Dr. Fauci was unable to join us in person but wanted to share a message with us. Dr. Fauci i am pleased to address this committee from the conference of mayors on this extremely important topic, covid19. I am going to give you a brief overview on talk about the research response. You all know the history. Ago, but ite years was just a few months ago that we had thrust upon us this new virus that came out of china, after, almost certainly, jumping species from an animal, likely a bat, to humans, leading to end up raked that was first recognized leading to an outbreak that was first recognized that they market in wuhan, china. Januaryese reported on 9, when the information went up on a database for us to look at. I will get back to that. The disease is referred to covid19, for coronavirus disease 19. The virus causes sars coronavirus 2, because of its relationship to the 2002 sars coronavirus. These things happened because of the identification of what was going on in china and elsewhere
Period of time. Today, i am identifying houses of worship, churches, asagogues, and mosques, essential places that provide essential services. Some governors have deemed Liquor Stores and abortion clinics is essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship, its not right. So i am correcting this injustice am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches and places of worship to open right now. If there is any question, they will have to call me, but they are not going to be successful in that call. These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united. The people are demanding to go to church and synagogues, for a mosque. Or a mosque. Worship as an essential part of life. The ministers, pastors, rabbis, and other faith leaders will make sure that their congregations are safe as they gather and pray. I know them well. They love their congregations. They love their people. They dont want anything bad to happen to them o
At my direction, the centers for Disease Control and prevention is issuing guidance for communities of faith. Andnt to thank dr. Redfield the cdc for their work on this matter and all the other work they have been doing over the past what seems like a long period of time. Today, i am identifying houses of worship, churches, asagogues, and mosques, essential places that provide essential services. Some governors have deemed Liquor Stores and abortion clinics is essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship, its not right. So i am correcting this injustice am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches and places of worship to open right now. If there is any question, they will have to call me, but they are not going to be successful in that call. These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united. The people are demanding to go to church and synagogues, for a mosque. Or a mosque. Worship as an essential part of
Facilities to report death and infections that occurred before early may. At my direction, the centers for Disease Control and prevention is issuing guidance for communities of faith. Andnt to thank dr. Redfield the cdc for their work on this matter and all the other work they have been doing over the past what seems like a long period of time. Today, i am identifying houses of worship, churches, asagogues, and mosques, essential places that provide essential services. Some governors have deemed Liquor Stores and abortion clinics is essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship, its not right. So i am correcting this injustice am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches and places of worship to open right now. If there is any question, they will have to call me, but they are not going to be successful in that call. These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united. The people are demanding to go to church
Governor grisham we are working on a system that respects the instructions to stay at home. Its very clear about social distancing but we want to provide direct updates and today is an opportunity to do things a little bit differently. It will take a little longer. I really believe that the benefits of this kind of conversation with everyone in new mexico who has the opportunity to do now or later will be incredibly beneficial because in fact, we are all in this together. We will do a format that starts about where we are so you will get a case update from me. I want to talk about what we have done, kind of an accomplishment so you get a sense that things are happening all the time. And are still doing what to expect, what is the next several weeks or months and what to they look like and how do we know that . And then we are going to talk about any of the questions, we will have a dialogue and move got folks who provided questions in advance. I think there is an opportunity to ask que