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CoronaVirus Analysis Recommendations

CoronaVirus/COVID19 Symptoms COVID19 Self Assessment If you have symptoms take this self-assessment. It will tell you whether or not you should call 911 or 811 (if in Alberta Canada) . If not in Alberta, call your local health centre instead of 811. However, do not go to the doctors or any other medical clinic unless directed to by your local health agency. Please watch this and review my Historic COVID19 Analysis Recommendations https://starvideocasts.com/coronavirus/ Today's Analysis and Recommendations: In order for 100% compliance ... Mandates are necessary... citizens are receiving too much information from too many different places. Blanket Emergency Measure Mandates ensure that politicians are not waiting to enact the measures that Match the Social Distancing Requirements derived from the worst case scenario and scientific evidence. If Canadians want to have their lives back ... Provinces need to COMPLETELY Blanket their STRICTEST Emergency Measures: 1. ZERO/0 gatherings 2. online shopping only/pickup and delivery only 3. Only essential workers to only essential business (which need to enact regulations that protect each like they are infected already everyone). To and from work only. 2 meter /7 foot distance 4. 0% non-essential Internal Travel between towns, cities and provinces. No second home... cottage trips etc. 5. Canadian Health Care Workers working in the US must stay and be treated in the USA; OR Stay and not work/be treated in Canada. Public-Treat everyone around you as though they are sick and as though you are sick. Those dealing with COVID19 Anxiety Please: Take the day off from COVID19. Start a hobby or a business. Hopefully, all the measures needed to control COVID19 will be taken by the end of this week. RECOVERED COVID19 patients: DONATE BLOOD PLEASE Read the full article

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COVID19 PM Trudeau March 30th 2020

Tina Summer Blomme Commentary: Critical Week in what the data is going to tell us. We should get a sense of the Social Distancing Measures Effectiveness on Flattening the curve while 1 million Canadians came home from abroad. Ontario is testing a smaller portion of their population, Airport and Train ...Domestic Travel Screenings in place as well. 700,000 people laid off in the tourism industry. All industries affected. All businesses expected to need to write of two months of expenses for this to work. IF COVID19 is to stay... the entire schema of how customers are serviced will need to change to accommodate social distancing measures.  Loss and Damage Mitigation is important right now to ensure rebuilding can occur as quickly as possible. ... need 30% decrease in business regardless of size or types of  Organisation to receive 75% wage subsidy. There will be serious consequences for those that try to cheat the systems. Tax deferrals until June. Canadian Armed Forces are prepared to bring Medical Equipment and be deployed to help with Forest Fires and Flooding ... Canadian Measures Main Focus on Employment, Credit, Safety and Economy. Finance and Small Business Minister presenting COVID19 measure details and budget tomorrow. PM Trudeau believes Canada is not on the same  path as the USA believes Canada was quicker to implement guidelines. Keeping 50% increase in Carbon Tax to ensure the climate change plan is implemented. Continuing to ramp up measures for testing but expecting all to self-isolate until testing capacities are increased. https://starvideocasts.com/covid19pmtrudeaumarch30th2020/

