The committee will please come to order. First, straightive matters based on the sergean u attending physician after we consulted the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Relayingni observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on www. Senate. Gov. Witnesses are participating individual i dont conference in a onetime exception. Some senators, including the chairman, are participating by video conference. Senators, weve been advised, may remove their masks, talk into the microphone in the hearing room six feet apart. Grateful to the rules committee, sergeant of the arms, capital police, Committee Staff all for their hard work to keep us safe. We are hearing last thursday, all roads back to work about back to school run through testing. And what our country has done s
And prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay the revisions to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, the capital police, Committee Staff, and everyone all for their hard work to keep us safe. In our hearing last thursday, i said that all roads back to work and back to school run through testing. And that what our country has done so far on testing is impressive but not nearly enough. Over the weekend, senator schumer, the democratic leader, was ni
Epidemiology, complex systems, and math in the school of Public Health of michigan. Professor andiate epidemiologist at the university of michigan. I want to start by thanking those of you who have attended these press conferences to get the facts and stay tuned what happening in our state and what we are thinking and sharing information with you. It is crucial to stay informed during this time. Im so proud we live in a state where so many people are choosing to do that and taking the precautions that are contributing to the flattening of the curve and saving lives. I want to thank the members of the press who have been reporting on this pandemic for over six weeks. It is a relentless job. Absolutely critical to keeping people informed. Ive held more than a dozen press conferences on this issue alone. Issued more than 50 executive orders to protect people from the virus. This is truly for an unprecedented time. Are dedicated reporters in michigan to make sure they get the information t
Epidemiology, complex systems, and math in the school of Public Health of michigan. Professor andiate epidemiologist at the university of michigan. I want to start by thanking those of you who have attended these press conferences to get the facts and stay tuned what happening in our state and what we are thinking and sharing information with you. It is crucial to stay informed during this time. Im so proud we live in a state where so many people are choosing to do that and taking the precautions that are contributing to the flattening of the curve and saving lives. I want to thank the members of the press who have been reporting on this pandemic for over six weeks. It is a relentless job. Absolutely critical to keeping people informed. Ive held more than a dozen press conferences on this issue alone. Issued more than 50 executive orders to protect people from the virus. This is truly for an unprecedented time. Are dedicated reporters in michigan to make sure they get the information t
We wanted to talk to you for a number of reasons. First and foremost, San Francisco seemed to get an early jump on this virus. And that has resulted in fewer deaths and fewer illnesses. What the lessons from your school and from your city . I think you put your finger on it right there. They declared a state of emergency in early february before their being one case in San Francisco. They moved to shelter in place on march 16. We had a few confirmed cases, but no deaths. It did not occur in San Francisco until eight days later. Of fact that the citizens San Francisco are cooperative with those Public Health orders, and for me, the lesson has been the importance of the Academic Health system in the Public Health ecosystem of San Francisco. Host as you look at what has been happening in your city in San Francisco and compare that to the trick, chicago, miami, new york city, washington, dc, what are the lessons . What you tell officials in those states that we have been seeing a high rate