --> 00:08:33,402 was mentioned previously . I think 234 00:08:33,402 --> 00:08:35,458 we've got 16 people in the I C . U . 235 00:08:35,458 --> 00:08:37,569 Right now that we're taking care of . 236 00:08:37,569 --> 00:08:39,680 So with regard to your first question 237 00:08:39,680 --> 00:08:42,013 had a couple minutes of secretary today , 238 00:08:42,013 --> 00:08:44,013 all of them were covert related and 239 00:08:44,013 --> 00:08:46,069 focused on the response efforts . We 240 00:08:46,069 --> 00:08:48,236 have not had a new opportunity to talk 241 00:08:48,236 --> 00:08:51,940 about Thea the Navy secretary's 242 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,333 remarks that were reported this morning . 243 00:08:54,830 --> 00:08:56,830 For the time being , I'll refer you 244 00:08:56,830 --> 00:08:58,941 thio to the secretary's comments from 245 00:08:58,941 --> 00:09:01,270 yesterday . Um and but at this time , I 246 00:09:01,270 --> 00:09:03,103 don't have an update past that , 247 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:08,480 Jennifer . So , in 248 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,970 light of the prime minister's situation 249 00:09:10,970 --> 00:09:13,137 in Britain being in the intensive care 250 00:09:13,137 --> 00:09:14,803 unit , What is the plan for a 251 00:09:14,803 --> 00:09:17,530 designated survivor and any transition ? 252 00:09:17,540 --> 00:09:19,700 Should the top leadership of this 253 00:09:19,710 --> 00:09:22,600 country fall victim to Cove in 19 ? Who 254 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,810 is the designated survivor after the 255 00:09:24,820 --> 00:09:26,876 president , Vice president ? And are 256 00:09:26,876 --> 00:09:28,764 they in any sort of Ah quarantine 257 00:09:28,764 --> 00:09:30,820 sequester right now ? So I think the 258 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:33,550 Constitution and ah succession act lays 259 00:09:33,550 --> 00:09:37,050 out a pretty clear guidance on who that 260 00:09:37,060 --> 00:09:39,220 time that framework is and how it 261 00:09:39,220 --> 00:09:41,730 progresses . That's not something I've 262 00:09:41,730 --> 00:09:44,100 spent any time studying with regard to 263 00:09:44,100 --> 00:09:46,710 this . But I'd refried of the White 264 00:09:46,710 --> 00:09:48,940 House with regard Thio . Questions like 265 00:09:48,940 --> 00:09:51,490 that , dear Dee , is ah is well 266 00:09:51,490 --> 00:09:53,379 positioned within in terms of our 267 00:09:53,379 --> 00:09:55,270 leadership and ensuring that our 268 00:09:55,270 --> 00:09:58,860 leadership is ah is taking effective 269 00:09:59,090 --> 00:10:01,470 precautionary measures toe limit the 270 00:10:01,470 --> 00:10:04,320 spread of covert between our senior 271 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,650 officials on ensuring that we have Ah , 272 00:10:06,660 --> 00:10:08,882 we have a leadership framework in place 273 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,330 and secretary authorised secretary 274 00:10:12,340 --> 00:10:15,470 mostly to go out to the USS Roosevelt 275 00:10:15,470 --> 00:10:17,637 that didn't know he was going to speak 276 00:10:17,637 --> 00:10:19,748 to the crew . I haven't talked to him 277 00:10:19,748 --> 00:10:21,914 about that yet today , so I don't have 278 00:10:21,914 --> 00:10:23,859 an answer for you on that . I look 279 00:10:23,859 --> 00:10:25,803 forward to speaking with him later 280 00:10:25,803 --> 00:10:27,692 about it , but I haven't had that 281 00:10:27,692 --> 00:10:27,130 chance today . We've been working on 282 00:10:27,130 --> 00:10:29,186 some other issues . You , as a press 283 00:10:29,186 --> 00:10:31,408 secretary think it's appropriate for an 284 00:10:31,408 --> 00:10:33,630 acting Navy secretary to talk about the 285 00:10:33,630 --> 00:10:35,908 press the way he did on board the ship . 286 00:10:35,908 --> 00:10:37,686 So I don't want to get into the 287 00:10:37,686 --> 00:10:39,797 comments that he made . I think there 288 00:10:39,797 --> 00:10:41,741 will be a time for us to have that 289 00:10:41,741 --> 00:10:43,963 conversation today . I want to focus on 290 00:10:43,963 --> 00:10:45,852 what we're doing with the general 291 00:10:45,852 --> 00:10:47,852 tickets Time here to talk about the 292 00:10:47,852 --> 00:10:47,840 medical efforts that we have been 293 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,640 taking on with regard to Cove it . I 294 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,862 think , Ah , I've made my position with 295 00:10:52,862 --> 00:10:55,190 regard to working with the media . Uh , 296 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,311 in this building , this position very 297 00:10:57,311 --> 00:10:59,478 clear . I think we've worked very hard 298 00:10:59,478 --> 00:11:01,478 to be transparent , to be open , to 299 00:11:01,478 --> 00:11:03,644 share information and have , ah , very 300 00:11:03,644 --> 00:11:05,867 productive relationship . So I think my 301 00:11:05,867 --> 00:11:07,922 position on the relationship between 302 00:11:07,922 --> 00:11:10,033 the department and the media has been 303 00:11:10,033 --> 00:11:12,144 very clear . First for some time on . 304 00:11:12,144 --> 00:11:11,810 But this time I don't any other 305 00:11:11,810 --> 00:11:13,643 comments on secretary mood least 306 00:11:13,850 --> 00:11:16,072 conversation this morning . All right , 307 00:11:16,072 --> 00:11:18,320 so we'll go back to the phone . Um , 308 00:11:18,330 --> 00:11:22,200 we'll go to Louis from ABC . Jonathan , 309 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,942 A question for the doctor , Please , If 310 00:11:24,942 --> 00:11:27,240 I could , um , we're hearing now about 311 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,351 flatten the possibility flighting the 312 00:11:29,351 --> 00:11:31,684 curve in certain parts of the Northeast . 