CoronaVirus Vocabulary: Qualification Details, Benefit Cap, Quick Funds, Military Need, Forest Fe, Flood Season,Loss and Damage Mitigation,Domestic Travel Screenings,Flattening the curve, Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy   TIME STAMPED Transcript to use as an aid to view any part of video: GLAD YOU'RE JOINING US. 00:05 WE ARE, AS WE HAVE COME TO GET 00:07 USED TO, WAITING TO HEAR FROM 00:09 THE PRIME MINISTER, JUSTIN 00:11 TRUDEAU, EVERY TIME EVERY DAY AT 00:18 THIS TIME. 00:19 WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR MORE ON 00:22 THE PAYROLL SUBSIDY. 00:27 WE ARE ALSO HEARING TODAY THAT 00:31 THE NUMBER OF CANADIANS WHO HAVE 00:33 ASKED FOR EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 00:34 HAS GONE UP TO MORE THAN 1.6 00:37 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE LAST NINE 00:39 TO 10 DAYS. 00:40 THAT IS MORE APPLICANTS FOR 00:42 EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SINCE 00:45 STATSCAN BEGAN TAKING THAT DATA 00:47 IN MORE THAN 70 YEARS OR SO AGO. 00:50 THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE 00:53 NEED CANADIANS HAVE AS THE 00:56 GOVERNMENT TRIES TO FIGHT THE 00:58 PANDEMIC FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH 01:00 PERSPECTIVE AND STABILIZE THE 01:02 ECONOMY WHICH IS STARTING TO 01:03 MELT DOWN AS PEOPLE ARE LAID OFF 01:06 AND FORCED TO WORK FROM HOME. 01:09 WE ALSO KNOW FROM A HEALTH 01:11 PERSPECTIVE, DR. THERESA TAM, 01:13 THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER 01:14 IN THIS COUNTRY, TELLING US THAT 01:16 THIS WEEK IS A CRITICAL WEEK IN 01:18 TERMS OF SEEING WHETHER 01:21 CANADIANS' EFFORTS OF PHYSICAL 01:22 DISTANCING ARE MAKING A 01:24 DIFFERENCE AND WHETHER WE CAN 01:27 FLATTEN THE CURVE. 01:28 LET'S BRING IN VASSY KAPELOS, 01:30 THE HOST OF "POWER & POLITICS" 01:34 AND DAVID COCHRANE. 01:36 VASSY, I'LL START WITH YOU. 01:38 WE KNOW MONDAY HAD BEEN THE DAY 01:40 THE GOVERNMENT PROMISED TO GIVE 01:42 MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS SMALL- 01:46 AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS AID. 01:48 >> Vassy: THIS IS A FEW DAYS 01:51 INTO THE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 01:53 A LOT OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED 01:54 BUSINESS OWNERS ANXIOUS TO FIND 01:55 OUT IF THEY'RE GOING TO QUALIFY 01:57 BECAUSE THOSE DETAILS HAVE NOT 01:59 BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. 02:01 MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WILL 02:02 BE A FEW DETAILS PROVIDED TODAY, 02:04 BUT THE BULK OF THOSE DETAILS 02:07 WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW. 02:08 I THINK THE PRIMARY QUESTIONS ON 02:11 WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE QUALIFY 02:12 INCLUDES THINGS LIKE DO I HAVE 02:13 TO BE INCORPORATED, CAN I BE A 02:17 PARTNERSHIP. 02:18 IS THERE GOING TO BE A CAP IN 02:20 THE LAST ITERATION OF THIS, THE 02:23 10% WAGE SUBSIDY, THERE WAS A 02:27 CAP PER EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE. 02:30 THE INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF 02:32 BUSINESSES SAYS THAT A CAP WOULD 02:35 NOT BE HELPFUL IN THIS INSTANCE. 02:37 THAT WOULD INCREASE THE COST OF 02:38 THE PROGRAM, BUT THEY'RE SAYING 02:41 THE CASH NEEDS TO COME QUICKLY 02:43 AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN UPPER 02:45 LIMIT FOR THE EMPLOYER, MAYBE 02:47 THE EMPLOYEE, BUT NOT THE 02:50 EMPLOYER. 02:50 ALL THOSE SIGNIFICANT AND 02:51 IMPORTANT DETAILS HAVE TO COME. 02:54 I'M NOT ANTICIPATING ALL OF THEM 02:56 WILL COME FROM THE PRIME 02:57 MINISTER. 02:57 THE BULK OF THEM WILL COME 02:59 TOMORROW. 02:59 WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM 03:01 THE DEFENCE MINISTER LATER ON AS 03:03 WELL AS THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE 03:05 STAFF TALKING ABOUT THE 03:05 MILITARY'S POSTURE AND 03:06 POSITIONING IN ALL OF THIS, AND 03:10 NOT SO MUCH THAT THEY'RE CALLING 03:12 THE MILITARY IN PER SE, THERE IS 03:22 ALSO FOREST FIRE SEASON AND 03:26 FLOODING SEASON COMING UP. 03:29 WE'RE EXPECTING THE DETAILS ON 03:33 THAT FROM GENERAL VANCE. 03:38 BUT I'M TOLD THE PRIME MINISTER 03:40 WILL MENTION THE MILITARY IN 03:42 CANADA'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AS 03:43 WELL AS ALL THE OTHER THINGS 03:45 GOING ON. 03:46 >> Rosemary: A FEW DETAILS THERE 03:48 FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED 03:49 BUSINESSES, BUT NOT EVERYTHING. 03:51 IT IS COMPLICATED AND THERE ARE 03:52 LOTS OF DETAILS, BUT WE WILL SEE 03:54 HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN GET THAT 03:56 SORTED OUT. 03:57 JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE AN UPDATE ON 03:59 TESTING IN THIS COUNTRY, MORE 04:01 THAN 210,000 TESTS HAVE BEEN 04:03 COMPLETED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 04:04 OF COURSE TESTING SO CRITICAL TO 04:07 INVESTIGATING, ISOLATING CASES, 04:09 TRACING CONTACTS SO YOU CAN SEE 04:12 WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE 04:13 COMMUNITIES. 04:14 I DO HAVE A GRAPH FOLLOWING SOME 04:17 REPORTING DONE BY MY COLLEAGUE 04:18 MIKE CRAWLEY AROUND THE I.C.U. 04:24 CAPACITIES. 04:24 HE CONFIRMED THAT CONFIRMED OR 04:27 SUSPECTED COVID-19 CASES NOW 04:29 ACCOUNT FOR ONE IN FOUR PATIENTS 04:31 IN ONTARIO. 04:32 NOW, THERE'S STILL CAPACITY IN 04:33 THE HOSPITALS, BUT IT DOES SHOW 04:36 A COUPLE OF THINGS. 04:36 FIRST OF ALL, IT SHOWS THAT 04:39 ONTARIO, AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR 04:40 SCREEN THERE, IS TESTING A 04:42 SMALLER PROPORTION OF ITS 04:43 POPULATION VERSUS THE OTHER 04:46 PROVINCES, QUEBEC, B.C., AND 04:47 ALBERTA. 04:48 THAT MIGHT BE TROUBLING, GIVEN 04:50 THAT WE ARE EXPECTING THIS WEEK 04:53 TO BE SO CRITICAL FOR THAT. 04:55 LET ME BRING IN -- WE'RE TRYING 04:57 TO GET SET UP. 04:59 I'LL BRING IN DAVID COCHRANE AND 05:01 WE'LL KEEP GOING ON THAT FRONT. 05:03 AT NOON TODAY THE GOVERNMENT IS 05:05 PUTTING STRICTER MEASURES AROUND 05:07 DOMESTIC TRAVEL, EITHER BY RAIL 05:09 OR AIR. 05:10 >> David: YEAH, THEY'RE ASKING 05:12 AIRLINES AND PASSENGER TRAIN 05:13 COMPANIES TO DO A SCREENING OF 05:15 THEIR PASSENGERS, ASKING THEM -- 05:20 WHETHER THEY'RE SYMPTOMATIC OR 05:23 ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND IF THEY 05:26 ARE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE 05:27 REFUSED ENTRY TO THE PLANE OR 05:28 THE TRAIN. 05:29 THIS IS A CRITICAL WEEK IN WHAT 05:31 THE DATA WILL TELL US. 05:32 THIS IS WHAT DR. THERESA TAM, 05:35 THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER 05:39 FOR THE COUNTRY TOLD US. 05:40 WHEN WE GET THE LAG OF SNOWBIRDS 05:43 AND SPRING BREAKERS THAT ARE 05:45 COMING BACK TO CANADA, AND ALSO 05:47 WE'RE GOING TO GET A SENSE OF 05:49 HOW WELL THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING 05:51 AND LOCKDOWN MEASURES THAT WERE 05:53 IMPLEMENTING AROUND THE SAME 05:54 TIME THAT PEOPLE WERE COMING 05:56 BACK MAY HAVE DONE TO SLOW OR 05:57 FLATTEN THE NUMBER OF CASES. 06:00 THE ENTIRE OBJECTIVE OF ALL OF 06:02 THESE MEASURES IS TO FLATTEN THE 06:04 CURVE. 06:04 I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE SOME 06:06 CONCERN THAT THE RETURN OF 06:08 NEARLY 1 MILLION CANADIANS OUT 06:10 OF THE COUNTRY BACK TO CANADA, 06:14 COINCIDING WITH THE ECONOMIC 06:16 LOCKDOWN OF THINGS WE HAVE SEEN 06:17 COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A 06:19 PROBLEM OR THEY COULD COLLIDE 06:20 WITH EACH OTHER. 06:21 THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT COULD 06:22 SHOW UP IN THE NUMBERS. 06:24 IT'S GOING TO BE A CRITICAL WEEK 06:27 GETTING AN IDEA OF WHERE CANADA 06:29 IS ON THESE THINGS BECAUSE OF 06:30 THE TWO TIMELINES THAT WE'RE 06:32 WORKING WITH ON EXTREME PHYSICAL 06:34 DISTANCING AND THE RETURN OF 06:35 PEOPLE. 06:35 JUST COMING BACK TO TODAY'S 06:38 ANNOUNCEMENT. 06:38 THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS EXTREMELY 06:41 IMPORTANT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES 06:42 THAT WANT TO STAY IN OPERATION 06:45 THROUGHOUT THIS, WHETHER YOUR 06:47 LOCAL CORNER STORE, PHARMACY, 06:49 GROCERY STORE. 06:49 NOT THE BIG CHAINS LIKE LOBLAWS, 06:52 BUT SMALLER PLACES. 06:55 SOME OF THEM IT COULD MEAN THE 06:57 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STAYING OPEN 06:58 OR GOING UNDER. 06:59 AND THE BEST DESCRIPTION I HEARD 07:01 WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE 07:03 CANADIAN ECONOMY OUTSIDE OF THE 07:04 OIL SECTOR CAME FROM A CARLETON 07:05 PROFESSOR SAYING ESSENTIALLY THE 07:08 CANADIAN AND THE WORLD ECONOMY 07:09 IS IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA. 07:12 IT'S BEEN PUT UNDER TO STOP THE 07:15 SPREAD OF ADDITIONAL HARM. 07:17 THE MEASURES WE'RE DOING NOW ARE 07:18 MEANT TO SUSTAIN IT THROUGH THIS 07:20 PERIOD AND HELP IT COME BACK TO 07:22 FULL STRENGTH ONCE THE COMA 07:25 PERIOD IS OVER. 07:27 >> Rosemary: THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE 07:30 THERE. 07:30 APOLOGIES FOR THE TECHNICAL 07:32 ISSUES. 07:32 IT WAS THAT I COULDN'T HEAR 07:33 ANYTHING. 07:34 WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PRIME 07:36 MINISTER IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES 07:37 OR SO. 07:38 LET ME BRING IN A GUEST AND THAT 07:41 IS DAVID MCMILLAN, A RESTAURANT 07:45 OWNER OF JOE BEEFS, A VERY CHEF 07:49 AND RESTAURANT OTHER THAN IN 07:50 MONTREAL. 07:51 GOOD TO SEE YOU. 07:54 >> Interview: THANK YOU. 07:56 HOW ARE YOU? 07:57 >> Rosemary: I'M GOOD. 07:58 I WANTED TO GET YOU ON BECAUSE 07:59 OF SOME STARK NUMBERS ON YOUR 08:02 INSTAGRAM AND THAT IS BECAUSE 08:05 700,000 PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT 08:06 AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY LOST 08:09 THEIR JOBS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF 08:11 WEEKS. 08:11 HOW ARE YOU DOING? 08:13 >> Interview: I'M DOING GOOD. 08:14 THERE'S ABOUT 1.2 MILLION 08:16 WORKING IN THE RESTAURANT 08:17 INDUSTRY, ARGUABLY MORE. 08:19 LAST WEEK 700,000 PEOPLE GOT 08:22 THEIR WALKING PAPERS. 08:24 SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO 08:27 DEALING WITH ISSUES RELATED TO 08:30 THIS, MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS 08:32 GOOD. 08:32 WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE 08:35 TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT. 08:36 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTAURANT 08:38 WORKERS, BUT RESTAURANTS WORK 08:39 WITH ALL KINDS OF COMMUNITY MANY 08:41 OF BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SMALL 08:47 FARMS, CHEESE, WINE MAKERS, THE 08:53 WHOLE GAMUT. 08:55 >> Rosemary: YOUR RESTAURANT HAS 08:57 BEEN AROUND AND IT'S SUCCESSFUL. 08:59 IS IT HITTING YOU DIFFERENTLY 09:01 THAN A SMALLER, NEWER 09:04 RESTAURANT? 09:05 >> Interview: ABSOLUTELY. 09:06 JOE BEEF IS 15 YEARS OLD AND 09:08 DOES FAIRLY WELL. 09:10 WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WAR 09:13 CHEST, NOT MUCH AFTER 15 YEARS. 09:18 WE COULD WEATHER A COUPLE OF 09:21 MONTHS MAYBE, BUT I HAVE FRIENDS 09:26 MESSAGING ME WHO OPENED A WEEK 09:28 BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. 09:29 A GRAND OPENING AND CLOSING. 09:31 I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE $300,000 09:35 IN RENOVATION FEES WHO HAD TO 09:38 CLOSE FIVE DAYS AFTER THEY 09:40 RE-OPENED FROM RENOVATING. 09:42 THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HOT 09:44 WATER. 09:44 >> Rosemary: WHAT ABOUT THE WAGE 09:45 SUBSIDY THAT THE PRIME MINISTER 09:46 AND THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED 09:48 LAST WEEK, 75% OF WAGES FOR 09:51 COMPANIES? 09:52 I KNOW YOU'VE HAD TO LAYOFF SOME 09:53 OF YOUR PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU 09:55 BROUGHT THEM BACK ON THE 09:57 PAYROLL, WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH TO 09:59 COVER WHAT THEY NEED? 10:00 WOULD THAT WORK FOR YOU? 10:03 >> Interview: IT MAY. 10:04 WE STILL HAVE TO READ THE FINE 10:07 PRINT. 10:08 MY BUSINESS PARTNER IS DOING HER 10:10 DUE DILIGENCE TODAY READING 10:12 THROUGH THIS, TODAY AND 10:15 TOMORROW. 10:15 THERE IS FINE PRINT. 10:16 WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW 10:17 EXACTLY THAT WORKS. 10:19 I CAN PUT EVERYBODY BACK ON 10:21 PAYROLL IF THE GOVERNMENT SAYS 10:24 SO, BUT EVENTUALLY FOUR WEEKS 10:25 FROM NOW I WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE 10:27 PAYROLL. 10:28 SO WE HAVE TO STUDY ALL OF THAT 10:31 AND ALL OF THE FINE PRINT VERY 10:35 CAREFULLY. 10:35 >> Rosemary: THEY ALSO HAVE PUT 10:38 SOME LOANS IN PLACE. 10:40 I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S 10:41 SOMETHING YOU DO PERSONALLY WITH 10:42 A CREDIT LINE. 10:43 >> Interview: YEAH, SURE, BUT 10:45 GETTING IN DEBT DURING THIS IS 10:48 ABSOLUTELY NOT OUR IDEAL 10:50 SCENARIO. 10:53 I DON'T WANT ANY LOANS TO BE 10:56 HONEST. 10:57 I'D LIKE UTILITIES TO CALM DOWN, 11:00 I WOULD LIKE BELL TO STEP OFF, 11:03 HYDRO QUÉBEC AND UTILITIES TO 11:05 STEP OFF. 11:06 I'M GOING TO WRITE OFF A MONTH 11:09 HERE. 11:09 I MIGHT WRITE OFF TWO MONTHS. 11:12 I EXPECT EVERYBODY TO WRITE OFF 11:14 DOWN THE CHAIN TWO MONTHS FOR 11:16 THIS TO WORK. 11:17 WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE TRUE 11:19 NATURE OF BIG BUSINESS COMING 11:21 SOON. 11:21 >> Rosemary: WHAT WORRIES YOU 11:23 ABOUT THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY 11:26 SORT OF ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 11:27 IN THE UNITED STATES? 11:28 YOU HEAR SOME REALLY SAD STORIES 11:30 ABOUT EVEN BIG RESTAURANTS AND 11:33 BIG CHEFS HAVING TO CLOSE 11:36 THINGS. 11:36 >> Interview: IT'S EXACTLY JUST 11:37 THAT. 11:37 THE NATURE OF OUR BUSINESS IS A 11:41 VERY OLD, HISTORICAL BUSINESS OF 11:44 FEEDING PEOPLE AND RESTORING 11:46 PEOPLE IN SMALL ROOMS AND 11:47 GROUPS. 11:48 NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IF THE 11:51 NEW REALITY IS THAT WE CAN'T SIT 11:54 MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN DINING ROOMS 11:56 IN CLOSE CONFINES, WE'LL HAVE TO 11:58 COMPLETELY CHANGE THE WAY THAT 12:00 WE PRACTICE OUR BUSINESS. 12:02 IT'S VERY SPECIAL. 12:06 I DON'T EVEN SEE LIGHT AT THE 12:07 END OF THE TUNNEL, TO BE HONEST, 12:10 THAT I CAN SIT 40 PEOPLE IN A 20 12:14 FOOT BY 20 FOOT DINING ROOM IN 12:17 THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS DOESN'T 12:19 SOUND REALISTIC TO ME. 12:20 SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A 12:22 HARD LOOK INTERNALLY AT HOW WE 12:24 WORK AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS. 12:27 >> Rosemary: ARE YOU WORRIED 12:28 ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR 12:31 BUSINESS? 12:31 >> Interview: ABSOLUTELY. 12:32 I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I WAS 12:34 17 YEARS OLD. 12:35 I'M GOING TO BE 50 NEXT YEAR. 12:37 I'VE GIVEN MY WHOLE LIFE TO THE 12:38 RESTAURANT BUSINESS. 12:40 I LOVE IT. 12:41 I ENJOY IT. 12:43 YEAH, I CAN DEFINITELY SEE WE'RE 12:48 JUST HAEMORRHAGING MONEY. 12:52 THERE'S NOTHING TO -- IT COULD 12:55 BE THE END, YOU KNOW. 12:57 BUT THAT'S FINE. 12:58 CHIN UP. 12:59 I'LL BUY GROCERIES. 13:01 I'LL HELP OUT. 13:02 . 13:02 >> Interview: I COULD CRY ABOUT 13:04 IT. 13:04 I HAD A GOOD RUN. 13:06 HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET BACK TO IT, 13:08 STAY POSITIVE. 13:10 I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL CAREER AND 13:12 A GREAT RUN. 13:13 IF THAT'S IT, SO BE IT. 13:16 I JUST MAKE SURE THAT MY KIDS 13:18 ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND MY 13:20 LOVED ONES ARE TAKEN CARE OF. 13:23 CHIN UP. 13:24 >> Rosemary: ARE YOU -- I'LL 13:25 JUST END ON THIS, AND I LIKE THE 13:28 EXPRESSION "CHIN UP." 13:29 I USE IT A LOT TOO. 13:32 THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COOKING 13:34 AT HOME AND POSTING ON INSTAGRAM 13:36 AND TWITTER. 13:38 ARE YOU DOING THAT AND DOING 13:40 SOMETHING THAT BRINGS YOU HOPE 13:42 AND JOY AT HOME? 13:43 >> Interview: YEAH, WE'RE 13:45 COOKING FAMILY MEALS AND 13:47 OVERCOOKING AND SHARING FOODS. 13:50 SHARING WITH FRIENDS IN THE 13:52 IMMEDIATE QUARANTINE CIRCLE. 13:53 HAVING A GREAT TIME WATCHING 13:55 SOCIAL MEDIA. 13:56 LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE MAKING SOUR 14:00 DOUGH BREAD. 14:01 LOTS OF PASTAS. 14:04 LOTS OF PEOPLE SHARING FANCY 14:06 WINES THEY'RE DRINKING. 14:08 SOCIAL MEDIA IS FUN, LOTS OF 14:10 LIVE INSTAGRAM VIDEOS. 14:12 IT'S NEAT. 14:13 WE NEED A -- THANK GOD FOR 14:15 SOCIAL MEDIA. 14:15 AT LEAST WE HAVE A CONNECTION 14:18 WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND SEE WHAT 14:19 THEY'RE UP TO. 14:20 >> Rosemary: LISTEN, I HOPE IT'S 14:22 NOT THE END FOR YOU AND OTHER 14:25 RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 14:26 BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME 14:27 OF THE STARK NUMBERS YOU PUT ON 14:29 INSTAGRAM, 700,000 PEOPLE LOSING 14:32 THEIR JOBS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF 14:35 WEEKS. 14:35 DAVE, THANKS. 14:36 I HOPE I GET BACK TO EAT YOUR 14:39 LOBSTER SPAGHETTI. 14:41 >> Interview: THANKS. 14:42 >> Rosemary: THAT WAS DAVE 14:44 MCMILLAN, THE OWNER OF JOE BEEF. 14:47 AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME 14:48 MINISTER, WE WILL BRING BACK 14:51 VASSY KAPELOS AND DAVID 14:53 COCHRANE. 14:54 VASSY, I'LL GO TO YOU. 14:56 YOU SEE DAVE TALKING ABOUT 14:57 KEEPING HIS CHIN UP AND TRYING 14:59 TO PUT A GOOD FACE ON, BUT THERE 15:02 ARE ALREADY PEOPLE CONTEMPLATING 15:04 TWO MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, I 15:06 DON'T KNOW IF I CAN COME BACK, I 15:08 DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. 15:10 IS THERE A BIG SHIFT IN MANY 15:12 INDUSTRIES, BUT PARTICULARLY THE 15:13 HOSPITALITY ONE? 15:14 >> Vassy: YEAH, IT DOES 15:15 DEFINITELY DEPEND ON THE 15:17 INDUSTRY. 15:17 I THINK ANYBODY WHO RUNS THEIR 15:19 OWN BUSINESS -- I COME FROM A 15:21 FAMILY OF PEOPLE WHO DO -- IS 15:23 VERY MUCH RIGHT NOW WORRIED 15:24 ABOUT STAYING OPEN. 15:25 WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY 15:27 TO DRAW REVENUE, TO BRING IN ANY 15:30 REVENUE, VERY QUICKLY YOUR 15:32 RESERVES START TO LEAVE YOU. 15:33 I THINK THAT'S WHY THE POTENTIAL 15:35 FOR THIS WAGE SUBSIDY, THIS 15:38 INCREASED 75% WAGE SUBSIDY IS 15:41 HUGELY KEY. 15:42 I HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACH 15:44 OUT TO ME ON FRIDAY SAYING IF 15:46 THE DETAILS ARE OKAY AND I 15:49 QUALIFY, I CAN KEEP MY EMPLOYEES 15:50 ON THE PAYROLL FOR THE NEXT TWO 15:52 OR THREE MONTHS IF I HAVE TO. 15:54 IT IS SUBSTANTIAL. 15:55 AND I THINK THE IMPORTANT AND 15:56 THE SIGNIFICANT POINT WE'VE BEEN 15:58 HIGHLIGHTING ALL MORNING AND 15:59 THAT OUR VIEWERS NEED TO KNOW, 16:02 WE NEED SOME VERY CLEAR SIGNALS 16:05 FROM THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT WHO 16:06 WILL QUALIFY AND WILL SOMEONE 16:09 LIKE THE ONE YOU JUST SPOKE TO, 16:12 THE OWNER OF JOE BEEF, WILL THEY 16:15 BE ABLE TO QUALIFY, WILL THE 16:18 OWNERS OF A SALON QUALIFY. 16:20 NOT ALL BUSINESSES ARE RUN THE 16:22 SAME, SOME ARE INCORPORATED OR 16:24 PARTNERSHIPS, SOME ARE NOT. 16:26 SO I THINK THOSE DETAILS ARE 16:28 GOING TO BE HUGELY SIGNIFICANT. 16:29 I THINK WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS 16:30 SIGNALLED SO FAR IS THAT IT WILL 16:32 BE BROAD. 16:34 THAT'S WHAT THEY SIGNAL WITH THE 16:39 C.R.B. AS WELL. 16:40 THE IDEA IS TO CATCH A BIG SWATH 16:44 OF PEOPLE. 16:45 IT WILL HAVE TO MATCH UP WITH 16:47 THE RHETORIC AND JUDGE IT BASED 16:49 ON THAT AND SEE HOW MANY 16:50 BUSINESSES QUALIFY. 16:50 IF THE PRIME MINISTER CAN COME 16:52 OUT AND PROVIDE AN OVERALL COST 16:54 OF THE PROGRAM, THAT WILL GIVE 16:57 US AN IDEA OF HOW BIG A SWATH 16:59 THIS AIMS TO CATCH. 17:01 THAT IS SOMETHING I'M PAYING 17:02 ATTENTION TO AND LOOKING FOR 17:03 FROM THE PRIME MINISTER WHEN HE 17:04 SPEAKS ANY MOMENT NOW. 17:06 >> Rosemary: I THINK IT'S FAIR 17:07 TO SAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS 17:09 TRYING TO FIRE HOSE AS MUCH OF 17:12 BUSINESSES AS THEY CAN. 17:13 IT WOULD BE TO THEIR BENEFIT AND 17:16 TO THE BENEFIT OF THE ECONOMY TO 17:17 CATCH AS MANY PEOPLE AS THEY 17:20 CAN, AS YOU POINT OUT THERE, 17:22 VASSY. 17:23 I THINK THE PROBLEM IS, AS WE 17:24 HEARD FROM DAVE, AS WE HEAD INTO 17:28 THE END OF THIS MONTH AND INTO 17:30 APRIL, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE 17:32 TO START NOT PAYING RENTS ON 17:34 THEIR COMMERCIAL LEASES AND NOT 17:37 PAYING BILLS AND KEEP THINGS 17:38 GOING. 17:39 YOU CAN SEE THAT AS YOU WALK 17:41 AROUND NEIGHBOURHOODS IN THIS 17:43 CITY AND ELSEWHERE, PLACES BEING 17:48 SHUTTERED. 17:48 IT'S NOT JUST THE PRESSURE OF 17:49 WHAT IS THERE, BUT THE QUESTION 17:51 OF HOW QUICKLY CAN THEY GET IT 17:53 TO PEOPLE. 17:55 >> Vassy: EXACTLY. 17:56 CASH IS GOING TO BE KING HERE, 17:58 LIKE IT IS NORMALLY, BUT THE 18:00 C.R.B. GOING TO THE C.R.A. 18:05 SYSTEM, WILL THE MONEY BE ONLINE 18:07 OR WHAT FORM. 18:09 THOSE ARE THE DETAILS THAT 18:12 PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE GETTING HELP 18:14 THROUGH THIS REALLY NEED TO 18:16 KNOW. 18:16 >> Rosemary: A REMINDER TO 18:17 PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY MIGHT 18:19 QUALIFY FOR THE CANADIAN 18:20 EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, THE 18:21 GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT PORTAL WILL 18:23 BE OPEN A WEEK TODAY, SO THAT'S 18:25 APRIL 6. 18:26 THE PRIME MINISTER YESTERDAY 18:27 MADE A GOOD SUGGESTION FOR 18:29 PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, 18:30 THAT YOU GO TO THE CANADA 18:33 REVENUE AGENCY, GO TO MY SOURCE, 18:35 AND OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR YOURSELF 18:37 AND CHOOSE DIRECT DEPOSIT. 18:39 SO THAT ONCE THE MONEY STARTS 18:42 FLOWING, YOU CAN GET THAT AS 18:43 FAST AS POSSIBLE. 18:44 THAT WAS THE ADVICE FROM THE 18:45 PRIME MINISTER YESTERDAY. 18:46 YOU WILL HAVE TO WEEK A WEEK TO 18:49 APPLY AND WAIT 10 DAYS TO GET 18:52 THE MONEY. 18:53 IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE 1.7 MILLION 18:56 PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR 18:58 EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE OVER THE 18:59 PAST FIVE TO 10 DAYS, THAT'S 19:01 FINE, THAT'S IN THERE. 19:02 IF YOU APPLIED FOR THE EMERGENCY 19:04 RESPONSE BENEFIT, YOU'LL 19:05 AUTOMATICALLY GET TRANSFERRED 19:07 INTO THAT. 19:07 I'LL GO BACK TO DAVID AS WE WAIT 19:10 FOR THE PRIME MINISTER WHO IS A 19:11 COUPLE MINUTES LATE. 19:12 >> David: YEAH, I THINK THERE IS 19:14 A MORE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE FOR 19:16 SMALL BUSINESSES. 19:16 EVEN IF THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS 19:18 BROAD AND VAST, A LOT OF 19:20 BUSINESSES AREN'T ALLOWED TO 19:22 OPERATE. 19:23 IF YOU CAN OPERATE AND GET A 19:24 REVENUE STREAM GOING IN AND YOU 19:26 CAN USE THIS WAGE SUBSIDY, 19:28 THAT'S HELPFUL. 19:29 BUT IF YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS 19:31 OR A TOY STORE THAT'S BEEN 19:33 CLOSED BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED A 19:35 NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS, YOU HAVE 19:36 TO DIP INTO CASH RESERVES AND 19:40 SAVINGS TO PAY PEOPLE. 19:42 THAT'S WHY THESE BENEFITS ARE SO 19:48 IMPORTANT. 19:48 IF YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER 19:50 AND YOU CAN'T OPERATE AT ALL, 19:53 LIKE A DAYCARE, YOU CAN FURLOUGH 19:57 YOUR WORKERS AND THEY KEEP 19:59 WHATEVER WAGES THEY HAVE, BUT 20:01 THEN THEY GET THE C.R.B. FROM 20:03 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 20:04 IT'S HOW THESE THINGS WORK IN 20:05 CONCERT THAT IS GOING TO HELP 20:07 BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES IN THE 20:09 WAY THEY OPERATE. 20:09 DAVE MCMILLAN IN JOE BEEF HAS A 20:15 PECULIAR SITUATION. 20:16 THEY HAVE NO DRIVE-THRU WINDOW. 20:21 THAT IS A NICE SIT-DOWN 20:24 RESTAURANT. 20:24 THEY HAVE THE EXTRA CHALLENGE 20:25 THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO 20:27 OPERATE IN THE WAY THEY NORMALLY 20:29 OPERATE. 20:30 A WAGE SUBSIDY, UNLESS THEY 20:33 TOTALLY RETOOL TO BECOME 20:35 PRIMARILY TAKEOUT, WHICH THEY 20:37 COULD DO, THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS 20:39 NOT GOING TO BE THE SOLUTION. 20:40 NOBODY IS GOING TO COME OUT OF 20:42 THIS WHOLE OR COMPLETELY INTACT. 20:44 THE GOAL HAS TO BE TO 20:46 MITIGATE -- IT'S ALL ABOUT LOSS 20:48 MITIGATION AND DAMAGE MITIGATION 20:49 TO TRY TO CONTAIN IT AS MUCH AS 20:52 POSSIBLE. 20:52 I THOUGHT THE MOST TELLING THING 20:54 HE SAID WAS WE ARE GOING TO SEE 20:57 THE TRUE NATURE OF BIG BUSINESS 20:59 COMING SOON, AS FAR AS CALLING 21:01 RENT IN AND MORTGAGE AND 21:02 INSURANCE AND CANCELLING 21:04 UTILITIES. 21:05 WE'VE SEEN THAT ONE-QUARTER OF 21:07 SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIS COUNTRY 21:08 DON'T HAVE THEIR APRIL RENT AND 21:11 MORTGAGE. 21:11 AS WE'RE WAITING FOR THE AID 21:15 PACKAGES, MOST OF THEM HAVE LOST 21:17 THEIR MARCH REVENUE AND PREPAID 21:19 THOSE COSTS. 21:20 THE ECONOMIC CONTAGION OF THIS 21:23 IS REALLY QUITE SEVERE AND 21:24 REALLY, LIKE ALL OF THESE THINGS 21:26 ARE DESIGNED TO GET US THROUGH 21:28 THIS SOCIAL DISTANCING AND 21:30 PHYSICAL DISTANCING CRISIS 21:31 PERIOD, THERE IS GOING TO BE A 21:34 LARGER CONVERSATION THAT HAS TO 21:35 HAPPEN IN THIS COUNTRY ABOUT THE 21:36 REBUILDING AND RESTRUCTURING OF 21:39 THINGS ONCE THIS IS OVER IN 21:40 TERMS OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT 21:42 FINANCES, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT 21:43 FINANCES AND SMALL- AND 21:44 MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES AND THE 21:46 LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIES HIT LIKE 21:49 AIRLINES, TOURISM, AND THE OIL 21:50 PATCH. 21:50 THE REBUILDING, THE 21:52 PHYSIOTHERAPY PART OF THIS, BACK 21:55 TO MEDICINE, THAT IS GOING TO BE 21:58 A SIGNIFICANT AND VASTLY 22:00 IMPORTANT TASK THE GOVERNMENT 22:02 HAS AHEAD OF IT. 22:03 >> Rosemary: WE GOT THE 22:05 TWO-MINUTE WARNING. 22:06 I'M GOING TO BRING IN DR. ISAAC 22:09 BOGOCH. 22:10 HE IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE 22:12 SPECIALIST AT TORONTO GENERAL 22:14 HOSPITAL. 22:14 I HAVE ONE QUESTION AFTER 22:16 HEARING DR. TAM ABOUT WHY THIS 22:18 WEEK IS SO IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF 22:21 GETTING A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE 22:22 AT AND HOW WE'RE DOING. 22:28 >> Isaac Bogoch: WE KNOW 22:30 WE'VE -- 22:31 >> Rosemary: DR. BOGOCH, I'M 22:34 SORRY, THE PRIME MINISTER IS 22:36 EARLY. 22:36 I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. 22:37 HERE IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF 22:40 CANADA. 22:41 >> Prime Minister Justin 22:41 Trudeau: 22:43 THANK YOU 22:44 FOR BEING HERE. 22:45 TO FIGHT COVID-19, WE ARE ASKING 22:48 EVERYONE TO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS 22:51 POSSIBLE, BUT THESE 22:54 RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE HAD THE 22:56 EFFECT OF SLOWING DOWN BUSINESS 22:58 ACTIVITY. 22:59 SOME ARE EVEN HAD TO SHUT DOWN 23:01 AND THAT'S CONCERNING NOT ONLY 23:03 FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE, BUT FOR 23:07 YOUR EMPLOYEES WHO NEED THEIR 23:10 PAYCHEQUE IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR 23:12 NEEDS. 23:12 WE THEREFORE INTRODUCED A PLAN 23:14 IN THREE POINTS TO PROTECT JOBS 23:16 AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN LAID 23:18 OFF, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING 23:20 BUSINESSES WHO ARE HAVING 23:21 PROBLEMS WITH CASH FLOW. 23:23 WE KNOW FOR MANY PEOPLE THEIR 23:25 MAJOR CONCERN IS TO ENSURE THAT 23:26 THEY CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A 23:28 SALARY. 23:29 WE, THEREFORE, ANNOUNCED A WAGE 23:31 SUBSIDY LAST WEEK TO ENCOURAGE 23:36 EMPLOYERS TO KEEP THEIR 23:38 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL. 23:39 WE 23:41 ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT 23:42 WOULD SUBSIDYIZE UP TO 70% OF 23:46 WAGES FOR QUALIFYING BUSINESSES. 23:47 WE KNOW WHAT BUSINESSES ARE 23:49 GOING THROUGH. 23:49 OVER THE PAST WEEKS, YOU'VE HAD 23:51 TO GET CREATIVE TO KEEP MONEY 23:54 COMING IN. 23:54 IN SOME CASES, YOU'VE HAD TO 23:57 MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF 23:58 LETTING YOUR EMPLOYEES GO. 23:59 FOR PEOPLE TO GET THROUGH THIS 24:01 TOUGH TIME AND FOR THE ECONOMY 24:03 TO REBOUND, PEOPLE HAVE TO KEEP 24:05 THEIR JOBS. 24:06 SO WE ANNOUNCED THE CANADA 24:08 EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY. 24:10 I SAID LAST WEEK THAT WE WOULD 24:12 HAVE MORE DETAILS TO SHARE, AND 24:14 THAT'S THE FIRST THING I WANT TO 24:15 TALK WITH YOU ABOUT TODAY. 24:17 IF YOUR BUSINESS' REVENUES HAVE 24:20 DECREASED BY AT LEAST 30% 24:22 BECAUSE OF COVID-19, YOU WILL BE 24:25 ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SUBSIDY. 24:27 THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES YOU HAVE 24:29 WILL NOT DETERMINE WHETHER OR 24:31 NOT YOU GET THIS SUPPORT. 24:33 IT WILL APPLY TO NON-PROFIT 24:36 ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARITIES, AS 24:38 WELL AS COMPANIES BOTH BIG AND 24:42 SMALL. 24:42 THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT 24:44 PEOPLE ARE STILL GETTING PAID 24:46 WHETHER THEY WORK FOR A BUSINESS 24:47 THAT EMPLOYEES 10 PEOPLE OR 24:50 1,000 PEOPLE. 24:52 SO HERE'S WHAT THIS MEANS FOR 24:54 WORKERS. 24:54 IF YOU WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT 24:57 HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID-19, 24:59 THE GOVERNMENT WILL COVER UP TO 25:02 75% OF YOUR SALARY ON THE FIRST 25:08 $58,700 THAT YOU EARN. 25:09 THAT MEANS UP TO $847 A WEEK. 25:16 AS I MENTIONED ON FRIDAY, THIS 25:19 WILL BE BACKDATED TO MARCH 15. 25:23 THIS SUBSIDY WILL MAKE A REAL 25:26 DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIVES AND 25:29 HELP EVERYONE AFFECTED, BRIDGE 25:30 TO BETTER TIMES. 25:32 IN QUÉBEC IT'S GOING TO HELP 25:35 TRUCKING AND LOGISTICS COMPANY 25:39 STAY IN BUSINESS SO THEY CAN 25:41 MOVE ESSENTIALS LIKE FOOD AND 25:43 TOILET PAPER. 25:44 IN CALGARY IT WILL GIVE 25:46 BREATHING ROOM TO THE BENGE HAIR 25:49 SALON THAT HAD TO CLOSE. 25:51 MINISTER MORNEAU AND MINISTER NG 25:54 ARE WORKING HARD TO GET THE 25:57 BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS EXPLAINING 25:57 THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THIS 25:59 MEASURE. 26:00 ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO THANK 26:02 THE PUBLIC SERVICE WHO IS 26:04 WORKING AROUND-THE-CLOCK TO GET 26:06 THIS DONE. 26:07 BUSINESSES THAT 26:09 SHOW THAT THEIR REVENUES HAVE 26:11 GONE DOWN BY AT LEAST 30% WILL 26:14 BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WAGE SUBSIDY 26:16 ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK. 26:18 THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WILL NOT 26:23 DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY. 26:25 THE SUBSIDY WILL APPLY TO 26:26 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND 26:29 CHARITIES, AS WELL AS TO 26:30 COMPANIES BIG AND SMALL. 26:32 WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BE 26:36 PAID WHETHER THEY'RE WORKING FOR 26:38 A BUSINESS THAT HAS 10 EMPLOYEES 26:40 OR 1,000 EMPLOYEES. 26:43 SO IF THE BUSINESS FOR WHICH YOU 26:50 WORK HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY 26:52 COVID-19, THE GOVERNMENT 26:53 MR. COVER UP TO 75% OF YOUR 26:55 SALARY ON THE FIRST $58,700 THAT 26:59 YOU EARN. 27:00 THAT MEANS $847 PER WEEK -- UP 27:04 TO $847 PER WEEK. 27:06 AS I SAID LAST WEEK, THAT 27:08 SUBSIDY WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO 27:11 MARCH 15. 27:13 MINISTERS NG AND MORNEAU ARE 27:16 WORKING VERY HARD TO PROVIDE 27:17 MORE DETAILS TO COMPANIES AS 27:19 QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 27:20 IN THAT REGARD, I WANT TO THANK 27:22 THE ENTIRE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT 27:24 IS WORKING 24/7 TO FINALIZE THE 27:28 DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION ON 27:30 THIS. 27:31 ABOUT YOU, 27:32 ABOUT HARD-WORKING EMPLOYEES 27:34 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 27:35 IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU HAVE 27:37 MONEY TO BUY GROCERIES RIGHT NOW 27:38 AND A JOB TO COME BACK TO LATER, 27:42 ONCE WE'RE THROUGH THIS. 27:44 EVERY BUSINESS OF EVERY SIZE IS 27:46 HAVING TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT 27:47 DECISIONS BECAUSE OF COVID-19, 27:48 AND THAT'S WHY THE NUMBER OF 27:51 EMPLOYEES IS NOT THE ELIGIBILITY 27:54 CRITERIA WE'VE CHOSEN. 27:55 THIS IS IN LINE WITH BEST 27:56 PRACTICES WE'VE OBSERVED IN 27:58 OTHER COUNTRIES. 28:00 THAT SAID, I WANT TO OFFER A 28:02 WORD OF CAUTION TO BUSINESSES. 28:04 WE ARE TRUSTING YOU TO DO THE 28:07 RIGHT THING. 28:08 IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY THE 28:10 REMAINING 25% THAT'S NOT COVERED 28:12 BY THE SUBSIDY, PLEASE DO SO. 28:14 AND IF YOU THINK THIS IS A 28:16 SYSTEM YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 28:18 OR GAME, DON'T. 28:21 THERE WILL BE SERIOUS 28:24 CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO DO. 28:26 THIS UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION 28:29 CALLS FOR UNPRECEDENTED ACTION. 28:32 IT CALLS FOR GOOD FAITH AND 28:35 TRUST BETWEEN EVERYONE INVOLVED. 28:39 WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AND 28:41 THAT'S WHY OUR GOVERNMENT IS 28:43 STEPPING UP TO HELP ALL 28:44 EMPLOYERS KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES. 28:46 FOR THIS TO WORK, EVERYONE HAS 28:49 TO DO THEIR PART. 28:50 EVERY DOLLAR OF THIS SHOULD GO 28:52 TO WORKERS. 28:53 YOU SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO 28:55 TOP-UP THEIR WAGES AND EVERY 28:58 EFFORT TO HIRE BACK THOSE 28:59 WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN LAID OFF 29:01 IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF 29:03 COVID-19. 