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Testing. but besides that we are working very hard. the mayor's working very hard, governor newsom has shown himself to be a real leader. and so in addition to the ship that you just identified, "mercy" they're looking at our convention center. and i have them looking at robert kennedy hospital, a hospital that's been closed down for years. so we're identifying locations that can be used based on what they need. some of these locations as "mercy" will be for those who are not infected so they can basically be taken care of, and the beds needed for the ones who are infected can be available. an...

And so that kind of planning is going on here. we're on lockdown, basically. we are, you know, sheltering in home, at home. and a lot of people are working at trying to be in compliance and do what is necessary to avoid spreading infections, et cetera. so we're working hard here. it's just it's a problem that we have basically because we started late in the united states of america. and as you know, we had pandemic affairs basically in the office of the president that was shutdown, closed down, not funded by the president of the united states. that's the kind of office that does the planning, ...

Risk of exposure. it is tough. after finishing my shift i cried. >> los angeles just welcomed its best hospital ship on friday. it docked in los angeles and will take off non-coronavirus related patients. la prepares for what could be a similar surge in cases new york has experienced. in the past few days in los angeles county they reported 678 new infections bringing the total to nearly 1500. testing increasing, doctors preparing for more people who might need treatment in the coming weeks. >> the numbers could get huge which means applications for the healthcare system are equally dramatic. ...

Hardest-hit states for the virus, and l.a. county is the most populated county in the nation, and its coronavirus cases have tripled since last week. there's been 32 covid-19 deaths and more than 1800 cases in l.a. county alone. even with the addition of the usns mercy, california officials say they are not slowing down their preparations. >> we are in the process now of having secured roughly 4,000 beds of some type to prepare for the surge which we believe will start taking shape in the next week or two, based upon our modelling. we haven't been waiting. we have been preparing. >> patients w...

Non-coronavirus patients. that will be able to free up medical resources for those who have covid-19. christina coleman is live at the port of los angeles with more on this deployment. hi, christina. >> reporter: hi, eric. well, this navy ship can be in service today and at full capacity, it is the largest hospital in los angeles and local officials say that will be a big help right now. la's mayor, eric garcetti, says he anticipates seeing the number of coronavirus casing surge in los angeles to the numbers we're seeing in new york city in the next week or so. california is one of the hardest...