313 00:11:31,684 --> 00:11:33,740 How do you flatten the curves in the 314 00:11:33,740 --> 00:11:36,280 military , Given that your spread out 315 00:11:37,070 --> 00:11:40,330 nationally does it depends on the local 316 00:11:40,340 --> 00:11:44,270 area or just a little micro area . And 317 00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:45,937 it's gonna be up to the local 318 00:11:45,937 --> 00:11:47,992 commanders to figure out if they are 319 00:11:47,992 --> 00:11:51,170 approaching curve . So thank you . Uh , 320 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,169 I think it's no different in many 321 00:11:53,169 --> 00:11:55,336 respects in the military than it is in 322 00:11:55,336 --> 00:11:57,280 any community in the United States 323 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,590 today . It starts with the individuals 324 00:12:00,020 --> 00:12:02,170 taking personal responsibility to 325 00:12:02,170 --> 00:12:04,330 minimize their contact and the risk 326 00:12:04,330 --> 00:12:07,220 that they become infected . Spread that 327 00:12:07,220 --> 00:12:09,550 infection . We've certainly implemented 328 00:12:09,550 --> 00:12:11,328 a number of measures , as we've 329 00:12:11,328 --> 00:12:13,217 discussed when I've been out here 330 00:12:13,217 --> 00:12:15,383 previously , going back all the way to 331 00:12:15,383 --> 00:12:17,606 January in which we have tried to limit 332 00:12:17,606 --> 00:12:19,550 the risk of spread within military 333 00:12:19,550 --> 00:12:21,383 installations or within military 334 00:12:21,383 --> 00:12:23,217 communities . That's very much a 335 00:12:23,217 --> 00:12:25,328 partnership , since we're part of the 336 00:12:25,328 --> 00:12:28,080 broader community , and so each base or 337 00:12:28,410 --> 00:12:30,760 installation works with the community 338 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,427 where they're located , tow , 339 00:12:32,427 --> 00:12:35,820 understand how best to limit that risk , 340 00:12:35,820 --> 00:12:37,931 not only to our population but to the 341 00:12:37,931 --> 00:12:40,750 community population , Uh , and then at 342 00:12:40,750 --> 00:12:43,800 the enterprise level , we've been 343 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,920 working very hard and clear policies 344 00:12:45,930 --> 00:12:48,470 that help to describe the best science 345 00:12:48,470 --> 00:12:50,500 is , as we understand it today , 346 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,826 derived largely from the Centers for 347 00:12:52,826 --> 00:12:54,937 Disease Control and the guidance that 348 00:12:54,937 --> 00:12:57,159 they put out for the nation . So it's a 349 00:12:57,159 --> 00:12:59,326 tiered approach , and it is gonna look 350 00:12:59,326 --> 00:13:01,548 a little bit different in one community 351 00:13:01,548 --> 00:13:03,714 to the next , based on what they're re 352 00:13:03,714 --> 00:13:06,048 sources are in their wrists . Obviously , 353 00:13:06,048 --> 00:13:08,103 if you're in New York today , it's a 354 00:13:08,103 --> 00:13:10,270 very different place than if you're in 355 00:13:10,270 --> 00:13:09,940 a community that's not being hit us 356 00:13:09,940 --> 00:13:12,500 hard . But I'll come back to something 357 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:14,870 I mentioned each time someone's asked 358 00:13:14,870 --> 00:13:17,037 me this question . It starts with each 359 00:13:17,037 --> 00:13:19,750 of us as individuals . Uh , 360 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,390 we have got to share the responsibility 361 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,270 for protecting not only our families 362 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:29,680 but protecting our communities in the 363 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:32,170 military . We do that every day . This 364 00:13:32,170 --> 00:13:34,392 is now part of what we as a nation have 365 00:13:34,392 --> 00:13:38,090 to do for each other . All right , I'm 366 00:13:38,090 --> 00:13:40,146 gonna stick to the phone line here , 367 00:13:40,146 --> 00:13:42,312 and then we'll come back to the room . 368 00:13:42,312 --> 00:13:41,660 So , Courtney 369 00:13:49,290 --> 00:13:51,290 All right , we'll move on . Nancy . 370 00:13:56,490 --> 00:13:58,712 All right , we'll come back to the room 371 00:13:58,712 --> 00:14:01,340 right down the Roosevelt And then 372 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,451 another question on the female on the 373 00:14:03,451 --> 00:14:05,618 results on Friday , you said they hope 374 00:14:05,618 --> 00:14:07,840 to get 2700 sailors off the shipment of 375 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,896 the day . They're well short of that 376 00:14:09,896 --> 00:14:11,951 number as of today . Can you explain 377 00:14:11,951 --> 00:14:14,790 why they have only met that haven't 378 00:14:14,790 --> 00:14:16,568 come close to meeting their own 379 00:14:16,568 --> 00:14:18,568 schedule target ? So I would I'd be 380 00:14:18,568 --> 00:14:20,679 freed the Navy for the details on the 381 00:14:20,679 --> 00:14:20,380 process that they have in place . I 382 00:14:20,380 --> 00:14:22,602 have the updated numbers for today . So 383 00:14:22,602 --> 00:14:24,658 61% the crew have been tested . Ah , 384 00:14:24,658 --> 00:14:26,824 173 positives . So we've seen the rate 385 00:14:26,824 --> 00:14:30,050 of increase decline well over the last 386 00:14:30,050 --> 00:14:32,500 few days . As of today , they have 2000 387 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,500 sailors that are off the ship s o . 388 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,750 They haven't hit 2700 . They've made a 389 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,371 great progress toward that . 390 00:14:38,371 --> 00:14:40,538 Fortunately , we're still at the point 391 00:14:40,538 --> 00:14:40,220 where is there the zero 392 00:14:40,220 --> 00:14:43,400 hospitalizations ? My understanding on 393 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,310 the processes that they are within the 394 00:14:46,310 --> 00:14:49,940 town of within the territory of Guam . 395 00:14:50,170 --> 00:14:52,392 They're only allowing persons that have 396 00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:54,337 had a negative test come back , be 397 00:14:54,337 --> 00:14:56,281 allowed into those hotels . And so 398 00:14:56,281 --> 00:14:58,392 that's been the issue for a lot of it 399 00:14:58,392 --> 00:15:00,448 is getting the people tested getting 400 00:15:00,448 --> 00:15:02,503 the results , identifying the people 401 00:15:02,503 --> 00:15:02,300 who were negative and then moving them 402 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:04,522 off into those locations . I'd refer to 403 00:15:04,522 --> 00:15:06,411 the Navy for more detail . That's 404 00:15:06,411 --> 00:15:08,633 That's the depth of my understanding of 405 00:15:08,633 --> 00:15:08,540 it . Thank you . And then , on the 406 00:15:08,550 --> 00:15:10,439 additional military personnel you 407 00:15:10,439 --> 00:15:12,439 mentioned the to field hospitals in 408 00:15:12,439 --> 00:15:14,494 Seattle , New Orleans . Will they be 409 00:15:14,494 --> 00:15:16,550 treating coronavirus patients at all 410 00:15:16,550 --> 00:15:18,772 and then coming online today ? And then 411 00:15:18,772 --> 00:15:20,772 are you starting to stress out your 412 00:15:20,772 --> 00:15:22,883 medical military workforce ? I mean , 413 00:15:23,110 --> 00:15:25,221 it's initially the military was gonna 414 00:15:25,221 --> 00:15:27,332 have a direct role in treating Corona 415 00:15:27,332 --> 00:15:29,388 virus patients . You're surging into 416 00:15:29,388 --> 00:15:31,610 New York City , probably other cities . 