29:03 THAT'S WHY WE SET UP A 29:06 COMPREHENSIVE THREE-POINT PLAN 29:08 TO SUPPORT EVERYONE ACROSS THE 29:10 ECONOMY, WEATHER THE STORM, AND 29:13 COME ROARING BACK. 29:17 WITH THE CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE 29:21 SUBSIDY, WE'RE PROTECTING JOBS. 29:23 WITH THE CANADA EMERGENCY 29:25 RESPONSE BENEFIT, WE'RE HELPING 29:26 THOSE WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS. 29:29 AND WITH THE LOANS FOR 29:31 BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES, WE'RE 29:35 HELPING THOSE WHO NEED IT ACCESS 29:38 CREDIT. 29:39 I WOULD LIKE TO 29:40 SPEAK DIRECTLY TO BUSINESSES FOR 29:41 A MINUTE. 29:41 WE TRUST YOU TO DO THE RIGHT 29:43 THING. 29:43 IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PAY THE 25% 29:45 THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WAGE 29:48 SUBSIDY, PLEASE DO. 29:50 IF YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN TAKE 29:56 ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM, DO NOT 29:59 DO THAT. 30:00 THERE WILL BE SERIOUS 30:01 CONSEQUENCES FOR ANYONE WHO 30:04 TRIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. 30:06 WE ARE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED 30:07 SITUATION AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE 30:09 TO TAKE UNPRECEDENTED ACTION. 30:10 THIS CRISIS IS CALLING ON US ALL 30:13 TO ACT IN GOOD FAITH. 30:16 WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT, AND 30:18 THAT IS WHY OUR GOVERNMENT WANTS 30:19 TO HELP ALL EMPLOYERS TO KEEP 30:22 THEIR EMPLOYEES. 30:23 BUT IN ORDER FOR OUR STRATEGY TO 30:25 WORK, EVERYONE HAS TO DO HIS OR 30:28 HER SHARE. 30:29 EVERY DOLLAR IS INTENDED FOR 30:31 EMPLOYEES. 30:32 YOU MUST DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN 30:34 TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR WAGES AND 30:36 REHIRE ANY WORKERS WHO WERE LAID 30:38 OFF IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. 30:40 WE HAVE A PLAN, A THREE-POINT 30:43 PLAN TO HELP THE ECONOMY TO 30:46 REBOUND. 30:46 FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, WE 30:50 HAVE THE CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE 30:52 SUBSIDY. 30:53 IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOB OR IF YOU 30:55 ARE SELF-EMPLOYED, THE NEW 30:58 CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 30:59 BENEFIT WILL BE THERE FOR YOU. 31:01 AND IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 31:03 CASH FLOW, WE HAVE ANNOUNCED A 31:04 NUMBER OF MEASURES TO HELP YOU. 31:08 AND IN ADDITION, TO GIVE YOU 31:11 MORE TIME TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENTS 31:14 AND PAY WHAT YOU NEED TO PAY, WE 31:19 HAVE POSTPONED THE PAYMENT UNTIL 31:22 JUNE THE PAYMENT OF DUTIES ON 31:24 IMPORTS AND G.S.T. PAYMENTS. 31:30 OUR TOP 31:30 PRIORITY IS TO GET YOU THE HELP 31:33 NEEDED. 31:33 TO DO THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS 31:34 READY FOR EVERY SCENARIO. 31:35 OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, 31:38 THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES HAVE 31:39 BEEN GEARING UP TO SUPPORT OUR 31:41 EFFORTS AND COMMUNITIES AS WE 31:43 FIGHT COVID-19. 31:44 OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM 31:46 HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR 31:48 CANADIANS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED, 31:50 AND PANDEMIC IS NO EXCEPTION. 31:53 FOR THE TIME BEING, 31:55 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 31:56 RECEIVED NO REQUEST FROM THE 31:58 PROVINCES TO HAVE THE ARMY 32:01 RESPOND, BUT IF THAT WERE TO 32:03 CHANGE, THE CANADIAN ARMED 32:06 FORCES WOULD BE PREPARED TO 32:07 ANSWER THE CALL AS THEY HAVE 32:09 DONE THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, 32:12 WHETHER TO BRING MEDICAL 32:13 EQUIPMENT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT 32:15 OR TO HELP OUT WITH FOREST FIRES 32:17 OR FLOODING, OUR MEN AND WOMEN 32:19 IN UNIFORM ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR 32:21 YOU. 32:21 THEY HAVE A PLAN TO SUPPORT OUR 32:23 COMMUNITIES DURING THIS 32:24 DIFFICULT PERIOD. 32:25 AT NOON A NUMBER OF MINISTERS 32:28 AND THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE 32:32 STAFF WILL HOLD A MEDIA BRIEFING 32:34 TO SAY MORE ABOUT THIS. 32:36 WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT 32:37 EMERGENCY PLANNING WITH THE 32:39 PREMIERS OF THE PROVINCES AND 32:40 TERRITORIES AT OUR NEXT VIRTUAL 32:42 MEETING. 32:42 I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY 32:44 TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE 32:46 CANADIAN ARMED FORCES FOR THEIR 32:48 WORK AND THEIR SERVICE. 32:50 YOU ARE ALWAYS READY TO STEP UP, 32:52 AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE 32:53 EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. 32:57 I KNOW 32:58 WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 32:59 DAYS WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO 33:02 NORMAL, BUT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, 33:04 WE NEED TO KEEP TAKING THE RIGHT 33:06 STEPS TODAY. 33:08 IT MEANS FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH 33:10 RECOMMENDATIONS. 33:11 YOU KNOW THE DRILL. 33:12 STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 33:14 WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN. 33:15 KEEP AT LEAST 2 METRES FROM EACH 33:18 OTHER. 33:19 OUR GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP DOING 33:22 EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE 33:23 WORKERS ARE GETTING PAID AND 33:25 COMPANIES ARE SUPPORTED. 33:26 THE MEASURES WE'VE ANNOUNCED 33:28 WILL HELP DO JUST THAT AND 33:30 ENSURE THAT OUR ECONOMY IS WELL 33:32 POSITIONED TO RECOVER FROM THIS. 33:34 WE'RE GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME 33:36 RIGHT NOW ALL TOGETHER, BUT YOU 33:39 KNOW YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS YOUR 33:45 BACK. 33:45 AND AS ALWAYS, IF WE NEED TO DO 33:48 MORE, WE WILL DO MORE. 33:50 I WANT TO CLOSE THIS MORNING BY 33:53 THANKING ALL FIRST RESPONDERS 33:57 ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE DOING 33:58 AN INCREDIBLE JOB FOR ALL 33:59 CANADIANS. 34:00 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, FIRST 34:02 RESPONDERS, CUSTODIAL STAFF, 34:05 FARMERS, PEOPLE WHO WORK ALONG 34:07 THE SUPPLY CHAIN. 34:07 THANK YOU. 34:08 GOING TO WORK RIGHT NOW IS 34:11 STRESSFUL AND I KNOW YOU'RE 34:13 WORRIED, BUT WE'RE DOING 34:14 EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP YOU 34:16 SAFE. 34:16 YOU ARE DOING ESSENTIAL WORK AND 34:18 WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. 34:21 AS ALWAYS, CANADA AND CANADIANS 34:24 WILL GET THROUGH THIS BY LEANING 34:26 ON EACH OTHER AND EVERYONE DOING 34:30 THEIR PART. 34:33 MERCI BEAUCOUP. 34:42 >> THE FIRST QUESTION IS FROM 34:44 RYAN SILTY, "NATIONAL POST." 34:48 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. 34:50 >> Question: GOOD MORNING, PRIME 34:51 MINISTER. 34:52 I'M WONDERING WITH THE WAGE 34:53 SUBSIDY DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE 34:54 RIGHT NOW AS TO WHAT THAT WILL 34:57 COST THE TREASURY, WHAT THE 34:58 OVERALL COST OF THAT WILL BE? 35:01 >> Prime Minister Justin 35:01 Trudeau: WE HAVE BEEN MAKING 35:03 CHANGES TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING 35:04 OVER THE PAST DAYS AND WEEKS. 35:06 THESE COSTS KEEP CLIMBING, BUT I 35:09 CAN ASSURE PEOPLE THAT OUR FOCUS 35:12 RIGHT NOW IS ON MAKING SURE THAT 35:16 CANADIANS KEEP THEIR JOBS, EVEN 35:19 IF THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON THEM 35:20 RIGHT NOW AND KEEP THEIR 35:22 PAYCHEQUES ROLLING IN, THAT 35:23 PEOPLE WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS GET 35:26 THE CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 35:27 BENEFIT TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH 35:29 THIS DIFFICULT TIME. 35:31 AND THAT THERE IS CREDIT TO 35:33 ACCESS FOR COMPANIES AND 35:34 BUSINESSES WHO NEED TO BRIDGE 35:36 THROUGH IN THE COMING WEEKS. 35:38 OUR FOCUS IS ON MAKING SURE THAT 35:40 CANADIANS ARE SAFE NOW AND THAT 35:43 OUR ECONOMY CAN BOUNCE BACK 35:45 STRONGLY AFTER THIS TIME OF SLOW 35:48 DOWN, OF STOPPAGE, IS DONE. 35:55 FORTUNATELY, CANADA HAS TAKEN 35:56 RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS OVER THE 35:58 PAST MANY YEARS TO HAVE ONE OF 36:00 THE BEST BALANCE SHEETS IN THE 36:03 G7. 36:03 WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SURE THAT WE 36:04 HAVE MONEY ASIDE FOR A RAINY 36:07 DAY. 36:07 WELL, IT'S RAINING, AND WE ARE 36:10 NOW ABLE TO INVEST IN CANADIANS, 36:12 TO SUPPORT CANADIANS, AS WE MAKE 36:14 THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS NEEDED 36:16 TO GET THROUGH THIS AND TO COME 36:20 BACK STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE. 36:23 >> Question: BUT DO YOU EVEN 36:25 HAVE A BALLPARK ESTIMATE, IS 36:27 THIS GOING TO BE IN THE TENS OF 36:28 BILLIONS OR HUNDREDS OF 36:31 BILLIONS? 36:32 >> Answer: THE FINANCE MINISTER 36:35 WILL BE ADDRESSING CANADIANS 36:37 TOMORROW WITH MANY MORE DETAILS, 36:38 INCLUDING DETAILED COSTINGS AND 36:40 EXPECTATIONS. 36:41 RIGHT NOW OUR FOCUS IS ON 36:43 CREATING A PROGRAM THAT IS GOING 36:44 TO HELP CANADIANS KEEP THEIR 36:46 JOBS, STAY IN THEIR JOBS, EVEN 36:48 IF THEY'RE STAYING AT HOME SO WE 36:51 CAN ALL DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO 36:54 DO TO KEEP OURSELVES SAFE, TO 36:55 KEEP OUR FAMILIES SAFE, TO KEEP 36:58 OUR HEALTH WORKERS SAFE, AND TO 37:00 KEEP ALL CANADIANS SAFE. 37:02 WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS. 37:04 THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. 37:06 RIGHT NOW, WE ARE 37:08 FOCUSED ON COMING THROUGH THIS 37:11 DIFFICULT SITUATION AND IN ORDER 37:15 TO DO THAT, WE NEED CANADIANS TO 37:18 STAY HOME AND FOLLOW THE 37:20 RECOMMENDATIONS IN ORDER TO 37:21 FOLLOW THE SITUATION. 37:23 WE KNOW THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT 37:25 FOR BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS 37:26 AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE PROVIDING 37:28 THEM A WAGE SUBSIDY SO THAT THEY 37:32 CAN KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES ON THE 37:34 PAYROLL DURING THIS DIFFICULT 37:35 TIME SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK 37:38 AND RECOVER QUICKLY AT THE END 37:40 OF THIS. 37:41 THAT IS OUR PRIORITY. 37:42 FOR MORE DETAILS, THE MINISTER 37:45 OF FINANCE AND THE MINISTER OF 37:47 SMALL BUSINESS WILL BE AVAILABLE 37:48 TOMORROW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. 37:50 BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO 37:53 REASSURE EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS 37:55 RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WE 37:57 WILL BE THERE FOR THEM. 38:05 . 38:07 >> Question: 38:09 GOOD 38:09 MORNING, PRIME MINISTER. 38:10 I UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS WILL BE 38:12 COMING, BUT WHEN WILL THIS 38:13 SUBSIDY BE PAID TO EMPLOYEES? 38:16 >> Answer: RIGHT NOW WE ARE 38:19 WORKING TO FINALIZE THOSE 38:25 DETAILS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 38:27 FOR C.R.A., IT'S ABOUT ENSURING 38:31 THAT THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 38:33 BENEFIT CAN GET TO PEOPLE AS 38:36 QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 38:37 BUT I CAN ALSO SAY NOW TO 38:39 ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS 38:40 PEOPLE AND BUSINESS OWNERS THAT 38:43 THIS HELP WILL BE GETTING TO 38:45 THEM SOON. 38:46 THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RE-HIRE 38:49 THEIR EMPLOYEES. 38:50 THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY 38:52 WILL GET PAID THROUGH THE CREDIT 38:55 FACILITY THAT WE MADE AVAILABLE 38:57 BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE 38:59 THERE TO PROVIDE A WAGE SUBSIDY 39:02 OF UP TO 75% IF YOU'RE AFFECTED 39:04 BY COVID-19. 39:05 SO WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO 39:07 GET THAT MONEY OUT THE DOOR IN 39:10 THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 39:12 IN THE MEANTIME, YOU HAVE ACCESS 39:14 TO CREDIT WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU 39:16 TO MOVE FORWARD. 39:17 KNOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE 39:19 THERE TO HELP YOU AND TO HELP 39:21 YOUR EMPLOYEES. 39:22 >> Question: ON ANOTHER TOPIC, 39:24 THE UNITED STATES PROVIDED SOME 39:28 VERY STRIKING FIGURES ABOUT WHAT 39:35 IS THERE. 39:36 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT SOME 39:38 SCENARIOS. 39:39 DO YOU THINK CANADA IS FOLLOWING 39:41 THE U.S. TRAJECTORY AT THIS 39:42 TIME? 39:43 >> Answer: WELL, I THINK I WOULD 39:44 SAY WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY ON THE 39:46 SAME TRAJECTORY. 39:47 WE ARE QUICKER TO GET THE 39:50 SCREENING DONE AND I THINK WE 39:55 WOULD HAVE MORE SUCCESS IN 39:58 GETTING PEOPLE TO SELF-ISOLATE. 40:01 BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL SEE 40:03 WHAT THE CLEAR SITUATION IS IN 40:06 THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO BASED ON 40:08 WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN THE 40:10 LAST WEEK AND THEN WE WILL KNOW 40:13 WHETHER THAT IS BEARING FRUIT. 40:15 EVERYTHING IS BASED ON THE 40:17 DECISIONS PEOPLE HAVE MADE AND 40:19 CONTINUE TO MAKE. 40:21 I AM PROUD OF THE WAY CANADIANS 40:22 HAVE RALLIED AND CONTINUE TO 40:24 ABIDE BY THE GUIDELINES. 40:26 AND I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND WE 40:28 ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE 40:29 A DIRECT IMPACT ON CANADA'S 40:31 ABILITY TO COME OUT OF THIS. 40:33 I'M VERY PROUD TODAY TO BE 40:36 CANADIAN. 40:42 >> Question: GOOD MORNING, 40:45 MR. TRUDEAU. 40:47 NOW, THE TRANS MOUNTAIN 40:49 CONSTRUCTION WORK IS CONTINUING. 40:54 IT ALLOW BELONGS TO THE FEDERAL 40:56 GOVERNMENT. 40:56 THERE ARE SOME INDIGENOUS 40:57 COMMUNITIES WHO ARE WORRIED 40:58 ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THOSE 41:00 WORKERS. 41:00 I'M WONDERING AS OWNER OF T.M.X. 41:04 WHY YOU DON'T STOP THAT 41:06 CONSTRUCTION WORK. 41:07 >> Answer: THAT'S A GOOD 41:09 QUESTION. 41:09 A NUMBER OF DECISIONS ARE BEING 41:11 TAKEN RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 41:13 ABOUT WHETHER SOME WORKERS ARE 41:15 ESSENTIAL OR NOT OR WHETHER 41:16 CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK SHOULD 41:18 CONTINUE OR NOT. 41:20 I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT 41:22 TO GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER 41:25 TOMORROW. 41:27 >> Question: AND SINCE YOU DON'T 41:28 SEEM TO HAVE THE ANSWER NOW, I 41:31 WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WITH RESPECT 41:33 TO TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, YOU SAY 41:35 THERE WILL BE SERIOUS 41:36 CONSEQUENCES FOR BUSINESSES THAT 41:38 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUBSIDY. 41:39 WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO WARN 41:43 PEOPLE? 41:46 DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A 41:48 RISK THAT THIS WILL BE LIKE AN 41:51 OPEN BAR THAT PEOPLE WILL 41:53 EXPLOIT? 41:54 >> Answer: NO, I DON'T THINK IT 41:56 WILL BE A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE 41:59 EASILY EXPLOITED. 42:00 WE HAVE DEVELOPED PARAMETERS FOR 42:03 COMPANIES IN TERMS OF KEEPING 42:05 PEOPLE ON THE PAYROLL OR 42:07 BRINGING THEM BACK IN IF THEY 42:08 WERE LAID OFF. 42:09 BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND WHEN THE 42:12 PRIORITY IS TO GIVE HELP TO AS 42:15 MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS 42:16 QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, YOU DO HAVE 42:18 TO ACT QUICKLY AND TRUST IS 42:19 REQUIRED IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. 42:21 YOU HAVE TO TRUST PEOPLE TO DO 42:23 THE RIGHT THING AND NOT TAKE 42:25 ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. 42:27 BUT I WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE WE 42:28 WILL HAVE THE MEASURES AND 42:30 SYSTEMS IN PLACE IN THE WEEKS TO 42:32 COME TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO 42:34 ABUSE. 42:34 I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF THERE IS 42:37 ABUSE, THERE WILL BE SEVERE 42:39 CONSEQUENCES FOR ANYONE WHO 42:41 TRIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 42:42 SYSTEM AND, THEREFORE, TAKE 42:45 ADVANTAGE OF CANADIANS DURING 42:46 THIS DIFFICULT TIME. 42:51 . 42:53 >> THE NEXT QUESTION BRIAN LILY 42:55 "TORONTO SUN." 42:57 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. 42:58 >> Question: PRIME MINISTER, I'M 42:59 WONDERING WITH THE ECONOMIC 43:01 HARDSHIP THAT SO MANY CANADIANS 43:02 ARE FACING EVEN ONCE THIS WAGE 43:04 SUBSIDY KICKS IN, HAVE YOU OR 43:07 OTHER M.P.s THOUGHT OF FOREGOING 43:08 YOUR RAISE THAT KICKS IN ON 43:10 APRIL 1 OR PAUSING THE CARBON 43:13 TAX THAT IS SET TO GO UP BY 50% 43:15 ON APRIL 1? 43:17 >> Answer: THE PRICE ON 43:18 POLLUTION HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS 43:21 TO PUT MORE MONEY IN HOUSEHOLDS' 43:25 POCKETS, MORE MONEY IN THE 43:27 POCKETS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS, 43:29 WHILE WE'RE DOING WHAT IS 43:30 NECESSARY TO FIGHT POLLUTION AND 43:32 PROTECT OUR PLANET. 43:34 THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE GOING 43:35 TO CONTINUE TO DO BECAUSE WE 43:37 KNOW WE NEED TO DO THINGS TO 43:39 MAKE SURE WE'RE BOTH SUPPORTING 43:40 FAMILIES THROUGH ORDINARY TIMES 43:42 AND THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES AND 43:44 MOVING FORWARD ON CONTINUING THE 43:46 FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, 43:48 WHICH REMAINS EVEN AT A TIME OF 43:52 IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND PANDEMIC. 43:53 IN REGARDS TO SALARIES, I 43:56 HAVEN'T HEARD THE PARLIAMENT OF 43:57 CANADA HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS, 43:59 BUT I'M SURE THEY WILL REFLECT 44:02 ON IT NOW THAT YOU'VE ASKED THE 44:04 QUESTION. 44:06 WITH RESPECT TO A 44:08 PRICE ON POLLUTION, WE 44:10 INTRODUCED THAT PROGRAM IN ORDER 44:11 TO GIVE MORE MONEY TO FAMILIES 44:13 AND MORE MONEY TO THE MIDDLE 44:15 CLASS THAN WHAT IT WOULD COST 44:17 THEM BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S 44:19 IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, 44:21 WHILE AT THE SAME TIME FIGHTING 44:22 CLIMATE CHANGE. 44:23 WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD 44:25 WITH OUR CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN. 44:28 . 44:29 >> Question: THE TRAVEL 44:30 SCREENING MEASURES THAT YOU 44:32 TALKED ABOUT ON SATURDAY, YOU 44:34 HAD PREVIOUSLY DISMISSED THOSE 44:35 FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. 44:37 YOU DISMISSED CALLS FOR BANNING 44:41 TRAVEL EARLIER ON, EVEN JUST 44:43 LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE YOU 44:45 EVENTUALLY DID. 44:46 AT THAT POINT, MOST OF THE CASES 44:47 OF COVID-19 WERE TRAVELLERS 44:49 COMING INTO CANADA. 44:51 NOW IT'S 63% COMMUNITY SPREAD. 44:53 DO YOU REGRET NOT ACTING SOONER 44:55 ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AT 44:58 AIRPORTS FOR FLIGHTS FROM 45:00 INTERNATIONAL HOT SPOTS? 45:02 >> Answer: I THINK THERE'S GOING 45:04 TO BE LOTS OF ANALYSES AROUND 45:11 WHAT HAPPENED WHEN. 45:12 OUR FOCUS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY 45:14 WAS DOING WHAT WAS NECESSARY 45:15 EVERY MOMENT BASED ON THE 45:17 RECOMMENDATIONS OF EXPERTS, 45:18 BASED ON SCIENCE, AND DOING WHAT 45:20 WE CAN TO KEEP CANADIANS SAFE. 45:22 WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT IN AN 45:24 UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION. 45:26 WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO GET 45:28 THINGS PERFECTLY RIGHT, BUT 45:30 WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE 45:31 COMMITTED TO DOING THINGS THE 45:34 BEST WE CAN AND FIGURING OUT 45:35 WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T AND 45:37 MOVING FORWARD IN A WAY THAT IS 45:39 NIMBLE AND FOCUSED ON HELPING 45:41 CANADIANS INSOMUCH AS A 45:43 GOVERNMENT CAN BE NIMBLE AND 45:45 AGILE. 45:45 I THINK WE'VE DEMONSTRATED WE'RE 45:47 GOING TO STAY FOCUSED ON 45:48 CANADIANS AND DOING THE RIGHT 45:49 THINGS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. 45:55 >> Question: JULIE VAN DUSEN, 45:59 CBC. 45:59 HOW CAN YOU GET AN ACCURATE 46:03 PICTURE OF COVID WITHOUT A LOT 46:05 MORE TESTING, ESPECIALLY THOSE 46:07 WORKING IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES 46:08 WHO MAY BE OUT THERE WITHOUT 46:10 SYMPTOMS AND SPREADING THE VIRUS 46:11 AND NOT EVEN KNOWING IT? 46:13 >> Answer: OVER THE PAST FEW 46:15 WEEKS WE'VE BEEN RAMPING UP OUR 46:17 TESTING CAPACITIES AND THAT 46:20 CONTINUES, BOTH WITH MORE TESTS, 46:22 BETTER TESTS, DIFFERENT KINDS OF 46:25 TESTS, WITH TESTS THAT RETURN 46:27 RESULTS MORE QUICKLY. 46:28 THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE AN 46:30 ESSENTIAL PART OF MANAGING THE 46:32 SPREAD OF THE DISEASE AND INDEED 46:33 REDUCING THE SPREAD OF THIS 46:35 DISEASE. 46:35 WE WILL CONTINUE TO RAMP UP OUR 46:39 TESTING EFFORTS, BUT AT THE SAME 46:41 TIME THE MEASURES AROUND 46:42 SELF-ISOLATION THAT HAVE BEEN 46:43 PUT IN PLACE ARE ALSO GOING TO 46:45 BE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE FOR 46:47 KEEPING PEOPLE AT HOME. 46:48 IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS 46:50 OF COVID-19, SELF-ISOLATE. 46:52 TAKE MEASURES TO NOT SPREAD. 46:55 WHETHER OR NOT YOU GET A TEST 46:57 BACK IMMEDIATELY OR TESTED RIGHT 46:59 AWAY, YOU CAN TAKE MEASURES 47:01 THROUGH SELF-ISOLATING YOURSELF 47:02 THAT WILL PREVENT THE SPREAD. 47:04 AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL GET 47:07 MORE AND MORE MEASURES TO TEST 47:09 MORE ACCURATELY, TEST MORE 47:11 RAPIDLY, GET THOSE RESULTS BACK, 47:13 AND KEEP CANADIANS SAFE. 47:15 RIGHT NOW THESE SELF-ISOLATION 47:17 MEASURES ARE AN EXTREMELY 47:19 IMPORTANT THING WHILE WE RAMP UP 47:20 OUR TESTING CAPACITIES. 47:24 WE UNDERSTAND THAT 47:29 MASSIVE SCREENING IS IMPORTANT 47:30 IN ORDER TO COME THROUGH THIS, 47:32 AND THAT'S WHY EVERY DAY AND 47:35 EVERY WEEK WE HAVE BEEN 47:39 SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING OUR 47:43 TESTING CAPACITY AND THE NUMBER 47:44 OF TESTS THAT ARE CARRIED OUT. 47:46 THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GO UP 47:48 BECAUSE WE NEED TO MANAGE THAT 47:51 CRISIS IN THE NEXT WEEKS AND 47:53 MONTHS WITH A LOT MORE TESTING, 47:56 AS OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DONE. 47:58 BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, AND 48:00 THAT'S WHY SELF-ISOLATION IS SO 48:02 IMPORTANT, IF YOU DON'T FEEL 48:03 WELL OR IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS, 48:06 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU 48:07 SELF-ISOLATE AND NOT WAIT FOR A 48:09 POSITIVE RESULT TO TAKE THIS 48:11 ACTION. 48:18 YOU HAVE TO SELF-ISOLATE 48:19 IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR 48:20 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AND PREVENT 48:21 THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. 48:23 . 48:24 >> Question: WHERE DO YOU STAND 48:25 ON THE ENERGY SECTOR AND WILL 48:26 THERE BE HELP FOR THE ENERGY 48:28 SECTOR. 48:28 AND WITH CANADIAN OIL OPENING UP 48:30 AT LESS THAN $5 A BARREL, WILL 48:33 THERE BE HELP FOR THE ENERGY 48:35 SECTOR AND, IF SO, WHEN? 48:38 >> Answer: FIRST OF ALL, THE 48:40 WAGE SUBSIDY WE HELPED WILL HELP 48:43 COMPANIES LARGE AND SMALL ACROSS 48:44 ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY. 48:47 THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO 48:50 ENSURING WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS 48:52 THAT THEY WILL GET THROUGH THE 48:55 COMING WEEKS. 48:56 THERE ARE CERTAIN INDUSTRIES 48:57 THAT HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HARD 48:59 HIT BY BOTH THE DROP IN OIL 49:01 PRICES AND THE COVID-19 49:03 CHALLENGE, WHETHER AIRLINES, OIL 49:05 AND GAS, TOURISM. 49:06 THERE ARE AREAS WE WILL HAVE TO 49:08 DO MORE, AND AS I SAID FROM THE 49:10 VERY BEGINNING, WE WILL BE DOING 49:12 MORE. 49:13 WE RECOGNIZE WHAT 49:23 WE DID WITH THE WAGE SUBSIDY 49:26 ANNOUNCEMENT WILL HELP MANY 49:29 EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 49:32 THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY 49:34 COVID-19, BUT THERE ARE ALSO 49:35 PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES THAT WILL 49:36 BE MORE HARD HIT THAN OTHERS. 49:39 FOR EXAMPLE, THE AIRLINE 49:43 INDUSTRY, THE OIL INDUSTRY, THE 49:45 TOURISM SECTOR. 49:48 THERE WE WILL NEED TO DO MORE 49:49 AND WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN 49:51 DO THAT. 49:53 . 49:54 >> Question: WHY ISN'T THE 49:56 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASING 49:57 THEIR MODELLING NUMBERS? 49:58 IN ADDITION, WHAT ABOUT 49:59 PREDICTIONS THERE COULD BE A 50:01 SECOND AND THIRD WAVE? 50:03 IF YOU COULD ANSWER IN FRENCH, 50:05 PLEASE. 50:05 THANK YOU. 50:06 >> Answer: WE WILL CONTINUE TO 50:07 RELEASE THE INFORMATION WE HAVE 50:09 IN AS ACCURATE AS -- A WAY AS 50:15 POSSIBLE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE 50:17 GOING AND HOW WE'RE DOING. 50:19 WE RECOGNIZE WHAT'S GOING TO 50:21 HAPPEN IN A FEW WEEKS OR A MONTH 50:24 AND MONTHS FROM NOW DEPENDS ON 50:26 HOW PEOPLE ARE BEHAVING TODAY. 50:28 WITH THE BUILT-IN LAG IN 50:29 COVID-19 OF TWO WEEKS, WITH THE 50:31 DELAYS OF GETTING TEST RESULTS 50:33 AND FROM GETTING RESULTS FROM 50:35 PROVINCES, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S 50:38 NOT ALWAYS AN ACCURATE PICTURE 50:39 TODAY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY. 50:41 THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO KEEP 50:44 MODELLING THE DIFFERENT 50:45 SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAPPEN AND 50:46 CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE TO 50:48 CANADIANS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS 50:49 THAT THEY ABIDE BY THE RULES AND 50:55 RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES 50:57 SET FORTH BY PUBLIC HEALTH 50:59 AGENCY OF CANADA. 51:04 WE KNOW THAT IT'S 51:05 IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE 51:07 INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE WILL 51:09 CONTINUE TO FIGHT COVID-19 AND 51:13 WHAT IS HAPPENING. 51:15 WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE 51:18 INFORMATION AS IT COMES. 51:20 IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE WE 51:23 HAVE MODELS THAT WILL PREDICT 51:26 WHAT WILL HAPPEN BASED ON 51:28 PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOUR TODAY AND WE 51:29 WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT A RANGE 51:31 OF SCENARIOS AND KEEP CANADIANS 51:33 INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING 51:34 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 51:37 . 51:37 >> Question: TODAY NEW SCREENING 51:38 MEASURES ARE COMING IN PLACE FOR 51:40 AIRLINES AND TRAINS. 51:42 I'M WONDERING, MANY OF THESE 51:45 PEOPLE WHO ARE CONDUCTING THESE 51:46 TESTS TO SCREEN PASSENGERS FOR 51:48 COVID-19 ARE NOT MEDICAL 51:50 PROFESSIONALS. 51:51 HOW ARE THEY EXPECTED TO 51:55 ADEQUATELY DO THEIR JOB AND WHAT 51:57 TYPE OF TRAINING AND PROTECTIVE 51:59 EQUIPMENT WILL THESE PEOPLE 52:01 HAVE? 52:01 >> Answer: THE FUNDAMENTAL 52:02 PRINCIPLE WE HAVE PUT FORWARD IS 52:03 IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF 52:05 COVID-19, IF YOU FEEL YOU MIGHT 52:06 HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, STAY 52:09 HOME, SELF-ISOLATE, DON'T GO 52:11 OUTSIDE, DON'T TRAVEL. 52:13 THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF ALL 52:16 CANADIANS. 52:17 THESE MEASURES WE'VE BROUGHT IN 52:19 FOR AIRLINES AND RAILWAYS IS AN 52:21 ADDITIONAL MEASURE, AN 52:23 ADDITIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND 52:24 EXPECTATION THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE 52:25 SYMPTOMS OF A COLD OR OF 52:27 COVID-19 WILL NOT TRAVEL. 52:29 THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND 52:31 IT'S SOMETHING THAT, LIKE SO 52:33 MANY OF THESE MEASURES WE PUT IN 52:35 PLACE, IS GOING TO RELY ON 52:38 PEOPLE STEPPING UP, DOING WHAT 52:39 IS RIGHT, AND NOT TRAVELLING IF 52:42 THEY HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19. 52:44 >> Question: LAST WEEK THE 52:46 BUSINESS LOAN OF -- EXCUSE ME, 52:50 FROM THE BANK OF CANADA -- MANY 52:53 PUBS AND BARS AND CANNABIS 52:55 INDUSTRY BUSINESSES ARE 52:56 WONDERING WHY THEY DON'T QUALIFY 52:58 FOR THAT EXTENDED LINE OF 53:11 CREDIT. 53:13 >> Answer: WHAT WE ARE PUTTING 53:18 FORTH IS LOANS FOR BUSINESSES 53:22 WHO HAVE HAD TO OR ARE ABOUT TO 53:24 LAYOFF THEIR WORKERS. 53:26 NOW THEY CAN KEEP THEIR WORKERS 53:28 ON THE PAYROLL AT 75% OR MORE IF 53:30 THEY CAN TOP IT UP OF THEIR 53:33 SALARIES, SO THAT WHEN WE ARE 53:34 THROUGH THIS, THEY CAN PICK UP 53:36 AGAIN WHERE WE LEFT OFF AND GET 53:38 OUR ECONOMY ROARING BACK. 53:40 THAT IS OUR FOCUS NOW. 53:41 IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO CREDIT, 53:43 THERE ARE MANY MECHANISMS OUT 53:44 THERE FOR BUSINESSES OF ALL 53:46 DIFFERENT SIZES TO ACCESS 53:49 CREDIT. FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, 53:51 THERE IS THE $40,000 LOAN, OF 53:54 WHICH $10,000 WILL NOT HAVE TO 53:56 BE REPAID IF THEY MEET CERTAIN 54:00 CONDITIONS. 54:00 THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE'RE 54:01 DOING OUT THERE WITH 54:03 LOW-INTEREST OR NO-INTEREST 54:05 LOANS TO HELP BUSINESSES GET 54:08 THROUGH THIS. 54:09 BUT THE WAGE SUBSIDY AND THE 54:11 EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT FOR 54:13 THOSE WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS WILL 54:16 BE THERE TO MAKE SURE WE COME 54:18 THROUGH THIS STRONGLY. 54:20 >> Question: 54:20 I'D LIKE 54:21 TO COME BACK TO THE CANADIAN 54:22 ARMED FORCES. 54:24 IN SOME CASES THEY ARE USING THE 54:29 ARMY TO USE OR PRODUCE MEDICAL 54:32 EQUIPMENT. 54:32 YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF 54:33 SCENARIOS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO 54:35 KNOW EXACTLY WHY WE MIGHT NEED 54:37 THE ARMY AND UNDER WHAT MEDICAL 54:39 SCENARIO THEY COULD BE HELPFUL. 54:42 >> Answer: THE MINISTER OF 54:43 DEFENCE WILL BE AT A PRESS 54:46 CONFERENCE LATER AND CAN GIVE 54:47 YOU DETAILS ON THAT. 54:51 BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE CANADIAN 54:56 ARMED FORCES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN 54:57 THERE TO HELP CANADIANS AND 54:59 COMMUNITIES IN DIFFICULTY, 55:00 WHETHER IT WAS BECAUSE OF 55:04 FLOODING OR OTHER EMERGENCIES. 55:05 WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME 55:08 SCENARIOS UNDER WHICH THEY COULD 55:11 HELP AND WE KNOW THAT THE ARMY 55:14 COULD DO A LARGE NUMBER OF 55:21 THINGS. 55:22 WE WILL ASK FOR HELP TO WORK 55:26 WITH THE PROVINCES AND 55:27 TERRITORIES IF THERE IS A 55:29 REQUEST, BUT THE POINT IS 55:31 THEY'RE THERE IF WE NEED THEM. 55:33 >> Question: NOW, YOU SAY PEOPLE 55:35 WILL RECEIVE SEVERE PENALTIES IF 55:37 THEY ABUSE THE SYSTEM. 55:38 HOW WILL YOU KNOW AND HOW WILL 55:40 YOU PENALIZE THEM? 55:42 >> Answer: WELL, WE'LL BE 55:44 PUTTING IN PLACE A SYSTEM IN THE 55:45 COMING WEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THIS 55:50 WAGE SUBSIDY DOES GET TO 55:52 BUSINESSES AND THE MONEY GETS TO 55:54 THOSE COMPANIES WHO TRULY NEED 55:56 IT. 55:56 IF THERE ARE COMPANIES OR 55:58 INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE 56:00 OF THE PROGRAM, THERE WILL BE 56:03 SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. 56:04 WE'RE AT A TIME WHEN CANADIANS 56:05 HAVE TO TRUST EACH OTHER AND BE 56:07 ABLE TO RELY ON EACH OTHER. 56:09 PEOPLE WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A 56:11 CRISIS TO PUT MONEY IN THEIR OWN 56:17 POCKETS WILL SEE STIFF 56:20 CONSEQUENCES ON THE PART OF OUR 56:22 SOCIETY, BUT ALSO ON THE PART OF 56:24 THE GOVERNMENT. 56:27 WE'LL MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT 56:29 TOMORROW. 56:31 . 56:31 >> Question: IT'S NEARLY APRIL 1 56:33 AND CANADA'S SMALLEST BUSINESSES 56:36 ARE WONDERING HOW TO PAY RENT. 56:39 THEIR WORKERS ARE COVERED BY 56:41 MEASURES YOU'VE ANNOUNCED, BUT 56:43 THE BUSINESS OWNERS CAN'T TAKE 56:45 ON MORE DEBT, EVEN INTEREST-FREE 56:48 LOANS. 56:48 IS RENT REALLY ON THE TABLE FOR 56:50 THEM? 56:50 >> Answer: WE KNOW THAT A 56:52 SIGNIFICANT PART OF BUSINESS 56:55 EXPENSES ARE AROUND PAYROLL AND 56:57 OUR FOCUS IS ON SUPPORTING 56:58 WORKERS AND SUPPORTING CANADIANS 57:01 SO THEY CAN STAY HOME, SO THEY 57:03 CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE 57:05 THINGS WE NEED TO TO GET THROUGH 57:07 THIS AS QUICKLY AND AS WELL AS 57:09 WE POSSIBLY CAN. 57:10 OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS ON THIS 57:12 WAGE SUBSIDY OF 75% FOR 57:15 EMPLOYERS WHO NEED IT. 57:18 THAT WILL GIVE CANADIAN WORKERS 57:20 UP TO $847 A WEEK, DEPENDING ON 57:25 WHAT THEIR SALARY IS. 57:26 THESE ARE MEASURES THAT WILL 57:29 MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN RELIEF 57:32 FOR BUSINESSES, IN RELIEF FOR 57:34 WORKERS, IN ENSURING OUR 57:36 CAPACITY TO BOUNCE BACK, TO RUSH 57:38 BACK STRONGLY WHEN THIS IS ALL 57:41 THROUGH. 57:41 THAT IS OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW. 57:44 AS I'VE SAID, THESE ARE MEASURES 57:46 WE'RE DOING NOW. 57:47 WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO LOOK AT, 57:49 ARE THERE MORE THINGS WE NEED TO 57:51 DO. 57:51 ARE THERE OTHER WAYS WE CAN AND 57:54 MUST HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH 57:55 THIS DIFFICULT TIME. 57:56 WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND 57:59 LISTEN TO PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE WE 58:01 COME THROUGH THIS AS STRONG AS 58:03 POSSIBLE AND GET OUT THE OTHER 58:05 SIDE AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE. 58:10 >> Rosemary: THAT IS THE PRIME 58:12 MINISTER OF CANADA WITH HIS 58:14 DAILY UPDATE ON HOW HIS 58:16 GOVERNMENT IS DEALING WITH THE 58:19 PANDEMIC, COVID-19. 58:21 SOME DETAILS TODAY, FIRST, THAT 58:23 WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT ACTUALLY 58:26 TOMORROW ABOUT HELP FOR 58:27 BUSINESSES IN THIS COUNTRY. 58:28 YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE 58:29 GOVERNMENT LAST WEEK DECIDED TO 58:31 INCREASE THE AVAILABLE WAGE 58:33 SUBSIDY IT HAD PREVIOUSLY 58:34 ANNOUNCED ALL THE WAY UP TO 75%. 