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Working closely with, and supporting state governments for decisions they are making on mitigation to prevent the spread. But the whole issue of personal protective equipment and supplies and the capacity of our Health Care System is in the forefront of what we are talking about every day. The secretary can address it. Thank you very much. First, being here at the podium i just want to especially talk about the people in blue behind me. These are the leaders of the United States Public Health Service Commission corps that i am privileged to he had loo. Over 3,000 of them, americas Public Healt...

Its just one other guy and a couple dogs but its safer to be away from the city, i think, where its not so many people. But, you know, how you doing . How you holding up . Better than i deserve. But i get the frustration. I get the fear. I get the uncertainty. It makes a lot of people believe this cant be real. Makes other people believe its more real than theyre telling us. We dont have great information to give them. I do trust tony fauci. I think we are blessed to have him. In this situation. Because we know how people are sideways about government. But its really hard for us to be covering...

That the virus posed a danger. Analysts reportedly compiled a report that included it could be a, quote, cataclysmic event. The same source tells abc the top members of the Defense Department as well as the white house were briefed and it was included as well in the president s daily brief in early january. The president s first comment on the disease that was in an interview with cnbc on january 22nd. This is what he said. The worries about a pandemic at this point . No, not at all. We have it totally under control. Its one person coming in from china, and we have it under control. Its going ...

4,000 already. Maybe 100,000. 250,000. Trumped up today by this president potentially saying it could have been millions. My surks dont get caught in the numbers. My suggestion, dont get caught in the numbers. Theyre scary and out of the context. We do not have the testing data beyond what we know is the face of it for an overwhelming number who get sick. And that face is mine. I tested positive. Scary. Yes. As you might imagine. But better me than you. My concern is what i may put on my family. Just like you would. That is hurting me way more than anything the virus can do. So, lets focus, le...

They need. This is added with timely monitoring systems. It is systems where we bring together the ability to not only diagnose the symptomatic, but p pro proactively work with those at high risk. We see it occurs often in places of closed settings, among native americans and longterm care for the elderly. And the third element, the Rapid Response programs. Relying on the cd drorch woc to state and local government to be sure cases are quickly tracked to be sure we cannot only control the epidemic, but trace them before they break out. And we look to have newer platforms, efficient testing, an...