417 00:15:31,610 --> 00:15:33,666 They're gonna be similarly hit . How 418 00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:35,777 close are you to kind of having to do 419 00:15:35,777 --> 00:15:37,610 involuntary columns of the I R . 420 00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:39,980 Something of that nature ? So , thanks , 421 00:15:39,980 --> 00:15:42,202 I think there were several questions in 422 00:15:42,202 --> 00:15:44,580 there from the standpoint of stressing 423 00:15:44,630 --> 00:15:46,741 the medics who are involved in this . 424 00:15:47,290 --> 00:15:49,290 Look , I think the entire country's 425 00:15:49,290 --> 00:15:51,401 stressed by this outbreak , And so is 426 00:15:51,401 --> 00:15:53,568 it stressful to be a medic taking care 427 00:15:53,568 --> 00:15:56,450 of an illness like this ? Yes . Uh , is 428 00:15:56,450 --> 00:15:58,672 it what we signed up for when we became 429 00:15:58,672 --> 00:16:01,006 doctors or nurses or pharmacists . Yeah , 430 00:16:01,006 --> 00:16:03,228 we knew we were gonna take care of sick 431 00:16:03,228 --> 00:16:05,394 people . Part of our commitment in the 432 00:16:05,394 --> 00:16:07,617 Department of Defense is to ensure that 433 00:16:07,617 --> 00:16:09,339 our medics have the protective 434 00:16:09,339 --> 00:16:11,394 equipment that they need so they can 435 00:16:11,394 --> 00:16:13,450 deliver the care that their patients 436 00:16:13,450 --> 00:16:15,561 need . That doesn't reduce the stress 437 00:16:15,561 --> 00:16:17,728 much , but that is part of that shared 438 00:16:17,728 --> 00:16:19,672 commitment going forward there . I 439 00:16:19,672 --> 00:16:21,672 think from the standpoint of our we 440 00:16:21,672 --> 00:16:23,617 stressing the force as a whole , I 441 00:16:23,617 --> 00:16:25,672 would describe it as we're balancing 442 00:16:25,672 --> 00:16:28,000 risk . We know that the right now the 443 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,530 biggest threat is in New York City . 444 00:16:30,540 --> 00:16:32,651 And so we are accepting risk in other 445 00:16:32,651 --> 00:16:35,050 communities by moving medics who 446 00:16:35,050 --> 00:16:37,161 normally work in other communities up 447 00:16:37,161 --> 00:16:39,290 to New York to help out , uh , those 448 00:16:39,290 --> 00:16:41,290 folks who are dealing with a really 449 00:16:41,330 --> 00:16:44,010 tough time right now anticipate , as 450 00:16:44,010 --> 00:16:46,121 this continues to evolve , that we're 451 00:16:46,121 --> 00:16:48,180 gonna just where we are and who were 452 00:16:48,180 --> 00:16:50,347 taking care of based on the demands of 453 00:16:50,347 --> 00:16:52,600 each community , what they need at that 454 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:56,370 moment in time . What it what I'm 455 00:16:56,570 --> 00:16:58,430 not able to do is say , we're 456 00:16:58,430 --> 00:17:00,430 definitely going to do this on this 457 00:17:00,430 --> 00:17:02,860 date because it's pretty fluid , a 458 00:17:02,870 --> 00:17:06,020 pretty dynamic situation right now . We 459 00:17:06,020 --> 00:17:08,020 work closely with FEMA and Northcom 460 00:17:08,020 --> 00:17:09,964 continues to work with each of the 461 00:17:09,964 --> 00:17:12,020 local communities to understand what 462 00:17:12,020 --> 00:17:14,131 they need and how we can best support 463 00:17:14,131 --> 00:17:16,353 them and their citizens going forward . 464 00:17:16,353 --> 00:17:18,353 And we're adapting as we learn more 465 00:17:18,353 --> 00:17:17,970 about what's the most useful 466 00:17:17,970 --> 00:17:20,200 contribution that we can make . You're 467 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,144 not worried about running short of 468 00:17:22,144 --> 00:17:24,144 personnel in the near term , so I'm 469 00:17:24,144 --> 00:17:26,256 worried about a lot of things I think 470 00:17:26,256 --> 00:17:28,478 all of us are . And I would be lying if 471 00:17:28,478 --> 00:17:30,644 I tried to minimize this right now . I 472 00:17:30,644 --> 00:17:33,390 think it is a balancing the equation 473 00:17:33,390 --> 00:17:35,390 that we're in right now . How do we 474 00:17:35,390 --> 00:17:37,446 balance risk to provide the greatest 475 00:17:37,446 --> 00:17:39,446 good to the greatest numbers and my 476 00:17:39,446 --> 00:17:41,390 worried that we're gonna run out ? 477 00:17:41,390 --> 00:17:43,390 That's the whole discussion we as a 478 00:17:43,390 --> 00:17:45,557 nation have been having , as can we to 479 00:17:45,557 --> 00:17:47,390 go back to an earlier question . 480 00:17:47,390 --> 00:17:49,557 Flatten the curb so we don't overwhelm 481 00:17:49,557 --> 00:17:51,723 the system . Part of what we're trying 482 00:17:51,723 --> 00:17:53,723 to do is military medics is to help 483 00:17:53,723 --> 00:17:55,779 communities so that they have enough 484 00:17:55,779 --> 00:17:57,890 capacity that if someone needs care , 485 00:17:57,890 --> 00:18:00,112 they can get it until we can get beyond 486 00:18:00,112 --> 00:18:02,390 that peak in that particular community . 487 00:18:02,390 --> 00:18:04,446 I think so far we've been able to do 488 00:18:04,446 --> 00:18:06,557 that . You know , my hat's off to the 489 00:18:06,557 --> 00:18:08,557 communities in Washington state . I 490 00:18:08,557 --> 00:18:08,340 think they've done an excellent job . 491 00:18:08,350 --> 00:18:10,294 There were working with many other 492 00:18:10,294 --> 00:18:12,294 communities , going forward to make 493 00:18:12,294 --> 00:18:14,550 sure that we can fall in on that local 494 00:18:14,550 --> 00:18:16,470 infrastructure , helped them get 495 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,647 through the worst period , and then go 496 00:18:18,647 --> 00:18:20,702 to wherever else they need us next . 