58:37 WELL, THE BIG CHANGE IN WHAT WE 58:39 HEARD FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 58:40 TODAY IS THAT IT WILL NOW APPLY 58:42 TO COMPANIES BIG AND SMALL. 58:44 IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY 58:45 EMPLOYEES YOU HAVE. 58:46 IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED THE WAGE 58:49 SUBSIDY TO KEEP YOUR EMPLOYEES 58:50 ON THE PAYROLL AND PAY THEM UP 58:53 TO 75% AND -- RATHER, HAVE THE 58:58 GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZE THEM UP TO 59:01 75%, THEY WILL DO THAT. 59:04 THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES DOES NOT 59:06 MATTER. 59:07 AND IMPORTANTLY, AND I KNOW THIS 59:09 IS SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE HAVE 59:11 BEEN ASKING ABOUT, IT DOES APPLY 59:14 TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND CHARITIES. 59:15 THEY CAN ALSO USE THIS WAGE 59:19 SUBSIDY MOVING FORWARD. 59:20 THOSE DETAILS ARE COMING 59:23 TOMORROW. 59:23 WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOU HERE ON 59:25 CBC TELEVISION. 59:26 IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE NOON 59:31 COVERAGE, WE'RE ON CBC NEWS 59:32 NETWORK AND ON cbc.ca. 59:35 I'M ROSEMARY BARTON. 59:36 SEE YOU BACK TOMORROW. 59:38 THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. 59:39 59:51 >> Rosemary: WELCOME BACK TO OUR 59:52 ONGOING CBC NEWS SPECIAL. 59:53 I'M ROSEMARY BARTON HERE IN 59:54 OTTAWA. 59:55 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON CBC 59:57 NEWS NETWORK AND STREAMING 60:00 AROUND THE WORLD ON cbc.ca. 60:03 IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS WE WILL 60:06 HEAR FROM FEDERAL OFFICIALS ON 60:11 THE PANDEMIC. 60:11 WE ARE WAITING TO SEE IF THESE 60:14 PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES WE 60:15 ARE TAKING ARE REALLY GOING TO 60:16 PAY OFF. 60:17 THERE IS A HOPE AND A DESIRE 60:19 FROM THE HEALTH OFFICIALS THAT 60:21 THEY WILL. 60:22 THEY HAVE SEEN SOME GLIMMERS OF 60:24 HOPE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, FOR 60:25 INSTANCE. 60:26 TODAY WE WILL HEAR FROM CANADA'S 60:28 TOP SOLDIER, THE CHIEF OF THE 60:31 DEFENCE STAFF, TO TALK ABOUT 60:32 POSSIBLE MILITARY INVOLVEMENT. 60:34 THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED 60:41 THAT, BUT HE SAID WE WILL WAIT 60:43 TO SEE IF THERE WILL BE 60:46 INVOLVEMENT. 60:47 WE HAVE VASSY KAPELOS AND DAVID 60:49 COCHRANE JOINING US. 60:50 VASSY, TO ME, THE BIGGEST DEAL 60:52 IS THAT IT NOW APPLIES 60:55 EVERYWHERE BIG AND SMALL. 60:56 YOU CAN TAP INTO THIS IF YOU 60:58 THINK IT CAN HELP. 60:59 >> Vassy: THE WAY I READ THAT, 61:02 AND IF IT CHANGES TOMORROW, 61:04 CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, IT 61:05 SOUNDS LIKE THERE WILL NOT BE A 61:07 CAP PER EMPLOYER. 61:09 THAT WAS ONE OF THE HUGE 61:11 QUESTIONS THAT SELF-EMPLOYED AND 61:15 SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED 61:16 BUSINESSES HAD. 61:18 BEFORE THERE WAS A CAP. 61:18 THAT MEANS THIS APPLIES, AS YOU 61:21 RIGHTLY POINTED OUT, ROSIE, NOT 61:24 ONLY TO RESTAURANTS THAT 61:26 EMPLOYEE 20 OR 30 PEOPLE, BUT 61:28 COULD BE AN EMPLOYER THAT 61:29 EMPLOYEES 1,000 PEOPLE. 61:31 THE SPECIFICS HERE, THERE ARE A 61:33 FEW THE PRIME MINISTER GAVE, 61:34 THAT ARE RELEVANT. 61:35 UP TO 75% OF YOUR SALARY ON THE 61:38 FIRST $58,700 THAT YOU EARN. 61:44 IT WILL BE UP TO $847. 61:59 THIS APPLIES TO BIG AND SMALL 62:03 BUSINESSES. 62:03 IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE IS 62:05 AN OVERALL CAP. 62:07 THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROGRAM 62:08 WILL PROBABLY BE LARGE, BUT I 62:11 THINK THAT HEADLINE IS CERTAINLY 62:13 SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF 62:14 BUSINESSES WILL BE PAYING 62:15 ATTENTION TO. 62:15 THE OTHER THING HE MENTIONED WAS 62:18 30%, SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE -- YOUR 62:20 REVENUES HAVE TO HAVE DECLINED 62:22 BY 30% COMPARED TO PRIOR TO THE 62:23 START OF THIS PANDEMIC. 62:25 SO THE GRANULAR DETAILS THERE AS 62:28 WELL, WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME 62:30 YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVER TIME 62:32 PERIOD WILL BE SIGNIFICANT. 62:33 BUT REALLY THE BIG NEWS HERE IS 62:35 THAT IT WILL APPLY TO SMALL AND 62:37 MEDIUM AND LARGE-SIZED 62:41 BUSINESSES. 62:41 >> Rosemary: AND THAT 62:42 NON-PROFITS AND CHARITIES 62:43 BECAUSE MANY OF THEM HAD BEEN 62:44 ASKING FOR HELP. 62:46 DAVID, ONE OF THE THINGS THE 62:47 PRIME MINISTER WAS ASKED ABOUT 62:49 BUT DIDN'T GIVE AN ANSWER OTHER 62:51 THAN TO SAY WE'LL SEE. 62:54 A LOT OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS 62:55 THAT ARE E-MAILING ME SAYING 62:57 THAT'S NICE, BUT I WON'T BE ABLE 63:00 TO PAY RENT TOMORROW OR IN TWO 63:02 DAYS. 63:02 I CAN BRING ALL THESE EMPLOYEES 63:05 BACK ON THE PAYROLL OR KEEP THEM 63:06 ON THE PAYROLL, BUT IF THERE'S 63:08 NO BUSINESS TO COME BACK TO, I'M 63:10 NOT SURE HOW THAT HELPS ME. 63:11 >> David: THERE'S A COUPLE OF 63:13 THINGS. 63:13 RENT RELIEF IS A PROVINCIAL 63:15 ISSUE. 63:15 THE RENTAL MARKETS ARE 63:17 CONTROLLED PROVINCIALLY. 63:18 THAT'S SOMETHING VARIOUS 63:19 PROVINCES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO 63:21 TAKE MEASURES ON WHEN RENT IS 63:24 BEING FURLOUGHED, FOR LACK OF A 63:26 BETTER WORD. 63:27 I THINK THE VIEW OF THE FEDERAL 63:28 GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW IS THE 63:30 $40,000 INTEREST-FREE CREDIT 63:34 LINES BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO 63:35 SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT'S WHAT 63:36 YOU CAN USE TO PAY YOUR RENT. 63:38 I HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY 63:41 ON THE WAGE SUBSIDY, SOME 63:44 DETAILS FROM GOVERNMENT 63:45 OFFICIALS WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS 63:46 GOING ON. 63:47 THE $847 A WEEK UP TO THAT 63:50 AMOUNT. 63:51 THAT IS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE YOU 63:54 HAVE WHETHER YOU ARE OPEN ARE 63:56 NOT. 63:57 THE SALARY CAP OF $58,700, THAT 64:00 NUMBER WASN'T PLUCKED OUT OF 64:01 THIN AIR. 64:02 THAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 64:04 EARNINGS THAT QUALIFY UNDER 64:06 C.P.P. AS PENSIONABLE INCOME. 64:07 THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE GONE WITH 64:09 THAT NUMBER. 64:09 YOU WILL GET UP TO $847 A WEEK 64:13 FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES WHETHER OR 64:14 NOT YOUR OPEN. 64:15 THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT. 64:17 THE 25% TOP-UP IS NOT A 64:20 REQUIREMENT, BUT DO IT IF YOU 64:21 CAN. 64:22 THE TWO EXAMPLES USED, A 64:24 TRUCKING COMPANY IN QUÉBEC, THEY 64:26 WOULD HAVE A REVENUE STREAM AND 64:27 THEY COULD DO IT. 64:28 THE SALON SHUT DOWN IN CALGARY 64:32 CANNOT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SHUT 64:35 DOWN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. 64:38 THE COST OF THIS IS GOING TO BE 64:40 STAGGERING BECAUSE THEY ARE 64:42 ESSENTIALLY UNDERWRITING THE 64:43 FIRST 0.75 ON EVERY DOLLAR FOR 64:48 EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THE COUNTRY. 64:50 IN TERMS OF THE TEST AND THE 64:50 CONSEQUENCES THAT HE TALKED 64:52 ABOUT, THE 30% REVENUE DROP, 64:53 THAT WILL BE ASSESSED AFTER THE 64:56 FACT. 64:56 IF YOU ARE FOUND TO HAVE NOT HAD 64:59 A 30% REVENUE DROP, THERE WILL 65:01 BE A REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT OF 65:03 SOME FORM. 65:04 I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A TOTAL 65:06 AMOUNT, IF IT COMES IN AT 27.5 65:11 AND YOU THINK IT'S 30. 65:14 THAT'S HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DEAL 65:16 WITH IT. 65:16 EVERY BUSINESS, TAKE DAYCARES IN 65:18 THIS CITY, I'VE GOT A KID IN 65:20 DAYCARE. 65:21 THAT DAYCARE IS SHUT DOWN RIGHT 65:22 NOW. 65:23 THERE IS NO REVENUE COMING IN. 65:25 THE OWNER OF THAT DAYCARE WILL 65:28 QUALIFY FOR A 75% WAGE SUBSIDY. 65:31 THEY CAN MAINTAIN THEIR 65:32 RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR EMPLOYER 65:33 AND THE MINUTE ALL OF THIS IS 65:35 LIFTED, THEY CAN GO BACK TO WORK 65:37 WITHOUT HAVING TO REAPPLY AFTER 65:39 BEING LAID OFF. 65:40 IT MAINTAINS THAT RELATIONSHIP 65:41 AND PUTS A FINANCIAL FLOOR UNDER 65:43 THE PAYROLLS OF BASICALLY EVERY 65:46 COMPANY AND NON-PROFIT IN THE 65:49 COUNTRY DEPENDING ON HOW THIS 65:51 WILL APPLY. 65:53 IT ALLOWS THEM TO COME BACK 65:56 QUICKER. 65:56 THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 65:58 TOO, PREPARING EVERYBODY FOR THE 65:59 TIME WHEN ALL OF THESE EXTREME 66:00 MEASURES ARE OVER AND THINGS CAN 66:03 COME BACK. 66:07 LIKE WE'VE SEEN FROM THE 66:11 C.E.R.V. IS THE POLICY WILL BE 66:12 PAY FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS 66:15 LATER. 66:15 THEY WILL DEAL WITH PAYMENTS, 66:19 REPAYMENTS, AND FRAUD AFTER THE 66:21 FACT. 66:22 >> Rosemary: INTERESTING REALLY 66:22 FOR THE FIRST TIME WE DID HEAR 66:24 FROM THE PRIME MINISTER -- IT 66:25 HASN'T BEEN THE CASE SO MUCH 66:27 WITH THE CANADA EMERGENCY 66:28 BENEFIT, IT'S THE PRIORITY TO 66:30 GET THE MONEY OUT TO PEOPLE AS 66:32 QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT HERE 66:34 THE PRIME MINISTER CALLING FOR 66:35 GOOD FAITH AND TRUST FOR ALL 66:37 INVOLVED AND TELLING BUSINESSES, 66:40 DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO TAKE THIS 66:43 BECAUSE WE WILL GET YOU. 66:45 >> David: THIS IS A VERY BIG 66:48 CARROT SO IT NEEDS TO BE BACKED 66:51 UP BY A BIG STICK. 66:52 >> Rosemary: I'M GOING TO LEAVE 66:54 YOU TWO. 66:56 I'M GOING TO BRING BACK 66:58 DR. ISAAC BOGOCH. 67:01 I CUT HIM OFF BUT IT WAS FOR THE 67:03 PRIME MINISTER. 67:04 WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE PRIME 67:05 MINISTER, DOCTOR, ABOUT WHY THIS 67:07 WEEK IS SO IMPORTANT. 67:08 GIVE US YOUR SENSE OF WHY IT IS 67:11 IMPORTANT TO WATCH FROM A PUBLIC 67:14 HEALTH PERSPECTIVE. 67:15 >> Isaac Bogoch: CERTAINLY THIS 67:16 WEEK WE WILL SEE IF THE SOCIAL 67:18 DISTANCING OR PHYSICAL 67:19 DISTANCING MEASURES ARE PAYING 67:20 OFF. 67:20 THERE ARE SHREDS OF EVIDENCE 67:22 FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA THAT MAYBE 67:23 THEY'RE GOING TO START TO SEE A 67:27 REDUCED NUMBER OF NEW CASES PER 67:29 DAY. 67:29 LET'S SEE IF THAT PANS OUT OVER 67:32 TIME. 67:32 WE REALLY START TO SEE THAT PICK 67:34 UP IN ONTARIO. 67:36 THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE 67:37 THERE WAS CERTAINLY A GREATER 67:38 NUMBER OF CASES IN ONTARIO DAY 67:40 BY DAY. 67:41 QUITE FRANKLY, WE HAVE TO 67:42 FLATTEN THE CURVE HERE TO 67:43 PREVENT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 67:44 FROM GETTING OVERWHELMED. 67:46 >> Rosemary: WELL, I HAVE TO 67:53 SAY, THE AMOUNT OF TESTING IN 67:55 ONTARIO, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S 67:56 THE BACKLOG OR THE NUMBER OF 67:58 TESTS, SEEMS WORRYING BECAUSE IT 68:00 WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THERE 68:02 ARE MORE CASES THAN WE KNOW 68:05 ABOUT. 68:06 B.C., QUEBEC, AND ALBERTA ARE 68:08 TESTING PEOPLE PROPORTIONALLY 68:11 MANY MORE. 68:12 ONTARIO SAYS IT'S HOPING TO DO 68:15 5,000 A DAY BY EARLY THIS WEEK, 68:20 SURGING INTO APRIL. 68:21 WOULD YOU AGREE THAT THIS SORT 68:22 OF TESTING IN ONTARIO IS, 68:24 PERHAPS, TROUBLING BECAUSE IT 68:26 DOESN'T GIVE US A REALLY GOOD 68:28 PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING? 68:29 >> Isaac Bogoch: 100%, I AGREE 68:32 WITH YOU 100%. 68:35 WE NEED TO BE DOING BETTER. 68:39 THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE 68:41 SCALING BACK ON TESTING. 68:45 IT'S NICE TO HEAR THAT FOR 68:48 APRIL, BUT WE NEED THAT TODAY. 68:49 IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE 68:51 A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE 68:52 TRUE BURDEN OF INFECTION, BOTH 68:55 HERE IN ONTARIO AND ELSEWHERE IN 68:58 CANADA. 69:00 YOU'VE SEEN PLACES LIKE ALBERTA 69:03 AND BRITISH COLUMBIA LEAD THE 69:06 WAY, AND QUÉBEC IS PICKING UP 69:08 SPEED, BUT IT HAS TO BE BETTER 69:09 IN ONTARIO. 69:10 >> Rosemary: WHAT IS THE 69:12 REASONING? 69:12 IS IT THAT THEY'RE LIMITING IT 69:13 TO A PARTICULAR SECTION OF 69:15 PEOPLE, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, 69:16 OLDER PEOPLE, OR PEOPLE THAT 69:18 HAVE BEEN ABROAD? 69:19 WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING WHY 69:20 THE TESTING ISN'T HAPPENING? 69:23 >> Isaac Bogoch: I THINK THERE'S 69:24 SEVERAL ISSUES. 69:25 CERTAINLY THERE WAS LAB CAPACITY 69:27 ISSUES WHICH WE HEARD ABOUT THIS 69:30 BACKLOG WHICH IS SLOWLY GETTING 69:32 RESOLVED AND I THINK THERE WAS 69:35 NOW ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHERE WE'VE 69:38 HEARD FROM THE MINISTER OF 69:41 HEALTH REDUCING THE BUREAUCRATIC 69:44 HURDLES TO GET TESTING KITS 69:46 ALLOWED IN CANADA. 69:48 I THINK WE WILL SEE AN EXPLOSION 69:50 OF TESTS IN ONTARIO. 69:52 MY CONCERN IS THE DELAY. 69:54 THIS IS A CRUCIAL WEEK AND LAST 69:56 WEEK AND THE WEEK AHEAD ARE SUCH 69:58 PIVOTAL POINTS HERE. 70:00 WE NEED ALL THE DATA WE CAN 70:03 FIND. 70:03 THIS HELPS GUIDE THE PUBLIC 70:05 HEALTH RESPONSE AND CLINICAL 70:08 MANAGEMENT. 70:09 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IS ONE OF THE 70:11 MAIN OR MULTIPLE PILLARS OF 70:15 EPIDEMIOLOGY MANAGEMENT. 70:16 YOU CAN'T FIGHT BLINDLY. 70:18 IF WE REALLY DO START TO EXPAND 70:19 TO 5,000 A DAY AND HOPEFULLY 70:21 MORE THAN THAT, I THINK WE WILL 70:24 BE IN A BETTER POSITION IN PONT. 70:27 >> Rosemary: DR. BOGOCH, I'M 70:30 GOING TO CUT YOU OFF FOR THE 70:32 DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER. 70:33 HERE IS THE DEPUTY PRIME 70:35 MINISTER. 70:35 >> PRACTICE PHYSICAL DISTANCING. 70:38 I KNOW THAT IT IS HARD, BUT WE 70:43 ALL MUST STAY STRONG AND STAY AT 70:46 HOME UNLESS WE ARE DOING 70:48 ESSENTIAL WORK LIKE STOCKING THE 70:51 SHELVES IN OUR GROCERY STORES, 70:53 LIKE WORKING ON THE FRONTLINES 70:56 OF OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 70:57 OF COURSE YOU CAN GO FOR A WALK 70:59 OR A RUN, BUT MAINTAIN YOUR 71:02 DISTANCE WHILE YOU DO IT AND 71:03 WASH YOUR HANDS, PLEASE, WHEN 71:06 YOU GET HOME. 71:07 THIS IS A CRITICAL 71:12 WEEK IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE 71:15 VIRUS. 71:15 CANADIANS MUST PRACTICE SOCIAL 71:17 DISTANCING AND PHYSICAL 71:18 DISTANCING. 71:18 WE MUST REMAIN STRONG AND STAY 71:20 HOME UNLESS YOU'RE AN ESSENTIAL 71:23 WORKER, SUCH AS FILLING GROCERY 71:26 SHELVES OR WORKING IN THE 71:27 HEALTHCARE FIELD. 71:28 YOU CAN GO OUT FOR A WALK. 71:30 YOU CAN GO RUNNING, BUT STAY 71:32 APART FROM OTHERS AND WASH YOUR 71:36 HANDS AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME. 71:38 I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO 71:40 DO, BUT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS. 71:43 TODAY YOU 71:44 WILL HEAR FROM DR. TAM, THE 71:47 MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, 71:52 HARJIT SAJJAN. 71:57 PABLO RODRIGUEZ, OUR MINISTER OF 72:01 HEALTH PATTY HAJDU, GENERAL 72:05 VANCE, DR. NJOO. 72:07 WE ARE TRYING TO SPREAD 72:09 OURSELVES OUT WHICH IS WHY YOU 72:10 DON'T SEE THEM AT THE PODIUM, 72:13 BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR 72:15 QUESTIONS. 72:16 DR. TAM. 72:17 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 72:20 IN CANADA THERE ARE 6,671 CASES, 72:25 INCLUDING 66 DEATHS. 72:26 IN ADDITION, AT ANY POINT IN 72:29 TIME THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE 72:31 UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR 72:34 COVID-19. 72:35 THEY ARE AWAITING LAB RESULTS OR 72:36 NOT YET TESTING. 72:38 EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HEARING OF 72:39 CASES IN YOUR COMMUNITY, IT 72:41 DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE ARE NO 72:43 CASES OR NO EXPOSURES WAITING TO 72:46 HAPPEN. 72:46 WE NOW HAVE COMPLETED TESTS FOR 72:50 OVER 220,000 PEOPLE IN CANADA, 72:53 WITH ABOUT 3% OF THE PEOPLE 72:55 CONFIRMED AS POSITIVE AND OVER 72:58 93% CONFIRMED AS NEGATIVE. 73:00 SO OF THE OVER 6,000 CASES THAT 73:04 WE KNOW ABOUT RIGHT NOW, 73:06 APPROXIMATELY 7% ARE REQUIRING 73:08 HOSPITALIZATION AND 3% ARE 73:10 CRITICALLY ILL, WITH 1% HAVING 73:13 BEEN FATAL. 73:15 THIS IS DATA FOR WHAT IS 73:17 HAPPENING IN REAL TIME SO WE CAN 73:21 EXPECT THESE RATES TO FLUCTUATE 73:23 AS AND WHEN THE PROVINCES REPORT 73:26 NEW INFORMATION. 73:31 THERE HAVE BEEN 73:32 REPORTS OF CASES IN COMMUNITIES 73:34 THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SEVERE 73:37 OUTCOMES OF COVID-19. 73:40 NOTABLY, THE FIRST CASE OF 73:42 COVID-19 WAS REPORTED IN NUNAVIK 73:47 IN NORTHERN QUÉBEC THIS PAST 73:49 WEEKEND. 73:49 IN ADDITION, THERE CONTINUE TO 73:51 BE OUTBREAKS IN LONG-TERM CARE 73:53 FACILITIES LEADING TO 73:56 DEVASTATING OUTCOMES. 73:59 PREVENTIVE MEASURES ARE CRUCIAL 74:00 TO PREVENT THE ACCELERATION OF 74:01 SPREAD IN ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENTS, 74:04 WHERE PERSONS WITH UNDERLYING 74:06 MEDICAL CONDITIONS RESIDE. 74:09 PREVENTION IS A KEY PART OF OUR 74:11 PANDEMIC RESPONSE. 74:13 THERE HAVE 74:14 BEEN REPORTS OF CASES IN 74:16 COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AT HIGH 74:18 RISK OF SEVERE OUTCOMES OF 74:21 COVID-19. 74:22 NOTABLY, THE FIRST CASE OF 74:24 COVID-19 WAS REPORTED IN NUNAVIK 74:26 IN NORTHERN QUÉBEC THIS PAST 74:29 WEEKEND. 74:29 IN ADDITION, THERE CONTINUE TO 74:31 BE OUTBREAKS IN LONG-TERM CARE 74:33 FACILITIES, LEADING TO 74:35 DEVASTATING OUTCOMES. 74:36 IT IS CRUCIAL TO PREVENT THE 74:37 ACCELERATION OF SPREAD IN 74:39 ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENTS WHERE 74:41 PERSONS WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL 74:43 CONDITIONS RESIDE AND IT IS A 74:45 KEY PART OF OUR PANDEMIC 74:47 RESPONSE. 74:47 WITH THE WARM WEATHER PRO 74:49 TEMPORING, I WANT TO REITERATE 74:51 MY MESSAGE FROM YESTERDAY. 74:55 OUR KEY MESSAGE IS ON RETURNING 74:58 TRAVELLERS AND PROTECTING THOSE 75:01 IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. 75:03 FOR TRAVELLERS RETURNING FROM 75:04 OUTSIDE OF CANADA, SNOWBIRDS, 75:07 MARCH BREAK VACATIONERS, AND 75:09 OTHERS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE 75:11 THE RIGHT ACTION TO PROTECT ALL 75:13 CANADIANS, HEAD DIRECTLY HOME, 75:14 DO NOT STOP FOR GROCERIES OR 75:17 OTHER ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, USE 75:19 THE PHONE TO ORDER WHAT YOU 75:21 NEED, BUT DO NOT GO OUT INTO 75:23 PUBLIC SPACES. 75:24 ONCE HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO 75:27 BE THERE AND QUARANTINE 75:31 YOURSELF. 75:32 LIKE, SOME IMPORTANT 75:34 OBSERVANCERS ARE COMING UP, 75:36 INCLUDING EASTER, PASSOVER, 75:38 RAMADAN. 75:38 NOW IS THE TIME WHEN ALL 75:41 ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN 75:43 VIRTUALLY. 75:43 PREPARE AHEAD TO CONNECT THROUGH 75:46 SOCIAL MEDIA AND OVER THE PHONE 75:51 AND INTERNET. 75:52 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. TAM. 75:54 NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THE 75:59 MINISTER OF DEFENCE. 76:02 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 76:04 WHEN CANADA NEEDS THEIR ARMED 76:06 FORCES, THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE. 76:07 IT SHOWS THAT IN TIMES OF GREAT 76:11 DIFFICULTY, CANADIANS NEVER FACE 76:12 HARDSHIP ALONE. 76:13 THEY FOUGHT FOR CANADIAN VALUES 76:15 DURING THE GREAT WARS, HAVE BEEN 76:17 THERE FOR OUR FRIENDS AND 76:20 PARTNERS IN THE PACIFIC AND 76:22 UKRAINE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 76:25 THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 76:27 COMMUNITIES LIKE NEWFOUNDLAND 76:29 THIS YEAR AND FOR FLOODS IN 76:31 QUÉBEC AND ONTARIO OR FOREST 76:32 FIRES LIKE THOSE THAT HIT 76:34 ALBERTA AND B.C. IN PREVIOUS 76:36 YEARS. 76:36 WE DEVELOPED OUR DEFENCE POLICY, 76:39 STRONG, SECURE, ENGAGED, IN 76:41 ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR ARMED 76:42 FORCES TO BE PREPARED AND 76:43 EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH THE 76:45 CHALLENGES THAT LAY AHEAD. 76:48 NOW, DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED 76:50 TIMES, THOSE WHO WEAR THE 76:52 UNIFORM WILL BE THERE FOR 76:53 CANADIANS WHEN CALLED UPON. 76:54 THAT IS WHY WE TOOK 76:56 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES EARLY TO 76:58 ENSURE THAT THE FORCES REMAINED 77:01 READY. 77:01 IT IS WHY EARLY IN THIS CRISIS 77:04 THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF 77:05 DIRECTED MANY OF THEM TO ENGAGE 77:08 IN PHYSICAL DISTANCING, TO STAY 77:10 HOME AND TO BE HEALTHY AND READY 77:12 TO RESPOND. 77:13 FROM THE BEGINNING, THE CANADIAN 77:15 ARMED FORCES HAVE BEEN PART OF 77:17 THE WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT EFFORT 77:19 IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. 77:20 WE ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN IN 77:23 UNIFORM ASSISTING BRINGING 77:24 CANADIANS HOME FROM CHINA AND 77:26 JAPAN TO C.F.B. TRENTON. 77:27 OVER THE PAST WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN 77:29 IN CONTACT WITH MY INTERNATIONAL 77:30 PARTNERS AND COLLEAGUES TO LEARN 77:33 FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES. 77:34 WITH THAT INFORMATION AND 77:36 LOOKING AT THE POSSIBLE NEEDS 77:36 ACROSS CANADA, I DIRECTED THE 77:38 CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF TO 77:40 DEVELOP A PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW 77:42 US TO SUPPORT A DOMESTIC 77:44 RESPONSE TO COVID-19 BASED 77:45 AROUND THREE PRIORITIES. 77:46 TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO SPLO 77:49 THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, TO 77:52 PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE 77:54 COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA, TO 77:56 ASSIST OUR PROVINCIAL AND 77:57 TERRITORIAL PARTNERS WITH 78:00 LOGISTICS, INCLUDING DIRECTLY 78:02 SUPPORTING MUNICIPALITIES IF 78:04 NEEDED. 78:04 AND I ALSO WANT TO STRESS THAT 78:07 THIS RESPONSE TO COVID-19 WOULD 78:08 OCCUR WHILE STILL MAINTAINING 78:11 OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO 78:12 POSSIBLE FLOODING OR FOREST 78:15 FIRES. 78:15 BASED ON THIS GUIDANCE, THE 78:18 CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF HAS 78:20 DEVELOPED A PLAN THAT WOULD SEE 78:22 THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 78:24 MOBILIZING UP TO 24,000 REGULAR 78:27 AND RESERVE MEMBERS ACROSS THE 78:29 CANADIAN ARMED FORCES TO SUPPORT 78:30 THESE EFFORTS. 78:32 THE CANADIAN ARMY HAVE READIED 78:38 10,000 MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA. 78:40 THEY CAN PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN 78:42 PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT 78:43 AND DELIVERING SUPPLIES. 78:45 THEY WILL BE READY TO RESPOND TO 78:47 SUPPORT CANADIANS, NO MATTER 78:48 WHERE THEY LIVE. 78:50 ALSO MADE AVAILABLE, RESERVISTS 78:52 AND CANADIAN RANGERS ARE BEING 78:55 BROUGHT INTO FULL-TIME SERVICE 78:56 AND WILL BE PART OF AN 78:58 INTEGRATED CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 78:59 RESPONSE. 79:00 THESE FLEXIBLE TEAMS ARE CAPABLE 79:02 OF OPERATING AS LOCAL RESPONSE 79:04 FORCES TO ASSIST WITH 79:05 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE, WELLNESS 79:07 CHECKS, NATURAL DISASTER 79:09 RESPONSE, AND OTHER TASKS AS 79:10 REQUIRED. 79:11 I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT 79:13 PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN 79:14 TO INDIGENOUS AND NORTHERN AND 79:16 ARCTIC COMMUNITIES. 79:18 THIS -- THESE NEEDS DIRECTED OUR 79:23 PLANNING. 79:23 THAT IS WHY OVER 50 CANADIAN 79:26 RANGER PATROLS WILL BE AVAILABLE 79:27 TO ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF 79:28 THE NEEDS OF THE NORTHERN, 79:30 REMOTE, AND INDIGENOUS 79:32 COMMUNITIES AND WE WILL BE READY 79:34 TO RESPOND AS REQUIRED. 79:36 OUR ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE HAS 79:38 ALL NECESSARY CAPABILITIES AND 79:40 PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT A 79:45 WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT SUPPORT THE 79:47 EFFORTS AGAINST COVID-19. 79:49 THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ARE ALSO 79:51 READY TO RESPOND ON SHORT NOTICE 79:53 TO COASTAL COMMUNITIES WHO MIGHT 79:55 NEED A HELPING HAND. 79:57 WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS 79:58 PLAN TO HELP SUPPORT CANADIANS, 80:00 NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE, WHEN, 80:02 AND WHERE IT IS NEEDED. 80:05 THOUGH WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED 80:07 ANY FORMAL REQUESTS FOR 80:08 ASSISTANCE, THE TEAM AT THE 80:11 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE 80:12 AND I CONTINUE TO WORM WITH 80:14 MINISTER BLAIR AND PUBLIC SAFETY 80:16 CANADA SO WE ARE READY WHEN 80:17 CALLED UPON. 80:18 WE WILL PROVIDE LOCAL COMMANDERS 80:19 THE AUTHORITY TO BE FLEXIBLE IN 80:21 OUR ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT 80:23 LOCAL NEEDS ARE MET QUICKLY. 80:25 AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THE 80:27 CANADIAN ARMED FORCES REMAIN 80:29 READY TO HELP CANADIANS DURING 80:30 THESE CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES, 80:33 WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENSURING 80:34 THAT THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 80:35 WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT 80:37 COMMUNITIES THAT MAY BE IMPACTED 80:39 BY SPRING FLOODING AND FOREST 80:40 FIRES. 80:41 THE DECISION THAT WE MADE EARLY 80:43 HAS MADE SURE THAT THE CANADIAN 80:46 ARMED FORCES IS HEALTH AND 80:48 STANDS READY TO SERVE. 80:50 WE WILL BE READY TO TAKE STRONG 80:53 PRECAUTIONS SO THAT THE MEN AND 80:55 WOMEN WHO SERVE WILL STAY 80:57 HEALTHY AND BE READY TO HELP. 80:58 THE PLAN WE HAVE DONE WILL ALLOW 81:01 YOUR FORCES TO RESPOND TO 81:03 COVID-19 AT HOME AND TO PROTECT 81:05 COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY NATURAL 81:06 DISASTERS, WHILE ALLOWING US TO 81:08 CONTINUE THE WORK WE DO WITH OUR 81:10 ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO SUPPORT 81:12 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY. 81:12 WE WILL BE THERE. 81:13 WE ARE READY TO HELP. 81:15 NO MATTER HOW CHALLENGING THE 81:17 CIRCUMSTANCES, WHEN CALLED UPON, 81:18 THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ARE 81:19 READY TO SERVE. 81:21 TO ALL OUR CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 81:23 MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, 81:29 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 81:31 >> NOW I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR TO 81:34 THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER, 81:37 PABLO RODRIGUEZ. 81:41 >> OUR MESSAGE IS THAT 81:43 WE ARE READY AND WE HAVE ASKED 81:46 THE ARMED FORCES TO ESTABLISH A 81:50 MOBILIZATION PLAN SO THAT THEY 81:51 CAN BE PREPARED TO GO WHERE 81:52 NEEDED AND QUICKLY. 81:54 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 24,000 81:56 MEMBERS OF REGULAR OR RESERVE 81:58 MEMBERS, WHETHER IN THE ROYAL 82:00 CANADIAN AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL 82:02 CANADIAN NAVY, AND OUR 82:04 INTERVENTION PLAN, IF REQUIRED, 82:06 WOULD BE BASED ON THREE 82:07 PRIORITIES. 82:08 FIRST OF ALL, TO SLOW THE SPEED 82:10 OF SPREADING OF COVID-19, 82:12 PROVIDING SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE 82:13 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE 82:16 COUNTRY, AND TO HELP OUR F.P.T. 82:20 PARTNERS IN THE AREA OF 82:21 LOGISTICS AND, SPECIFICALLY, 82:23 SUPPORTING MUNICIPALITIES 82:24 CONCRETELY. 82:25 WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE OUR 82:28 HELICOPTERS TO SUPPORT ISOLATED 82:31 COMMUNITIES, WHETHER THEY BE 82:32 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. 82:34 WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT 82:35 PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES 82:37 DIRECTLY IN THEIR EFFORTS. 82:39 WE COULD ALSO HELP WITH 82:42 LOGISTICS, TRANSPORTATION OF 82:44 MATERIAL, HUMANITARIAN 82:45 ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT WHERE 82:47 PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES WOULD 82:48 NEED HELP. 82:49 WE KNOW THAT THE WORK COULD BE 82:53 RELATED TO SOMETHING ELSE. 82:55 WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FLOODS 82:56 AND FOREST FIRES, OUR TROOPS 82:58 WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT 83:00 SUPPORT, BUT ALSO HAVING THE 83:01 CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT 83:03 AGAINST CORONAVIRUS. 83:04 BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, AS THE 83:07 MINISTER SAID, WE ARE NOT 83:08 PLANNING TO DEPLOY OUR FORCES AT 83:11 THIS POINT. 83:12 WE HAVE DAILY CONTACT WITH THE 83:14 PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES. 83:15 FOR NOW NO PREMIER HAS ASKED US 83:21 TO DEPLOY OUR TROOPS. 83:22 IT IS FUNDAMENTAL THAT WE 83:24 CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND EXCHANGE 83:26 AND COLLABORATE WITH THE 83:27 PROVINCES. 83:28 THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE 83:29 SAYING TODAY IS THAT WE ARE 83:31 READY TO INTERVENE IF A PREMIER 83:33 ASKS US OFFICIALLY TO DO SO. 83:35 THE PLANNING THAT THE ARMED 83:37 FORCES HAS DONE WILL ALLOW THEM 83:39 TO DEPLOY QUICKLY TO HELP 83:41 CANADIANS WHO NEED THAT HELP AND 83:42 WILL BE THERE FOR ALL CANADIANS, 83:45 REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE. 83:47 WE WON'T FORGET ANYBODY. 83:51 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PABLO. 83:55 . 83:55 >> WE'LL START WITH QUESTIONS 83:58 FROM THE PHONE. 84:00 OPERATOR. 84:00 >> THANK YOU. 84:02 MERCI. 84:03 IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE 84:05 PRESS STAR 1 ON YOUR TELEPHONE 84:07 KEY PAD. 84:19 >> Question: 84:20 HELLO. 84:22 MY QUESTION IS FOR YOU, MADAM 84:23 FREELAND. 84:24 I KNOW THAT DETAILS WILL BE 84:26 FORTHCOMING TOMORROW FROM 84:27 MR. MORNEAU, BUT COULD YOU 84:29 INDICATE WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS 84:33 CHANGED VIEW, DECIDING THAT THIS 84:35 WAGE SUBSIDY WOULD NOT BE 84:37 LIMITED TO S.M.E.s, BUT WOULD 84:39 APPLY TO ALL COMPANIES? 84:41 >> Answer: WE HAVEN'T CHANGED A 84:44 VIEW. 84:44 ALL WE'VE DONE IS CLARIFY THE 84:48 DETAILS. 84:56 AND THE DETAILS WE'VE 84:57 ESTABLISHED ARE NECESSARY AND 84:59 CORRECT FOR THE CANADIAN 85:00 ECONOMY. 85:01 WE UNDERSTAND THAT CORONAVIRUS 85:03 AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 85:06 CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT MAKE ANY 85:09 DISTINCTION BETWEEN LARGE 85:10 COMPANIES, SMALL COMPANIES, OR 85:13 MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES. 85:14 THE IDEA OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO 85:17 HELP ALL CANADIAN BUSINESSES TO 85:20 CONSERVE JOBS. 85:24 WE KNOW THAT BUSINESSES WANT TO 85:27 MAINTAIN THEIR WORKFORCE AND WE 85:29 KNOW THAT FOR CANADIANS WHO HAVE 85:33 WORK AT THIS POINT, IT'S MUCH 85:35 BETTER TO HAVE THAT WORK 85:37 AVAILABLE TO THEM. 85:40 THAT'S WHY WE ESTABLISHED THIS 85:43 HUGE ECONOMIC PROGRAM TO HELP 85:45 EMPLOYERS TO CONSERVE THEIR 85:48 BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO TO CONSERVE 85:51 JOBS FOR THEIR WORKERS. 85:54 THIS PROGRAM IS A VERY GOOD 86:02 ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM WE 86:03 ALREADY ANNOUNCED. 86:05 THAT IS THE PROGRAM TO HELP 86:07 CANADIANS WHO DO NOT HAVE A JOB, 86:09 WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOB, OR WHO 86:12 CANNOT WORK BECAUSE OF 86:17 CORONAVIRUS. 86:17 WITH THOSE TWO PROGRAMS, WE HAVE 86:20 ONE PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE WHO 86:22 CANNOT WORK AND WE HAVE ANOTHER 86:25 PROGRAM TO HELP COMPANIES TO 86:27 MAINTAIN THE JOBS OF THEIR 86:29 WORKERS. 86:30 THAT'S TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT IN 86:32 THIS CONTEXT. 86:33 FURTHER TO THAT, WE HAVE ALSO 86:40 HELPED COMPANIES AND THE ECONOMY 86:41 BY PROVIDING A GREAT AMOUNT OF 86:43 FINANCIAL RESOURCES. 86:44 THANK YOU. 86:45 >> Question: SECOND QUESTION. 86:50 THE QUESTION IS PERHAPS FOR 86:52 MR. RODRIGUEZ OR PERHAPS 86:55 MR. SAJJAN COULD ANSWER THAT. 86:58 IN RELATION TO THE CANADIAN 86:59 ARMED FORCES AND YOUR CAPACITY 86:59 TO DEPLOY THEM, THERE'S A 87:02 COMMUNITY, AN INDIGENOUS 87:03 COMMUNITY, NABITIBI, THAT SENT A 87:09 LETTER ASKING THE ARMY TO COME, 87:12 IN ORDER TO ENSURE A STATE OF 87:14 EMERGENCY. 87:15 THEY WANT TO CLOSE OFF THEIR 87:17 TERRITORY. 87:17 ARE YOU TAKING UP THAT REQUEST 87:21 BY OTHER COMMUNITIES OR SHOULD 87:23 IT GO BEFORE A PREMIER OF A 87:26 PROVINCE FIRST? 87:29 DO YOU WANT 87:31 ME TO TRANSLATE? 87:33 >> Answer: WE'VE GOT 87:34 TRANSLATION. 87:34 WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH MANY REMOTE 87:37 COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY 87:37 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. 87:38 THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF HAS 87:40 BEEN PLANNING KIND OF EARLY 87:42 MEASURES OF WHAT WE CAN DO. 87:44 MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S ALSO 87:47 STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN EARLY 87:48 ON, NOT JUST WITH THE CANADIAN 87:50 ARMED FORCES, BUT ALSO WITH THE 87:52 PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES. 87:53 SO WE'RE TAKING EVERY REQUEST 87:55 VERY SERIOUSLY. 87:56 I WANT TO REMIND THAT THE 87:57 CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IS A 88:01 WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSE. 88:02 SO WHEN WE LOOK AT A CONCERN 88:03 THAT COMES UP, WE LOOK AT ALL 88:07 THE THINGS IN OUR TOOLBOX, DOWN 88:09 TO THE MUNICIPALITY, SO WE CAN 88:13 ENSURE THE RIGHT RESPONSE IS 88:14 THERE SO CANADIANS IMPACTED WILL 88:17 BE LOOKED AFTER. 88:20 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 88:22 BILL CURRY FROM "THE GLOBE AND 88:30 MAIL". 88:30 >> Question: THANK YOU. 88:31 MY QUESTION IS FOR MS. FREELAND. 88:34 IN TERMS OF LARGE COMPANIES AND 88:36 FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS, IS THE 88:39 GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING DIRECTOR 88:40 OWNERSHIP STAKES, LIKE WE SAW 88:43 WITH THE AUTO SECTOR IN 2009. 