With the pandemic. Governor larry hogan is joining us from annapolis. And we will talk with the mayor of seattle, washington. First we will talk with an Infectious Disease specialist from Boston University school of medicine and Public Health, and we want to hear from you. Open. One lines are if you are a medical professional, we would love to hear from you. Send us a tweet and we will read it. Or on facebook. Good tuesday evening. We will walk through the numbers from Johns Hopkins university, indicating there were 785 deaths in the single day in the u. S. The total confirmed cases around the world, 855,000, more than 42,000 deaths in the u. S. , leading the world with well over 180 6000 cases of coronavirus. Is dr. Us in boston benjamin linus, an Infectious Disease physician and a professor of medicine in epidemiology at the Boston School of Public Health. Thank you for being with us. Let me begin with the numbers that again, between 100,000, 240,000 potential deaths in the u. S. Alo
Governor hogan, thank you for joining us. How is your state doing . Weve had one of our biggest tolls in the number of people getting the virus and weve had some pretty difficult situations but like the rest of the country, we are come to deal with the best we can. President said earlier today we are in for a painful two weeks ahead. You are talking to the experts. How painful . I think it is going to be pretty painful, and we believe here in the maryland, d, and virginia area, maybe about two weeks behind new york and we think we are going to see some pretty dramatic escalating numbers in our region, and we are dealing with the same kinds of issues everyone around the country is faced with with looking at hospital surges and the lack of availability of ventilators and personal protective equipment and masks, testing. We are working around tk with a dedicated team of incredible we are working around the clock with a dedicated team of incredible people that are trying their best to save
Just how painful . Guest i think it will be pretty painful. We believe that here in the maryland, d. C. , and virginia area, we are about two weeks behind. We think we are going to see some dramatically escalating numbers in our region and we are dealing with the same issues that everybody around the country is faced with, looking at hospital surges and the lack of availability of ventilators and personal protective equipment and masks, testing. We are working around the clock with a dedicated team of incredible people that are trying their best to save as may lives as we possibly can and keep people from getting sick. Host there was a story in the Baltimore Sun that at least one pastor is going to continue to hold Services Despite the order you put in place this week in maryland. What do you tell that pastor and others who defy the order, the stayathome order . Guest i havent heard that report, but we will make sure that does not happen, because it is against the law for them to hold
There are now 635 cases in the Capital Region of maryland, dc and virginia. 32,000 cases across america and more than 342,000 cases around the globe. Over the past several weeks, we have taken some swift, decisive, unprecedented actions in our state. In order to slow the spread of covid19 and to save lives. I just want to take a moment to thank the overwhelming majority of marylanders who have taken this situation seriously and who have remained at home, avoided crowds and practiced much needed social distancing. Unfortunately, many peopleare still not taking it seriously. There were crowds of people visiting the Cherry Blossoms in washington dc in large gatherings on the beach in ocean city and on the boardwalk and in many ofthe county and local parks across our state. Let me repeat once again as strongly as i possibly can. If you are engaged in this kind of activity, you are breaking the law and you are literally endangering the lives of your family, your friends and your fellow citi
Gov. Hogan good morning. Confirmed cases of covid19 in our state. Over the past weekend, we saw a 678 increase in positive cases. Ofnow have cases in 21 out 24 of marylands jurisdictions. Sadly, a Montgomery County woman in her 40s became the third marylander so far to have died as a result of the coronavirus. Cases in the 635 Capital Region of maryland, dcm. C. And virginia. 32,000 cases across america and more than 340 2000 cases around the globe. Over the past several weeks, we decisive, some swift, unprecedented actions in our state in order to slow the spread of covid19 and to save lives. I just want to take a moment to majority overwhelming of marylanders who have taken this situation seriously and who have remained at home, avoided crowds, and practiced muchneeded social distancing. Arertunately, many people still not taking seriously. There were crowds of people visiting the Cherry Blossoms in washington, d. C. And large gatherings on the beach at ocean city and on the boardwal