497 00:18:20,702 --> 00:18:22,869 All right , so we've got a We've got a 498 00:18:23,050 --> 00:18:25,106 email question from the AP , so they 499 00:18:25,106 --> 00:18:27,140 weren't able to jump on . So , um , 500 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,296 this is for you , doc . Okay , Kee , 501 00:18:29,296 --> 00:18:31,296 bring us up to date on the hospital 502 00:18:31,296 --> 00:18:33,407 ships on both coasts and whether they 503 00:18:33,407 --> 00:18:35,240 will accept a cove it patient or 504 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,351 whether they have gotten any infected 505 00:18:37,351 --> 00:18:39,351 patients on board , deliberately or 506 00:18:39,351 --> 00:18:41,573 accidentally , due to the new ambulance 507 00:18:41,573 --> 00:18:43,573 drop off program . So both hospital 508 00:18:43,573 --> 00:18:45,629 ships are accepting patients . And , 509 00:18:45,629 --> 00:18:47,851 you know , our commitment has been that 510 00:18:47,851 --> 00:18:49,851 if a patient comes to us , we would 511 00:18:49,851 --> 00:18:51,907 take care of them . Uh , have we had 512 00:18:51,907 --> 00:18:54,129 patients who ultimately were determined 513 00:18:54,129 --> 00:18:56,184 to have Corona virus on the hospital 514 00:18:56,184 --> 00:18:58,184 ships ? Yes . Uh , and we're taking 515 00:18:58,184 --> 00:19:00,296 care of them , just like we're taking 516 00:19:00,296 --> 00:19:02,351 care of all the other patients going 517 00:19:02,351 --> 00:19:04,518 forward . So , uh , you know , part of 518 00:19:04,518 --> 00:19:06,740 what we're there for as military medics 519 00:19:06,740 --> 00:19:08,740 is to help those communities and to 520 00:19:08,740 --> 00:19:08,550 help the patients that are brought to 521 00:19:08,550 --> 00:19:10,661 us for care . And that's exactly what 522 00:19:10,661 --> 00:19:13,590 we're doing . What are the numbers on 523 00:19:13,590 --> 00:19:15,812 the mercy ? Nagy said . The numbers for 524 00:19:15,812 --> 00:19:18,034 the comfort ? What about the numbers on 525 00:19:18,034 --> 00:19:20,201 the mercy and for the ones when you do 526 00:19:20,201 --> 00:19:22,034 have a Corona virus patient that 527 00:19:22,034 --> 00:19:24,146 discovers while they're patient , you 528 00:19:24,510 --> 00:19:26,621 are you able to put them in some kind 529 00:19:26,621 --> 00:19:28,510 of quarantine room there , if you 530 00:19:28,510 --> 00:19:30,621 already have , you set off places for 531 00:19:30,621 --> 00:19:33,200 that . So , yes , we have the ability 532 00:19:33,210 --> 00:19:36,230 on the hospital ships toe . Isolate yes 533 00:19:36,230 --> 00:19:39,230 to isolate a small number of patients 534 00:19:39,230 --> 00:19:41,397 again . That's not what the ship's air 535 00:19:41,397 --> 00:19:43,619 primarily designed for . But , yes , we 536 00:19:43,619 --> 00:19:46,000 have the ability to do that . So you 537 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,167 know the challenge with Corona virus , 538 00:19:48,167 --> 00:19:50,111 like many infectious diseases , if 539 00:19:50,111 --> 00:19:52,222 someone comes in and they're sick and 540 00:19:52,222 --> 00:19:54,333 you don't know exactly what the cause 541 00:19:54,333 --> 00:19:56,222 of their illnesses , So the first 542 00:19:56,222 --> 00:19:58,444 charges do no harm , and that's exactly 543 00:19:58,444 --> 00:20:00,611 the approach that we've taken . How do 544 00:20:00,611 --> 00:20:02,611 we take care of the person who's in 545 00:20:02,611 --> 00:20:02,450 front of us and deliver the care that 546 00:20:02,450 --> 00:20:04,672 they need part of that early assessment 547 00:20:04,672 --> 00:20:06,894 is doing the testing for a whole lot of 548 00:20:06,894 --> 00:20:09,080 things , whether it's flu or a chest X 549 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,247 ray , to see if they have pneumonia or 550 00:20:11,530 --> 00:20:13,752 tests to see if they have Corona bars . 551 00:20:13,752 --> 00:20:15,863 If we determine that they have Corona 552 00:20:15,863 --> 00:20:18,030 bars , then we will isolate them . And 553 00:20:18,030 --> 00:20:20,252 right now , in many cases , if we think 554 00:20:20,252 --> 00:20:21,919 they might were isolated them 555 00:20:21,919 --> 00:20:23,808 proactively until we get the test 556 00:20:23,808 --> 00:20:25,919 results back going forward . So yes , 557 00:20:25,919 --> 00:20:28,086 we have the ability to isolate a small 558 00:20:28,086 --> 00:20:30,252 number on each of those ships , and we 559 00:20:30,252 --> 00:20:32,680 are using that as we go forward . How 560 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,060 many numbers on the on the mercy ? I'm 561 00:20:35,060 --> 00:20:37,116 looking for that right now and among 562 00:20:37,116 --> 00:20:39,590 the many numbers that had its it's less 563 00:20:39,590 --> 00:20:41,590 than 50 . But I'll get to the exact 564 00:20:41,590 --> 00:20:43,923 number by the end of the day today . OK , 565 00:20:43,923 --> 00:20:45,979 I will go back to the phone lines TM 566 00:20:47,740 --> 00:20:51,390 306 . I understand you don't want to 567 00:20:51,390 --> 00:20:53,570 talk about the Roosevelt was kind of a 568 00:20:53,580 --> 00:20:56,310 crisis of the Pentagon's own making and 569 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,330 just a question on that . So it's 570 00:20:58,340 --> 00:21:00,007 Secretariat for so expressing 571 00:21:00,007 --> 00:21:02,118 confidence in acting secretary of the 572 00:21:02,118 --> 00:21:04,007 Navy . What do you do if the Navy 573 00:21:04,007 --> 00:21:06,062 doesn't have trust and confidence in 574 00:21:06,062 --> 00:21:08,118 their acting secretary . So , like I 575 00:21:08,118 --> 00:21:10,284 said , it's not that I don't want to . 576 00:21:10,284 --> 00:21:12,570 I said , I'm not going to . So in this 577 00:21:12,570 --> 00:21:14,237 case , I'm gonna refer to the 578 00:21:14,237 --> 00:21:16,459 secretary's comments from yesterday . I 579 00:21:16,459 --> 00:21:18,403 haven't spoken with him about this 580 00:21:18,403 --> 00:21:20,570 today , so I don't have any additional 581 00:21:20,570 --> 00:21:22,681 input to give you on that , Uh , that 582 00:21:22,681 --> 00:21:24,710 topic so and he follow ups or any 583 00:21:24,710 --> 00:21:26,766 additional questions on other topics 584 00:21:26,766 --> 00:21:29,830 Team . Okay . 585 00:21:30,510 --> 00:21:34,390 David Martin , CBS . Did 586 00:21:34,390 --> 00:21:37,480 you , uh , finish on the question of 587 00:21:38,140 --> 00:21:40,440 whether or not the field hospitals in 588 00:21:40,450 --> 00:21:44,140 Seattle and New Orleans will , uh , 589 00:21:44,150 --> 00:21:47,760 except Kobe patients or going toe 590 00:21:48,430 --> 00:21:50,770 operate under the same principle as the 591 00:21:51,090 --> 00:21:54,630 hospital ships ? Yes , I thank you . 