88:47 WILL THERE BE ANYTHING IN TERMS 88:49 OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND IS 88:50 THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNED ABOUT 88:51 FOREIGN TAKEOVERS OF COMPANIES 88:54 DURING THIS PERIOD? 88:55 >> Answer: THANK YOU FOR THE 88:58 QUESTION, BILL. 89:00 I THINK AS YOU PROBABLY EXPECT, 89:01 I AM NOT TODAY GOING TO PRE-EMPT 89:04 FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 89:05 I WILL SAY TO YOU, AND I WOULD 89:07 LIKE TO ASSURE ALL CANADIANS, 89:10 THAT WE VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND 89:12 THAT PARTICULAR SECTORS OF THE 89:14 ECONOMY, WHETHER IT IS TOURISM 89:15 AND AVIATION OR THE ENERGY 89:17 SECTOR, ARE FACING PARTICULAR 89:19 STRAINS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF 89:21 THE CORONAVIRUS, BOTH IN CANADA 89:23 AND WORLDWIDE. 89:25 WE ARE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT AND 89:28 IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE 89:30 DEFINITELY FOCUSED ON. 89:33 >> ONE FOLLOW-UP. 89:35 >> Question: YES, ON ANOTHER 89:36 TOPIC. 89:37 SINCE THE SERVICE CANADA OFFICES 89:39 SHUT DOWN, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF 89:42 STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE NOT ABLE TO 89:44 REACH AN OFFICIAL ON A PHONE TO 89:46 ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. 89:47 THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET HELP IN 89:50 PERSON AS TRYING TO GET E.I. 89:52 IS THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO 89:54 RE-OPEN THESE OFFICES? 89:56 HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH THIS 89:58 PROBLEM? 89:58 >> Answer: OF COURSE IT'S VERY 89:59 IMPORTANT FOR CANADIANS TO HAVE 90:01 ACCESS TO THE GOVERNMENT 90:03 PROGRAMS WE'VE PUT IN PLACE OVER 90:04 THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE 90:07 ARE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE 90:08 CANADIANS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO 90:10 THOSE PROGRAMS, EVEN AS WE ARE 90:12 THOUGHTFUL ABOUT AND MINDFUL OF 90:15 THE NEED TO BE MAINTAINING 90:17 PHYSICAL DISTANCING IN OUR DAILY 90:18 LIVES AND THE NEED TO ENSURE 90:19 THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THE 90:21 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ARE ALSO 90:22 SAFE AS THEY DO THEIR WORK. 90:24 I KNOW THAT IT IS HARD FOR ALL 90:28 OF US, WHETHER IT IS IN THE 90:30 DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS 90:32 OR WHETHER IT IS, AS DR. TAM WAS 90:36 DESCRIBING FOR RETURNING 90:38 SNOWBIRDS, TO NOT GO TO THE 90:41 GROCERY STORE AND TO FIGURE OUT 90:42 HOW TO ORDER THEIR GROCERIES 90:44 ONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE. 90:45 IT IS NOT EASY TO OPERATE IN AN 90:47 ECONOMY AND IN A SOCIETY WHERE 90:49 WE ALL HAVE TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL 90:51 DISTANCING, BUT IT'S WHAT WE 90:52 HAVE TO DO. 90:53 I DO WANT TO SAY TO ALL THE 90:56 CANADIANS WHO NEED ACCESS TO 90:57 THESE PROGRAMS, WE GET IT. 90:59 THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PUT THESE 91:01 PROGRAMS IN PLACE. 91:02 I REALLY APOLOGIZE SINCERELY FOR 91:09 SOME OF THE KINKS IN THE 91:10 DELIVERY OF THESE PROGRAMS, BUT 91:13 I WANT TO ASSURE PEOPLE WE ARE 91:17 WORKING 24/7 TO GET SUPPORT OUT 91:21 TO CANADIANS. 91:24 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 91:27 BRUCE CAMPION-SMITH FROM THE 91:36 "TORONTO STAR." 91:38 >> Question: I WONDER IF YOU 91:38 COULD SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY 91:39 ABOUT THE TYPE OF HELP THAT THE 91:41 MILITARY MIGHT BE ABLE TO 91:42 PROVIDE. 91:43 IN THE U.S. WE'RE SEEING THE 91:45 MILITARY THERE PROVIDE FIELD 91:47 HOSPITALS, MILITARY ENGINEERS TO 91:48 HELP RE-ENGINEER CIVILIAN SPACES 91:53 TO MAKESHIFT HOSPITALS. 91:55 I'M WONDERING PRACTICALLY WHAT 91:58 WE COULD SEE IF THE HELP FOR 92:01 PROVINCES CAME. 92:04 >> Answer: SPEAKING WITH 92:05 SECRETARY ESPER ON A NUMBER OF 92:08 THE LAST FEW DAYS ON WHAT 92:10 THEY'VE BEEN DOING, BUT IT'S 92:12 ALSO TO KEEP IN MIND, EVERY 92:14 SITUATION IS GOING TO BE VERY 92:15 DIFFERENT HERE. 92:16 WHAT WE'RE DOING IS MAKING SURE 92:18 THAT WE HAVE A FORCE THAT WE'RE 92:21 ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE VARIOUS 92:23 NEEDS. 92:24 WE ARE THE LAST RESORT WHEN IT 92:27 COMES TO PROVIDING SUPPORT. 92:28 SO THE COMPOSITION THAT WE HAVE 92:30 CREATED AND THE PRIORITIES THAT 92:32 WE HAVE SET OUT IS MAKING SURE 92:34 WE ARE FLEXIBLE AND MAKING SURE 92:37 WE CAN RESPOND DIRECTLY, WHETHER 92:39 THERE IS A SURGE IN THE NEED, 92:40 WHETHER IT'S A NORTHERN 92:42 COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS DIRECT 92:44 SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S A 92:45 LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. 92:46 SO THERE'S A WIDE RANGE OF 92:48 SUPPORT THAT ALLOWS THE CANADIAN 92:50 ARMED FORCES TO RESPOND. 92:51 THE CHIEF IS GOING TO GO INTO A 92:53 FEW DETAILS OF IT, BUT JUST KEEP 92:56 IN MIND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO 92:58 RESPOND ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH 93:02 PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE 93:03 NORTH AND THE ARCTIC. 93:04 CHIEF. 93:05 >> THANKS, MINISTER. 93:06 IF I COULD START OFF, I WOULD 93:08 LIKE TO SAY AND OFFER 93:11 CONDOLENCES TO PEOPLE SUFFERING. 93:14 ON BEHALF OF THE ARMED FORCES, 93:15 IT'S A TOUGH TIME. 93:17 WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR A LONG 93:19 TIME FOR THIS. 93:19 WE HAVE GOOD PLANS IN PLACE. 93:22 WE HAVE THE TROOPS SEQUESTERED, 93:24 STAYING AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE 93:26 SO WE CAN MOUNT MANY PEOPLE IF 93:29 WE NEED TO. 93:30 THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 93:31 WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO 93:34 RESPOND EITHER WITH SPECIALIST 93:36 CAPABILITIES, LIKE MEDICAL, 93:38 LOGISTICS, ENGINEERING FOR A 93:40 SHORT-DURATION EVENT OR FOR 93:41 LONGER-DURATION EVENTS, 93:43 DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE 93:45 PROVINCES. 93:45 WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT 93:46 SIGNIFICANT RESPONSES. 93:47 IN THE EVENT THAT COMMUNITIES 93:49 START TO SUFFER MULTIPLE EVENTS, 93:51 INCLUDING FLOODS, FOREST FIRES 93:54 INSIDE A COVID ENVIRONMENT, 93:55 WHERE THE ARMED FORCES WILL BE 93:57 ABLE TO PUT IN PLACE NECESSARY 93:59 SUPPORT TO CRITICAL 94:01 INFRASTRUCTURE, LOGISTICS, AS 94:02 WELL AS SOME MEDICAL SUPPORT. 94:04 IT'S SCALEABLE, BRUCE, DEPENDING 94:06 ON THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. 94:08 THANK YOU. 94:14 >> BRUCE, ONE FOLLOW-UP? 94:19 OKAY. 94:19 WE'LL TURN TO THE ROOM FOR THREE 94:21 QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO BACK ON 94:23 THE PHONE. 94:27 >> Question: THIS IS A QUESTION 94:29 FOR YOU AND MS. HAJDU IF YOU 94:31 WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. 94:32 I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR 94:34 THOUGHTS. 94:34 DR. TAM, A FEW DAYS AGO YOU SAID 94:37 A WELL PERSON DOES NOT NEED TO 94:38 WEAR A MASK, BUT WHEN YOU TAKE A 94:41 LOOK AT COUNTRIES THAT HAVE DONE 94:43 QUITE WELL, CHINA, TAIWAN, AND 94:49 OTHERS, THE CULTURE IS TO WEAR 94:52 MASKS. 94:52 IS CANADA TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO 94:54 WEAR MASKS BECAUSE WE ARE 94:55 WORRIED ABOUT A SHORTAGE AND WE 94:57 WANT TO MAKE SURE DOCTORS AND 95:00 OTHER FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS 95:02 HAVE THEM? 95:03 >> Answer: I THINK THERE'S TWO 95:04 SEPARATE REASONS. 95:05 FOR SURE, ABSOLUTELY, WE WANT TO 95:08 PROTECT OUR FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE 95:10 WORKERS. 95:11 PRIORITIZING SUPPLY IN THAT 95:13 SETTING IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. 95:16 WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT 95:18 AVENUES TO PROCURE. 95:20 FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK THE 95:25 CURRENT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE WE 95:26 ARE CONTINUING TO EVALUATE, OF 95:29 COURSE WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE IF WE 95:31 FIND ANY NEW EVIDENCE, BUT I 95:33 THINK THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IS 95:35 IF YOU ARE SICK, PUT ON A MASK 95:37 TO PREVENT THOSE DROPLETS FROM 95:40 FLYING IN ANY SPACE AS PERHAPS 95:42 YOU'RE GOING TO A CLINIC OR 95:44 HAVING TO MOVE YOURSELF AROUND 95:46 THE COMMUNITY FOR ESSENTIAL 95:48 NEEDS. 95:49 PUTTING A MASK ON AN 95:51 ASYMPTOMATIC PERSON IS NOT 95:55 BENEFICIAL OBVIOUSLY IF YOU'RE 95:56 NOT INFECTED. 95:57 IF YOU HAVE A CLOSE CONTACT OF A 96:00 CASE AND UNDER CERTAIN 96:03 CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY -- YOU 96:05 WOULD ALSO BE IN SELF-ISOLATION 96:06 IF YOU WERE IN CLOSE CONTACT OF 96:07 A CASE AND YOU ALSO NEED TO MOVE 96:10 FOR ANY ESSENTIAL REASON, THAT'S 96:13 PERHAPS ANOTHER SITUATION. 96:16 WHAT WE WORRY ABOUT IS ACTUALLY 96:18 THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE ASPECTS 96:19 OF WEARING MASKS, WHERE PEOPLE 96:21 ARE NOT PROTECTING THEIR EYES OR 96:24 OTHER ASPECTS OF WHERE THE VIRUS 96:27 COULD ENTER YOUR BODY, AND THAT 96:30 GIVES YOU A FALSE SENSE OF 96:32 CONFIDENCE. 96:32 BUT ALSO IT INCREASES THE 96:34 TOUCHING OF YOUR FACE IF YOU 96:36 THINK ABOUT IT. 96:37 IF YOU'VE GOT A MASK AROUND YOUR 96:39 FACE, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HELP 96:41 IT BECAUSE YOU'RE TOUCHING PARTS 96:42 OF YOUR FACE. 96:44 THE OTHER THING IS THE OUTSIDE 96:47 OF THE MASK COULD BE 96:47 CONTAMINATED AS WELL. 96:49 THE KEY IS HAND WASHING. 96:51 IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU'RE 96:54 DOING, HAND WASHING IS KEY. 96:57 EVEN IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING, WE 97:00 FIND THAT IT'S REMOVING PERSONAL 97:03 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT CAN 97:04 ACTUALLY LEAD TO INFECTION. 97:05 IF PEOPLE TRY TO USE THESE 97:09 MEASURES, THEY HAVE TO BE 97:11 REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL AND WASH 97:14 THEIR HANDS. 97:14 WE'RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE 97:17 POTENTIALLY NEGATIVE IMPACTS. 97:22 >> Question: 97:23 -- EXPECT TO 97:24 GET MORE ACCURATE TESTING. 97:27 YOU'VE SAID RIGHT NOW THAT 93 97:34 WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO 97:35 ARE DEEMED TO BE NEGATIVE. 97:38 CAN YOU TELL US THE ACCURACY OF 97:39 THE TESTING. 97:41 AND WHAT IS THE ACCURACY LEVEL, 97:44 IS THERE A NUMBER WE CAN KNOW? 97:46 >> Answer: THE TESTS AVAILABLE 97:49 AT THE PRESENT TIME ARE WHAT WE 97:50 CALL REAL-TIME P.C.R. 97:55 THEY HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY THE 97:59 NATIONAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB. 98:06 SO THESE TESTS ARE HIGHLY 98:09 PERFORMING, BUT OF COURSE WHEN 98:11 YOU'RE TAKING A SWAB OF SOMEONE, 98:12 THEN -- AND SENDING IT IN TO THE 98:15 LAB, ET CETERA, THERE'S MULTIPLE 98:17 COMPONENTS. 98:18 ONE IS YOU'VE GOT TO TEST THE 98:20 RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME. 98:21 IF YOU TEST SOMEONE TOO EARLY, 98:24 YOU MAY NOT ACTUALLY GET A 98:26 POSITIVE SAMPLE, YOU MAY HAVE TO 98:29 RETEST. 98:29 THE METHODOLOGY AND HOW WELL YOU 98:31 SWAB THAT SAMPLE MAY COME INTO 98:34 PLAY AS WELL. 98:35 THERE'S CLINICAL JUDGMENT 98:37 WHETHER SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE 98:39 TESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. 98:40 IT DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. 98:42 BUT THE ACTUAL P.C.R. TEST IS 98:45 VERY SPECIFIC AND IT'S QUITE 98:47 SENSITIVE. 98:50 >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR. 98:53 >> Question: TO FOLLOW UP ON THE 98:54 TESTING, HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU 98:56 ON THE NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY IN 98:58 ONTARIO WE'RE HEARING OF 99:00 RATIONING OF TESTS, LONG WAITS 99:01 TO GET RESULTS. 99:03 WE'RE HEARING THE I.C.U. NUMBERS 99:05 MAY BE UNDERREPORTED. 99:07 DOES IT CONCERN YOU THAT ONTARIO 99:08 IS TESTING PEOPLE AT A MUCH 99:11 LOWER RATE PER 1,000 PEOPLE THAN 99:14 OTHER PROVINCES? 99:15 >> Answer: SO I THINK THE 99:17 COLLECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL IS 99:18 TO INCREASE TESTING FOR SURE. 99:21 SO WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT 99:23 WE CAN RIGHT NOW TO INCREASE THE 99:24 CAPACITY OF TESTING IN CANADA. 99:26 FOR SURE, THOUGH, IF YOU 99:28 ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS 99:29 OF PEOPLE TESTED PER CAPITA, 99:32 CANADA IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PER 99:35 CAPITA TESTING COUNTRIES IN THE 99:37 WORLD. 99:37 BUT WE CAN DO BETTER AND WE NEED 99:40 TO BE SUPPORTING JURISDICTIONS 99:42 TO GET BEING THROUGH ANY SORT OF 99:45 RATE-LIMITING STEPS. 99:46 WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING IN 99:48 TERMS OF UPPING THE CAPACITIES 99:49 OF PROVINCIAL LABS, BUT ALSO 99:53 THESE NEW DIAGNOSTICS THAT HAVE 99:56 BEEN MENTIONED BY MINISTER HAJDU 99:57 AND OTHERS. 99:58 WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THE N.M.L. 100:04 LOOKING AT THESE NEW TESTING 100:08 METHODS TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE 100:11 VALIDATED AND IF THEY ARE 100:12 ACCURATE AND PERFORM WELL, WE 100:15 ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THOSE. 100:17 I KNOW AUTHORITIES IN ONTARIO 100:18 ARE TRYING VERY HARD FOR SURE TO 100:21 PROVIDE THOSE TESTS. 100:24 WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT 100:26 HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS ARE 100:28 PRIORITIZED FOR SURE. 100:29 YOU'RE GOING TO BE TESTING 100:30 PATIENTS IN I.C.U., HOSPITAL 100:33 PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, 100:34 LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, ALL 100:36 OF THOSE MUCH-HIGHER-RISK 100:39 SITUATIONS. 100:40 PROVINCES KNOW THAT THEY ARE 100:50 PRIORITIZING ALL OF THOSE 100:50 OPTIONS. 100:51 >> Question: JUST TO CLARIFY, 100:52 HOW TO NORTHERN AND FIRST 100:54 NATIONS COMMUNITIES ASK FOR 100:55 ASSISTANCE? 100:55 AND ALSO, IS THE ARMED FORCES 100:57 PREPARED TO HELP NEIGHBOURHOODS 100:58 SUCH AS WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN 101:00 QUÉBEC RIGHT NOW WITH 101:02 QUARANTINES? 101:03 >> Answer: WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE 101:06 DIRECT SUPPORT INTO NORTHERN 101:07 COMMUNITIES AND WE HAVE A VERY 101:09 GOOD PROCESS IN PLACE. 101:11 OVER THE PREVIOUS YEARS, WE'VE 101:12 BEEN RESPONDING TO FLOODS AND 101:15 FIRES AND EVACUATION FOR CERTAIN 101:17 COMMUNITIES, BUT THE CANADIAN 101:18 ARMED FORCES ARE THERE TO 101:19 RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENCIES AND 101:20 WE HAVE CONTINGENCIES IN PLACE. 101:25 WE HAVE A GOOD PROCESS IN PLACE. 101:27 WE HAVE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 101:29 LEADERSHIP IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, 101:31 ESPECIALLY THROUGH OUR CANADIAN 101:33 RANGERS. 101:33 THROUGH THE TERRITORIES, WE'RE 101:35 ABLE TO HAVE AN ONGOING DIALOGUE 101:41 WITH THE -- WITH PUBLIC SAFETY 101:43 AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 101:43 THIS IS NOT DONE IN A SEQUENCE. 101:47 THIS IS DONE ALL AT ONCE SO WE 101:50 HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING EARLY 101:51 ON WHAT THE NEEDS ARE SO WE CAN 101:53 GET READY TO RESPOND WITH THE 101:55 RIGHT RESOURCES. 101:56 IF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ARE 101:58 NEEDED, WE CAN RESPOND. 102:00 >> Question: 102:01 -- 102:01 >> Answer: WHEN IT COMES TO 102:02 QUARANTINE, WE HAVE TO BE 102:04 MINDFUL THAT THE CANADIAN ARMED 102:05 FORCES IS PART OF THE WIDER 102:07 GOVERNMENT RESOURCE. 102:08 WHEN IT COMES TO QUARANTINE, WE 102:09 HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT BASED 102:11 ON THE RIGHT EXPERT HEALTH 102:13 ADVICE AND THE RIGHT OFFICIALS. 102:16 THE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE ON 102:17 WHAT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED. 102:19 YES, WE CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT, BUT 102:21 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 102:22 PROVIDING THE RIGHT SUPPORT. 102:24 RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY IT 102:25 COULD VARY ON VARIOUS THINGS 102:27 THAT WE COULD PROVIDE, WHETHER 102:30 QUARANTINE, LOGISTICAL SUPPORT, 102:31 MEDICAL SUPPORT. 102:33 THAT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON EACH 102:36 UNIQUE NEED THAT'S THERE. 102:37 WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT 102:39 OUR COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND 102:40 HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE 102:43 TO RESPOND QUICKLY AS WELL. 102:50 >> Question: MINISTER SAJJAN OR 102:52 GENERAL VANCE. 102:56 I'M WONDERING HOW DO WE KNOW WE 102:59 HAVE ENOUGH TROOPS TO HANDLE 103:01 THIS SITUATION? 103:01 IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE DONE 103:03 BEFORE. 103:03 HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT WE 103:05 CAN RESPOND AT THIS TIME? 103:06 >> Answer: WHEN IT COMES TO 103:08 HISTORICALLY, THE CANADIAN ARMED 103:09 FORCES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE AT 103:10 TIME OF NEED. 103:12 I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS -- 103:15 EVEN THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED 103:16 TIME. 103:17 WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS TYPE OF 103:18 CRISIS BEFORE, BUT THE CANADIAN 103:21 ARMED FORCES, WITH THE 103:22 WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACH, 103:23 WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS. 103:26 BECAUSE ONE, THE FRONT-END 103:30 HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO FIRST 103:31 RESPONDERS FROM POLICE, FIRE, 103:34 PARAMEDICS, THE CANADIAN ARMED 103:35 FORCES HAVE ALWAYS WORKED 103:37 TOGETHER ON VARIOUS OTHER 103:39 CHALLENGES. 103:39 THIS IS NO DIFFERENT. 103:40 WE WILL PUT THE SUPPORT AND WE 103:42 HAVE THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND 103:44 LEADERSHIP TO PLAN FOR THE LONG 103:48 TERM. 103:48 >> Question: BECAUSE THE WORLD 103:49 STILL GOES ON, HOW ARE WE STILL 103:51 ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH OUR 103:52 INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS WHILE 103:54 ALL THIS OTHER STUFF IS 103:55 HAPPENING? 103:55 >> Answer: IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 103:57 KEEP IN MIND, THE REST OF THE 103:58 WORLD IS ALSO DEALING WITH A 104:00 COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT. 104:01 I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MY 104:04 COUNTERPARTS ACROSS THE WORLD 104:05 AND I HAVE A NUMBER OF PHONE 104:07 CALLS TODAY AS WELL. 104:08 WE'RE LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER 104:10 AND LOOKING AT THE CURRENT 104:11 MISSIONS THAT WE HAVE, WHETHER 104:12 IT'S THE WORK THAT WE DO AT 104:15 NATO, IN THE UKRAINE, IN THE 104:18 MIDDLE EAST. 104:18 WE'RE MAKING MINOR ADJUSTMENTS 104:20 BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 104:21 ENVIRONMENT. 104:21 THE CAPACITY-BUILDING THAT WE 104:23 USED TO DO IS NOT HAPPENING 104:25 BECAUSE IN CERTAIN AREAS LIKE 104:27 UKRAINE, WE CAN'T DO CAPACITY 104:29 BUILDING FOR THIS REASON. 104:30 WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE FORCE 104:32 IS PROTECTED AS WELL. 104:33 AND WE'RE ALSO VERY MINDFUL THAT 104:36 WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY ADVERSARIES 104:38 THAT MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 104:40 SITUATION. 104:40 WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT AND 104:42 WE'RE TAKING THE RIGHT MEASURES. 104:44 THIS IS WHAT -- WHEN YOU'VE BEEN 104:45 OPERATING IN A VERY CLOSE 104:47 MULTI-LATERAL ENVIRONMENT, 104:48 SOMETHING THAT THE PRIME 104:49 MINISTER HAS EMPHASIZED GREATLY, 104:51 AND THROUGH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS 104:52 WE'RE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THESE 104:54 VARIOUS THREATS. 104:55 >> WE'LL TURN TO THE PHONE FOR 104:58 THREE LAST QUESTIONS. 105:03 OPERATOR. 105:04 >> THANK YOU. 105:06 THE NEXT QUESTION 105:07 IS FROM "LE DEVOIR." 105:10 THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 105:12 >> Question: MY QUESTION IS FOR 105:14 YOU, MADAM FREELAND. 105:15 I WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK TO 105:17 LAST FRIDAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE. 105:19 YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS 105:22 POSSIBILITY THAT THE 105:22 UNITED STATES MIGHT DEPORT 105:24 REFUGEES THAT WE WOULD HAVE SENT 105:27 BACK TO THEM SINCE THE BORDER IS 105:30 CLOSED TO IMMIGRANTS. 105:32 SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD 105:35 GIVE US AN UPDATE AS TO THE 105:38 URGENT DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU 105:39 REFERRED TO. 105:40 SO DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE IN 105:42 RELATION TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS? 105:43 DID YOU OBTAIN GUARANTEES FROM 105:45 THE AMERICANS RELATING TO THAT? 105:51 IN TERMS OF REFUGEES WHO HAVE 105:52 BEEN SENT BACK TO THE 105:54 UNITED STATES AS OF THE 20th OF 105:56 MARCH, HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE 105:57 GONE BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES OF 105:59 ORIGIN? 106:00 >> Answer: THANK YOU VERY MUCH 106:01 FOR YOUR QUESTION. 106:03 AS I SAID ON FRIDAY LAST, IT IS 106:07 AN ISSUE THAT IS OF TREMENDOUS 106:09 CONCERN TO CANADA. 106:11 MYSELF AND MINISTER BLAIR AND 106:14 OUR AMBASSADOR IN WASHINGTON 106:16 HAVE ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS 106:20 RELATING TO THAT ISSUE AND THE 106:23 DISCUSSIONS ARE ONGOING. 106:25 >> Question: SO I UNDERSTAND 106:27 THAT IT'S NOT SETTLED, BUT ARE 106:29 YOU AWARE OF CASES WHERE PEOPLE 106:32 WERE REALLY SENT BACK TO THE 106:34 UNITED STATES AND THEN WERE 106:36 SUBSEQUENTLY DEPORTED OR IS THIS 106:37 A THEORETICAL CONCERN? 106:40 >> Answer: THIS IS ONE OF THE 106:42 QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING 106:44 RIGHT NOW. 106:48 >> NEXT QUESTION. 106:52 . 106:52 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM 106:55 JORJE BARRERA FROM CBC. 106:59 >> Question: MINISTER FREELAND, 107:01 THERE'S BEEN SOME FIRST NATIONS 107:03 LEADERS, PARTICULARLY IN THE 107:04 SOUTHERN CHIEFS ORGANIZATION IN 107:05 MANITOBA, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE 107:07 HUMAN DOCTORS COME IN TO HELP 107:09 DEAL WITH THE POTENTIAL 107:11 OUTBREAKS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 107:12 I'M JUST WONDERING HOW YOUR 107:14 GOVERNMENT FEELS ABOUT THIS 107:16 REQUEST. 107:19 >> Answer: OUR GOVERNMENT HAS 107:23 EVERY CONFIDENCE IN THE 107:25 EXCELLENCE OF THE CANADIAN 107:27 MEDICAL SYSTEM, IN THE 107:30 EXCELLENCE OF CANADIAN 107:31 HEALTHCARE WORKERS. 107:33 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HEARING OVER 107:35 THE PAST FEW DAYS A LOT FROM 107:40 MARC MILLER, THE MINISTER 107:43 CHARGED WITH INDIGENOUS 107:44 SERVICES, AND HE HAS BEEN 107:45 EMPHASIZING THE EXTENT TO WHICH 107:47 THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF THE 107:50 PARTICULAR VULNERABILITIES 107:51 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES FACE. 107:52 SO I HAVE HUGE FAITH AND TRUST 107:57 IN CANADIAN FRONTLINE MEDICAL 107:59 WORKERS. 108:00 THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND 108:01 THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO 108:03 THAT. 108:03 I WONDER IF DR. TAM WANTS TO SAY 108:06 ANY MORE ABOUT OUR MEDICAL 108:09 WORKERS. 108:09 >> SO I'VE CERTAINLY WORKED VERY 108:13 CLOSELY WITH THE CHIEF MEDICAL 108:14 OFFICER OF INDIGENOUS SERVICES 108:18 CANADA. 108:18 IF THERE ARE ANY REQUESTS OR 108:19 NEEDS, THERE ARE MECHANISMS IN 108:22 PLACE. 108:23 WE ALSO HAVE MECHANISMS FOR 108:26 MUTUAL AID BETWEEN DIFFERENT 108:28 JURISDICTIONS. 108:28 SHOULD THAT BE REQUIRED, THAT 108:30 CAN ALSO BE CHANNELLED THROUGH 108:31 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF 108:34 CANADA. 108:35 >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR. 108:40 FOLLOW-UP. 108:41 >> Question: WHAT I'M HEARING IS 108:43 THROUGH THE MUTUAL AID IT IS 108:46 POSSIBLE TO BRING IN CUBAN 108:48 DOCTORS IF PARTICULAR FIRST 108:49 NATIONS WANT THAT HELP. 108:50 THERE IS REPORTS OF DOCTORS 108:52 BEING PULLED OUT TO DEAL WITH 108:55 OTHER REGIONS. 108:56 I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS A 108:58 POSSIBILITY ON THE TABLE RIGHT 108:59 NOW? 109:00 >> Answer: LET ME JUST SAY AND 109:02 BE VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE VERY 109:05 CONFIDENT THAT CANADA'S 109:06 HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WHICH IS 109:12 STAFFED BY OUTSTANDING 109:14 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, HAS 109:16 THE CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH THIS 109:18 EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGE. 109:19 OUR JOB AS A GOVERNMENT IS TO 109:20 WORK VERY HARD TO PROVIDE OUR 109:22 HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WITH ALL OF 109:23 THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO TAKE 109:26 CARE OF CANADIANS, INDIGENOUS 109:28 AND NON-INDIGENOUS. 109:30 WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE 109:32 PARTICULAR CHALLENGES VULNERABLE 109:33 COMMUNITIES FACE. 109:35 >> THANK YOU, MINISTER. 109:36 NEXT QUESTION ON THE PHONE. 109:38 >> THANK YOU. 109:39 THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM EMILIE 109:47 BERGERON. 109:49 >> Question: 109:50 YES, 109:51 HELLO. 109:52 I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE 109:53 POSSIBILITY OF RELYING ON THE 109:56 EMERGENCIES ACT. 110:00 SEVERAL WEEKS HAVE GONE BY WHERE 110:02 ONE IS STUDYING THAT, AND I 110:05 WONDER WHERE ONE'S THOUGHTS ARE 110:07 IN TERMS OF USING THE 110:08 EMERGENCIES ACT OR NOT. 110:09 >> Answer: AS THE PRIME MINISTER 110:11 SAID THE OTHER DAY, THERE IS 110:13 ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT IS 110:15 EXCLUDED OR OFF THE TABLE AT 110:19 THIS POINT, BUT IT'S NOT ON THE 110:20 TABLE AT THIS POINT. 110:21 THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ON A DAILY 110:23 BASIS WITH THE VARIOUS 110:25 PROVINCES, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT 110:26 THAT THE PROVINCES THROUGH THE 110:29 TOOLS AND THE MUNICIPALITIES ARE 110:30 CARRYING OUT THEIR WORK. 110:32 I MUST UNDERSCORE THE EXCELLENT 110:35 WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN 110:37 QUÉBEC. 110:38 SO IT'S A TOOL THAT'S PART OF 110:40 THE TOOLBOX, BUT IT'S NOT 110:42 SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 110:45 RIGHT NOW. 110:46 >> Question: THANK YOU. 110:48 WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBLE 110:50 INTERVENTION OF THE ARMED 110:52 FORCES, IS THERE AN ORDER 110:53 FIREFIGHTER PRIORITY THAT'S BEEN 110:56 ESTABLISHED? 110:57 FOR INSTANCE, INTERVENE IN ONE 110:59 PROVINCE FIRST RELATIVE TO 111:03 ANOTHER? 111:04 . 111:05 >> Answer: NO, THERE IS NO 111:06 PRIORITY SET. 111:07 THIS WILL BE BASED ON THE NEEDS 111:09 ON THE GROUND. 111:12 THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN 111:14 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 111:16 WE HAVE A VERY GOOD SYSTEM IN 111:19 PLACE, BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS 111:21 EXPERIENCE, TO TRIAGE THE RIGHT 111:23 REQUESTS AND MAKING SURE THE 111:25 RIGHT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED. 111:26 HAVING SAID THIS, WE ALSO HAD TO 111:30 MAKE SURE THAT THE PLAN THAT 111:31 GENERAL VANCE HAS PUT TOGETHER 111:32 FOR THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES 111:34 ALLOWS US TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE TO 111:36 BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO MULTIPLE 111:38 AREAS IF NEEDED. 111:39 BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO 111:41 COMMUNITIES, WHILE AILMENT BEING 111:42 ABLE TO RESPOND TO FLOODS AND 111:44 FIRES IF NEED BE, AND AT THE 111:46 SAME TIME BEING ABLE TO RESPOND 111:49 TO NORTHERN COMMUNITIES AND 111:49 ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IF 111:52 REQUIRED. 111:52 THERE IS NO PRIORITY PER SE, BUT 111:55 WILL BE BASED ON THE EXPERT 111:57 ADVICE FROM OUR OFFICIALS. 112:00 >> THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. 112:02 THANK YOU. 112:05 >> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT. 112:07 THAT IS OUR DAILY FEDERAL 112:09 BRIEFING FROM CABINET MINISTERS 112:11 AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS. 112:12 ONE OF THE MESSAGES THAT WE 112:14 HADN'T HEARD YET WAS THE 112:20 INVOLVEMENT OF CANADA'S MILITARY 112:21 INSIDE OF THE PANDEMIC. 112:22 WE HAD SEEN MEMOS AND REPORTS ON 112:25 HOW THEY WERE PREPARING. 112:26 WE GOT MORE DETAILS ON THAT 112:28 TODAY. 112:29 LET ME BRING IN MY COLLEAGUE THE 112:31 HOST OF "POWER & POLITICS," 112:33 VASSY KAPELOS, AND DAVID 112:35 COCHRANE. 112:35 I'LL START WITH YOU, VASSY. 112:36 UP TO 24,000 REGULAR AND RESERVE 112:39 FORCES PREPARED TO HELP IF 112:40 NEEDED. 112:41 >> Vassy: YEAH, AS DESCRIBED BY 112:43 THE DEFENCE MINISTER, HARJIT 112:44 SAJJAN, ROSIE, HE BASICALLY 112:50 TASKED THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE 112:52 STAFF, GENERAL VANCE, TO COME UP 112:53 WITH A PLAN. 112:54 IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT THAT 112:56 INCLUDES, YOU'RE RIGHT, 24,000 112:59 EITHER REGULAR OR RESERVE FORCE 113:00 MEMBERS AT THE READY. 113:01 THAT WILL DEPEND ON -- "AT THE 113:05 READY," WHAT I MEAN IS THAT WILL 113:07 DEPEND ON THE NEED. 113:08 WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER OUTLINED 113:11 AND MINISTER SAJJAN REITERATED, 113:14 NO PROVINCE HAS ASKED FOR HELP, 113:15 BUT THEY ARE READY TO ASSIST. 113:18 I WILL GO OVER THE THREE AREAS 113:20 THEY COULD BECOME INVOLVED IN. 113:22 THE FIRST IS PREVENTING THE 113:24 SPREAD OF COVID-19. 113:25 HE SPECIFIED PEOPLE WHO COULD 113:27 HELP IN ENGINEERING OR MEDICAL 113:30 SUPPLIES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE 113:31 SPECIALTIES IN THE ARMY THAT 113:33 COULD BE LENT OUT TO SUPPORT IN 113:35 THOSE TASKS. 113:36 ALSO TO SUPPORT PROVINCES AND 113:37 MUNICIPALITIES IF THERE IS A 113:39 NEED FOR MITIGATION, FOR 113:40 EXAMPLE, TO HELP WITH 113:42 COMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT NEED THE 113:44 HELP, THEN THAT WILL BE PART OF 113:46 THE TASK AS WELL. 113:47 THE THIRD IS TO ASSIST 113:49 VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. 113:51 I HEARD THE MINISTER SPECIFY THE 113:53 NORTH AND THE ARCTIC AS 113:54 POTENTIAL FOR THAT. 113:55 WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, A NUMBER 113:57 OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE 113:58 NORTH ARE VERY, VERY 114:01 UNDERSTAFFED WHEN IT COMES TO 114:03 MEDICAL STAFF AND LOTS OF SUPPLY 114:06 ISSUES AS WELL UP THERE. 114:07 SO YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE 114:09 IS GOING TO BE A NEED FOR THE 114:11 MILITARY IN THAT CAPACITY AS 114:12 WELL. 114:12 NOT A LOT OF DETAILS ABOUT HOW 114:14 THE PROCESS WILL WORK EXACTLY, 114:16 BUT I THINK THE MESSAGE TODAY 114:17 SEEMED TO BE, OKAY, WE HAVE THIS 114:19 PLAN READY. 114:19 IF WE NEED TO, WE CAN RESPOND IF 114:22 WE ARE CALLED. 114:23 THE OTHER THING I WOULD 114:24 HIGHLIGHT THAT THEY POINTED OUT 114:26 IS THAT IF THERE ARE FLOODS, 114:28 WHICH THAT'S THE SEASON WE'RE IN 114:31 RIGHT NOW IN A NUMBER OF PARTS 114:33 OF THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING WHERE 114:35 WE ARE, IF THERE ARE FOREST 114:37 FIRES, A PLAN IS IN PLACE THAT 114:39 THE MILITARY WILL STILL BE ABLE 114:41 TO RESPOND TO THAT AND HELP IN 114:43 THOSE EFFORTS AS WE SAW LAST 114:46 YEAR IN BOTH INSTANCES WITH 114:48 FIRES AND FLOODS, WHILE STILL 114:50 BEING ABLE TO LEND THEMSELVES TO 114:52 WHERE THE NEEDS ARE TO COMBAT 114:55 THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. 114:56 THAT WAS THE OVERARCHING THEME 114:59 BEHIND TODAY. 115:02 WE WILL HAVE TO SEE THE 115:04 THRESHOLD TO WHICH THE MILITARY 115:05 IS APPLIED, BUT THIS WAS THE 115:07 BROAD STROKES OF IT. 115:09 >> Rosemary: IT'S INTERESTING 115:10 THAT GENERAL VANCE SAID TROOPS 115:14 HAD BEEN SEQUESTERED TO KEEP 115:15 THEM HEALTHY. 115:16 I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF 115:18 LEFT, DAVID. 115:20 IF YOU WANT TO WRAP-UP ON THE 115:23 WAGE SUBSIDY QUESTION. 115:24 >> David: THE WAGE SUBSIDY IS 115:25 THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC RESPONSE 115:27 THE GOVERNMENT HAS HAD TO 115:28 COVID-19. 115:29 IF YOUR REVENUE DROPS BY 30%, 115:31 YOU QUALIFY FOR A WAGE SUBSIDY 115:35 UP TO 75% PER EMPLOYEE 115:41 RETROACTIVE TO MARCH 15. 115:42 THERE WILL BE POST-PAYMENT 115:43 COMPLIANCE MEASURES. 115:45 IF YOU'RE FOUND TO HAVE NOT 115:47 NEEDED THIS OR HAD THE REVENUE 115:49 DROP AS SEVERE A BENCHMARK, 115:51 THERE WILL BE A REPAYMENT 115:54 OPTION. 115:54 IF YOU'RE RIPPING OFF THE 115:56 GOVERNMENT, THERE WILL BE 115:57 SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. 115:58 IT APPLIES TO SMALL, MEDIUM, 116:01 LARGE, NOT-FOR-PROFITS, AND 116:03 CHARITIES. 116:03 THEY ARE PUTTING A FINANCIAL 116:06 FLOOR UNDER EVERYBODY SO THE 116:07 MINUTE THIS PASSES WE CAN GO 116:09 BACK TO LIFE AND START THE 116:11 ECONOMIC RECOVERY THEY ARE 116:12 HOPING WILL BE THERE. 116:13 >> Rosemary: THANK YOU, DAVID, 116:15 AND VASSY. 116:17 YOU CAN CHECK VASSY ON HER SHOW, 116:23 "POWER & POLITICS" AND DAVID 116:25 WILL BE ON "THE NATIONAL." 116:28 A REMINDER, AS OF NOON TODAY, AN 116:30 HOUR AGO, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO 116:31 GET ON A PLAIN OR A TRAIN WITH 116:33 SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, YOU WILL 116:34 BE PREVENTED FROM DOING THAT. 116:36 I'M ROSEMARY BARTON. 116:38 STAY WITH CBC NEWS NETWORK FOR 116:39 UP TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION AND 116:42 UPDATES SOME PROVINCIAL LEADERS 116:45 WILL BRING YOU ALL THE LATEST 116:46 AND THE HEALTH OFFICIALS WHO ARE 116:48 WORKING HARD TO CONTROL THE 116:49 PANDEMIC.   Read the full article

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COVID19 Kenya March 30th

Tina Summer Blomme Commentary: Police officers in Kenya's Mombasa fired tear gas to disperse crowds on Friday (March 27) hours before a curfew was imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. Reports of Police using rubber bullets and batons for crowd control.

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Kenya, Africa, exodus, Camps, Unprepared Medical Staff, Teargas, Riot, Crowd Control, Starvation,  Cotton Masks, emergency package, non-democracy, Partial Lock downs, Complete Lockdown, under-funded healthcare, Migration,Chaos Lockdown, revolution       Read the full article

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COVID19 Troublesome Areas March 30th 2020

Tina Summer Blomme Commentary: This news cast depicts a grim picture of different countries preparing for and fighting the CoronaVirus. With only 4 hours notice India's poverty stricken workers scramble to leave the cities. Jumping over each other to get out. Regardless, of why ...an immediate reaction due to 2 x the density of New York City and Vast homelessness. Isolation is next to impossible (with those caught being beaten). Doctors Without Borders explain the desperate situation of Greek Migrant Camps where 20000 migrants are housed in squatter settlements made  for 3000; South Korean Women sew cotton masks in an effort to help with COVID19. https://starvideocasts.com/covid19troublesomeareasmarch30th2020/ Coronavirus Vocabulary:

Indian exodus, Greek Migrant Camps, Unprepared Medical Staff, Temple dinners, Buddhist Rice Bowls, Starvation, South Korea, Cotton Masks, Hungary emergency package, non-democracy, Partial Lock downs, under-funded healthcare, Migration, Hearse, Medellin,Chaos Lockdown,Doctors Without Borders

TIME STAMPED Transcript to use as an aid to view any part of video: social distancing is a privilege that 00:03 these people cannot afford all across 00:06 India day laborers rush to 00:08 transportation hubs carrying whatever 00:10 they could 00:12 the nationwide lockdown has put millions 00:15 out of work and started a mass exodus 00:17 from the cities for these people who are 00:20 leaving New Delhi for their hometowns 00:22 the fear of starving is currently 00:24 greater than the fear of infection with 00:26 the coronavirus if we had food why would 00:31 we have left we're not enjoying this we 00:33 know that a pandemic is spreading but we 00:35 were forced to leave we're taking 00:37 precautions and keeping as much distance 00:38 as we can the government did nothing 00:42 otherwise we wouldn't have left India's 00:46 efforts to contain the coronavirus have 00:49 plunged the country into chaos after 00:53 transportation was shut down some state 00:55 governments arranged buses to bring 00:57 migrant workers back to their home 00:59 villages but in other states people were 01:03 left stranded and forced to walk 01:05 hundreds of kilometers home day laborers 01:09 street vendors and other informal 01:11 workers from the backbone of the Indian 01:13 economy with police chasing them off the 01:16 streets and no savings to fall back on 01:18 the lockdown puts many of them at risk 01:21 Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had 01:24 ordered India's 1.3 billion people to 01:26 stay home has apologized for the 01:29 hardships they are now facing especially 01:32 when I look at my poor brothers and 01:34 sisters I think they must be wondering 01:36 what kind of Prime Minister I am who has 01:39 put people in such a difficult situation 01:41 I especially asked for their forgiveness 01:45 so far roughly 1000 people of India have 01:48 tested positive for coronavirus but 01:50 experts worried numbers could be much 01:52 higher fears are that an outbreak in one 01:56 of the world's most densely populated 01:57 countries could result in a catastrophe 02:01 let's bring in DW correspondent Munira 02:04 shout Rishi's in Delhi forests just 02:07 looking at those images all these people 02:09 on the move only four hours notice given 02:13 for this law 02:13 down does it seem that Modi and his 02:16 government were unprepared for this 02:17 pandemic you know while the government 02:22 is being appreciated from certain 02:24 sectors of bringing about this lockdown 02:26 at an early stage but there are critics 02:29 and there are opposition which are 02:31 criticizing the government they are 02:33 saying that these measures should have 02:35 been taken much earlier like in the 02:37 middle of February and yes the fact that 02:40 the lockdown was announced with just 02:42 four hour of notice is being criticized 02:43 and the critics are seeing this 21-day 02:46 lockdown as government trying to ramp up 02:49 its preparation in terms of making 02:52 available the ventilator and the testing 02:54 kits so the critics are saying this 02:55 21-day lockdown as the government buying 02:58 time to ramp up its preparation let's 03:01 talk about those day laborers that we're 03:03 seeing those images of I mean it seems 03:04 like an impossible situation for them 03:06 right they're trying to make it home but 03:09 of course they risk spreading the virus 03:11 if they do if they stay there's no 03:13 guarantee of of a job or even of food 03:17 right yes as I said the decides for 03:23 announcing this lockdown without giving 03:25 reassurances to people that they will be 03:27 looked after India Indian economy 03:29 consists of a large sector of informal 03:32 economy and with thousands and thousands 03:34 of migrant workers who cross borders 03:38 every single year to bigger cities and 03:40 learn search for a livelihood they 03:42 suddenly found themselves out of 03:43 livelihood overnight they have been 03:46 heard saying that they don't want to 03:47 they can't afford to die of starvation 03:49 they have a family to look after and 03:51 they are going back to their villages 03:53 and their towns in really unsanitary and 03:55 overcrowded conditions so yes a their 03:58 livelihood has been affected but B there 04:00 is also a danger of what diseases or 04:02 viruses that they may be carrying back 04:05 to their strong towns and villages and 04:07 carrying back to their families and in 04:09 rural areas in India the health care 04:11 system is not that good the number of 04:14 hospitals are low the number of doctors 04:16 are less so it looks like this is the 04:19 kind of community transmission that we 04:21 all have been worried about and it may 04:23 actually lead to 04:25 a bigger outbreak of the sex orders like 04:26 this continues what are the chances of 04:29 that what if public health officials 04:30 been saying about that about the the 04:32 current situation there with so many 04:34 people potentially moving into the 04:36 countryside something similar that we 04:38 saw happening in China earlier in this 04:39 outbreak well you know it's important to 04:44 also remember that the population 04:45 density in India is twice as high as 04:47 that of China so the danger is far 04:51 bigger here because as we saw the images 04:53 there are thousands of workers who are 04:54 walking and queuing up in bus stations 04:57 to go back to their homes to go back to 05:00 their villages and as I said the rural 05:02 healthcare infrastructure is not that 05:04 well developed and finally there is a 05:07 corporate 19 task force which has 05:10 started admitting that India is going 05:11 into the stage 3 of community 05:12 transmission but as I said when it comes 05:14 to floor number the testing kits and 05:17 ventilators we are still falling behind 05:18 on that number ok Munira Chaudhary 05:21 reporting forests from Delhi on the 05:23 situation there thank you very much ok 05:27 look now at some other coronavirus 05:29 developments around the world the US 05:31 government's top infectious disease 05:33 expert is warning the Cova 19 outbreak 05:35 could kill up to 200,000 Americans as 05:37 according to dr. Anthony Fauci he also 05:39 said that millions could become infected 05:41 the South Korean government will provide 05:43 emergency cash payments to 70% of 05:46 households to help cope with the 05:48 economic impact after spike of 05:50 infections in Japan the Asahi newspaper 05:52 reports authorities will start banning 05:55 foreign travelers from the US China 05:57 South Korea and most of Europe and the 06:00 price of oil now down to 23 dollars per 06:03 barrel that's the lowest price since 06:05 2002 it's due to plummeting demand due 06:08 to the global economic slowdown around 06:12 the world the mantra is now social 06:14 distancing but in Greece's overcrowded 06:17 refugee camps like Moria on the island 06:19 of Lesbos that's not so easy they were 06:21 already facing dire sanitary conditions 06:24 even before the corona virus outbreak 06:26 began many migrants stuck there also 06:29 have pre-existing health problems aid 06:31 organizations are now calling for the 06:33 most vulnerable residents to be 06:34 evacuated in order to prevent a 06:36 humanitarian catastrophe 06:40 in the Morea refugee camp very few have 06:44 been able to get a mask to protect 06:45 against coronavirus there are more than 06:49 20,000 people living here in dire 06:51 conditions lack of food washing areas 06:55 and medicine are the norm there is a lot 06:58 of disease here people are sick they 07:01 have fevers and skin conditions like 07:03 scabies and lice they cough and have 07:06 breathing problems like asthma 07:08 officially there are no kovat 19 cases 07:11 here but also no government plan to 07:14 prevent them says Doctors Without 07:15 Borders such a scenario would be a 07:18 disaster for everyone on lesbos refugees 07:21 and residents alike before the pandemic 07:39 Germany had agreed to accept 07:41 unaccompanied minors that's off the 07:43 table now an effort to avoid bringing in 07:46 outsiders from at-risk groups opposition 07:49 parties have criticized a lack of 07:51 political will to end the humanitarian 07:53 crisis many politicians say we don't 07:56 want a repeat of 2015 but we're not 07:59 talking about millions of people here 08:00 just a few tens of thousands if you're 08:03 really serious and want to do everything 08:05 possible to prevent a further outbreak 08:06 then we have to evacuate these camps a 08:10 camp intended for 3,000 people housing 08:14 20,000 that makes social distancing here 08:17 close to impossible 08:18 let's bring in Nicholas upon Agata 08:21 policies with the International Rescue 08:22 Committee events a humanitarian aid 08:24 organization working in lesbos first of 08:27 all we heard about we saw those dire 08:29 conditions in Moria now there's a 08:32 pandemic to worry about you're on the 08:34 ground there tell us about the current 08:36 situation hello as you already mentioned 08:41 the situation is very very critical 08:44 oleh doctors are concerned 08:47 or both the health and safety of the 08:52 people living in the Moriya reception 08:53 unification Center and around it as well 08:56 as the health and safety of the host 08:59 population in the locals is there any 09:02 sort of plan in place there in case 09:04 there is an outbreak of kovat 19 in the 09:07 camp there has been some development 09:11 towards a plan designed by a Greek city 09:16 seeker will be in collaboration with 09:19 eight NGOs and the prefecture of 09:23 Northeast Aegean mainly to install and 09:28 construct three different areas one area 09:31 for current theme one area for isolation 09:35 of suspect cases and another one for 09:37 triage so that refers to the local 09:40 hospital will be minimized in an effort 09:44 not to congested we've seen during this 09:48 pandemic already the importance of 09:50 things like like face masks gloves 09:52 ventilators how much of that sort of 09:56 importance and life-saving equipment is 09:59 there in the camp I don't think we can 10:03 be talking about ventilators and the 10:05 camp basically primary primary health 10:08 care is offered in the camp and for the 10:13 fact for the reason that there are also 10:14 no protective material to cover the 10:18 needs of 20,000 people that live in 10:20 deplorable conditions in respect with 10:23 you know sanitation hygiene overall 10:26 protection and safety access to medical 10:29 care we understand that the most 10:32 important thing right now is to 10:35 from the Greek government to contest the 10:39 islands as soon as possible 10:41 prioritizing people with chronic 10:44 diseases pregnant women women with 10:48 newborns people with special needs as 10:53 well as the elderly 10:55 you mentioned the Greek government in 10:57 terms of getting these vulnerable people 10:58 out of the camp what about other 11:00 countries in Europe or is there 11:01 international support there they should 11:04 be international support in respect with 11:06 unaccompanied children because there was 11:08 a number of seven member states that 11:10 pledged to receive over 1,500 11:14 unaccompanied children and still there 11:16 has been no progress with this thing in 11:19 mind in this situation there are 11:22 definitely complexities to go around but 11:25 EU has the means and has the capacity to 11:28 address this we should be given its 11:31 utmost priority a burying situation 11:34 there Nicolas pannacotta plus with the 11:36 International Rescue Committee thank you 11:38 very much thank you Jaguar mewling beau 11:43 Sal has been cooking free meals for 11:45 those less fortunate since 1992 becoming 11:49 the charity kitchens manager three years 11:51 ago these days rather than offering soup 11:54 and side dishes inside Buddha's temple 11:56 serves large rice balls for takeout to 11:59 prevent the spread of the coronavirus 12:01 despite the change in menu they say 12:03 diners are grateful they give us thanks 12:08 for providing them these rice balls it's 12:10 not only a rice ball to them 12:12 everyone says thank you I tell them that 12:14 they can't get the rice balls without 12:16 cooperating waiting in line for a short 12:18 time wearing masks and sterilizing a bit 12:21 before they can pick up their food and 12:23 they have to avoid eating in the same 12:25 place donations for supplies have 12:29 declined and volunteers unpaid are 12:32 scarce in the best of times and more so 12:35 now because of the coronavirus still 12:38 some overcome the worries about catching 12:40 the virus to dedicate themselves to a 12:42 cause before I came to volunteer here I 12:48 was told that this kid 12:49 served the elderly so some friends told 12:51 me not to join but I came anyway and I 12:55 think it's worthwhile and it's okay 12:57 because of our special cleaning 12:58 practices many of the temples diners are 13:04 especially vulnerable most are not 13:07 registered as citizens and therefore 13:09 ineligible for state aid the large 13:12 riceballs here are often their only meal 13:14 of the day there had been a decline in 13:29 the number of new coronavirus cases in 13:31 South Korea in early March but new 13:34 clusters emerged including here in the 13:36 capital Seoul prompting officials to 13:39 call for greater vigilance 13:44 efforts to increase participation in 13:47 containing the virus have spread across 13:49 Seoul's 25 districts to no one where an 13:53 estimated 500 volunteers answered the 13:55 call to produce reusable cotton masks my 14:01 neighbor told me that she was 14:02 volunteering to make the masks and 14:04 suggested we do it together I also want 14:06 to use my sewing skills to help others 14:08 these days everybody stays at home so I 14:11 thought it would be better to help 14:12 someone instead of just staying at home 14:14 doing nothing 14:16 although the cotton fails to offer 14:18 complete protection from the coronavirus 14:21 high quality disposable masks are 14:23 rationed no one's leader believes 14:25 providing two cotton masks to each of 14:28 the district's half-a-million citizens 14:29 can offer other intangible benefits 14:32 Sanga cannon cotton what's meaningful is 14:35 that neighbors help each other when the 14:37 nation the people and the community are 14:39 in great difficulty it's not important 14:42 to make 100 or 1000 masks but to show 14:45 the power of the people in Korea to help 14:48 each other when times are tough after 14:51 completing the production process the 14:53 masks are delivered recipients then 14:56 often donate their own higher quality 14:58 medical masks to those more vulnerable 15:00 pregnant women the elderly and the 15:03 disabled 15:04 Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban 15:06 will seek an open-ended extension to a 15:08 state of emergency today in his 15:10 country's fight against the corona virus 15:12 pandemic Hungary has just begun a 15:14 two-week lockdown and extending the law 15:16 would give the government the power to 15:18 pass any decrees it says are necessary 15:20 to manage the outbreak but opposition 15:23 parties and EU institutions fear the 15:25 move could effectively give Orban a 15:27 blank check to clamp down on civil 15:30 rights and democracy 15:35 well join me now outside the Hungarian 15:37 Parliament in Budapest is DW 15:39 correspondent funny fish are funny we've 15:41 seen several world leaders introducing 15:44 these sorts of emergency powers but this 15:46 one this has critics worried is some 15:48 referring to this even as a power grab 15:54 exactly 15:55 Carl that's because there's no clear 15:57 cutoff date when it comes to this law 15:59 once it's being passed here behind me in 16:01 the parliament most likely today it will 16:03 be basically in a fact for an indefinite 16:06 time and this is exactly what gets 16:08 opposition parties here in Hungary but 16:09 also voices from within the European 16:11 institutions lawmakers human rights 16:13 organisations worried that the law may 16:16 be misused now there is one element 16:17 that's part of this emergency package 16:20 that also makes especially journalists 16:23 here in Hungary worried which has to do 16:25 with the fact that what that it says if 16:27 you disseminate if you spread false 16:28 information you can be liable and go to 16:31 prison for up to five years now this is 16:33 especially a way of concern of 16:35 journalists here because they say 16:37 already the media landscape is 16:39 structured as such that it is in the 16:41 hands of people who are loyal to the 16:43 Hungarian government so yes there is 16:45 concern that this law will be misused 16:47 even though of course at this point 16:49 nobody knows how the measures once in 16:51 place how these measures will sort of be 16:55 disproportionate to the actual threat 16:58 the threat of kovat 19 what about the 17:01 Hungarian people themselves though what 17:03 do they think about these potential 17:04 measures well actually if you talk to 17:09 people here on the streets as I've done 17:11 during the previous days you will hear 17:13 other concerns about the healthcare 17:15 system that they are worried that the 17:17 healthcare system cannot stand its 17:18 ground to actually cope with these with 17:21 this Ratko v19 the majority of people 17:24 here say that so far they are fine with 17:26 the measures in place they feel that 17:28 this is very important that there is a 17:30 partial lockdown here in Hungary people 17:32 can still leave their homes but only to 17:34 do very very necessary things they are 17:36 so far satisfied but where skepticism 17:38 where frustration is rather increasing 17:41 when it comes to the actual capability 17:43 but also the state capability to help 17:46 people in need because of a health care 17:48 system who's been chronically 17:50 underfunded not only during the current 17:52 government but also during previous 17:54 previous governments in Hungary all 17:56 right well that vote expected in 17:58 Parliament later today funny for sure on 18:00 the case for us in Budapest thank you 18:02 very much 18:03 here's a look now at some other stories 18:06 making news at this hour 18:07 the Spanish Coast Guard has rescued over 18:09 70 migrants and sea near the Canary 18:11 Islands 18:12 the migrants were brought to port in 18:13 Gran Canaria and Tenerife or the 18:15 underwent medical checks since the 18:17 outbreak of the corona virus and influx 18:20 the influx of migrants into Europe has 18:22 somewhat slowed a medical evacuation 18:25 flight bound for Japan burst into flames 18:28 upon takeoff from the Philippine capital 18:31 Manila killing all eight people on board 18:34 Villas international airport authorities 18:36 said the victims were a Filipino 18:37 American woman a Canadian man and six 18:40 Filipino crew members and medics for 18:45 many people trying to keep fit 18:46 during the corona virus outbreak they 18:48 know it isn't easy some are using online 18:50 gym classes to exercise at home but what 18:53 if you had your own personal trainer 18:54 right there in your own neighborhood 18:57 well some people in Hamburg are in luck 18:59 pato servantes is a Mexican fitness 19:02 coach he lives there and he's been 19:04 leading free workouts for his neighbors 19:07 you can see them there on their 19:09 balconies taking part 19:11 it all comes with music and even 19:13 improvised weights as you can see the 19:15 best part of the whole thing no gym 19:17 membership required 19:19 19:22 19:24 a moment in the limelight for this 19:36 officer from the mid-eighteen police 19:39 force abandon your fears life is 19:45 beautiful he sings a message of hope for 19:48 those stuck inside and residents 19:51 watching from the balconies loving it 20:00 we're doing this in all parts of 20:02 Medellin 20:03 we're trying to bring hope to the people 20:04 in this difficult situation serenading 20:11 residents in lockdown is just one of the 20:14 unusual ways authorities amid aging are 20:16 trying to get their coronavirus message 20:19 across a hearse it's on its way through 20:24 the streets of the city but this is not 20:26 a funeral 20:27 on the coffin the coronavirus and the 20:31 message although we all have to die 20:33 let's not get ourselves killed high up 20:38 in the air above the city 20:40 drones are sent flying what are you 20:46 doing in the park you should be at home 20:48 they repeat here's hoping that the 20:52 people of Midian will get the message Read the full article

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COVID19 US NBC NEWS March29th 2020

Tina Summer Blomme Commentary: Devastation increases throughout America as COVID-19 Establishes a foothold. Although there is now a travel advisory affecting the epicentres, the spread will not be contained if a full out internal lock down is not put in place. If you have to leave any of these infected places for whatever reason ...leave now. Otherwise, you will be trapped as surrounding states will soon be FORCED to close their borders to protect their populations.  Yes in India there is chaos due to LATE action with only a 4 hour warning of  21 Day Lock down (which should have occurred gradually in Early February). All countries need to realise international and domestic travel needs to STOP immediately.  https://starvideocasts.com/covid19usnbcnewsmarch29th2020/ Coronavirus Vocabulary: Travel Advisories, Blood Bank, Antibodies, Experimental Treatment,Interstate Travel, Arkansas Tornado, Detroit, Florida, Texas, , New York State, New York City, COVID19, Connecticut,Coronado,Dangerous Work, Supermarket, Delivery, SafeWay, Krugur,coronavirus survivors,Blood Transfusion

TIME STAMPED Transcript to use as an aid to view any part of video 00:00 breaking news tonight the staggering 00:02 warning from the nation's top infectious 00:04 disease doctor that millions could be 00:06 infected by coronavirus and just how 00:08 many Americans could die I would say 00:11 between 100 and 200 thousand as 00:13 governor's warned they're running out of 00:15 medical supplies the president backs off 00:17 his threat to quarantine the New York 00:19 area instead the CDC issuing a new 00:22 travel advisory as some states now stop 00:25 visitors at checkpoints this is the line 00:27 of cars to get into Florida the possible 00:30 new treatment one hospital is trying 00:32 could a blood transfusion from 00:34 coronavirus survivors 00:35 help others beat the disease tornadoes 00:38 touched down in the south homes and 00:40 businesses destroyed how the doctor made 00:42 famous in this photo managed to survive 00:45 grocery delivery workers threatening to 00:47 strike tomorrow millions could be 00:49 affected what you need to know to go 00:52 grocery shopping safely and there's good 00:55 news tonight the newspaper delivery man 00:57 who's now running errands for his senior 00:59 customers and so many across this 01:01 country delivering kindness 01:03 01:08 good evening glad you're joining us 01:10 tonight we have a lot of developments to 01:12 tell you about and wish it were all 01:14 positive but it's not president Trump 01:16 late today extending the federal 01:18 guidelines for social distancing through 01:20 April 30th he said the death toll 01:22 expected to peak in about two weeks with 01:25 hopes of a recovery he said by June 01:28 earlier today the nation's leading 01:29 infectious disease doctor Anthony foutch 01:31 II warned that the nation could see 01:33 millions of cases of corona virus and a 01:36 dire death toll we begin tonight with 01:38 Kathy Park in New York as a corona virus 01:42 continues its deadly march across the 01:44 country this warning for Americans 01:47 looking at what was seeing now you know 01:49 I would say between 100 and 200 thousand 01:51 cases but I excuse me deaths I mean 01:53 we're gonna have millions of cases but I 01:55 just don't think that we really need to 01:58 make a projection when it's such a 02:01 moving target what we do know Jake is 02:04 that we got a serious problem in New 02:06 York we have a serious problem in New 02:08 Orleans and we're going to be developing 02:09 serious problems in other areas this 02:11 after 02:12 CDC issued a late Saturday travel 02:14 advisory for New York New Jersey and 02:16 Connecticut residents telling them to 02:18 refrain from non-essential domestic 02:20 travel for two weeks 02:22 the note is creating confusion after 02:24 President Trump first weighed the 02:26 possibility of a short term quarantine 02:28 in those states but later backed away 02:30 from the idea governor's were given full 02:32 discretion over the new rule out and 02:34 said the Advisory is already in practice 02:37 it's totally consistent with everything 02:39 we're doing that's something that as I 02:41 say it's de facto happening already 02:44 we're discouraging people from traveling 02:47 and making sure they stay as home as 02:49 much as possible with at least fifty 02:51 nine thousand positive cases at 02:53 approximately 42% of coronavirus deaths 02:56 in the u.s. centered in New York 02:58 Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the stay 03:00 at home order through April 15th 03:02 stretching into major holidays like 03:04 Easter and Passover the state is trying 03:07 to get ahead of the outbreak speak 03:09 mobilizing a temporary hospital at this 03:11 Manhattan Convention Center and awaiting 03:14 the arrival of the u.s. naval ship that 03:16 will provide extra beds for non Kovan 19 03:19 cases and even more help is on the way 03:22 the president announcing that a flight 03:24 arrived at JFK with millions of critical 03:26 medical supplies for health care workers 03:28 stretched thin and after pressure from 03:30 New York's governor the governor of 03:32 Rhode Island repealed the executive 03:34 order that had police and National Guard 03:36 members knocking on doors and checking 03:38 cars for visiting New Yorkers telling 03:40 them they must sell quarantine for 14 03:43 days and Kathy joins us now live from 03:45 the Javits Center here in Manhattan 03:47 Cathy normally that's a convention 03:49 center now being made into an emergency 03:50 field hospital when will that be ready 03:52 to operate and what's happening in 03:54 Central Park located a thousand beds 03:58 have been added to the Convention Center 03:59 behind me turned temporary hospital it 04:01 should be ready to go come tomorrow and 04:03 you mentioned Central Park there is 04:05 another emergency field hospital that's 04:07 currently in the works we saw triage 04:09 tents going up today and those should be 04:11 operational on Tuesday to treat Cova 19 04:14 patients kate as cases surged across the 04:17 country another administration official 04:19 is warning the worst is yet to come for 04:21 America's cities some so concerned 04:23 they're taking action to screen 04:25 travelers 04:26 coming in from other states Erin 04:27 McLaughlin has that story tonight as the 04:31 spread of kovat 19 accelerates a warning 04:34 all corners of the country are at risk 04:36 and America's cities vulnerable every 04:39 metro area should assume that they could 04:42 have an outbreak equivalent to new york 04:45 sunday new disaster declarations in 04:47 connecticut oregon georgia and a 04:49 disaster request from pennsylvania our 04:51 confirmed cases spiked by more than 20% 04:54 please stay calm stay home stay safe 04:59 louisiana 05:00 there's worry that days away from 05:02 potential catastrophe we're on a 05:04 trajectory currently to exceed our 05:06 capacity in the New Orleans area for 05:08 ventilators by about April the fourth 05:10 but there's also defiance despite an 05:12 order banning gatherings larger than 50 05:15 pastor Tony spell refuses to cancel 05:18 Sunday service attended by hundreds the 05:21 church again is not a non-essential okay 05:27 the church is the most essential thing 05:29 and all the world while some shrug off 05:32 the threat states are taking 05:34 extraordinary measures to slow the virus 05:37 spread our huge concern is if people 05:40 start to travel south a huge uprising in 05:45 Florida they're expanding checkpoints at 05:47 major interstates screening motorists 05:49 coming from kovat hotspots including New 05:51 York and Louisiana North Carolina the 05:54 Outer Banks now require an entry permit 05:57 while states see a surge of cases 05:59 including Michigan Detroit's now home to 06:02 the third largest outbreak behind New 06:03 York and Chicago here too there's a 06:06 concern about resources scarcity of 06:08 resources is not something I thought I 06:10 would ever have to face in this country 06:12 and I know that in my state it's already 06:15 happening similar worry in California 06:17 where there's more than 5,000 confirmed 06:20 cases this weekend the number in 06:22 critical care doubled to more than 400 06:24 and across the country convention 06:26 centers now turned makeshift hospitals 06:29 and errands with us now Erin Texas 06:32 adding new restrictions tonight that's 06:36 right Kate today tech 06:38 announced new restrictions for anyone 06:40 flying in from cities such as Miami and 06:43 Detroit new checkpoints along the 06:45 Louisiana border okay alright Erin thank 06:48 you we mentioned at the top of the 06:49 broadcast president Trump briefing the 06:51 nation late this afternoon he made news 06:53 on several fronts including just how 06:55 long we will all have to stick to those 06:57 social distancing guidelines Kelly 06:59 O'Donnell joins us now live from the 07:00 White House Kelly how much longer and 07:02 exactly what does it mean well this is a 07:04 stunning and in some ways surprising 07:06 announcement from President Trump who 07:08 had been talking about wanting to get 07:09 the country back to work today in the 07:11 Rose Garden he told reporters that the 07:14 extended federal guidelines will go 07:15 until April 30th he does not believe the 07:18 country will be back on track until June 07:21 first and this is a president who had 07:23 been anxious to get the country back to 07:25 normal I asked him if he is okay with 07:27 this decision and he talked about the 07:29 fact that he had been told by the 07:31 doctors that this could be a number of 07:33 deaths exceeding a couple of million if 07:36 there were not these severe steps to try 07:39 to mitigate that and so even with the 07:41 potential for 100,000 deaths he believes 07:43 these actions are necessary is asking 07:46 the public to remain at home through the 07:48 month of April these are sobering words 07:50 for a president who wanted to get back 07:52 to normal Kate it's big news for all of 07:54 us Kelly O'Donnell at the White House 07:55 Kelly thank you as the virus spreads 07:57 globally borders are shutting - it is a 08:00 nightmare of course for Americans 08:01 trapped in other countries travelers who 08:03 just couldn't make it out quickly enough 08:05 Sarah Harmon has some of their stories 08:07 tonight tens of thousands of Americans 08:10 are stranded overseas in India there's 08:14 chaos as the government imposes a 08:15 lockdown on more than a billion people 08:18 including Peter Joseph from San Diego 08:21 he's been stuck in his hostel for eight 08:23 days on the other side of the world Peru 08:30 closing its borders virtually overnight 08:33 sending American scrambling to the 08:35 airport yes looking for dove going home 08:38 Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron 08:40 Rodgers describing his own harrowing 08:43 escape in a radio interview there was 08:46 some moments where we were worried we 08:48 were not gonna 08:49 absolutely others weren't so lucky 08:52 yesterday 08:54 the only meal we got was lunch Zachary 08:56 MEXT Roth has been stuck in a youth 08:58 hostel in Cusco for 13 days 09:00 you got a repatriation flight through 09:03 the State Department but you weren't 09:05 allowed to leave the youth hostel 09:06 correct so the hostel manager said that 09:10 if I were to leave with that document I 09:13 would get arrested the State Department 09:15 saying we have no higher duty than to 09:17 protect American citizens and have 09:19 launched an unprecedented global effort 09:21 to bring home our citizens from every 09:24 corner of the globe but not everyone can 09:26 be rescued easily those on cruise ships 09:29 stranded at sea unwelcome in any Harbor 09:32 the zaandam off the coast of Panama 09:34 carrying four dead and more than a 09:37 hundred sick tonight transferring its 09:40 healthy passengers to another vessel as 09:43 stranded Americans around the world 09:45 wonder when and how they'll ever get 09:48 home Sara Hartmann NBC News Tonight in 09:52 the midst of this pandemic thousands of 09:54 people in the South and Midwest are 09:56 dealing with another disaster after 09:57 tornadoes battered their communities 09:59 yesterday the hardest hit Jonesboro 10:01 Arkansas are Morgan Chesky reports the 10:06 silent dissent of the unmistakable 10:08 funnel captured on highway cameras the 10:11 warnings coming just in time innit 10:18 Slater a direct hit on Jonesboro 10:20 Arkansas the tornadoes swelling by the 10:24 second one store owner nearly caught in 10:26 its path 10:27 watching the twister chew through 10:28 buildings just blocks away 10:30 all Queens on the ground HIV confer out 10:33 retail in the storms wake miles of 10:38 destruction and more than 20 people 10:39 injured the city mayor saying there's 10:42 shelter in place for coronavirus may 10:44 have actually saved lives I will say 10:46 that and I hate to say this but with a 10:48 corona virus I think there was not as 10:50 many people in that building and it 10:51 could have been much worse for the Burke 10:53 family the storm hits especially hard 10:55 Jared is a doctor now living apart from 10:58 wife ELISA and son Zeke has worked with 11:00 kovat 19 patients keeping him from 11:02 moments like this this photo from just 11:05 days ago captured the father high-fiving 11:07 his son through a glass door the picture 11:10 taken in a home and no longer stands on 11:13 her Facebook page 11:14 ELISA wrote our house is gone Jared was 11:17 inside but he survived by the grace of 11:19 God please pray for us as we begin to 11:22 pick up the pieces 11:23 tonight the family's fate shared by 11:25 dozens of others now fighting to move 11:27 forward from one crisis to another 11:30 Morgan Chesky NBC News and one other 11:34 note tonight among the coronavirus 11:36 deaths we learned about today country 11:37 music superstar Joe Diffie died of 11:39 complications due to the virus Diffie 11:42 became well-known in the 90s with 11:43 several number-one singles among his 11:46 most popular tunes prop me up beside the 11:48 jukebox and John Deere green the Grammy 11:50 winner was born and raised in Oklahoma 11:52 Joe Diffie was just 61 years old still 11:56 ahead the race for a cure could a blood 11:58 transfusion from a coronavirus survivor 12:00 help others fight the disease and 12:02 workers at a major grocery delivery 12:05 service are threatening to strike 12:06 tomorrow how it could impact your family 12:09 12:12 we're back now with a deeply personal 12:14 look at a day in the life of an 12:16 intensive care nurse like so many of our 12:19 health care heroes she's working around 12:21 the clock tending to coronavirus 12:22 patients and also taking care of her own 12:24 family during this difficult time this 12:27 is her story time to start today good 12:32 morning my name is ELISA silbo I'm a 12:34 nurse practitioner in the medical ICU 12:36 and North German hasit I'm about to take 12:39 my temperature because every morning and 12:42 every night I'm taking my temperature to 12:46 make sure they stay healthy to take care 12:48 of my patients so I'm by one of the 12:52 nurses station right now and we have the 12:54 doctor just watching in the rooms to 12:56 make sure everything's going okay with 12:57 the nursing staff inside the unit that I 13:00 work in is a Colvig quarantine is 13:04 critical care unit highest acuity 13:07 sickest patients that we have in the 13:10 health system right now people are 20 30 13:14 40 50 much younger than we expected this 13:19 is the tubing from the ventilator the 13:21 ventilators the breathing machine there 13:23 goes to a patient the tube goes into the 13:26 patient's now into the patient's lung 13:28 and inflates and deflates the lungs to 13:30 help you breathe if a patient's heart is 13:32 not doing well we put them on a cardiac 13:35 bypass machine this only affects the 13:38 lungs and helps with the breathing so 13:41 now we need to bypass the lungs and this 13:44 machine will purify the laws and 13:49 oxygenate the patient and give the 13:51 patient oxygen while his lungs are 13:53 killer 14:01 have some tears and crying right now cuz 14:04 I'm so tired but I'm gonna take a deep 14:07 breath and keep going on I think I just 14:09 needed that a little letdown but now I'm 14:12 gonna continue on and powering through 14:14 back into the end it just stay strong 14:20 today is day 5 of a 13-hour shift week I 14:26 usually do three days a week I'm up to 14:28 five 13 hour shifts this week and I'm 14:30 tired so I'm about to change my scrubs 14:33 to head home to see my babies our 14:37 deepest thanks to ELISA SoCo and 14:39 everyone working right now as 14:40 researchers race for a cure a hospital 14:43 in Houston is the first in the nation to 14:44 try using the blood of a coronavirus 14:46 survivor to cure a critically ill 14:49 patient joining me now is NBC News 14:51 contributor and pulmonologist dr. VIN 14:53 Gupta dr. Gupta thanks for being with us 14:55 president Trump talked about this in his 14:57 briefing today how would this 14:58 experimental treatment work you know 15:05 plasma is a part of blood and it 15:08 contains the cells that help us fight 15:10 infections antibodies which is a protein 15:13 it contains white blood cells which help 15:15 us fight infections and so the idea here 15:16 is can we harvest antibodies from people 15:20 that have survived kovat 19 have no 15:22 evidence of infection ongoing and give 15:24 this to individuals for either 15:26 critically ill like the houston case or 15:29 frontline health workers those over 65 15:31 years of age who don't have evidence of 15:33 infection maybe we can prophylaxis 15:35 infection so there's a lot of hope a lot 15:38 of excitement let's see what happens 15:39 let's see what happens I want to turn to 15:41 the shortage of ventilators there have 15:42 been reports about hospitals splitting 15:44 ventilators what are the risks involved 15:46 in doing that you know we don't we don't 15:53 get trained a monologist you don't get 15:54 trained in how to manage multiple 15:56 patients on one ventilator it's not 15:58 common there are a lot of risks the 16:01 biggest risk is that you only have 16:03 ability to send ventilator settings for 16:05 one type of setting and so that you 16:07 can't manage one patient that might need 16:09 one type of setting another patient may 16:10 need another type of setting so 16:12 hard to get precision medicine new on 16:15 its care to multiple critically ill 16:17 patients in the setting of splitting so 16:19 it's just there's a lot of things that 16:20 can happen you're gonna have to give 16:21 them more sedation possibly and that's 16:23 also associate with that outcome so 16:25 there's a lot of reasons to get at that 16:27 this should give us pause alright dr. 16:30 Gupta I know you continue to see 16:31 patients yourself while also helping us 16:33 understand thanks so much when we come 16:35 back workers at a major grocery delivery 16:37 service threatening to strike what you 16:39 need to know instacart which has been 16:46 delivering food to millions lately is 16:48 threatening to go on strike 16:50 Sam Brock has the story as many as 16:54 200,000 instacart workers could 16:57 instantly be off the frontlines as early 16:59 as tomorrow a lot of us are really 17:01 literally making the decision between 17:03 you know our health and our financial 17:07 security right now they're demanding 17:09 hazard pay and better safety year or 17:11 they'll strike no longer shopping for 17:13 and delivering your groceries instacart 17:16 telling employees through blog post were 17:18 immensely grateful for all that you do 17:20 to support families and people in need 17:22 they're offering more than a month of 17:24 pay for anyone diagnosed with kovat 17:26 nineteen and one time bonuses the 17:28 anxiety also being felt a traditional 17:31 grocers is it scary at all 17:33 to go to work right now I don't sleep 17:35 much because I'm scared of what I will 17:38 bring home to my children 17:39 Candice Oglesby lives in North Texas her 17:42 son is immunocompromised the cashier 17:44 says she's in contact with people all 17:46 day long and wants her national grocery 17:49 employer who she's not identifying to 17:51 acknowledge that and pay they're putting 17:53 their life and they're putting their 17:54 safety and their health on the line many 17:56 of America's largest grocery stores have 17:58 ramped up paying protections from 18:00 temporary salary hikes to bonuses and 18:02 across the board companies are putting 18:05 up Plexiglas at registers installing 18:07 social distancing reminders and cleaning 18:10 stores round-the-clock 18:11 grocers in particular are at a higher 18:13 risk not as high-risk as say a health 18:16 care worker but they are at a higher 18:17 risk than the general public 18:19 if you're worried about your safety when 18:21 shopping any time you use any surface 18:23 that people touch a lot like cart 18:25 handles for example make 18:26 sure you wipe it down with the 18:27 disinfectant wipe wear gloves or you can 18:29 also use the cloth as a barrier if you 18:31 need to once you get inside the 18:32 supermarket stand at least six feet away 18:34 from everybody else and do not touch 18:36 your face now once you get home yet all 18:38 these bags wipe off every surface they 18:40 touch and for anything that comes inside 18:42 of a box take the contents out and wipe 18:44 that off to a shelves remain stocked the 18:47 people making sure they stay that way 18:49 deemed essential employees by only a few 18:51 states opening up access to emergency 18:54 child care and testing I would give 18:56 anything to be able to test myself right 18:58 now 18:59 Sam Brock NBC News Miami still to come 19:02 there's good news tonight about the 19:04 newspaper delivery man who's dropping 19:06 off a whole lot more than just the paper 19:10 there is some good news tonight about 19:12 the good deeds by and for the 19:15 hard-working people bringing us mail 19:17 packages and newspapers is a silk almond 19:20 milk this is Sultan it all started when 19:22 newspaper delivery man Gregg daily was 19:25 grocery shopping and suddenly thought 19:26 about an 88 year old customer which is 19:35 probably 20 feet he called her and sure 19:39 enough she needed items five minutes 19:42 later I'm standing on line to pay for 19:43 the stuff that that I have and she 19:46 called me back that's when he started 19:54 putting this note inside every newspaper 19:56 he delivers offering to pick up 19:58 groceries or basically anything 20:05 sandy Driscoll and her husband are 20:07 quarantined at home money he's doing 20:14 this out of the kindness of his heart 20:16 all over the country families are 20:19 appreciating delivery people leaving 20:21 notes and goodie bags snacks and cold 20:23 drinks even toilet paper yeah absolutely 20:30 in Phoenix the Wilson family left hand 20:32 sanitizer on their mailbox thanking 20:34 their mail carrier Marco and dials whose 20:38 families been delivering mail in 20:39 Kentucky since the 1940s wanted to help 20:42 her mail carriers stay healthy - I think 20:44 we should all take care of our mail 20:46 carrier so I think everybody should at 20:48 least help them out a little bit it 20:50 feels good to help and to receive 20:53 basically it gives you it gives you a 20:55 warm feeling and it also gives you so 20:57 much faith in humanity that really throw 21:00 out this virus we're all there to help 21:02 one another and we'll get through it 21:04 that is NBC Nightly News on this busy 21:07 Sunday I'm Kate snow I hope you had time 21:09 to pause this weekend we leave you with 21:11 one South African schools rendition of 21:13 hallelujah done virtually be safe 21:16 everyone 21:16 21:33 hey NBC News viewers thanks for checking 21:36 out our YouTube channel subscribe 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COVID19 March29th Governor Cuomo