592 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,960 And , uh , look , we'll take care of 593 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,071 whatever patients the local community 594 00:21:59,071 --> 00:22:01,182 sent to us in both of those locations 595 00:22:01,182 --> 00:22:03,404 Northcom has been working with with the 596 00:22:03,404 --> 00:22:05,293 local communities with FEMA . The 597 00:22:05,293 --> 00:22:07,720 secretary , uh , did authorize the 598 00:22:07,730 --> 00:22:09,897 facilities to provide the support that 599 00:22:09,897 --> 00:22:12,119 was needed there . So that's that's why 600 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,000 we're there . Thank you . Has predicted 601 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,160 it could be up to 50% of Americans , 602 00:22:17,170 --> 00:22:19,337 right ? Who end up Contracting Cove in 603 00:22:19,337 --> 00:22:20,948 19 . What are your guys ? Is 604 00:22:20,948 --> 00:22:23,114 projections in terms of troops , given 605 00:22:23,114 --> 00:22:25,059 that the infection rates already a 606 00:22:25,059 --> 00:22:27,226 little bit lower . The hospitalization 607 00:22:27,226 --> 00:22:29,337 death rates are also lower s . So I I 608 00:22:29,337 --> 00:22:31,337 think you've hit on one of the real 609 00:22:31,337 --> 00:22:33,448 challenges of this outbreak right now 610 00:22:33,448 --> 00:22:36,150 is that the projections are proving not 611 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,840 to be all that accurate . And so , as I 612 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:40,840 said a few minutes ago , what we're 613 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,007 focusing on is how do we minimize risk 614 00:22:43,007 --> 00:22:45,118 today ? And how do we make sure we're 615 00:22:45,118 --> 00:22:47,451 taking care of those who are sick today ? 616 00:22:47,451 --> 00:22:50,220 And most importantly , minimize more 617 00:22:50,220 --> 00:22:52,540 people becoming sick ? You know , we'll 618 00:22:52,540 --> 00:22:55,080 know in a few months what the real 619 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,247 transmission rate is and what the rial 620 00:22:57,247 --> 00:22:59,247 infection rate is . But right now , 621 00:22:59,247 --> 00:23:01,469 what we're focused on is taking care of 622 00:23:01,469 --> 00:23:03,680 those who are sick and minimizing the 623 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,791 number of additional folks who become 624 00:23:05,791 --> 00:23:09,760 sick . Okay , um , we'll go phones , 625 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:11,633 Jack . Foreign policy , 626 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:17,050 Nothing at this . Okay , so , VHP 627 00:23:19,250 --> 00:23:22,240 Yes ? Hello ? Do you hear me ? Okay , 628 00:23:22,410 --> 00:23:25,600 um , I wanted to know how , um how far 629 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,020 you are right now in the development of 630 00:23:28,030 --> 00:23:31,250 a vaccine . And also , we heard this 631 00:23:31,250 --> 00:23:35,010 morning that the meter we don't have 632 00:23:35,330 --> 00:23:39,080 don't have enough antibody test , so 633 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,960 they cannot know if somebody has 634 00:23:41,970 --> 00:23:45,720 already , You know , recovered from the 635 00:23:45,730 --> 00:23:48,940 cove in 19 . It could be healthy and 636 00:23:48,950 --> 00:23:51,920 ready to go anywhere . So I wanted to 637 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,120 know where you are in terms off vaccine 638 00:23:55,130 --> 00:23:57,760 antibody tests and antiviral treatments . 639 00:23:58,340 --> 00:24:00,284 Yes . Oh , thank you , ma'am . For 640 00:24:00,284 --> 00:24:02,173 those questions , a CE faras back 641 00:24:02,173 --> 00:24:04,490 scenes are concerned . We're pursuing a 642 00:24:04,490 --> 00:24:07,090 number of different vaccine candidates . 643 00:24:07,090 --> 00:24:08,757 I think there's five that the 644 00:24:08,757 --> 00:24:10,646 Department of Defense is directly 645 00:24:10,646 --> 00:24:12,812 involved in , as well , a supporting a 646 00:24:12,812 --> 00:24:14,868 number of projects through our inter 647 00:24:14,868 --> 00:24:16,757 agency collaboration . So we have 648 00:24:16,757 --> 00:24:18,590 trials that were either directly 649 00:24:18,590 --> 00:24:20,812 supporting or research that we're doing 650 00:24:20,812 --> 00:24:22,646 directly , as well as supporting 651 00:24:22,646 --> 00:24:24,757 efforts by other federal agencies and 652 00:24:24,757 --> 00:24:27,420 those air moving forward , a CZ Mr 653 00:24:27,420 --> 00:24:29,753 Hoffman mention in his opening comments . 654 00:24:29,753 --> 00:24:32,740 We have some animal safety trials 655 00:24:32,740 --> 00:24:35,280 beginning today at one of our labs . I 656 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,336 think it's important for everyone to 657 00:24:37,336 --> 00:24:39,336 keep in mind that this is a process 658 00:24:39,336 --> 00:24:41,391 that is going as quickly as it can . 659 00:24:41,391 --> 00:24:43,558 And we're balancing again that risk of 660 00:24:43,558 --> 00:24:45,336 how do we make sure any vaccine 661 00:24:45,336 --> 00:24:47,502 candidates are safe ? Triumph first on 662 00:24:47,502 --> 00:24:49,558 animals than we try ? I'm on a small 663 00:24:49,558 --> 00:24:51,558 group of people . Then once we know 664 00:24:51,558 --> 00:24:53,447 that they're safe , we expand the 665 00:24:53,447 --> 00:24:55,502 testing of the vaccine candidates to 666 00:24:55,502 --> 00:24:57,558 try him on a larger group to see how 667 00:24:57,558 --> 00:24:59,669 effective they are . And only when we 668 00:24:59,669 --> 00:25:01,447 know that they're both safe and 669 00:25:01,447 --> 00:25:03,502 effective , will we be able to offer 670 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:05,724 them more widely , toe larger numbers . 