Today's Star Video Casts ... Leader Governor Cuomo (New York State) Discusses  COVID19 and preparing health, policy and legal systems in New York City/State.... using  and explaining terms such as planning forward, rate of density, rate of spread, rolling apex, trend line, etc. The Highlighted Time Labelled Transcript allows you to quickly view a portion of interest. Understanding the Governors reasons behind his actions is an important part of giving all of us a better idea of how we can do our part. Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country ....President Kennedy https://starvideocasts.com/covid19march29thgovernorcuomo/ the secretary to the governor to her 00:01 left Robert mihika budget director thank 00:04 you for being here 00:06 let us go through some updates for today 00:10 so everyone knows where we are and what 00:15 we're experiencing as you can see the 00:16 increase on the trajectory of cases 00:19 continues to climb 76 81 a couple of 00:25 updates that I would like to make to the 00:28 local health providers we want to 00:32 anticipate this situation we talked 00:34 yesterday about planning forward getting 00:35 ahead of it that we have been behind on 00:39 this virus from day one and rather than 00:43 be reactive be proactive get ahead of it 00:46 local health providers should be 00:48 watching what's going on in different 00:50 parts of the state and anticipating 00:54 what's going to happen this is gonna be 00:57 a phenomenon of a rolling apex we keep 00:59 talking about the apex the top of the 01:01 curve but the top of the curve will 01:05 occur at different times in different 01:08 places right the curve is a function of 01:11 the rate of spread the rate of density 01:14 and when it started so you'll see 01:17 different curves you see it all across 01:21 the country started in Washington state 01:24 of Washington now you see New York you 01:27 see Chicago you see New Orleans you see 01:29 parts of California so that rolling apex 01:33 is happening across the country that 01:35 rolling apex is also going to be 01:37 happening across the state of New York 01:39 the current projections all say New York 01:43 City will face the first high-water mark 01:49 if you will high tide mark the height 01:51 height of the curve but then you'll see 01:55 Westchester you'll see Long Island on a 01:58 delay with their curve hitting a new 02:02 height model projectors are not sure if 02:06 it's Westchester first or long Long 02:08 Island first some suggest it's 02:12 Westchester because we had that 02:13 cluster in Westchester if you remember 02:15 at New Rochelle and then upstate New 02:18 York we expect a curve in upstate New 02:21 York also may not be as high obviously 02:24 as New York City 02:26 Westchester Long Island but there will 02:28 be a curve so if you are not in a highly 02:33 affected health area now that doesn't 02:37 mean you're not going to have a real 02:40 situation to deal with because these 02:42 numbers are just going to continue to go 02:44 up all across the state so for a local 02:47 Health System this is a new challenge 02:50 most health systems have public 02:53 hospitals and then they have private 02:54 hospitals or volunteer voluntary 02:58 hospitals and they basically exist on a 03:01 day to day basis as two different 03:02 systems so you'll have public hospitals 03:05 and then you have the private hospital 03:09 system and for all intensive purposes in 03:13 normal operating procedures they operate 03:17 as two systems this very little 03:19 interaction there's also very little 03:22 interaction among individual hospitals 03:26 sometimes even within the their own 03:29 system so you have public hospitals that 03:33 are part of a public hospital system but 03:36 each Hospital basically operates on its 03:39 own right has its own identity certainly 03:43 true on the private side where you have 03:45 individual hospitals and they operate on 03:47 their own we have to change that 03:50 mentality and we have to change that 03:52 mentality quickly no hospital is an 03:57 island no hospital in this situation can 04:00 exist unto its unto themselves we really 04:04 have to have a new mentality a new 04:07 culture of hospitals working with one 04:11 another both within the public system as 04:14 well as the private system and we need 04:17 to think about the public system working 04:20 with the private system in a way they 04:23 never have before there is an artificial 04:27 almost between those two systems right 04:29 now that that wall has to come down that 04:34 theory has to come down this is going to 04:36 be all hands on deck this is everybody 04:39 helping everyone else one Hospital gets 04:43 overwhelmed the other hospitals have to 04:46 have to flex to help that hospital and 04:49 vice versa 04:51 the we have Elmhurst Hospital for 04:53 example in New York City that is under 04:57 stress the number of cases in the 04:59 Elmhurst Hospital is high when the 05:02 number of cases is high the stress on 05:05 the staff is high I was just being with 05:08 dr. Zucker about this you do this for 05:10 two three four weeks the level of stress 05:14 is very intense Elmhurst Hospital is 05:18 part of a public health system of about 05:23 11 hospitals in New York City that 05:25 system has to work together and those 05:29 hospitals have to work together the 11 05:33 Health and Hospital in New York City the 05:35 public system and I'm going to ask mayor 05:38 de Blasio and controller stringer to 05:41 take a look at the system and figure out 05:44 how we can get that system to work 05:47 better together as a unified system this 05:52 is not going to get better soon right so 05:56 Elmhurst is under stress now that stress 06:00 does not abate for this foreseeable 06:04 short-term future so how do we make that 06:08 system work better together and what 06:12 recommendations do we have to improve 06:15 HNH will also be meeting with the 06:19 private hospitals in New York City that 06:22 are organized through something called 06:23 the Greater New York Hospital 06:24 Association I'm going to be meeting with 06:26 them tomorrow 06:27 to talk about having those hospitals 06:30 also organized act as one get out of 06:34 their silos get out of their identities 06:36 to work together and then overall 06:40 you have these local health systems this 06:43 state's role which we've never really 06:46 done before is getting those health 06:48 systems to work with one another so we 06:51 talked about if New York City gets 06:53 overwhelmed we'll ask the Upstate 06:55 systems to be a relief valve for the 06:59 downstate health systems which has never 07:03 happened before to any school and also 07:06 vice versa there will be a time where 07:09 the Upstate hospitals will be struggling 07:12 and when the Upstate hospitals will be 07:14 struggling then we want the downstate 07:16 hospitals to be able to take over and 07:19 relieve those hospitals that's actually 07:22 the advantage of the rolling curve that 07:26 they're projecting if it does happen 07:28 that way theoretically the I almost 07:31 think of it as a high tide mark right 07:34 high tide comes first in New York City 07:37 then the tide is on the way down and 07:40 then it's high tide in upstate New York 07:42 okay so if it's if the tide is dropping 07:46 downstate then you have some relief for 07:49 the Upstate hospitals we put in place 07:51 the New York 07:53 pause program today I am going to extend 07:57 it to April 15th the directive that 08:00 non-essential State Workforce continue 08:02 to work from home we're doing it in two 08:05 week intervals because every day is a 08:09 new day and we'll see what happens day 08:13 to day but I think it's not even 08:17 questionable today but that we're going 08:19 to need two more weeks of non-essential 08:21 workers (staying at home) good news wodsworth has 08:24 developed a New York State Department of 08:27 Health has developed a less intrusive 08:30 saliva and short nasal swab test I'm not 08:36 exactly sure what a short nasal swab 08:38 test is but my guess is it wouldn't 08:40 apply to me it can be administered in 08:44 the presence of health care workers it 08:46 requires less PPE health care workers 08:49 can self administer it so kudos to 08:53 the Department of Health on that it also 08:56 helps them limit the exposure for 08:58 healthcare workers and it should start 09:00 as soon as next week people ask when is 09:03 this over 09:04 I think the testing you tell me when 09:08 they come up with a an inexpensive home 09:14 test or a point-of-care test that can be 09:18 brought to volume I think that's 09:21 probably when you see a real return to 09:25 normalcy in the workforce in other words 09:27 we're all talking about this curve 09:29 flatten the curve what at what point on 09:33 the other side of the curve do you go 09:35 back to work 09:36 Jessie asked this question the other day 09:38 there is no answer I think the answer is 09:42 going to be in testing doctor foul Qi 09:44 who I think is is we're so blessed to 09:48 have him here at this time he talks 09:50 about faster easier testing if you can 09:54 test millions of people if you could 09:56 test today millions of people you could 09:59 send them to work tomorrow right so the 10:03 development of these tests I think are 10:05 very important instructive tomorrow the 10:07 USNS comfort is coming that is about 10:12 1,000 bed capacity it's staffed by 10:16 federal officials federal medical 10:19 professionals 10:21 it is not for covered patients but it is 10:24 to take the backfill from hospitals 10:26 current stockpile we're still working to 10:29 purchase and equipment all across the 10:32 globe we have a whole team that's 10:34 working seven days a week unfortunately 10:36 we're competing against every other 10:38 state in the United States for these 10:41 same things so it's it's very hard but 10:45 we're making progress in terms of 10:48 finding staff that's going very well the 10:51 volunteerism of New Yorkers god bless 10:53 them we're up to 76 thousand health care 10:57 workers who are volunteered 76,000 11:02 76,000 people who volunteer to go into 11:05 these hospitals  11:06 at this time just think about that on 11:11 the total people tested we did 16 11:14 thousand last night total of 170 mm 11:19 tested that's the highest in the state 11:20 the highest in the country I'm sorry 11:23 positive cases seven thousand last night 11:25 total cases fifty nine thousand the 11:30 virus continues its march across the 11:33 state of New York only two counties now 11:37 that don't have cases these are the 11:41 overall numbers fifty nine thousand 11:43 people tested positive eight thousand 11:45 currently hospitalized two thousand ICU 11:47 patients 3,500 patients discharged we 11:53 know but we nobody really points to 11:56 these numbers but this is good news 11:57 eight hundred and forty six people came 12:00 out of hospitals yesterday 12:03 discharged after being treated for covid19 12:08 right so yes people get it eighty 12:13 percent have either self resolved or 12:16 have some symptoms at home 12:17 twenty percent going to the hospital 12:19 majority of those get treated and leave 12:22 it's the acutely ill by and large who 12:27 are the vulnerable population and that's 12:29 what we're seeing more and more the 12:31 deaths went from seven twenty eight to 12:33 nine sixty five what's happening now is 12:36 as I mentioned yesterday people are on 12:38 the on the ventilator longer and longer 12:40 the longer you are on a ventilator 12:42 unless your chance of ever getting off 12:44 that ventilator and that's what we're 12:47 seeing and we will continue to see the 12:50 number of deaths increase in terms of 12:55 most impacted states again New York is 12:58 still number one total new 13:01 hospitalizations these are the charts we 13:03 look at every night the numbers up 1175 13:09 it was eight forty seven the night 13:12 before these bounced night tonight any 13:18 one ninth day 13:21 could have a number of variables in it 13:23 what what hospitals actually reported 13:27 when they reported it how accurate they 13:30 were so more you look for a trendline 13:32 more than anything else and there are 13:36 trend lines if you look on the hospital 13:39 as hospitalization rate was doubling 13:42 every two days then it doubled every 13:45 three days then it doubled every four 13:47 days now it's doubling every six days so 13:52 you have almost a dichotomy the doubling 13:56 rate is slowing and that is good news 14:00 but the number of cases are still going 14:03 up so you're still going up towards an 14:05 apex but the rate of the doubling is 14:09 slowly which is good news changing daily 14:14 ICU admissions you see a tick up in the 14:18 ICU admissions but again you see the you 14:21 look for the trend line among those 14:23 columns more than the individual columns 14:26 change in daily intubations we don't 14:29 normally run this chart but these are 14:32 the people who are most seriously 14:34 affected and again you see a trend line 14:39 in that you see some aberrations March 14:42 26 the 290 but you see a trend line and 14:45 the trend line is what we're watching 14:48 you also see a trend line in people 14:51 being discharged okay and this is a 14:55 dramatic trend line so people came in 14:59 they started to get treated only March 15:04 eighteenth right so we're only talking 15:06 about ten days they started to get 15:09 treated a few of them got out early 15:11 a few more a few more a few more a few 15:14 more and now you're seeing the discharge 15:18 number trend way up because that's 15:21 what's going to happen people go into 15:23 the hospital they get treated they leave 15:27 those that are acutely ill get put on a 15:31 ventilator and then it's the 15:33 the inverse dynamic the longer they're 15:38 on the intimate into beta the longer 15:41 they are intubated the longer they are 15:43 on the ventilator the higher the 15:45 mortality rate again perspective these 15:49 are the numbers from day one since China 15:51 started also we should all keep in mind 15:58 we lost the first responders who go out 16:01 there I was talking about the 76,000 16:04 people who volunteered to help medical 16:07 professionals being a first responder 16:11 today being a public health official 16:15 working in a hospital working with 16:18 senior citizens this is really an act of 16:21 love and courage 16:23 we lost detective Cedric Nelson Nick 16:26 Dixon 48 years old 30 second 23-year 16:30 veteran could have retired so we wish 16:35 him and his family peace we lost a nurse 16:40 we've lost a couple of other nurses 16:42 Carlos Kelly 48 years old who was the 16:46 assistant nurse manager at Mount Sinai 16:48 West we wish his family the best these 16:53 public people I I don't even have the 17:00 words to express my admiration for them 17:04 FDR always had words courage is not the 17:07 absence of fear but rather the 17:09 assessment that something else is more 17:11 important than fear to me that says it 17:15 all today everyone is afraid everyone is 17:18 afraid you think these police officers 17:20 are not afraid to leave their house you 17:22 think these nurses are not afraid to go 17:24 into the hospital 17:25 they're afraid but something is more 17:29 important than their fear which is their 17:32 passion their commitment for public 17:35 service and helping others that's all it 17:37 is it's just their passion and belief in 17:40 helping others and that overcomes their 17:43 fear and that makes them in my book just 17:46 truly 17:47 amazing outstanding human beings and I 17:51 wish them and their families all the 17:53 best the president in the CD order is a 17:58 CDC ordered a travel advisory for people 18:03 of New York New Jersey and Connecticut 18:05 this happened last night this is not a 18:09 lockdown it is a travel advisory to be 18:12 implemented by the states in essence 18:15 it's nothing that we haven't been doing 18:18 right non-essential people should stay 18:22 at home so it's totally consistent with 18:25 everything we're doing and I support 18:27 what the president did because it 18:31 affirms what we've been doing it also 18:33 firms what new your New Jersey and 18:35 Connecticut have been doing Rhode Island 18:39 issued an executive order that New York 18:43 license plates would be theoretically 18:48 stopped at the border for mandatory 18:51 quarantine of some period that executive 18:55 order has been repealed by the state of 18:57 Rhode Island and we thank them for their 18:59 cooperation that was repealed last night 19:03 personal opinion not fact 19:06 gratuitous this is disorienting it's 19:12 frightening 19:13 it's disturbing your whole life is 19:16 turned upside down overnight do the best 19:20 you can you find a way to create some 19:23 joy you try you try to find a silver 19:26 lining in all of this how do you break 19:29 up the monotony what do you do how do 19:31 you bring a smile to people's face give 19:36 you my idea for today Sunday I come from 19:40 an Italian American family sunday was 19:43 family day we had the big family dinner 19:48 but you'd have like in the afternoon so 19:50 it was I feel confusing but it was like 19:52 a lunch late lunch they called dinner 19:55 and it was spaghetti and meatballs and 19:59 sausages and 20:01 my family would all get together and it 20:04 was a beautiful time I didn't really 20:05 appreciate it as a kid but it was just 20:08 beautiful because they all came together 20:09 and the grandparents were there and they 20:11 would start to weed it 2 o'clock there's 20:13 like a marathon session the food was 20:18 really just the attraction to get people 20:22 together you know everybody talks about 20:23 how the Italians loved the food 20:26 that's true but really they they loved 20:28 bringing the family together and the 20:31 food was the the way that people came 20:34 together and then you sat at the table 20:36 and it was just a two three-hour affair 20:40 my mother and father did it all so 20:45 Nautilus Sims that my grandparents did 20:47 it but we had that same Sunday dinner 20:50 around the table I tried to continue it 20:54 as a father with my kids I was divorced 21:00 and so I'm not really the best cook to 21:06 say the least 21:06 but we would have on Sundays I would 21:11 actually go to the Italian specialty 21:12 store and I would buy the meatballs and 21:14 buy the sausages and buy the sauce but I 21:16 would put it in a pot and I would put it 21:18 on the stove and because part of it was 21:21 that sauce would sit there all day and 21:23 it was just simmer you know and you'd 21:25 smell it all through the house and then 21:28 I'd make them sit down and we would have 21:29 spaghetti and meatballs and sausage on 21:33 Sundays and my daughter Cara's in the 21:38 back the they would never eat the 21:41 sausage and the meatballs they would 21:44 pick at the pasta because they they they 21:46 knew I didn't know how to cook so they 21:48 knew that meatball and sausage was 21:50 inherently suspect and I never said that 21:53 I bought it in the specialty store 21:55 because that would have ruined the whole 21:56 tradition anyway so they wouldn't need 21:59 it and we go to we'd go for Chinese food 22:01 afterwards but the that that convening 22:06 was something special and today we're 22:12 going to have 22:13 our family dinner we're missing one 22:15 daughter Mariah we're gonna get Mariah 22:17 on skype and grandma's gonna be on the 22:19 telephone and we're going to sit around 22:21 the table and we're going to have that 22:23 kind of coming together a little 22:26 different 22:27 Skype telephones but you know what with 22:32 everything going on family we're here 22:35 we're together we're healthy that's 98% 22:40 of it so find ways to make the little 22:43 joy also for new yorkers i know we feel 22:49 under attack i had a lot of phone calls 22:51 yesterday when the president first 22:54 suggested some form of quarantine what 22:58 does that mean quarantine am i going to 23:01 be allowed to leave the house so my 23:03 parents who are supposed to be coming 23:05 back and this once a year and this one's 23:07 here i know we feel under attack the 23:12 rhode island 23:13 you can't drive into rhode island will 23:16 pull you over with the police yes New 23:18 York is the epicenter and these are 23:21 different times and many people are 23:24 frightened some of the reactions you get 23:28 from individuals even from governments 23:31 are frightening and suggesting that 23:38 they're they'll take abrupt actions 23:41 against New York but look this is New 23:46 York and we are going to make it through 23:50 this we have made it through far greater 23:54 things we are going to be okay we 23:58 specialized in stamina and strength and 24:03 instability and that's just what we're 24:06 doing now we are strong we have 24:10 endurance and we have stability and we 24:15 know what we're doing we have a plan 24:17 we're executing a plan anything any 24:22 obstacle that we come across 24:26 we'll manage that obstacle and we have I 24:30 can't sit here and say to anyone you're 24:34 not going to see people pass away you 24:37 will that is the nature of what we're 24:41 dealing with and that's beyond any of 24:45 our control but New York is going to 24:49 have what it needs and no one is going 24:53 to attack New York unfairly and no one 24:57 is going to deprive New York of what it 25:00 needs that's why I'm here that's why we 25:06 have a state full of very talented 25:08 professional people so a deep breath on 25:11 all of that and we are doing exactly 25:15 what we need to do there is no state in 25:17 the nation that is better prepared or 25:21 better mobilized than what we're doing 25:25 and I feel that deeply and having 25:29 studied everything that every other 25:32 state has done federal officials have 25:34 even remarked to me that they're 25:37 surprised how quickly a state is big and 25:40 complicated as New York is actually 25:43 mobilized so feel good about that there 25:47 are two great New York expressions that 25:50 I use all the time anything I build in 25:53 New York always has two expressions on 25:56 it one Excelsior says that all ever 26:02 upwards ever upwards aspirational we can 26:06 be better we will be better we're going 26:08 to aim higher we're going to improve 26:10 ourselves excelsior state model it's on 26:14 the seal behind me Excelsior and the 26:17 other EEP pluribus unum out of many one 26:21 unity unity you put those two things 26:25 together it says it all aim high do 26:29 better believe you can do better be 26:31 optimistic and the way you get there is 26:35 through unity and togetherness and 26:38 cooperation 26:40 through mutuality and community those 26:42 two expressions I say to my daughters if 26:47 you remember nothing else when I'm gone 26:49 if you walk up to the box and have 26:51 nothing else to remember excelsior you 26:57 can be better it will be better we can 26:59 make it better 27:00 eeep Laura Vasu we make it better 27:02 together that's it and that's what we're 27:06 doing questions when are we funneling 27:18 patients into Javits Javits will be 27:21 coming online this week also remember a 27:25 lot of what we're doing is we're 27:26 building capacity and assembling 27:32 supplies for the apex you get these 27:35 people say well you don't need this 27:37 today yeah I know I don't need it today 27:39 because I know where we are on the 27:41 trajectory today I have to prepare for 27:43 the apex for the curve that's where I 27:46 need the beds that's where I need the 27:47 supplies etc that's when I say get ahead 27:50 of this thing right the virus has been 27:52 ahead of us I want to get ahead of the 27:54 virus I want to get to that apex before 27:56 the virus gets to the apex so the Javits 27:59 is part of that supply but it will be 28:01 coming on online this week when we 28:03 actually utilize it is when we need it 28:23 it's hard it's hard but on the flip side 28:27 I say look at what happened in New 28:29 Rochelle those gatherings that brought 28:34 people together were religious 28:36 gatherings and brought hundreds of 28:39 people together which was beautiful but 28:42 it made many many people ill and density 28:46 is the enemy here for this particular 28:51 time so 28:53 you worship worship the way you can but 28:58 the gatherings are just not a good idea 29:02 by the way the patient zero or we call 29:06 patient zero in Westchester New Rochelle 29:08 who was very sick for a very long time 29:13 he has actually gone home am I correct 29:18 I spoke to the governor of Rhode Island 29:31 yesterday and we had a conversation I 29:35 don't think the order was called for I 29:39 don't believe it was legal I don't 29:42 believe was neighborly 29:44 I understood the point but I thought 29:46 there were different ways to do it and 29:47 the governor of Rhode Island was very 29:50 receptive and I thank her very much for 29:52 reconsidering her position 237 deaths in 29:56 the last 24 hours in the state of New 29:58 York 29:58 222 it seems in New York City what are 30:02 your projections showing in terms of 30:03 what this Apex might look like in terms 30:06 of fatalities are we talking hundreds of 30:08 people thousands of people what what are 30:10 you seeing 30:11 inside Jim Howard do you know sure so 30:16 you know there's many different 30:17 projections that were working at and it 30:19 does see that we'll be already we're at 30:21 965 and so we do see in the thousands 30:24 but again these are models and and and 30:27 we have to plan for what the model might 30:30 show but hopefully you'll be less New 30:33 Yorkers are we talking hundreds of 30:36 deaths a day thousands of deaths a day 30:37 it goes back to the beat the numbers 30:40 we've always said that 80% of 30:41 individuals get better and we've said 30:43 that of the other 20% some end up in the 30:45 hospital and there's a small percentage 30:47 that end up unfortunately dying and that 30:50 percentage as we're looking at the 30:52 numbers is actually hovering around one 30:55 or even less than 1% so again it's 30:57 determined by how many people are 30:59 positive opinion jesse not data-driven I 31:05 don't see how you look at those 31:07 numbers and conclude anything less than 31:10 thousands of people will pass away 31:12 because remember who it's attacking it's 31:14 attacking the vulnerable underlying 31:18 illness etc and I don't see how you get 31:22 past that curve without seeing thousands 31:26 of people pass away 31:27 I hope it's wrong nursing homes are 31:40 about 1/4 of the coronavirus deaths 31:42 frankly I'm I'm we are lucky that it's 31:47 only 1/4 coronavirus and a nursing home 31:52 is a toxic mix we've said that from day 31:55 one we saw that in Washington State 31:59 this virus preys on the vulnerable it 32:03 preys on seniors it preys on people with 32:06 compromised immune systems and 32:08 underlying illnesses and coronavirus in 32:11 a nursing home can be like fire through 32:13 dry grass the state has put in different 32:17 precautions we're not even allowing 32:18 visitors into nursing homes now which is 32:22 really harsh frankly unless the person 32:26 there unless what we call there are 32:28 exigent circumstances where the person 32:30 is in a desperate situation and then the 32:34 family comes in to see them the staff is 32:37 being tested before they go in so we're 32:40 doing everything we can but this is a 32:44 truly terrible virus to stop and that 32:48 combination is Lisa coronavirus in a 32:53 nursing home is lethal the only question 32:56 is how many people will die I'm sorry 32:59 Jimmy 33:06 yes okay and then to go back to the 33:10 point that dr. Zucker is making 33:12 obviously we're testing in a very large 33:14 race that was getting a lot of more 33:16 positives 33:17 maybe compared to other jurisdictions so 33:19 what numbers are you actually the rate 33:23 of ICU intubation we're seeing you look 33:29 at all the numbers we look at all of 33:30 this so we look at the trends it's very 33:33 important look at the trends as the 33:34 governor mentioned that is a it is a 33:36 trend that we need to follow whether 33:38 it's intubations ICU care and obviously 33:40 we look at the case fatality rate which 33:42 is the number of people have died which 33:44 is the number over the larger number of 33:46 people have tested New York has tested 33:48 many people more than anyone else 33:50 yeah Jimmy if I can on that the question 33:53 was basically what numbers do you look 33:56 at to make a projection as dr. sacra 33:59 said you look at all of them but I would 34:01 not look at the testing numbers I 34:04 wouldn't overweight the testing numbers 34:07 because the testing numbers are not 34:09 random the testing numbers are all self 34:11 selected right these are people who 34:13 you're testing because they're suspect 34:16 of being positive and we don't do the 34:19 projections ourselves we have Colombia y 34:23 OU Medical Center that does projections 34:25 the CDC does projections we have 34:30 McKinsey company that we hired to do 34:32 projections so there are a number of 34:34 firms that do these projection models 34:37 and they go back to studying China and 34:39 South Korea and everything else and they 34:41 have models the models some of the 34:45 models are all over the place right so 34:48 we we do the best we can to pick a 34:52 reasonable model not the highest not the 34:57 lowest a reasonable model plan for that 34:59 model plan for that apex that's where we 35:02 got from day one 140,000 hospital beds 35:06 40,000 ICU beds that's from that model 35:09 at the apex at the apex well you don't 35:13 need 140,000 hospital beds today of 35:16 course not 35:17 we need them at the apex but that's 35:20 where we got those original projections 35:22 then you have actuality right which is 35:25 when you're pointing to you can see the 35:26 day to day how many come in how many go 35:29 out the discharge rate the death rate 35:31 and that's what we're plotting and then 35:33 they take every day and they put it 35:35 against their projection but you still 35:37 only have a projection they still can't 35:39 tell you they're watching at this 35:41 they're watching for the slowing of the 35:43 number of cases and when you see the 35:47 number of cases the increase in the 35:48 number of cases slowing then you are 35:51 theoretically reaching the apex and 35:57 otherwise you just watch it day to day I 36:07 did not hear that 36:14 I mean I don't know what Florida did but 36:19 I will look into it two parts take this 36:28 take first and second questions doctor 36:55 do you want to come at them or Jim you 36:56 want talk about the mental health 36:57 program we have a volunteer program we 37:01 have nearly 12,000 mental health experts 37:04 and professionals who have signed up to 37:05 offer services to New Yorkers either by 37:09 a telephone or skype or other things so 37:11 that program is going quite well of 37:13 psychologists and psychiatrists that are 37:15 mental health experts to help with that 37:17 we are tracking criminal justice 37:20 expect me to do something that's more 37:36 many of the people well people are 37:38 skyping because we want to limit its 37:41 distance we want people to distance from 37:42 one another now so many of those 37:44 volunteers that I mentioned are actually 37:46 New Yorkers who are just giving their 37:48 time and expertise to help New Yorkers 37:50 in need right now it's very New York 37:51 centric yup that's right Jim Mort Howard 38:01 do you want to take that it's tough to 38:05 tell how its emerging we have seen 38:08 there's some antidotal instances of 38:10 increased of domestic violence issues 38:12 and the Department of Health and other 38:15 government agencies have been monitoring 38:16 and trying to provide services where 38:19 where possible but I would defer to dr. 38:21 Zucker oh no we as Jim said we're 38:24 working with all the different agencies 38:25 across the state on this issue of some 38:27 mental health and all the other agencies 38:29 and I've also reached out to some of the 38:31 professionals in the private sector to 38:33 ask some of the recommendations they may 38:35 have sir I appreciate it 38:38 could you please speak to there was 38:40 ample warning before coronavirus touched 38:43 on I may be or assures that there should 38:45 be large mass gathering should be banned 38:48 all gathering should be banned there 38:49 should be large workplace restrictions 38:51 why don't you shut down the state sooner 38:54 I think we shut it down I think we were 38:58 one of the first to shut it down you 39:00 know shutting it down is not without 39:02 criticism either right you're trying to 39:06 balance this you now have the 39:07 conversation about when do you bring the 39:08 economy back right when do you open it 39:10 up shutting it down is a very drastic 39:14 measure but I think we were one of the 39:17 first also you want to do it in a way 39:20 that doesn't create more fear and more 39:24 panic you're fighting two things we're 39:26 still fighting two things last night we 39:28 were fighting two things you're fighting 39:31 the virus and you're fighting the fear I 39:32 can't tell you how 39:33 people called all night long about the 39:38 mandatory quarantine comment that the 39:40 president made as he was getting into a 39:43 helicopter which was inconclusive by the 39:46 way even if you've heard his comment he 39:48 didn't there's not conclusive in his 39:49 comment but people are so on edge I mean 39:54 it really panicked people they were 39:56 going to leave the city last night it 39:58 was really so you need to manage that 40:01 fear in the panic and you also need to 40:05 deal with the virus we were one of the 40:08 first I never used the term 40:13 shelter-in-place because I believe that 40:17 was an inflammatory term and incorrect 40:20 by the way they still use it nobody has 40:24 a shelter-in-place policy 40:26 shelter-in-place was from the nuclear 40:30 war threat go to a room in the middle of 40:33 your home that has no windows stay there 40:35 until they give you the all-clear sign 40:37 what modern times it was for an active 40:42 shooter concept or in schools that's not 40:46 what this was but you say that nuclear 40:49 war active shooter you know so it's how 40:52 you do it but we were one of the first 40:54 to do it it's such a quick flip now do 40:57 you regret not you know placing more 40:59 restrictions sooner closing /t I think 41:01 we were the most dramatic 41:05 basically the first point other folks I 41:18 don't have we don't have a statistic on 41:20 how many first responders specifically 41:23 proved positive 41:29 our Medicaid funding for New Yorkers 41:31 because you're not willing to delay the 41:32 Medicaid reforms until the federal 41:35 funding runs out and hurt local 41:38 governments especially at this time yes 41:41 well I said a Senator Schumer be nice if 41:43 he passed a piece of legislation that 41:46 actually helped the state of New York 41:49 the piece of legislation he passed 41:52 stopped the state from a process that 41:57 was happening for six months which was 42:02 redesigning the Medicaid program to make 42:05 it more efficient and more effective it 42:08 was called the Medicaid redesign team I 42:10 announced it back in January it's the 42:13 second time we did it and it takes waste 42:16 and fraud and inefficiency out of the 42:19 system and that was going on since 42:21 January the legislation he passed said 42:26 you can't redesign Medicaid for what 42:31 reason I have no idea so it disqualified 42:36 this state from funding and he knew that 42:40 when he passed it because I have no 42:56 choice because under no I'll tell you 43:01 two and a half billion per year 43:04 recurring is worth more than 6 billion 43:09 1-shot I'd rather have 2.5 2.5 2.5 then 43:15 6 billion today and I called every 43:21 congressional representative and told 43:23 them why would you want to stop a 43:26 Medicaid redesign that's been going on 43:29 since January I don't know what their 43:32 political calculus was but that's all it 43:35 was was a political calculus there's no 43:38 good government reason to say why you 43:41 would 43:41 stop a Medicaid redesign headed by 43:46 Dennis Rivera former head of $11.99 43:49 Michael Dowling top health care 43:51 professional in the state passed by the 43:55 assembly and the Senate a state passed 44:00 Medicaid redesign effort why would you 44:04 ever want to stop that I don't know 44:08 whose politics they're playing but they 44:10 didn't represent the people who stay the 44:21 numbers are important the six billion 44:23 dollar number we can't get to the six 44:25 billion dollar numbers no matter how us 44:26 to make those numbers it's probably 44:28 closer to about four billion dollars and 44:30 that assumes that the emergency is in 44:33 place for a full year there's nothing in 44:36 that in that bill that says that it will 44:38 last for a year in fact it will end as 44:40 soon as the president declares the 44:41 emergency is over so that could happen 44:43 at any time so that four billion dollar 44:45 number also is reduced if it's half a 44:48 year it's too then 44:50 a significant portion of that money 44:51 doesn't come to the state it went to 44:53 local governments so you're left with a 44:55 number that's under two billion dollars 44:58 potentially if at most 45:00 which then you're basically saying take 45:02 a one-shot of these funds don't reform 45:04 the Medicaid system and spend that money 45:06 inefficiently on a system that 45:09 unanimously everyone on there understood 45:12 was not working properly we're wasting 45:14 the money so the choices really wastes 45:16 the money that way or do a bill that 45:19 actually provides funding to New York 45:21 State that bill doesn't even give us a 45:23 fraction of the amount of money that is 45:25 needed for the budget but just to so you 45:34 have a fact it's two billion take two 45:38 billion for sure right door a door be 45:41 take door a a two billion for sure or 45:45 door B for 2.6 billion I pick the door 45:51 with 2.6 billion not because I like to 45:53 let it be but I think 45:55 2.6 billion the real question is to me 45:57 Jimmy why would you do that to the state 46:02 of New York 46:03 why would you say stop a Medicaid 46:08 redesign that saves taxpayers money that 46:14 has to be passed by the assembly and has 46:17 to be passed by the Senate why would a 46:20 federal government say I'm gonna trample 46:24 the states right to redesign its 46:28 Medicaid program that it runs that saves 46:33 money what what is I don't even know 46:36 what the political interest is they're 46:39 trying to protect 46:40 but 2.2 billion versus 2.6 I picked 2.6 46:46 second the problem of the budget is the 46:50 numbers why because the federal 46:53 government what we just talked about was 46:55 in the previous bill two bills ago the 47:00 bill that just passed we get 1.9 percent 47:05 of our state budget about five billion 47:09 dollars which is 1.9 percent of our 47:12 budget only to use for coronavirus 47:17 expenses okay five billion dollars 1.9 47:20 percent of our budget only for 47:22 coronavirus expenses first point you 47:26 have states that got 10% of their budget 47:30 20 percent of their budget in 47:33 coronavirus expenses that don't even 47:36 have coronavirus cases you have some 47:39 states have four cases we have more 47:41 cases than anyone else we got the lowest 47:44 level of reimbursement in the bill what 47:49 happened to funding need second the 47:53 federal bill had no funding for the fact 47:57 that states have lost revenue and 48:00 speaker Pelosi god bless her was asked 48:04 today 48:05 how about Governor Cuomo's point that it 48:08 didn't do anything to help to stay 48:09 and the speaker basically said yeah we 48:12 have to come back and pass another bill 48:14 so we have a ten billion dollar 15 48:17 billion dollar revenue hole that the 48:20 federal government did nothing to help 48:23 on now I have to do is they budget so 48:27 now I say the state is simply in state 48:28 Senate by the way we have a 10 of 15 48:30 billion dollar hole they don't want to 48:34 hear it right nobody wants to hear it I 48:37 don't want hear it unfortunately I have 48:39 to live with it but how do you do a 48:42 budget with that big a hole and remember 48:47 the great heartbreak was we were all 48:51 waiting for this last federal piece of 48:53 legislation because we all believed it 48:56 was going to have money to help us with 48:59 our revenue shortfall and then it didn't 49:03 so like that shock was just two or three 49:08 days ago now we have to do the budget 49:10 next week the help we were waiting for 49:14 from Washington never came now we have 49:18 to make drastic cuts to the budget like 49:22 you have never seen the travel advisory 49:27 how do you envision non-essential travel 49:30 I mean business travel for many people 49:32 is considered essential you yourself 49:34 said that the financial sector is 49:36 important how do you imagine that and 49:37 are you asking people not to come to New 49:40 York to do business know seeing 49:41 definitions is we have Jesse 49:44 non-essential if you are non-essential 49:47 worker you shouldn't be leaving your 49:50 home if you are essential worker then 49:53 you can take a bus a train a car or 49:55 plane so should people be traveling to 50:00 New York same rules if they are 50:01 essential business travelers yes looks 50:08 like you could still find 50:09 without shifting across two counties and 50:11 what would be the impact of the 50:13 across-the-board cuts that the meta 50:15 Marty's looking at there that are you 50:18 know possible at a time of a public 50:19 health crisis well we we do have funding 50:22 the question is how do we fund the 50:26 healthcare cost the federal government 50:28 did provide healthcare funded I have 50:31 five billion dollars in the bill for 50:33 coronavirus funding but you know every 50:36 Hospital now has coronavirus expenses so 50:39 we have five billion dollars for 50:40 healthcare in hospitals there pranic Lee 50:43 our last problem in some ways is the 50:46 healthcare budget because we've received 50:49 five billion dollars and the hospitals 50:51 have received a lot of money the big 50:53 problem is how do you fund the schools 50:56 because the schools are the second big 50:59 expenses for the state after health care 51:00 and that's where we have zero dollars 51:10 couldn't we do short short-term 51:13 borrowing yeah the issue is right we're 51:15 not going to have revenue in the first 51:16 quarter of this year as a result of the 51:18 delay in the tax filing date from April 51:21 to July 15th so with no revenue coming 51:23 in because of that federal decision will 51:25 have to potentially borrow resources to 51:29 bridge that gap temporarily those 51:31 revenues should come in that's different 51:33 than the revenue actual shortfall which 51:36 is a result of having only essential 51:38 businesses open and that revenue not 51:40 coming in but to bridge that gap we'll 51:43 do short term borrowing we still have a 51:44 ten billion dollar revenue shortfall but 51:46 the essential problem on the budget just 51:48 so we're clear is when you have that big 51:50 a hole that has to be closed there's two 51:55 things you can do you can sort of paper 51:57 over it and come up with expectations 52:01 well we believe the next federal bill 52:04 will actually deliver money to the state 52:08 of New York 52:10 yeah you could say that and you could 52:13 say I believe that Santa Claus is real 52:15 you know but I'm not comfortable doing 52:18 that especially since the federal 52:20 government just passed the bill and 52:22 that's what we were just 52:23 before and the federal government just 52:24 did the exact opposite and handed us a 52:26 goose egg well we expect the economy is 52:31 going to rebound in nine months and that 52:35 it's going to be what they called the V 52:36 curve it was a quick down it's gonna be 52:38 a quick up and in nine months all those 52:40 revenues are gonna keep come flooding 52:42 back so we're going to be fine that's 52:45 another way of papering over the whole I 52:48 don't want to do that either 52:51 because I don't believe it and I don't 52:53 believe anyone's gonna believe it and I 52:55 don't believe credit agencies are gonna 52:58 believe it and I believe postponing a 53:02 problem in government in life you just 53:06 make it worse you just make it worse 53:08 let's not deceive ourselves you're not 53:11 gonna get saved by the federal 53:12 government if they were going to do it 53:14 they would have done it 53:16 they played their own politics shocker 53:19 this is not going to be a quick down 53:21 quick up you're looking at weeks or 53:25 months and I don't know how quick the 53:27 recovery and the recovery is going to be 53:30 complicated and everybody says it so I'm 53:32 not going to say to the people of this 53:34 state there is a theory of economics 53:37 that I don't believe I believe we have 53:41 to actually deal with the numbers that 53:44 are presented by the way like every 53:47 family in this state has to deal with 53:50 the numbers everybody's income is down 53:53 and they don't get to make up numbers or 53:56 make up a rationale well I'm going to go 53:58 buy a new car because I think I'm going 54:00 to get rehired and I think I'm gonna get 54:02 rehired at a job that pays more so I'm 54:05 gonna go buy a new car I'm not doing it 54:07 I'm not doing it they can't do it I'm 54:09 not gonna do it it's going to be honest 54:11 I know it's politically hard for the 54:12 legislature I know that you know 54:16 legislative bodies they want to make 54:19 friends by giving out a lot of money 54:21 we've been successful in being very 54:25 prudent economically our spending rate 54:27 has gone up less than any Administration 54:31 in modern history our budgets have 54:35 passed and they've been right 54:37 I'm not going to change that now so I'm 54:39 not going to paper over the economic 54:41 reality and I know it's difficult for 54:43 them but I'm not gonna do it otherwise I 54:46 can tell you that right now I'm not 54:48 gonna pass or sign a phony budget the 54:54 same policy issues we've been discussing 54:56 all along the main policy objections 55:01 they object to a policy proposal that I 55:05 put in which would be a bill that is 55:10 meant to fight against anti-semitism 55:14 anti-semitism has been a major problem 55:17 in this state you know right now we have 55:19 coronavirus and that sort of eclipses 55:21 everything we tend to be myopic we've 55:25 had dozens and dozens of anti-semitic 55:28 attacks all across this state I've been 55:32 there with families who have been 55:34 attacked I was there the morning after 55:38 the first night of Hanukkah when a 55:40 rabbis home was attacked not to address 55:43 anti-semitism in the state I think is a 55:45 terrible mistake and it's not just 55:47 anti-semitism it's what I call domestic 55:49 terrorism it's repugnant to the concept 55:53 of New York and America to attack 55:55 someone based on their race color creed 55:57 if you try to kill someone if you kill 56:01 someone in in an attempt to kill several 56:06 people based on their race color or 56:09 creed how is that not a terrorist act 56:12 you kill someone and you were attempting 56:16 to kill multiple people based on the 56:20 race color creed they don't want to pass 56:23 that bill and there's objections to the 56:26 surrogacy bill which would allow which 56:29 would help infertile women who can't 56:32 have a child can't carry a child 56:34 biologically from having a surrogate so 56:38 they can have a child it would stop 56:40 LGBTQ couples from having a child which 56:44 is wholly ironic to me as this is the 56:49 state that first 56:50 past marriage equality now you say to 56:53 that couple who you said you can get 56:55 married but you can't have a family and 56:59 you because you can't have a child makes 57:01 no sense to me but those are the main 57:03 discussions let's go to work guys Read the full article