671 00:25:05,724 --> 00:25:07,836 So we're making progress on those . I 672 00:25:07,836 --> 00:25:09,447 don't want to create a false 673 00:25:09,447 --> 00:25:11,990 expectation . The vaccine is right 674 00:25:11,990 --> 00:25:14,460 around the corner , as has been briefed 675 00:25:14,470 --> 00:25:16,950 by the doctor , Fauci and Dr Burke's 676 00:25:16,950 --> 00:25:19,650 and many others . We're still months 677 00:25:19,650 --> 00:25:22,640 away , not weeks away from a vaccine as 678 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,807 we step through . Doing this is safely 679 00:25:24,807 --> 00:25:26,973 and effectively as possible , as faras 680 00:25:26,973 --> 00:25:29,196 medical countermeasures are concerned , 681 00:25:29,196 --> 00:25:31,084 were also involved in a number of 682 00:25:31,084 --> 00:25:32,973 trials , both within our military 683 00:25:32,973 --> 00:25:34,910 facilities and in support of our 684 00:25:34,910 --> 00:25:37,020 interagency and academic partners 685 00:25:37,380 --> 00:25:39,640 Looking at different drugs to see if 686 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,150 they might have some impact on reducing 687 00:25:42,150 --> 00:25:44,317 either the severity of an infection or 688 00:25:44,317 --> 00:25:46,372 the length of an infection . I think 689 00:25:46,372 --> 00:25:48,483 we'll get results baton . And I think 690 00:25:48,483 --> 00:25:50,372 we will get results back on those 691 00:25:50,372 --> 00:25:52,317 faster than we will on the vaccine 692 00:25:52,317 --> 00:25:55,950 trials . Okay ? Yeah . And you , 693 00:25:55,950 --> 00:25:58,240 district . Do you distribute a floral 694 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:02,000 kind to military personnel ? Ma'am , 695 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,278 could you repeat the question , please ? 696 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,900 Do you , uh , give you 697 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:12,450 know , these um , very much 698 00:26:12,450 --> 00:26:16,250 discussed a medication chloral kind to 699 00:26:16,250 --> 00:26:19,910 Ah , too many military personal . So 700 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,031 that is one of the drugs that's being 701 00:26:22,031 --> 00:26:24,253 tested . There is a trial ongoing right 702 00:26:24,253 --> 00:26:26,309 now with Cora Quinn . But no , we're 703 00:26:26,309 --> 00:26:28,531 not widely distributing it to everybody 704 00:26:28,531 --> 00:26:30,753 in the military . And then you had also 705 00:26:30,753 --> 00:26:32,710 asked about antibody testing or 706 00:26:32,710 --> 00:26:36,050 serology testing . S O . I think 707 00:26:36,550 --> 00:26:38,890 the best organization to answer that 708 00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:40,956 right now is the Centers for Disease 709 00:26:40,956 --> 00:26:43,067 Control they've just brought online . 710 00:26:43,067 --> 00:26:45,350 Ah , large capacity for that type of 711 00:26:45,350 --> 00:26:47,960 serology testing . In addition , we are 712 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,071 doing research on that in some of our 713 00:26:50,071 --> 00:26:52,270 labs toe . Look at what will be the 714 00:26:52,270 --> 00:26:54,590 most meaningful serology tests to help 715 00:26:54,590 --> 00:26:57,700 us identify either who is previously 716 00:26:57,700 --> 00:26:59,978 been infected or who's fully recovered . 717 00:27:00,030 --> 00:27:02,197 But right now , the best gauge that we 718 00:27:02,197 --> 00:27:04,419 have for who's recovered is the absence 719 00:27:04,419 --> 00:27:07,180 of symptoms or two negative pole 720 00:27:07,180 --> 00:27:09,402 Emirates chain reaction tests that were 721 00:27:09,402 --> 00:27:11,500 following the CDC guidelines to 722 00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:13,722 document who is fully recovered from an 723 00:27:13,722 --> 00:27:17,080 infection . Jim Forgettable Friedrichs 724 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,280 could just follow up . Do you have any 725 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,520 new information or any suspicion that 726 00:27:22,860 --> 00:27:26,100 this covert 19 may have been the result 727 00:27:26,110 --> 00:27:27,888 of a bioweapon ? I know they're 728 00:27:27,888 --> 00:27:30,054 initially was some talk of that it was 729 00:27:30,054 --> 00:27:32,166 laughed at , but then it keeps coming 730 00:27:32,166 --> 00:27:34,332 back around in some reports . Is there 731 00:27:34,340 --> 00:27:37,950 anything to that ? No . 732 00:27:39,540 --> 00:27:41,873 All right . So if I could just be clear , 733 00:27:41,873 --> 00:27:43,960 there is nothing to that . I think 734 00:27:43,970 --> 00:27:45,859 there's someone asked me if I was 735 00:27:45,859 --> 00:27:48,090 worried . That is not something that 736 00:27:48,090 --> 00:27:50,257 I'm worried about . I think you know , 737 00:27:50,257 --> 00:27:52,479 right now what we're concerned about is 738 00:27:52,479 --> 00:27:54,590 how do we treat people who are sick ? 739 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:56,701 How do we prevent people from getting 740 00:27:56,701 --> 00:27:58,812 sick ? But no , I'm not worried about 741 00:27:58,812 --> 00:28:00,979 this is a bio weapon . Okay , so let's 742 00:28:00,979 --> 00:28:02,979 go back to the phones , Jeff , from 743 00:28:02,979 --> 00:28:06,640 task and purpose . Thank you very 744 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,300 much , Mr . Hoping you're also on 745 00:28:09,300 --> 00:28:12,010 attorney on lawyer . Is it possible 746 00:28:12,010 --> 00:28:14,232 that sector remotely may have committed 747 00:28:14,232 --> 00:28:16,232 unlawful command influence with his 748 00:28:16,232 --> 00:28:17,954 comments ? Support the theatre 749 00:28:17,954 --> 00:28:20,177 Roosevelt . We've had this conversation 750 00:28:20,177 --> 00:28:22,288 before . I am not allowed to practice 751 00:28:22,288 --> 00:28:24,399 law from the podium . Have been given 752 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:26,510 very strict guidance from our general 753 00:28:26,510 --> 00:28:28,621 counsel . So I will refrain from from 754 00:28:28,621 --> 00:28:30,820 answering that question . So one last 755 00:28:30,820 --> 00:28:32,598 time , anybody from NBC , I saw 756 00:28:32,598 --> 00:28:35,300 Courtney . Um , most 757 00:28:38,690 --> 00:28:41,230 that Sure , Jeff . Assholes . That's 758 00:28:41,230 --> 00:28:43,940 not a legal question . No use . The 759 00:28:43,950 --> 00:28:46,320 secretary is allowing the Air Force and 760 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,230 the Navy to Laurel . The service's to 761 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,184 Paul . It's basic training for two 762 00:28:51,184 --> 00:28:53,240 weeks . Can you say whether the Army 763 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,260 and the Navy had initially proposed 764 00:28:55,270 --> 00:28:57,048 such a pause and that they were 765 00:28:57,048 --> 00:29:01,040 ultimately overruled ? Um , I don't I 766 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,207 don't quite follow you on that because 767 00:29:03,207 --> 00:29:04,929 I know the Navy . The Army has 768 00:29:04,929 --> 00:29:06,873 announced a policy . I don't quite 769 00:29:06,873 --> 00:29:09,040 follow that . Can you ? Can you repeat 770 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,040 that ? There was Ah Washington Post 771 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,040 story about a month ago ? Uh , that 772 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,262 said the Army had proposed putting a 30 773 00:29:15,262 --> 00:29:17,318 day stay on basic training , and the 774 00:29:17,318 --> 00:29:19,262 Navy had proposed kind of a middle 775 00:29:19,262 --> 00:29:21,262 route . But ultimately the Pentagon 776 00:29:21,262 --> 00:29:23,429 decided it was better to keep shipping 777 00:29:23,429 --> 00:29:25,429 recruits to basic training and boot 778 00:29:25,429 --> 00:29:27,429 camp . Since then , of course , the 779 00:29:27,429 --> 00:29:29,373 Army has announced its paws . Done 780 00:29:29,373 --> 00:29:31,484 talking about a month ago was the Did 781 00:29:31,484 --> 00:29:34,660 the Defense Department decide over what 782 00:29:34,670 --> 00:29:37,150 the service's had suggested to continue 783 00:29:37,230 --> 00:29:39,508 suggesting cruise the shipping records ? 784 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,024 No , I think I think what you just 785 00:29:42,024 --> 00:29:44,136 described is an interagency process . 786 00:29:44,136 --> 00:29:46,358 So I think what you described is , ah , 787 00:29:46,358 --> 00:29:48,413 a conversation between the different 788 00:29:48,413 --> 00:29:50,636 service is the army , the Air Force and 789 00:29:50,636 --> 00:29:53,060 the Navy about the process that they 790 00:29:53,060 --> 00:29:55,171 wanted to pursue and they thought was 791 00:29:55,171 --> 00:29:57,282 the best with regard to training . So 792 00:29:57,330 --> 00:30:00,220 each service has very different demands . 793 00:30:00,220 --> 00:30:02,920 I mean , the Army has a four major 794 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,142 training bases around the country . The 795 00:30:05,142 --> 00:30:07,430 the Marine Corps does 21 on each coast . 796 00:30:07,430 --> 00:30:09,541 The Air Force's black Linda's there , 797 00:30:09,541 --> 00:30:11,708 Major won . The Navy has a couple , so 798 00:30:11,708 --> 00:30:13,930 they have some different processes . So 799 00:30:13,930 --> 00:30:16,097 I think what you saw all over the last 800 00:30:16,097 --> 00:30:18,152 ah month , I'm not exactly sure when 801 00:30:18,152 --> 00:30:20,374 that story or you're quoting happened . 802 00:30:20,374 --> 00:30:22,430 But where each of the service's came 803 00:30:22,430 --> 00:30:24,541 together with Secretary sat down with 804 00:30:24,541 --> 00:30:26,874 the chairman , received his best advice . 805 00:30:26,874 --> 00:30:28,708 Received advice from the service 806 00:30:28,708 --> 00:30:30,597 secretaries on the result of that 807 00:30:30,597 --> 00:30:33,100 conversation was the secretary . Giving 808 00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:35,060 direction to the service is on 809 00:30:35,060 --> 00:30:37,950 authorizing a two week pause at this 810 00:30:37,950 --> 00:30:41,450 point , Thio to adjust the training . 811 00:30:41,690 --> 00:30:45,220 And so what the expectation is is some 812 00:30:45,220 --> 00:30:47,276 additional process have already been 813 00:30:47,276 --> 00:30:49,442 put in place . I think you've seen the 814 00:30:49,442 --> 00:30:51,387 Marine Corps has begun alternating 815 00:30:51,387 --> 00:30:53,664 training classes one on the West Coast , 816 00:30:53,664 --> 00:30:53,350 one on the East Coast and effort to 817 00:30:53,350 --> 00:30:55,572 spread it out . The Air Force's adopted 818 00:30:55,572 --> 00:30:57,860 measures thio to spread out the number 819 00:30:57,860 --> 00:31:00,960 of of trainees coming through , but 820 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,016 They've taken different approaches , 821 00:31:03,140 --> 00:31:05,140 but the guidance was to get on some 822 00:31:05,140 --> 00:31:07,362 sort of Ah , minimum standard footing . 823 00:31:07,362 --> 00:31:09,584 Ah , And then what we'll do is over the 824 00:31:09,584 --> 00:31:11,807 coming weeks and months . Well , look , 825 00:31:11,807 --> 00:31:13,807 Look at that and decide whether any 826 00:31:13,807 --> 00:31:15,918 adjustments need to be made . But But 827 00:31:15,918 --> 00:31:18,140 what you've described sounds to me like 828 00:31:18,140 --> 00:31:20,251 the interagency process that normally 829 00:31:20,251 --> 00:31:22,362 takes place in the department between 830 00:31:22,362 --> 00:31:24,362 the service's and with the chairman 831 00:31:24,362 --> 00:31:26,584 provided advice to the secretary . Um , 832 00:31:26,584 --> 00:31:30,060 most question I had was So yesterday , 833 00:31:30,070 --> 00:31:32,070 the White House basically said that 834 00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:34,450 this week was gonna be a lot peaks . 835 00:31:34,450 --> 00:31:37,840 That was kind of a banner week . Do we 836 00:31:38,210 --> 00:31:40,350 think that the for the military that 837 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:42,611 those same models are going to follow 838 00:31:42,611 --> 00:31:45,440 for military personnel Is there any 839 00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:47,920 indication for any 840 00:31:49,610 --> 00:31:51,610 and for the other measures that are 841 00:31:51,610 --> 00:31:53,721 gonna be put in place to kind of help 842 00:31:53,721 --> 00:31:55,888 mitigate that ? Yes . Oh , thank you . 843 00:31:55,888 --> 00:31:58,340 You know , we look at this every day on , 844 00:31:58,350 --> 00:32:00,572 and I have , uh I've been part of those 845 00:32:00,572 --> 00:32:02,794 discussions with senior leaders looking 846 00:32:02,794 --> 00:32:04,961 at risk . And what are what are Dad is 847 00:32:04,961 --> 00:32:07,017 telling us about what's happening in 848 00:32:07,017 --> 00:32:09,128 particular locations around the world 849 00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:11,810 or in specific locations and uh and 850 00:32:11,810 --> 00:32:14,390 then we make decisions about what the 851 00:32:14,390 --> 00:32:17,800 best actions are to mitigate risk . I 852 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,467 don't think that the military 853 00:32:19,467 --> 00:32:21,689 population is gonna be hugely different 854 00:32:21,689 --> 00:32:25,100 than age matched population . We're 855 00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:27,267 gonna appear different because we have 856 00:32:27,267 --> 00:32:29,378 a lot more young people , Uh , and so 857 00:32:29,378 --> 00:32:31,378 that may create the perception that 858 00:32:31,378 --> 00:32:33,600 somehow we're having different outcomes 859 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:36,300 and everybody else . But from a medical 860 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:38,500 standpoint , we're implementing the 861 00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:41,440 same measures that the president and 862 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,329 others have encouraged the entire 863 00:32:43,329 --> 00:32:45,920 country to implement , and they are 864 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,590 proving to be effective . You've seen 865 00:32:48,590 --> 00:32:51,420 the reports coming out of Korea , good 866 00:32:51,430 --> 00:32:54,290 social distancing and really aggressive 867 00:32:54,290 --> 00:32:57,740 measures to limit the spread have had a 868 00:32:57,750 --> 00:32:59,900 very positive effect on limiting the 869 00:32:59,900 --> 00:33:02,320 number of people who became infected on 870 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,542 any of our bases in Korea , even though 871 00:33:04,542 --> 00:33:06,764 they were in areas with large community 872 00:33:06,764 --> 00:33:09,080 outbreaks . I think that's the best 873 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,136 case scenario that we do our part to 874 00:33:11,136 --> 00:33:13,940 implement this prudent measures and we 875 00:33:13,940 --> 00:33:16,107 reduce the number of infections within 876 00:33:16,107 --> 00:33:18,329 our community so that we don't create a 877 00:33:18,329 --> 00:33:20,496 further burden either on our system or 878 00:33:20,496 --> 00:33:22,680 on the community system . And if I 879 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,791 could just to go back to the question 880 00:33:24,791 --> 00:33:26,902 was answered . I knew I had it . Some 881 00:33:26,902 --> 00:33:26,600 here in my book , there were 22 882 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,656 patients treated total so far on the 883 00:33:28,656 --> 00:33:31,880 mercy . So s O the last question will 884 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:33,436 go to Ellen from synopsis . 885 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,090 I , um , looking up 886 00:33:41,140 --> 00:33:43,029 so I'd have to figure out how the 887 00:33:43,029 --> 00:33:45,251 family looks . Um , good afternoon . So 888 00:33:45,251 --> 00:33:47,418 could you give me a break out of where 889 00:33:47,418 --> 00:33:49,640 the medical personnel are coming from ? 890 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,807 From which service and how many active 891 00:33:51,807 --> 00:33:55,100 duty and how ? Muneer Reserve . So , 892 00:33:55,380 --> 00:33:57,680 uh , where they're coming from , 893 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,820 particularly for the volunteer 894 00:33:59,820 --> 00:34:01,800 reservist , is really all over the 895 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:04,240 country . These air men and women who 896 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,742 stepped up when we asked for volunteers 897 00:34:06,742 --> 00:34:08,687 and said that they were willing to 898 00:34:08,687 --> 00:34:10,909 leave their communities So I don't have 899 00:34:10,909 --> 00:34:13,076 a breakdown for all 700 of them as far 900 00:34:13,076 --> 00:34:15,450 as where they're coming from . Uh , we 901 00:34:15,450 --> 00:34:19,210 have 125 Air Force reservists who are 902 00:34:19,210 --> 00:34:21,540 going to New York . We have 200 Navy 903 00:34:21,540 --> 00:34:24,080 reservist who are also going to New 904 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,590 York . And then we've got a variety of 905 00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:28,534 other teams reserve teams that are 906 00:34:28,534 --> 00:34:30,812 going to New Jersey and to Connecticut . 907 00:34:30,940 --> 00:34:33,900 Uh , I think the key thing on this and 908 00:34:33,900 --> 00:34:35,910 I started with us and I'll end with 909 00:34:35,910 --> 00:34:39,490 this . Um , You know , the 910 00:34:39,490 --> 00:34:41,960 American people are recognizing this is 911 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,270 not business as usual , and people are 912 00:34:44,270 --> 00:34:46,790 stepping up to help each other out . 913 00:34:47,590 --> 00:34:49,757 And that is exactly what you're seeing 914 00:34:49,757 --> 00:34:51,812 with these reservists . And my hat's 915 00:34:51,812 --> 00:34:54,034 off to them because they have chosen to 916 00:34:54,034 --> 00:34:56,257 leave their homes and come forward when 917 00:34:56,257 --> 00:34:58,368 we asked for volunteers to help out . 918 00:34:58,368 --> 00:35:02,240 So where they come from , they come 919 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:05,220 from America that this is what we're 920 00:35:05,220 --> 00:35:08,550 doing . We're each stepping forward to 921 00:35:08,550 --> 00:35:11,440 help each other out . Thank you . Can 922 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,496 you give me a break out by service ? 923 00:35:13,970 --> 00:35:16,026 Sure . I'll be happy to provide that 924 00:35:16,026 --> 00:35:18,248 separately . We can give that break out 925 00:35:18,248 --> 00:35:20,359 separately . Okay , everybody , thank 926 00:35:20,359 --> 00:35:22,081 you very much . And , uh , I I 927 00:35:22,081 --> 00:35:24,192 appreciate it Very frustrated with my 928 00:35:24,192 --> 00:35:26,359 inability to provide comment right now 929 00:35:26,359 --> 00:35:29,350 on the TR , But I will work on that . 930 00:35:29,350 --> 00:35:31,350 Try to get back to you guys after I 931 00:35:31,350 --> 00:35:33,517 talked with Secretary . Today has been 932 00:35:33,517 --> 00:35:35,517 a busy day Focus on Cove it and the 933 00:35:35,517 --> 00:35:37,683 coming peak in New York and what we're 934 00:35:37,683 --> 00:35:39,572 trying to do , So appreciate your 935 00:35:39,572 --> 00:35:39,050 patients . Thank you . Yes ,