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COVID19 March29th Prime Minister Trudeau

https://starvideocasts.com/covid19march29thprimeministertrudeau/ Highlighted Transcript: JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. THE PROVINCE HAS REPORTED NEARLY 1,000 NEW CASES JUST YESTERDAY. WE'RE NOW CLOSING IN ON A TOTAL OF 6,000 ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. ONE OF CASES OF THOSE WHO ARE NOW RECOVERED AND THAT NUMBER IS MORE THAN 500, IS THE PRIME MINISTER'S WIFE. SOPHIE GREGOIRE TRUDEAU THANKED THE COUNTRY AND WELL-WISHERS IN AN INSTAGRAM POST YESTERDAY. >> I WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS REACHED OUT TO ME WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE SYMPTOMS AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT INCLUDES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I'M -- I HAVE A CLEAR BILL OF HEALTH NOW. BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SO I'M SUPER HAPPY. SO, IT'S ALL GOOD. I KNOW IT IS ALL GOOD FOR ME NOW, BUT THERE ARE MANY, MANY CANADIANS AND MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW AND I WANT TO SEND YOU ALL MY LOVE, ALL MY COURAGE. >> Rosemary: SO A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FOR SOPHIE GREGOIRE-TRUDEAU, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS FAMILY CONTINUE TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, HE CONTINUES TO WORK FROM HOME AND THAT IS WHY WE'LL SEE HIM COME OUT HIS FRONT DOOR TO BRING US UP TO DATE ON THINGS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO CONTAIN THE PANDEMIC, BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE. TOMORROW WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE DATE OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET. OF COURSE, THAT DATE QUICKLY THROWN AWAY AND NOW HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PUMPED INTO THE ECONOMY THROUGH VARIOUS MEASURES TO TRY AND PROP IT UP THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. THE GOVERNMENT REALLY FIGHTING BOTH A WAR ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH FRONT, BUT ALSO TRYING TO SETTLE THE ECONOMY IN THE NEXT NUMBER OF WEEKS. THERE'S BRING IN MY COLLEAGUE, THE CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE NOW WHO JOINS ME ON THIS SUNDAY. SO, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM THE PRIME MINISTER. YESTERDAY WE DID GET SOME MORE DATA FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY, DAVID, THAT PERHAPS NOT SURPRISINGLY SHOWS THAT 90% OF NEW CASES NOW ARE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION. SO, IF YOU'RE IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS WHY WE ARE HEARING AGAIN AND AGAIN ABOUT THIS PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. >> David: YEAH. I THINK THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION FOR THE NUMBERS TO TILT IN THAT DIRECTION ONCE WE STARTED DENYING ENTRY TO NONCANADIAN CITIZENS AND NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL AT THE CANADA-U.S. BORDER THAT IT WOULD MOVE THAT WAY. IT WILL BE INTERESTING WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS COUNTRY OVER THE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THERE WERE THOSE ONE MILLION CANADIANS WHO CAME BACK AS EITHER SNOWBIRDS OR SPRING BREAKERS THAT CAME BACK FROM THE COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES IN PARTICULAR AND WE'RE IN THE TIME FRAME THIS WEEK WHERE IF THEY DO HAVE COVID-19, THE SYMPTOMS WILL START TO MANIFEST AND CAN START TESTING POSITIVE. WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT IN QUEBEC SORT OF AT THE FORESHADOWING OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN LIKE ONTARIO, BECAUSE THEIR SPRING BREAK IS EARLIER THAN ONTARIO'S SO THIS IS THE WEEK WE SHOULD BE PREPARING FOR AN INCREASE IN THOSE NUMBERS. WE ALREADY SAW, YOU KNOW, 211 MORE CASES IN ONTARIO TODAY. THAT IS A BIG SINGLE-DAY NUMBER FOR THEM. AND WE CAN EXPECT MORE OF THAT TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK BECAUSE FOR ALL THE TALK OF CLOSING BORDERS INTERNATIONALLY, THE BIGGEST RISK IS CANADIANS BRINGING THE VIRUS WITH THEM FROM VACATION AND NOT FOLLOWING THE SELF-ISOLATION OR MANDATORY QUARANTINE RULES. AND THAT IS WHERE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WOULD TREAT THAT AS A TRAVEL-RELATED SPREAD OR COMMUNITY SPREAD, BUT IT'S STILL ANOTHER INFECTION IN THE CASE LOAD IN A COUNTRY THAT RIGHT NOW IS TAKING EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO PREPARE FOR THE VIRUS TO REACH ITS PEAK. WE HAVE NOT REACHED THAT POINT IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT THIS, I THINK, WILLABLE -- WILL BE A CRITICAL WEEK IN TERMS OF GETTING THOSE NUMBERS TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO BECAUSE OF THE LAG AND MANIFESTING OF SYMPTOMS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME BACK FROM THE UNITED STATES SPECIFICALLY. >> Rosemary: DR. TAM STILL THINKS AT THIS STAGE, ANYWAY, THAT WE CAN HANDLE THE CAPACITY IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. I WOULD POINT OUT TO PEOPLE THAT THE NUMBER OF TESTS CONTINUES TO INCREASE. 187,000 TESTS NOW COMPLETED. I'M SURE WE'LL GET AN UPDATE AT THE NOON PRESS CONFERENCE. AND ONTARIO WHO WAS EXPERIENCING A REAL BACKLOG IN TERMS OF RESULT IS CATCHING UP SLOWLY BUT SURELY. IT IS DOING 4100 TESTS A DAY. SAID YESTERDAY THAT THIS PROVINCE IS AIMING TO DO 5,000 A DAY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND GET THIS -- SURGING TO 19,000 A DAY BY MID APRIL. SO, THAT IS SIGNIFICANT AS WELL. >> David: AND NOT TO BE THE VOICE OF DOOM, BUT HOPEFULLY A VOICE OF CONTEXT. WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES JUST UNDER 6,000. THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY ARE INVARIABLY HIGHER THAN THAT. THERE HAS BEEN AN APPROACH TO RATIONING TESTS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS LIKE PEOPLE IN SENIOR HOMES OR IN THE HEALTH SECTOR OR TESTING THE TRULY SICK. A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS OR NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AT RISK ARE SIMPLY NOT BEING TESTED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN NECESSITATED BY THE ABSENCE OF WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY OF SWABS FOR THE NASAL TESTS THAT WE'VE BEEN USING IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE NOT-QUITE-READY-TO GO INSTANT TESTS OR RAPID TESTS THAT NEED TO RETOOL, SCALE UP AND BE MANUFACTURED AND THEN VALIDATED BY HEALTH CANADA AS EFFECTIVE. THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER TO LOOK AT RIGHT NOW IS THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN INTENSIVE CARE AND THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY. THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA SENSE BECAUSE THOSE CAN CONCRETELY BE MEASURED. WE SHOULD KNOW, I MEAN THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE REPORTING OF DATA AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. FUNNELING UP FROM LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIS TO PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA TO GIVE A TRULY PRECISE NUMBER. THAT IS IMPROVING BIT BY BIT, DAY BY DAY AS THEY REPORT ITS BREAKDOWN PROCESSES OF EXACTLY WHAT THE COUNTRY IS DEALING WITH. THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AS WE SAW IN QUEBEC A SIMPLE CHANGE OF PRESUMPTIVE TO CONFIRMED CASES CAN LEAD TO A MASSIVE SPIKE IN THE OVERALL NUMBER. THE TRUE STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO COME FROM THE HOSPITALIZATION, THE INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS AND OBVIOUSLY THE FATAL IS WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE AT ABOUT 63 IN THIS COUNTRY. THAT IS THE REAL NUMBER TO START WATCHING FOR IT AND ONE THAT WE'RE ALL PUSHING HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO GIVE US A MORE REALTIME AND ACCURATE REPORTING ON AND JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE IN HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. >> Rosemary: AND JUST TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT AND THEN TURN TO THE UNITED STATES. HOSPITALIZATION AS OF YESTERDAY WAS AT 7%. I.C.U. WAS AT 3%. AND FATALITIES AT 1%. JUST TO PUT SOME NUMBERS TO THAT, DAY. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU SHORTLY AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER. FIRST I WANT TO TURN TO THE UNITED STATES. BECAUSE A DIFFERENT SITUATION THERE. CASES OF COVID-19, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO GROW AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH ENACTING SUBSTANTIAL TESTING AND JUST THIS MORNING T DOCTOR LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC MADE A SOBERING STATEMENT. >> LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY BETWEEN 100,000 AND 200,000 CASES BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE HELD TO THAT BECAUSE IT -- EXCUSE ME, DEATHS. I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MILLIONS OF CASES. BY JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE A PROJECTION WHEN IT'S SUCH A MOVING TARGET. >> Rosemary: THAT IS DR. FAUCI SUGGESTING THERE THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL BE INFECTED AND DEATHS COULD TOTAL 100,000 TO 200,000 PEOPLE. CBC'S KATIE SIMPSON JOIN US NOW FROM WASHINGTON. THOSE WERE STARK NUMBERS IN A COUNTRY, KATIE, WHERE THERE HAS BEEN SUCH A LAG IN TESTING. AND THAT HAS NOT OBVIOUSLY HELPED CONTAIN THE PANDEMIC. >> Reporter: NO. AND DR. ANTHONY FAUCI IN THAT SAME INTERVIEW WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE ONLY WAY HE WILL BE ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH EASING OF RESTRICTIONS WHEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO RAPID TESTING T. DELAY IN TESTING IS WHAT IS REALLY BEING BLAMED FOR THE WIDESPREAD INFECTION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AMERICANS REALLY FEEL AT THIS STAGE DON'T HAVE A GRASP ON THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM HERE. THEY ARE SEEING THOSE HOTSPOTS. IN NEW YORK CITY, IN NEW ORLEANS, IN DETROIT IS DEVELOPING VERY, VERY QUICKLY AS WELL. WHERE THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, THEY ARE BEING OVERWHELMED AT THIS POINT. AND GOVERNORS IN DIFFERENT STATES ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT SIMILAR SCENES WILL PLAY OUT IN THEIR OWN DISTRICTS AND THEIR OWN STATES AND SO THEY ARE CONTINUING TO CALL FOR STRONG ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AND REALLY BRINGING THOSE MEASURES INTO EFFECT IN THEIR OWN JURISDICTIONS. THERE HAD BEEN SOME DISCUSSION AT THE WHITE HOUSE. DONALD TRUMP PUBLICLY FLOATED HE WAS CONSIDERING ACTUALLY ENFORCING QUARANTINE ORDERS FOR THREE STATES -- FOR NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT AND NEW JERSEY. THAT IS WHERE THE INFECTION RATES ARE REALLY EXPLODING. THERE IS NOT A HANDLE ON WHAT IS GOING ON. HOWEVER, AFTER SOME INTENSE DISCUSSION AT THE WHITE HOUSE, ULTIMATELY THEY OPTED TO GO WITH A TRAVEL WARNING FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, ASKING PEOPLE IN THOSE THREE STATES TO AVOID ANY NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNLESS -- FOR 14 DAYS UNLESS IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT A PUSH FOR THE QUARANTINE CAME FROM THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA WHO'S HAD PRESSURE THERE AFTER HE DIDN'T ORDER A CLOSURE OF BEACHES AS WE SAW SCENES OF EVERYONE GOING TO THE BEACHES ALTHOUGH THERE WERE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING WARNINGS IN PLACE. IT WAS ULTIMATELY DISCUSSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS AND DECIDED NOT TO GO WITH A QUARANTINE ORDER. GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO WHO HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THIS WHOLE CRISIS, HE IS GLAD THAT IS NOT THE CASE. HE SAYS THAT WOULD BE AN UN-AMERICAN MOVE. DR.S ANTHONY FAUCI SAID A WARNING IS A BETTER WAY TO GO. THAT IS WHERE THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW. >> Rosemary: OK. KATIE SIMPSON IN WASHINGTON. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO DAVID COCHRANE, IF I CAN. WE'RE WATCHING THE FRONT DOOR. THE PRIME MINISTER ABOUT TO EMERGE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES' TIME TO UPDATE THE SITUATION IN THIS COUNTRY. LET ME REMIND YOU OF MEASURES THAT HE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT WILL BEGIN TO BE ENFORCED TOMORROW. AS OF MONDAY AT NOON, IF YOU TRAVEL ANYWHERE ON A PLANE OR TRAIN INSIDE THIS COUNTRY, AND YOU PRESENT SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOARD. YOU REMEMBER THAT THE QUARANTINE ACT WAS ITSELF OR IS ITSELF NOW BEING ENFORCED. ALSO IF YOU COME IN FROM OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNTRY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SELF-ISOLATE, TO QUARANTINE YOURSELF FOR 14 DAYS. DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER MIGHT BE TALK ABOUT TODAY? I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO REITERATE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL DISENS THATING, KNOWING THAT THAT COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RATE SO HIGH. >> AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS YESTERDAY. WITH BEING ABLE TO GET ON PLANES AND TRAINS T TWO SORTS OF DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGULATES. TODAY IT'S GOING TO BE A FOCUS ON SIGNALING HELP AND OFFERING HELP TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WE'VE HEARD THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAK QUITE A FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST WEEK ABOUT KIDS AND ABOUT SENIORS WHO ARE HAVING THEIR LIVES SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED AND MAY BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS. I THINK TODAY WILL FOCUS ON GIVING HELP TO CHARITIES THAT WOULD SUPPORT KIDS AND SENIORS WHO MIGHT HAVE A LEVEL OF RISK. THINK ABOUT THE UNITED WAY, WHICH IS HOME DELIVERY OF MEALS, FOR EXAMPLE. KIDS HELP PHONE. WHICH OFFERS A LIFELINE TO CHILDREN WHO MAY BE IN A VERY DIFFICULT AND STRESSFUL SITUATION. SO MEASURES ALONG THOSE LINES TO GET MONEY INTO THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF THE *INS USING -- INSTITUTIONS THAT WOULD SUPPORT THESE PEOPLE DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH MEAL PLANS AND SUPPORTING THINGS LIKE KIDS HELP PHONE. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS HELPING PEOPLE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN A REAL CONCERN IN DEALING WITH THIS OR AS MONEY PUT INTO SHELTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, EARLY BECAUSE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND KIDS BEING ABUSED AND FORCED TO STAY AT HOME. IN SOME CASES AT HOMES THAT ARE UNSAFE. THERE WAS MONEY PUT INTO THINGS LIKE THAT EARLY IN THIS. NOW IS JUST COPING WITH STRESS AND HAVING FOOD DELIVERED IF YOU ARE A SENIOR, JUST MAYBE HAS MOBILITY ISSUES OR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND CAN'T GET OUT TO GET GROCERIES AND GOAT YOUR OWN FOOD TO HELP WITH FOOD DELIVERY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TO TAKE SOME OF THAT PRESSURE OFF AND TRY TO PATCH YET ANOTHER HOLE IN THE SAFETY NET. >> YEAH. CERTAINLY MENTAL HEALTH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT FROM THE HEALTH MINISTER, PATTY HAJDU SAYING THAT I WERE GOING TO LAUNCH A VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH TOOL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HAPPENED. THE KIDS HELP PHONE. THERE'S BEEN A 350% INCREASE IN PEOPLE REACHING OUT. AND IT IS NOT SURPRISING DURING THESE KINDS OF PANDEMICS WE SAW DURING SARS. PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY THIS TAKES A A TOLL ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THIS TIME IN PARTICULAR AS WE HEAD INTO SORT OF THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK OF PEOPLE PRACTICING PHYSICAL DISTANCING, IT IS DIFFICULT AND THAT IS WHY YOU HEAR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT SOCIALLY ISOLATING YOURSELF. I SAW THE PREMIER OF NOVA SCOTIA THE OTHER DAY WAS PROVIDING 800 iPADS TO SENIORS HOMES BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY, TOO, FEELING DEEPLY ISOLATED AND THAT IS A SMART IDEA BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH LOVED ONES. >> David: STEPHEN MCNEIL SAID HE SAW IMAGES OF PEOPLE COMING TO SEE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA OR MOM AND DAD THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND THE IMPRACTICAL NATURE OF THAT GIVEN THE WEATHER, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO END THE SOCIAL ISOLATION THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH. THIS IS A HUMANE AND KIND POLICY. AND JUST SHOWS THE INGENUITY THAT IS HAPPENING HERE. YOU KNOW, PREMIERS ARE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS, ORDINARY CANADIANS AND CELEBRITIES ARE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS. A VOICE OF DOOM EARLIER AND HOPE NOW. MY BUDDY ALAN DOYLE HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT. HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING CONCERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INSTEAD HE IS DOING YouTube CONCERTS AND RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS HELP PHONE AND HE'S RAISED $100,000 FOR THEM. YOU KNOW? IN JUST A MATTER OF BAOEX. -- WEEKS. YOU ARE SEEING THE SCAMS AND YOU SEE THE PEOPLE TRYING TO RIP PEOPLE OFF AND THE WORST OF BEHAVIOUR AND PEOPLE IGNORING THE HEALTH ADVICE. YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE BEST OF BEHAVIOUR AND REAL HUMANE, KIND EFFORTS FROM FIRST MINISTERS DOWN TO LEAD SUNGERS. >> Rosemary: THAT'S RIGHT. AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING, I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE NEW ADVICE OR SOME CLEARER ADVICE FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA. A LOT OF YOU HAVE E-MAILED AND TWEETED ME ABOUT WHETHER YOU'RE ALLOWED TO TAKE A WALK. HERE IS THE LATEST ADVICE ON TAKING A WALK. AND THAT IS MAYBE NEW AND WE WILL ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AT THE NOON PRESS CONFERENCE WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS COME OUT. BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE WAYS YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE. AND WE CERTAINLY WANT PEOPLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT ALSO HELPS WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH. THIS IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA WITH AN UPDATE. >> Prime Minister Trudeau: . >> Interpreter: IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR MANY PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU AS A GOVERNMENT. JUST THIS WEEK, WE ANNOUNCED NEW MEASURES TO HELP FAMILIES, WORKERS AND BUSINESSES. BUT EVEN WITH THAT HELP, I KNOW THAT THINGS REMAIN DIFFICULT. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE ARE TROUBLE, IT'S EVEN HARDER. STAYING HOME, FOR EXAMPLE, IS NOT ALWAYS EASY. >> Prime Minister Trudeau: FOR SOME, PHYSICAL DISENS THATING MEANS JUGGLING, TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS WHILE TRYING TO GET SOME WORK DONE AT THE KITCHEN TABLE. FRANKLY, THAT IS NOT EVERYONE'S REALITY. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE HOME ISN'T A SAFE PLACE TO BE. FOR OTHERS IT'S SOMEWHERE THEY'RE ISOLATED AND ALONE. FOR TOO MANY MORE, THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO AT ALL. TOUGH TIMES FALL FIRST AND HARDEST ON THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. BUT WE CAN CHANGE THAT. WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS LEFT WITHOUT HELP. LET ME TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO KIDS. I KNOW THESE PAST WEEKS HAVE BEEN TOUGH. HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR FRIENDS, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL. YOU'VE BEEN HUNKERED DOWN WITH YOUR PARENTS AND YOU'RE WATCHING THE WORLD YOU KNOW CHANGE RADICALLY. THE SOURCE OF ANXIETY IS A SOURCE OF TENSION AND MAYBE THERE'S EXTRA TENSION IN YOUR FAMILY. BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP. REACH OUT TO KIDS HELP PHONE. YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT THEM AT 686868 OR CALL 800-668-6868 OR GO ONLINE TO KIDSHELPPHONE.CA. THEY ARE THERE TO LISTEN. THEY'RE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU. THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE. AND HELP YOU AND ALL OF US THROUGH THIS. NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK IN FRENCH AND IN ENGLISH. INDEED, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED, WE'RE INVESTING $7.5 MILLION FOR MORE COUNSELORS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WITH KIDS HELP PHONE. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR CORNER MAKING SURE YOU'RE OK. AND KIDS, I WANT TO SPEAK WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS NOW. OUR SENIORS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO COVID-19. WE ALL KNOW THAT AND IT'S FOR THEM THAT SO MANY OF US ARE STAYING HOME, SELF-ISOLATING, ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES. BUT EVEN IF THEY'RE SAFE AND ISOLATED, THIS IS NOT EASY ON THEM. MAYBE THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING OUT TO GO TO GROCERY, TO GET GROCERIES. MAYBE THEY'RE FEELING PARTICULARLY ALONE. MAYBE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN ISOLATED AND THIS IS JUST AN EXTRA DEGREE OF STRESS ON THEM. WELL, WE HAVE HELP FOR THEM AS WELL. MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SHULTY, IS ANNOUNCING MONEY TO THE UNITED WAY FOR EVERYTHING FROM HEALTH CHECK-INs TO GROCERY DELIVERY. IN FACT, THE UNITED WAY IS ALREADY STEPPING UP. HERE IN OTTAWA, THEY'RE HELPING PEOPLE LIKE YOU WITH THINGS LIKE MEAL DELIVERY. . >> Interpreter: TODAY WE ARE ANNOUNCING NEW FUNDS FOR THOSE THAT NEED THE MOST. I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE. I KNOW THESE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE NOT BEEN EASY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR FRIENDS, YOU CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL, YOU CAN'T DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DID BEFORE. AND YOU SEE THE WORLD IS CHANGING. THAT IS A SOURCE OF STRESS AND AND FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR FAMILY. THINGS MAY NOT BE EASY AT HOME EITHER. BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS GET HELP AND YOU'RE NOT ALONE. KIDS HELP PHONE IS A PROGRAMME THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG TIME TO HELP CHILDREN. YOU CAN CALL, YOU CAN GO ONLINE, YOU CAN TEXT A MESSAGE AS WELL AND THEY WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU. YOU CAN SEND A TEXT MESSAGE TO 686868 OR YOU CAN CALL THE HELP LINE AT 800-668-6868. WHEREVER YOU ARE, IN FRENCH OR IN ENGLISH, 24/7, THERE WILL BE SOMEONE THERE TO HELP YOU. AND TO HELP YOUR FAMILY. AND TO DO EVEN MORE TO HELP THESE KIDS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE, WE ARE RELEASING $7.5 MILLION TO HIRE MORE COUNSELORS AND VOLUNTEERS. AND FOR THE GRANDPARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT YOU AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT COVID-19 IS HITTING SENIORS HARDER AND IS MORE OF A RISK FOR OUR SENIORS. SO YOU ARE PROBABLY EVEN MORE ISOLATED THAN YOU MAY BE NORMALLY. MAYBE YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING YOUR SHOPPING DONE OR MEETING YOUR OWN PERSONAL NEEDS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE PROVIDING HELP TO YOU. TO HELP SENIORS WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WE'REOFFERING $9 MILLION TO UNITED WAY THROUGH THE NEW HORIZONS PROGRAMME FOR SENIORS THAT. WILL ALLOW THIS ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE A WHOLE RANGE OF SERVICES TO SENIORS, WHETHER IT IS A HEALTH CHECK-IN OR DELIVERY SERVICES OR MEAL DELIVERIES. IN A COUNTRY LIKE CANADA, NO ONE SHOULD BE ABANDONED. AND TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR FLEEING FAMILY VIOLENCE, WE ARE ALLOCATING $00 MILLION TO SHELTERS. >> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE PROMISE TO HELP EVERYONE GET THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME. WE'LL WORK WITH THE ORGANISATIONS YOU RELY ON AND WHO WILL HAVE YOUR BACK. EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE COMMITTED $200 MILLION FOR SHELTERS. IF YOU NEED TO GET AWAY FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR VIOLENCE BECAUSE OF YOUR GENDER, IF YOU NEED SOMEWHERE TO STAY, THERE ARE PLACES YOU CAN GO AND BE SAFE. THIS NEW FUNDING IS ALREADY HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON SUPPORT FOR YOU. JUST TAKE THE SHELTER IN TORONTO THAT CAN NOW RENT ADDITIONAL SPACE TO ISOLATE RESIDENTS WITH COVID-19 AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. WE'LL KEEP WORKING WITH CHARITIES AND NONPROFITS ON THIS. ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE WHO WORK AND VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE GROUPS. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN HARD LATELY. NOT JUST BECAUSE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE NEED YOUR HELP, BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP DOING THIS WORK FOR MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS ON A SCALE THAT CANADA HAS NEVER BEFORE SEEN. SOON, I'LL HAVE A PLAN TO HELP KEEP HELPING CANADIANS WHO NEED IT MOST. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS. WHOMEVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOU NEED, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TO SPARE RIGHT NOW, I'M ASKING YOU TO JOIN IN AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. PLEASE, DONATE TO YOUR FAVOURITE ORGANISATIONS AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER IF YOUR COMMUNITY. EVEN WORKING FROM HOME, YOU CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE IMPACT AN ORGANIZATION CAN HAVE. AS AN INDIVIDUAL, A FAMILY, A COMPANY, THINK OF HOW YOU CAN LEND A HAND TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME. . >> Interpreter: WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY TO ENSURE OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY. AS WE OFTEN SAY, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP A DISTANCE OF TWO METRES FROM OTHERS. STAY HOME AND AVOID DIFFERENT PLACES IN ORDER TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW IT IS HARDER TO STAY HOME DURING THE WEEKEND. SOMETIMES YOU CAN FEEL VERY ALONE. BUT DON'T FORGET THAT WE'RE ALL COMING THROUGH THIS DIFFERENT TIME TOGETHER AND YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK AROUND YOU TO SEE THOSE SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY. RIGHT ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. PEOPLE ARE SHOWING THAT THE BEST DAYS ARE STILL AHEAD. AND IF YOU ARE IN MONTREAL TONIGHT, LOOK AT THE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE. IT WILL BE LIT UP WITH COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW. >> Prime Minister Trudeau: I KNOW THESE ARE HARD TIMES, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THEM TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW GO TO THE PHONE LINE FOR FIRST QUESTIONS. PLEASE KEEP IT TO ONE QUESTION AND ONE FOLLOW-UP. OPERATOR? >> THANK YOU. MERCI. >> Reporter: . >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER. I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY DEMAND OR ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH RESPECT TO HAVING THE ARMY INTERVENE? PARTICULARLY IN QUEBEC WHERE IT'S POSSIBLE OF SHUTTING DOWN ACCESS TO THE CITY OF MONTREAL IN THE COMING DAYS? WELL, WE KNOW THAT THE SITUATION IS EVOLVING EVERY DAY AND WE'RE READY TO CONSIDER ALL EVENTUALITIES. WE KNOW THAT CANADIANS ARE AWARE THAT THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO HELP CANADA WHEN CANADA NEEDS HELP. THEY ARE THERE TO SERVE. BUT FOR NOW, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY SPECIFIC REQUESTS OF THAT AND THERE IS NO PLAN AT THIS TIME TO CARRY OUT OPERATIONS IN CANADA WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. >> Reporter: . >> Interpreter: YOU SAID ON FRIDAY THAT YOU INTEND TO REMAIN AT HOME, EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE FAMILY IS IN GOOD HEALTH. IS THAT TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS? CAN YOU REALLY BE A IN LEADING CANADA DURING THIS TIME OF CRISIS BY WORKING FROM HOME? OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT SOPHIE HAS NOW RECEIVED THE ALL-CLEAR. SHE NO LONGER HAS SYMPTOMS. AND SHE WENT TO HARRINGTON LAKE WITH THE CHILDREN. BUT I CONTINUE TO WORK FROM HERE, AS WE'RE ASKING MANY CANADIANS TO DO. BUT THE FACT IS, THAT I WAS IN THE SAME HOUSE AS SOMEONE WITH COVID-19. AND THEREFORE, THE COUNTDOWN WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE I COULD THEORETICALLY HAVE CAUGHT THE VIRUS EVEN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO SO I WILL REMAIN IN ISOLATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HEALTH CAN THE IS RECOMMENDING AND WE'RE SAYING TO PEOPLE TO STAY HOME WHEN YOU CAN. AS YOU CAN SEE, I CONTINUE TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM HOME. WE ARE ABLE TO CO-ORDINATE WHAT NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED AND DO THE NECESSARY WORK. >> Prime Minister Trudeau: FIRST OF ALL, I'M VERY HAPPY, AS MANY PEOPLE WERE, TO SEE THAT SOPHIE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE ALL-CLEAR. IT HAS BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE SHE HAS BEEN SYMPTOM-FREE AND OBVIOUSLILY I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS SENT MESSAGES OF SUPPORT. SHE'S TAKEN THE KIDS TO HARRINGTONMENT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY HERE TO DO THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. UP TO A FEW DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS CLEAR, I WAS STILL SHARING THE ROOF, BUT SHARE AGO ROOF WITH SOMEONE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. SO I HAVE TO CONTINUE IN ICE SOLATION IN ORDER TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL THE PROTOCOLS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY HEALTH CANADA, AND THE WORK CONTINUES AS A GOVERNMENT. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT ARE DISCOVERING THAT YOU CAN DO A LOT OF WORK VIA TELEPHONE AND VIDEO CONFERENCES AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS SO MANY CANADIANS ARE DOING AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT QUESTION. >> Reporter: MERCI. THANK YOU. HI. I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT HELP YOU WILL BE PROVIDING TO CHAIR IS. I KNOW SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THEM MADE A PLEA LAST WEEK FOR HELP TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, I THINK YOU HINTED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING COMING. CAN YOU GIVE MORE REASSURANCES OF THE CHARITIS THAT ARE SO RELIED UPON RIGHT NOW WILL GET SOME HELP? >> TODAY WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR KHAER TABL AND NONPROFIT ORGANISATIONS SPECIFICALLY THAT HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT WORK AND HELPING OUT YOUTH AND OUR SENIORS. THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IS DOING INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK DURING INCREDIBLE TIMES AND THEY'RE SEEING THEIR DONATIONS DRY UP AND THEY'RE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THEY'RE DOING. THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM AND WE'LL HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE IN THE COMING DAYS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS INCREDIBLE WORK SO IMPORTANT FOR CANADIANS. >> Reporter: ARE YOU CONCERNED AT ALL THAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON AIRLINE STAFF, CHECK-IN STAFF, PEOPLE AT THE TRAIN STATIONS TO SCREEN PEOPLE FOR COVID-19? >> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE ALREADY KNOW THAT AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT TRAVELING, HAVE LISTENED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO STAY HOME, TO AVOID NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE TOLD PEOPLE THAT IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS, YOU NEED TO STAY HOME. YOU SHOULD NOT TRAVEL. YOU MUST NOT GO OUT. THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE THE INSTRUCTIONS WE GIVE BUT WE ALSO ASKED AIRLINE AND TRAIN STAFF TO ENSURE THAT NOBODY WITH SYMPTOMS BOARDS THEIR PLANES OR TRAINS. >> THANK YOU, NEXT QUESTION. >> Reporter: . >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, MR. TRUDEAU. JUST ALONG THE SAME LINES, YOU SAY THAT YOU DON'T NEED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES FOR THE IMTOO BEING. BUT DO YOU NOT THINK THAT VERY SOON THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AND NECESSARY ASSISTANCE, PARTICULAR WILL I WHEN WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN QUEBEC, IN MONTREAL, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF THE PROVINCE? AND SO THAT PEOPLE STOP TRAVELING? WELL, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. WE ARE READY AND LOOKING AT VARIOUS SCENARIOS THROUGH WHICH WE COULD PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL HELP. BUT WE'RE NOT AT THAT STAGE YET. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROVINCES. AND WITH THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN DO WHAT IS NECESSARY. WE ARE NOT SHUTTING THE DOOR ON ANY POSSIBLE SCENARIO. BUT WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS AS THE SITUATION ARISE. AND MY NEXT VERY BRIEF QUESTION IS SHOULD WE START COUNTING YOUR 14-DAY PERIOD FROM TODAY? WELL, I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY OF COUNTING IT. MAYBE A FEW DAYS LEFT BECAUSE SOPHIE STOPPED HAVING SYMPTOMS A FEW DAYS AGO. BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU AWARE OF HOW LONG WE'LL CONTINUE TO HOLD THESE PRESS CONFERENCES. >> THANK YOU. NEXT QUESTION. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, PRIME MINISTER. YOU ANNOUNCED A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT FUNDS AND MEASURES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. BUT, YOU KNOW A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSS ARE HAVING TROUBLE NAVIGATING THROUGH WHAT YOU HAVE ANNOUNCED IN TERMS OF TAX DEFERRALS, WAGE SUBSIDIES, CREDIT AVAILABILITY, THAT SORT OF THING. ARE YOU CONSIDERING MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE FUNDING THAT THEY CAN ACCESS AND GETTING THE FUNDING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE? >> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE ARE DOING AN AWFUL LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE BY ANY GOVERNMENT IN THIS COUNTRY. NEVER BEEN A REASON TO. AND AS WE'RE DEVELOPMENTING NEW POLICY SOLUTIONS, NEW WAYS OF HELPING OUT PEOPLE SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS TIME AND COME OUT THE OTHER END OF IT STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE, WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY FIGURE OUT BOTH WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE AND TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM. WE ARE PUTTING OUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND I RECOMMEND PEOPLE GO TO CANADA.CA TO BE ABLE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. I KNOW THEIR ORGANISATIONS, WHETHER IT IS THE CFIB OR BANKS THEMSELVES THAT ARE GIVING ADVICE AROUND THESE NEW MEASURES WERE COMING IN. BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN SO THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO ACCESS THE HELP THAT'S THERE FOR THEM. I RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGE AND WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON IT. >> Reporter: AND PRIME MINISTER -- >> Prime Minister Trudeau: . >> Interpreter: I RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE DOING A GREAT MANY THINGS THAT ARE NEW, WE'RE INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAMMES AND THAT THIS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FIND OUT THE HELP THAT THEY NEED AND NAVIGATE THESE NEW PROGRAMMES. THAT IS WHY WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY AND PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO CANADIANS AND BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE HELP THAT THEY DESERVE. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE MEETING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND BANKS AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS AVAILABLE CAN BE ACCESSED BY THOSE WHO NEED IT. >> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT PRISONS ARE A PARTICULAR CONCERN. PRISONERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE >> Natasha:S IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE OUTBREAK IF IT REACHES PRISONS IN CANADA. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PRISONER WHOS ARE CONCERNED RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH ONE BAR OF SOAP ER WEEK AND NO OTHER COUNTERMEASURES? >> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT OUR CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS COULD BE PLACES WHERE THERE IS -- ARE PLACES WHERE THERE COULD BE GREATER VULNERABILITY TO COVID-19. THAT IS WHY WE'VE BEEN WORKING HAVE CLOSELY WITH CORRECTIONS CANADA AND I KNOW MINISTER BILL BLAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER, WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ON THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DIGGING INTO VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE IN THIS COUNTRY. . >> Interpreter: I REALISED THAT OUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ARE MORE VULNERABLE THAN OTHER FACILITIS TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CORRECTIONS CANADA AND MINISTER BLAIR TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. >> THANK YOU. NOW TO QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM. >> Reporter: PRIME MINISTER, THIS MORNING YOU MADE A SMALL ANNOUNCEMENT WITH REGARDS TO SENIORS AND GIVING MONEY TO CHARITY GROUPS THERE. WHAT ABOUT THOSE ON FIXED INCOMES, SENIORS WHO HAVE WATCHED THEIR ENVESTMENTS AND THEIR RETIREMENT SAVINGS DWINDLE AWAY ON THE MARKETS? ARE WE GOING TO SEE ANY INCREASES TO C.P.P. OR OTHER PROVISIONS FOR THEM LIKE YOU'VE OFFERED TO WORKERS IN SMALL BUSINESSES? >> Prime Minister Trudeau: OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DECIDE TO REPLACE SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT HAVE BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF COVID-19 FOR SO MANY CANADIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WERE RELYING ON THEIR PAYCHEQUES TO GET THROUGH FROM WEEK-TO-WEEK UNTIL THIS ACTUALLY HIT. BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT SENIORS ARE FACING GREATER VULNERABILITY AND WE'RE LOOKING CAREFULLY AT MEASURES TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME AS WELL. >> Reporter: AND THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT HAS SENT BACK 600,000 MASKS TO CHINA THAT THEY DEEMED WERE DEFECTIVE. I'M WONDERING WHEN WILL WE RECEIVE THE MASKS THAT CHINA SAID THEY WILL SEND TO US AND WHAT ASSURANCES DO WE HAVE THAT THEY WILL BE EFFECTIVE AND HAVE WE SEEN A THAW IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA IN THE COURSE OF THIS CRISIS? >> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE WILL BE RECEIVING EQUIPMENT, MASKS AND GOWNS AND GLOVES FROM CHINA EXTREMELY SHORTLY, IN THE COMING DAYS. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I CAN ASSURE PEOPLE THAT HEALTH CANADA HAS VERY STRONG PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING, FOR ENSURING THAT WHAT WE GET IS UP TO THE NECESSARY STANDARDS AND THERE WILL BE NO CORNERS CUT ON THIS ONE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT THAT OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE RELYING TO KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY KEEP US SAFE IS OF A QUALITY THAT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY DO THE JOB AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD AND TRY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. IT IS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. AND COUNTRIES NEED TO SET ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND WORK TOGETHER TO GET US THROUGH THIS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND THAT IS CERTAINLY THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING. >> PRIME MINISTER, IN THE CASE OF THE QUANTITIER TEEN ACT AND ALSO IN THE CASE OF THE MEASURES ANNOUNCED FOR TRAVELERS YESTERDAY THERE'S BEEN NO CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE WHO MAKE THE RULES AND YESTERDAY IN ONTARIO WE SAW A SNITCH LINE FOR PRICE GOUGERS. I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL AND ALSO WONDERING ARE YOU ENCOURAGING OTHER CANADIANS TO REPORT OTHER CANADIANS WHO AREN'T FOLLOWING THE RULES TO LOCAL AUTHORITIS? >> Prime Minister Trudeau: FIRST OF ALL , IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL FOLLOW THE RULES. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND WILL BE DOING OVER THE COMING DAYS WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON WHETHER OR NOT CANADA IS ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS CRISIS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. IT WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS. WHAT WE'RE CHOOSING TO DO RIGHT NOW, THESE WEEKS, WILL AFFECT DEEPLY WHETHER AND HOW WE GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS. I IMPRESS UPON EVERYONE TO SELF-ISOLATE AND FOLLOW THE RULES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING OURSELVES OR OUR NEIGHBOURS OR COMMUNITIES AT RISK. HEALTH CANADA DOES FOLLOW UP WITH PEOPLE IN TERMS OF RESPECTING QUARANTINE. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO. AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE CANADIANS TO DON'T SPREAD THE MESSAGE, SHARE WITH EACH OTHER HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CONTINUE TO STAY HOME. >> I'D LIKE THE ASK YOU TO RESPOND TO REPORTS THAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT HOW TRUCK DRIVERS DEEMED ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE BEING TREATED WHEN THEY CROSS THE BORDER, NOT HAVING ACCESS TO WASHROOMS OR RESTAURANTS AND SOME BEING MADE TO STAY IN THEIR TRUCKS. >> Prime Minister Trudeau: WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE NEED TO CONTINUE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THAT INCLUDES OBVIOUSLY SUPPLY CHAINS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR KEEPING PEOPLE FED, KEEPING PEOPLE WITH THE MEDICATIONS THEY NEED THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FOLKS AT THE BORDER TO ENSURE THAT THIS SMOOTH FLOW AND RESPECTFUL SUPPORT FOR THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS HAPPENS. AT THE SAME TIME AS WE'RE ENSURING SAFETY FOR OUR CITIZENS. IT IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGING BALANCE TO ESTABLISH, BUT WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET THESE ESSENTIALED GOOS WHILE PEOPLE ARE TAKING RISKS BY CONTINUING THEIR ESSENTIAL WORK. >> Reporter: . >> Interpreter: I'D LIKE TO COME BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID TWO DAYS AGO WITH RESPECT TO SCENARIOS INVOLVING THE C.A.F. PARTICULARLY IN MONTREAL. CAN YOU GIVE US MORE DETAILS ON THAT? FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING BASED ON VARIOUS SCENARIOS PLACES WHERE COVID-19 WILL HIT MUCH HARDER OR VARIOUS REGIONS THAT MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING PARTICULAR DIFFICULTIES. OUR CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WILL BAWLS THERE TO HELP CANADIANS AND I KNOW WE HAVE TO HELP WHEN FLOODING HAS OCCUR IN THE PAST. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AND THE CITY OF MONTREAL AND CITIES RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO RESFONLD EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT COULD ARISE. BUT WE WILL NOT THEORIZE BEFORE WE GET TO A TIME WHERE WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE EXTENSIVE MEASURES. WE ARE TAKING THINGS ONE DAY AT A TIME BE PREPARED FOR ANY EVENTUALITY. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC SCENARIOS? CAN WE SAY WHETHER THIS WOULD APPLY ONLY TO QUEBEC OR WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER PROVINCES WHO HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS AS WELL? IN TERMS OF BRINGING IN THE ARMY? WELL, WE'LL ALWAYS RESPOND TO ANY REQUEST FROM THE PROVINCE IF THEY WANT HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT I CAN'T SAY WHICH ONE WOULD OR WOULD NOT. BUT WE WILL BE THERE TO MEET ANY NEEDS EXPRESSED BY CANADIANS OR THE PROVINCES TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE DURING THIS DIFFICULT AND EXCEPTIONAL PERIOD. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION. >> Reporter: ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS. PRIME MINISTER, THERE ARE TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE PREPARING ARENAS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES TO PREPARE THEM INTO MAKESHIFT HOSPITALS, IF NEEDED. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE ARC OF THIS CRISIS AND WHAT DOES IT TELL CANADIANS ABOUT THEIR HOSPITAL'S CAPACITY IN >> Prime Minister Trudeau: IT IS A MESSAGE THAT WE'RE PREPARING FOR ANY EVERY POSSIBILITY. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE ACTIVITY THAT PEOPLE HAVE ENGAGED IN WILL KEEP NUMBERS TO A MANAGEABLE LEVEL FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED HOSPITALIZATION AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE WORKING EXTREMELY HARD TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY HOME AND TO NOT RISK SPREADING THIS VIRUS FURTHER. THAT IS HOW WE CONTROL THE SPREAD. OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS CLOSE TO CAPACITY IN NORMAL SITUATIONS. DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WE NEED OUR HOSPITALS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE NORMAL SURGES, WHETHER IT'S FLU SEASON OR AFTER AN ACCIDENT OR AN ILLNESS, WE HAVE A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT WORKS PRETTY WELL TO HANDLE THE NEEDS IN REGULAR TIME. THESE ARE NOT REGULAR TIMES AND, THEREFORE, IT IS APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY THAT WE LOOK AT HOW TO EXPAND OUR HEALTH SYSTEM TO HANDLE UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS. IN AN UNPRESS DENED CRISIS. AND I WANT TO COMMEND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES THAT WE ALL HOPE WE WON'T NEED BUT, INDEED, WE WILL NOT NEED IF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE DIRECTIVES AND STAY HOME AND SELF-ISOLATE. BUT IT IS SIMPLY RESPONSIBLE FOR US TO BE THINKING ABOUT WORST-CASE SCENARIOS AND PREPARING FOR THEM JUST IN CASE WE DO NEED THEM. >> Reporter: THERE'S BEEN A HUGE WAVE OF SNOW BIRDS AND SPRING BREAKERS RETURNING TO CANADA AND THE POTENTIAL THAT WE'LL SEE A SURGE BECAUSE OF THAT. HOW PREPARED IS CANADA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH THAT SURGE? >> Prime Minister Trudeau:s THIS IS WHY WE ARE IMPRESSING UPON EVERYONE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT IF YOU RETURNED FROM TRAVEL THAT YOU ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE ISOLATES AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW QUESTIONS RECENTLY ABOUT, WELL, DOES THAT MEAN I CAN GO FOR A WALK IF I KEEP SEPARATES FROM PEOPLE BY TWO METRES. IT'S VERY SIMPLE. ACCORDING PUBLIC HEALTH CANADA, YOU CAN GO FOR A WALK UNLESS YOU HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. UNLESS YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19. OR UNLESS YOU HAVE RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS OR OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY WITHIN 14 DAYS. AND WHEN YOU DO GO OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THREE CATEGORIES, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE. DON'T GATHER IN GROUPS IN PARKS. KEEP THOSE DISTANCE. IF YOU ARE IN QUARANTINE OR SELF-ISOLATION, AND YOU NEED SOME FRESH AIR, OPEN A WINDOW OR STEP OUTSIDE ON TO YOUR STOOP IF THAT IS A PRIVATE PLACE. BUT REALLY, WE NEED PEOPLE TO BE ABIDING BY THE RULES THAT PUBLIC HEALTH HAS PUT OUT, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE RETURNED FROM TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: CAN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DEAL WITH THE SURGE? >> Prime Minister Trudeau:s WE ARE ENSURING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE SURGE. PEOPLE ARE PUTTING SITUATIONS -- PUTTING EMERGENCY BRAESHS IN PLACE, BUT WE ARE HOPING THAT THERE WON'T A SURGE BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN OTHER AREAS OVERWHELMED, EVEN IF THEY HAVE STRONG HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE ABIDE BY THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. MERCI. >> Rosemary: ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA GIVING US YET ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THIS COUNTRY. IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THE ADVICE ABOUT WALKING. THAT ADVICE SEEMS TO HAVE SHIFT AD LIB AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT FROM THE NOON PRESS CONFERENCE. AS WELL, AFTER HIS WIFE SOPHIE GREGOIRE-TRUDEAU HAS NOW GOT THE ALL-CLEAR ON HER HEALTH, SHE AND THE THREE CHILDREN HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO GO TO HARRINGTON LAKE, WHICH IS THE PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN GATINEAU, NOT FAR FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN LIVING WITH SOMEONE WHO, UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO WAS PRESENTING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, HE WILL CONTINUE TO SELF-ISOLATE AT HOME AND WORK FROM HOME. ALL RIGHT. BUT THERE WAS OTHER NEWS THERE AS WELL. LET ME BRING IN THE CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE HERE IN OTTAWA ON THAT PART, DAVID? >> David: YEAH, ROSEY. TWO SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY FROM THE PRIME MINISTER WITH THE PROMISE OF MORE TO COME. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CHARITY SECTOR. RIGHT OFF TOP, $7.5 MILLION TO THE KIDS HELP PHONE TO HIRE MORE COUNSELORS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE STRESS AND DIFFICULTY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD. PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT TO 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WHO CAN OFFER THEM ADVICE AND SUPPORT AND COUNSELING, ESPECIALLY ACUTE FOR KIDS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO CAN BE IN A HOUSE WHERE THINGS AREN'T NECESSARILY GOING SO WELL AT THE BEST OF TIMES AND THOSE CHALLENGES ARE EXACERBATED AT THE WORST OF TIMES. SO, DIRECT PROGRAMME HELP THERE FOR CHILDREN AND $9 MILLION TO THE UNITED WAY TO HELP SENIORS. IN PARTICULAR TO EXPAND PROGRAMMES THAT DO HEALTH CHECK-INs ON SENIORS WHO MAY LIVE ALONE AND MA I BE ISOLATED AND TO FACILITATE MEAL DELIVERIES FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T NECESSARILY LEAVE TO BUY THEIR OWN GROCERIES OR MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD BASED ON WHAT THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. I MEAN, ROSEY, THERE IS ALSO TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO EXPAND HELP FOR SHELTERS, TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN ABUSIVE ISING SOMEWHATS, TO CREATE ISOLATION SHELTERS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE A HOME TO GO TO OR PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES MAY NOT BE SAFE AND NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. WHILE WE'VE BEEN TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH NUMBERS AND STRAIN ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM, THE ECONOMIC SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE AS THE ECONOMY ESSENTIALLY GOES INTO TOTAL LOCKDOWN, JUST HOW MUCH THE CRACKS WIDEN IN A SOCIETY UNDER STRESS LIKE THIS. AND THE DAY BY DAY EFFORTS TO TRY TO PATCH THESE THINGS UP. IT IS REMARKABLE TO LOOK AT HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS FUNCTIONING. NOT TO SAY IT'S REMARKABLE LIKE THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS ALONG THE WAY. NORMALLY THE PROGRAMMES OF THE SIZE AND SCALE THAT ARE ROLLED OUT ARE DONE OVER WEEKS AND MONTHS F NOT A YEAR. AND HERE WE'RE ROLLING OUT LARGE SCALE INCOME SUPPORT AND WAGE SIX DIDS AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND CHARITY SUPPORT IN A MATTER OF HOURS AND DAYS WITH A FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY THAT IS WORKING FROM HOME, WORKING REMOTELY AND UNDER SIGNIFICANT STRAIN WITH A PRIME MINISTER WHO'S HIMSELF IN SELF-ISOLATION BECAUSE THIS HAS DIRECTLY AFFECTED HIS FAMILY. THE PACE AND ENORMITY OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MOST OF THE THINGS WE FOCUS ON ARE IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THESE SMALLER MEASURES ARE IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TARGET THESE MORE SPECIFIC THINGS HAPPENING BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE LARGE SCALE HEALTH CRISIS AND MACRO ECONOMIC CRISIS. >> Rosemary: THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS WE TACK ABOUT THE PRIME MINISTER THERE GIVING MORE MONEY, PARTICULARLY FOR KIDS HELP PHONE. LET ME TELL YOU SOME RECENT STATISTICS. THEY'RE GETTING MORE THAN 2,000 PHONE CALLS OR TEXTS A DAY. AND THEY ARE HOPING TO HIRE 100 -- OR TO GET 100 NEW VOLUNTEERS TRAINED EACH WEEK FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS. SO THIS IS A NEED THAT IS HAPPENING OUT THERE IN THE COUNTRY, PARTICULAR LY FOR KIDS AND THE PRIME MINISTER HAD A MESSAGE FOR THEM TODAY. WE REACHED RAYMOND ABDUL-RAHMAN, A Ph.D. IN WINNIPEG, MY HOMETOWN, GOOD TO SEE YOU AND DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MAN TOE BATCH OBVIOUSLY SOME RECOGNITION FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY THAT THIS IS PUTTING A STRAIN, PERHAPS PARTICULARLY ON YOUNG KIDS BUT REALLY EVERYBODY. CAN WE START WITH KIDS? I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE. BUT OBVIOUSLY KIDS ARE DEALING WITH THIS DIFFERENTLY. HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT KINDS OF THINGS SHOULD BE HAPPENING FOR KIDS RIGHT NOW? >> I THINK IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT MEASURE BEING TAKEN TO HELP WITH THE KIDS HELP LINE. BUT WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MY FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS GENERALLY TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT PUTTING MONEY TOWARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS BECAUSE THE ISSUES THAT ARIDE FROM THIS PANDEMIC ARE NOT JUST GOING TO BE SIMPLE ISSUES OF COPING WITH MILD TO MODERATE ANXIETY. THERE IS GOING TO BE AN UPTAKE, NOT JUST WITH CHILDREN, BUT WITH ADULTS WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS RELATED TO ANXIETY AND MOOD DISORDERS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT OUR MONEY WITH OUR MOUTH IS. >> Rosemary: AND WE SAW AFTER SARS BACK IN 2003, THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE, IT DID INCREASE AND THERE WERE PEOPLE SELF-HARMING, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU WOULDN'T IMAGINE COULD FLOW FROM A PANDEMIC BECAUSE YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, BUT THERE IS ALSO THIS PRESSURE ON SOCIETY AND ON PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE. WHAT MIGHT YOU EXPECT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THOSE -- THE FALLOUT FROM ALL OF THIS IN TERMS OF MENTAL HEALTH. >> PSYCHOLOGISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SEEING A RISE IN A LOT OF DIFFICULTIES. MEASURES THAT WE TYPICALLY USE TO TREAT THINGS LIKE O.C.D. OR DEPRESSION DON'T ALWAYS WORK. OUR MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAVE TWO INFLUENCE. IT COULD BE GENETICS AND PREDISPOSITION BUT ALSO OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. AND OUR CIRCUMSTANCES RIGHT NOW ARE QUITE UNCERTAIN AND QUITE DIFFICULT. PSYCHOLOGISTS DO HAVE WAYS OF OVERCOMING THAT. BEHAVIORALLY. WE NEED TO LOOK TO WAYS TO OVERCOME THAT WHILE WE'RE SELF-ISOLATING. >> Rosemary: CAN YOU GIVE CANADIANS THE COUPLE OF BEST TIPS THAT THEY COULD USE RIGHT NOW AS THEY'RE STRUGGLING INTO THEIR SECOND WEEK OF HANGING OUT WITH FAMILY OR JUST IN THEIR HOMES BY THEMSELVESS? >> THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT TIP I WOULD OFFER IS MAKING SURE YOU'RE STAYING CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH WE'RE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE'RE V TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SOCIALLY ISOLATING. WE'VE BENEFIT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MINIMIZE SCREEN TIME, NOW IS THE TIME TO INCREASE IT IF WE'RE USING IT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THAT SAID, WE HAVE A COMPLEX SITUATION BECAUSE, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, PEOPLE CAN GET TIRED OF BEING WITH FAMILY AND THAT IS THE HONEST TRUTH SO WE HAVE TO TRY TO REPLICATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN SITUATIONS WE HAD PRIOR TO THE SOCIAL ISOLATION OR SOCIAL DISTANCING. WHERE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE BREAKS FROM EACH OTHER AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR CO-WORKERS AND OTHER PEOPLE SO WHEN WE DO RETURN TO CONNECTING WITH OUR FAMILY AND OUR PARTNERS, WE FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE REFRESHED. >> Rosemary: OK. GOOD ADVICE, DOCTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE CANADIANS ARE LISTENING TO THAT SMART ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND COPE WITH IT. THAT FOR YOUR TIME. STAY HEALTHY. >> THANK YOU. >> Rosemary: AS WE'VE BEEN TAUNGING ABOUT CASES IN THE UNITED STATES CONTINUE TO SURGE. A WARNING TODAY FROM THE UNITED STATES TOP DOCTOR ON THIS, THAT MILLIONS WILL BE INFECTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS COULD DIE. SO, WHAT S A IT LIKE ON THE FRONT LINES AND AMERICAN HOSPITALS? JENNA MALOCHE IS A CANADIAN JUST OUTSIDE WINDSOR AND SHE IS ONE OF THOSE ESSENTIAL WORKERS THATS COS THE BORDER TO WORK IN A HOSPITAL IN DETROIT. JENNA, GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> HI. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Rosemary: WE REACHED OUT BECAUSE YOU PUT THIS Facebook POST ON UP AND SOME PICTURES WHICH WE'LL ALSO SHOW OF YOU IN YOUR PROEKE THIVE GEAR. -- IN YOUR PROTECTIVE GEAR, REALLY ELING FEMALE STAY HOME. GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH EVERY DAY IN DETROIT BECAUSE I KNOW DETROIT, THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP THERE, TOO. >> YEAH. THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE HAD MANY COVID-19 PATIENTS MYSELF AND MY UNIT HAS TAKEN ON A LOT AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN PATIENTS COME IN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID-19, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE AT THEIR SIDE WITH THEM BECAUSE OF HOW INFECTIOUS THIS VIRUS IS. SO THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS UNLESS THEY WITHDRAW CARE SO THIS IS HOW IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS AT WORK. SO A FEW DAYS AGO. AND IT IS SOMETHING DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO KNOW IS IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HOME. IT IS IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISENS THATING BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE MEASURES PUT INTO THE HOSPITAL AND NOBODY WANTS TO HURT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. >> Rosemary: CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR YOU AND, AGAIN, I THINK WE HAVE SOME PICTURES OF THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF GEAR YOU ARE WEARING. BUT HOW YOU PREPARE AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE WORK AND YOU GET HOME? >> AS A UNIT, WE STARTED DOING A MORNING PRAYER TOGETHER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY BRINGS US TOGETHER AS A TEAM. IT SHOWS HOW MUCH WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER. AND RECOGNIZES WITH EACH OTHER HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. WE TALK ABOUT OUR FEELINGS AND OUR THOUGHTS IF WE NEED THEM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT PERSONALLY FOR ME TO HAVE TO CONVEY MESSAGES FROM FAMILIES OVER THE PHONE TO THEIR LOVED ONES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE THERE. IT IS A STRESSFUL TIME IN HISTORY. AND IT SADEN US SOMETIMES. WE DO HAVE SOME BRIGHT MOMENTS. WE TRY TO BRIGHTEN THINGS UP WHENEVER WE CAN TO KEEP THAT MORALE UP. BUT WE KEEP CHUGGING ALONG AT THIS POINT. >> Rosemary: WHEN YOU GO BACK ACROSS THE BORDER, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL WONDER, BECAUSE YOU ARE CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL WORKER, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CROSS? DO THEY ASK IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO HOME TO MAKE SURE YOU PROTECT OTHERS? >> SO, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, A GLARING DIFFERENCE IN CROSSING THE BORDER FOR ME WAS INSTEAD OF OPENING THE WINDOW LIKE THE BORDER GUARDS USUALLY DO, THEY SPEAK THROUGH A SPEAKER TO YOU TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. SO, THAT IS, IN MY HEAD, WAS LIKE -- IT WAS SOMETHING FOR ME THAT SCREENED HOW SERIOUS THE SITUATION WAS, EVEN FOR MYSELF. SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN IT. SO THEY ASK US QUESTIONS LIKE DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE EXPECTED TO -- THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND EXPECTED TO ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS AND WE WOULD SAY YES. THEY ASK US IF WE'VE HAD A FEVER, COUGH, SORE THROAT, ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19. AND, OF COURSE, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SYMPTOMS MYSELF. BUT WHEN I'M HOME, I WEAR A MASK AROUND MY FAMILY AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO PROTECT MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO, FOR ME THE BORDER IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF SCREENING PEOPLE. THEY TRY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHERE YOU'VE BEEN AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. THE BORDER HAS DEFINITELY BEEN DIFFERENT LATELY. >> Rosemary: ARE YOU, AFTER READING YOUR POST AND SEEING THOSE PICTURES OF YOU, ARE YOU SCARED? ARE YOU EVER FRIGHTENED AND JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT? >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE MIRROR PEP TALK IN THE MORNING BEFORE YOU GO INTO WORK. THE WAY I VIEW IT IS I HAVE THE LUXURY OF HELPING THESE PEOPLE GET THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILY'S LIFE. IF I CAN HELP IN THAT SITUATION, SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT. WHY CAN'T IT NOT BE ME AND THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY MY MOM, MY SISTER, GREAT AUNT AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS GOT INTO NURSING IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THESE PEOPLE THROUGH REALLY DIFFICULT TIMES. SO I FEEL GRATEFUL. >> Rosemary: WELL, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU AND I'M SURE ALL THE PEOPLE IN DETROIT ARE, TOO. YOU'RE VERY BRAVE. STAY HEALTHY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING TO ME. >> Rosemary: THAT IS JENNY MELOCHE WHO IS DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC ON THE FRONT LINES IN DETROIT. ALL OF YOU, EXTRAORDINARY. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOU NOW ON THE MAIN NETWORK. YOU CAN WATCH OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE ON CBC NEWS NETWORK AND cbc.ca. A REMINDER THAT THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED A FEW NEW MEASURES TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE THIS THIS COUNTRY. WHETHER IT BE KIDS OR SENIORS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS TAKING GOOD CARE DURING EXTRAORDINARY TIMES. MORE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT NOON. I'M ROSEMARY BARTON. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. TAKE CARE. >> Rosemary: I MIGHT CIRCLE BACK TO SOMETHING THAT WAS ASKED OF THE PRIME MINISTER BY MY COLLEAGUE ASHLEY BURKE WHICH WAS IS THE COUNTRY READY FOR A SURGE. THE NUMBER OF CASES WILL INCREASE. EVERYONE HAS SAID THISSED GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER. >> David: YES, EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THE DAILY CASE UPDATES. THERE WAS A CREATION OF SLACK IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY MOVING PEOPLE UP TO GET THEM DONE QUICKLY OR CANCELLING ELECTIVE PROCEDURES TRYING TO FREE UP BED CAPACITIES AND PROCURE SUPPLIES. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS HAPPENING NOW, THE PROCUREMENT OF EXTRA SPACE, THIS PIECE-BY-PIECE EXPANSION OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND SOCIAL SAFETY NET SUPPORT SYSTEM BY GRABBING WHATEVER PUBLIC SPACE THEY CAN. THAT COULD BE IN AN ARENA, A WAREHOUSE, EVEN A HOTEL TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THE CRISIS. WE SAW THIS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO IN QUÉBEC WHERE THEY STARTED ASKING FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND HOTEL ROOMS TO SEE IF THEY COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUT PEOPLE WHO NEEDED TO BE MONITORED AND LOOKED AFTER BUT DIDN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED. THEY WANTED HOSPITAL ROOMS WITH NO CARPET AND WITH CATERING AVAILABLE SO IT COULD BECOME A MAKE-SHIFT WARD FOR LESS-SERIOUS THINGS, LIKE A KNEE FRACTURE OR AN INJURY LIKE THAT. WE'VE SEEN THOSE MEASURES GOING ON. NOW MUNICIPAL LEADERS TRYING TO PROCURE EXTRA SPACE FOR ISOLATION CENTRES, HOMELESS PEOPLE, OR EXTRA EMERGENCY SHELTERS NOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO FLEE AT AN UNSAFE SITUATION IN THEIR HOME WHEN WE'RE ASKING EVERYONE TO STAY HOME. WE KNOW WITH INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS SAFE TO STAY HOME. IT'S AN EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY NET AND WHATEVER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE. WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE TESTING CENTRES AND THE DRIVE-THRU CENTRES TO MOVE THE RISK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND POTENTIALLY INFECTING PEOPLE AT A COVID-19-SPECIFIC FACILITY RATHER TO DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS. ALL OF THIS IS TO KEEP THE PRESSURE OFF THE SYSTEM, KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE BEDS AND OUT OF THE VENTILATORS AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO AVOID THOSE NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS WE'RE SEEING IN OTHER COUNTRIES. >> Rosemary: DAVID, THANK YOU. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. LET'S GO LIVE TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE. CABINET MINISTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS. >> HERE IN THIS ROOM AND OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE THEY ALSO PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN INFORMING AND GUIDING US THROUGH THIS CRISIS. FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SACRIFICES IN THIS CRISIS. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE CLEARLY WE ARE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE OR EVEN EASY TO ANSWER ALL OF THE RELEVANT QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU TO ALL CANADIANS WATCHING NOW. WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF OUR LOVED ONES IN THIS PARTICULAR CRISIS, AND THAT STARTS WITH FOLLOWING THE IMPORTANT PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES THAT YOU HAVE HEARD AND THAT YOU WILL KEEP HEARING BECAUSE THEY HELP PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF EVERYONE THAT YOU CARE FOR. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE REPORTERS PRESENT IN THIS ROOM YESTERDAY AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE PHONE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ROLE IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IN THIS CRISIS TO INFORM AND TO GUIDE US. WE UNDERSTAND ALSO THAT YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SACRIFICES THAT YOU ARE MAKING IN THE CURRENT SITUATION. EVERYTHING IS GOING VERY FAST. IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE IMPORTANT ANSWERS THAT YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AS QUICKLY AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY NEED AND DESERVE TO GET THEM, BUT WE THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS MORNING WE'LL BE HEARING FROM MINISTER HUSSAIN AND THEN FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION BY DR. TAM. DR. NJOO WILL ALSO BE HERE. MR. HUSSAIN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MINISTER DUCLOS, AND WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU. ALTHOUGH COVID-19 IS AFFECTING ALL OF US AS CANADIANS, CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO IT. AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESPONSE PAYS A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. IT IS IN THAT VEIN THAT JUST VERY RECENTLY THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OF $7.5 MILLION TO -- IN FUNDING TO KIDS' HELP PHONE TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE HIRING OF MORE COUNSELLORS TO HELP THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS MORE VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE $9 MILLION THROUGH THE UNITED WAY CANADA FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE REALLY IMPORTANT SERVICES FOR SENIORS. HOMELESS PEOPLE IN CANADA ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROBLEMS. COVID-19 COULD WORSEN THINGS. THIS IS A POPULATION AS A COMMUNITY THAT ALREADY FACES SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE COVID-19 CRISIS IS THREATENING TO EXACERBATE THOSE CHALLENGES ALREADY. SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FACING ADDITIONAL PRESSURES, PROVIDING CANADIANS WITH ROOM TO SELF-ISOLATE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DEALING WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE ALSO BEING FACED BY OTHER NON-PROFIT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, CHALLENGES SUCH AS A DROP IN REVENUES, A DROP IN THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE. SHELTERS TRADITIONALLY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING TO THOSE IN MOST NEED OF TEMPORARY HOUSING IN CANADA. TODAY THEY FIND THEMSELVES WORKING UNDER UNFORESEEN PRESSURES AND WE CAN'T ALLOW THEM TO FACE THIS CHALLENGE ALONE. THAT IS WHY WE'RE INVESTING AN ADDITIONAL $157 MILLION THROUGH THE REACHING HOME PROGRAM AND AN ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION TARGETED DIRECTLY TO WOMEN'S SHELTERS. THIS MONEY WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE $15 MILLION THAT WE RUSHED OUT VERY QUICKLY IN THE LAST NUMBER OF DAYS TO THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN CANADA. THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS $150 -- $7.5 MILLION INVESTMENT IS THAT IT IS FLEXIBLE. IT WILL ALLOW THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES TO USE THIS MONEY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19. THEY CAN USE IT FOR PREVENTION AND ALSO FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANY OUTBREAKS. THIS MONEY CAN BE USED TO PROCURE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, IT CAN BE USED TO BUY BARRIERS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, IT CAN BE USED TO PROCURE ADDITIONAL SPACE IN HOTELS AND MOTEL ROOMS IN ORDER TO ISOLATE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY'RE INFECTED WITH COVID-19. AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA FOR ISSUING REALLY IMPORTANT GUIDELINES, TO PROVIDERS OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA TO HELP PROTECT FRONTLINE STAFF THAT SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE MONEY THAT WE ARE ANNOUNCING TODAY WILL ALSO HELP THE SHELTERS PROCURE MEDICAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. THIS MONEY IS ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN MANY, MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN THE COMING DAYS WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING AND HOW IT WILL BE HELPING HOLES INDIVIDUALS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THIS REALLY IMPORTANT SECTOR TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS. MYSELF AND MY PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY ADAM VAUGHAN HAVE BEEN HOLDING MEETINGS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE HOMELESS POPULATION RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN IN NEARLY DAILY CONTACT WITH MANY MAYORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MY MESSAGE TO THOSE WORKING ON THE FRONTLINES IS THIS, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU AND HELP IS ON THE WAY. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR PROVINCIAL PARTNERS ON HELPING WITH HOUSING. AS YOU KNOW, WE ACTED VERY QUICKLY TO MAKE SURE EFFECTIVE MARCH 15 THAT IT IS EASIER FOR CANADIANS TO GET A DEFERRAL ON THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS IF THEY'RE FACING DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF COVID-19. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL 10 PROVINCES HAVE NOW ALSO ENSURED THAT THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 AND ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES PAYING THEIR RENT WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING EVICTED. THIS IS GREAT NEWS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH. THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL, BUT THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE YOUR BACK. WE WANT TO PROTECT EVERYONE, ALL CANADIANS, ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> DR. TAM. >> IN CANADA THERE ARE NOW 5,866 CASES, INCLUDING 63 DEATHS. IN ADDITION, AT ANY POINT IN TIME, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE UNDER INVESTIGATION AWAITING LAB RESULTS OR NOT YET TESTED. SO AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO EMPHASIZE THAT EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HEARING OF CASES IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE ARE NO CASES OR THAT THERE ARE NO EXPOSURES WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED TESTS FOR OVER 205,000 PEOPLE IN CANADA, WITH ABOUT 3% OF PEOPLE THEN CONFIRMED AS POSITIVE AND OVER 90% CONFIRMED AS NEGATIVE. OF THE OVER 5,000 CASES, WE NOW KNOW APPROXIMATELY 6% TO 7% REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION AND ABOUT 3% ARE CRITICALLY ILL AND AROUND 1% HAVE BEEN FATAL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS REAL-TIME DATA AND THIS DATA CAN FLUCTUATE AS AND WHEN THE PROVINCES REPORT THIS INFORMATION PUBLICLY, AS YOU'VE SEEN THEM DO SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. THE AGE GROUP BREAKDOWNS, HOWEVER, ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A SUBSET OF CASES. THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM MORE DETAILED CASE REPORTS WHICH ARE LESS TIMELY. SO AT THE MOMENT, THE INFORMATION WE HAVE FOR AGE GROUPS OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF ALL CASES. YESTERDAY I MISSPOKE REGARDING THE PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDER 40 YEARS OF AGE. THE CORRECT FIGURE IS APPROXIMATELY 12%, BUT THAT'S FLUCTUATING AROUND THE 9% TO 12% MARK. THE POINT, THOUGH, THAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE AND EMPHASIZE WAS THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE ILLNESS SEVERE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. SO THAT'S THE MESSAGE. SNOWBIRDS ARE RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA MUST RESPECT THE MANDATORY QUARANTINE IN PLACE. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GO HOME AND STAY IN YOUR HOME FOR 14 DAYS. URBAN DWELLERS SHOULD AVOID HEADING TO COTTAGES AND RURAL PLACES, AS THESE PLACES HAVE LESS CAPACITY TO MANAGE COVID-19. GIVEN THE NEED FOR ALL OF US TO STAY IN OUR 2-METRE BUBBLE, EVEN OUR MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, SUCH AS EASTER AND RAMADAN, WILL NEED TO BE ADAPTED. I ASK ALL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO BE PART OF TEAM CANADA'S EFFORTS ON PHYSICAL DISTANCING TO HELP US PLANK THE CURVE OF THIS EPIDEMIC. SNOWBIRDS WHO ARE RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA MUST RESPECT THE MANDATORY QUARANTINE IN PLACE. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GO STRAIGHT HOME AND STAY IN YOUR HOME FOR 14 DAYS. URBAN DWELLERS SHOULD AVOID HEADING TO RURAL PROPERTIES, AS THESE PLACES HAVE LESS CAPACITY TO MANAGE COVID-19. GIVEN THE NEED FOR ALL OF US TO STAY IN OUR 2-METRE BUBBLE, EVEN OUR MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, SUCH AS EASTER AND RAMADAN, WILL NEED TO BE ADAPTED. I ASK ALL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO BE PART OF TEAM CANADA'S EFFORTS ON PHYSICAL DISTANCING TO HELP US PLANK THE CURVE OF THIS EPIDEMIC. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. TAM. WE CAN MOVE TO QUESTIONS NOW. GOODDAY. WE'LL START THE QUESTION PERIOD. WE HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE. WE'LL DO TWO QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE AND THEN TWO QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM AND THEN GO BACK TO THE PHONE. >> THANK YOU, MERCI. PLEASE STEP STAR 1 ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEY PAD IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION. THE FIRST QUESTION IS FROM LINDA DIBB FROM "CANADIAN PRESS." YOUR LINE IS OPEN. >> Question: THIS IS LINA, NOT LINDA. MY QUESTION IS FOR YOU ABOUT THE MONEY YOU WERE ANNOUNCING FOR THE HOMELESS. FIRST, I DON'T -- MAYBE I LOST COUNT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS 157 PLUS 50 IS BRAND NEW TODAY AND IT'S ON TOP OF ANOTHER 50 THAT YOU ANNOUNCED EARLIER? >> Answer: VERY GOOD QUESTION. THE REGULAR FEDERAL ANTI-HOMELESS PROGRAM IS CALLED "ROACH -- REACHING HOME." THAT PROGRAM IS FUNDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THAT MONEY WILL STILL FLOW ON APRIL 1. THIS IS TOP-UP MONEY TO HELP SPECIFICALLY WITH THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY ENTITIES SERVING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, HELPING THEM WITH THE CHALLENGE OF COVID-19, ENABLING THEM TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK AND ALSO MANAGE ANY OUTBREAKS IN THAT POPULATION. SO IN THE -- IT IS NEW MONEY, YES. >> Question: NEW ON TOP OF WHAT YOU HAD -- I THOUGHT YOU ANNOUNCED ALREADY MONEY FOR HOMELESS AND FOR SHELTERS, ACTUALLY, A FEW DAYS AGO. >> Answer: THIS IS THAT MONEY, BUT IT IS NEW MONEY IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19. AND THE ADDITIONAL $15 MILLION THAT WE RUSHED OUT OF THE DOOR FOR THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, THAT IS ON TOP OF THE MONEY THAT I AM ALSO TALKING ABOUT TODAY. >> THANK YOU, MINISTER. NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. MERCI. THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM MIA RABSON FROM "THE CANADIAN PRESS." YOUR LINE IS OPEN. >> Question: THIS IS A QUESTION FOR DR. TAM I THINK. I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK TO CANADIANS ABOUT THIS EXPLOSION OF PEOPLE TRYING TO OFFER HOMEMADE FACEMASKS AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK THESE ARE RECOMMENDED, IF THEY CAN BE -- IF THEY'RE ANY GOOD USE OF THEM OR WHETHER PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID THEM. IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THE BUILDING OF TEMPORARY HOSPITAL SITES IN VARIOUS PROVINCES AND WHAT SORT OF FEDERAL COORDINATION IS UNDERWAY ON THAT. >> Answer: SO ON THE QUESTION OF MASKS, FIRST OF ALL, WE ASK THAT PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMS COVER UP THEIR COUGH OR COVER UP THEIR SNEEZES. SO IT CAN BE WITH A KLEENEX OR SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, A TISSUE, THEN COUGH INTO YOUR SLEEVE. SO MASKS CAN BE HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SYMPTOMATIC IN REDUCING THE SPREAD OF DROPLETS. SO THAT'S THE CONCEPT. OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS THOSE MASKS ARE REGULATED BY HEALTH CANADA SO THAT THERE'S A STANDARD THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO MEET FOR THAT SORT OF PURPOSE. HEALTH CANADA HAS ISSUED GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN BE USED FOR DIFFERENT -- THOSE KIND OF PURPOSES. SO I CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING MASKS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES TO CONSULT THE HEALTH CANADA GUIDANCE ON THE WEBSITE. >> MIA, ONE FOLLOW UP? >> Question: SORRY, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING HOMEMADE MASKS, SEWING GROUPS AND THINGS FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY TO GET MASKS. BUT I ALSO WANTED YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE BUILDING OF TEMPORARY HOSPITAL SITES IN CONVENTION CENTRES AND IF THERE'S ANY COORDINATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THAT WORK. >> Answer: I'M AWARE THAT AROUND THE FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL TABLE THERE IS A LOT OF EFFORTS IN PREPARING THE HOSPITALS BUT ALSO THE SURGE SITES. SO THIS IS UNDERWAY ALREADY IN THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, AND THAT IS THE PROVINCIAL JURISDICTIONS. OF COURSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT AS NEEDED AND THAT'S ALWAYS OPEN. SO THERE ARE CERTAINLY GUIDANCE, BUT WE ALSO ISSUE FOR ALTERNATIVE CARE SITES. >> WE WILL TURN TO THE ROOM. >> Question: MACKENZIE GREY FROM CTV. A FEW DAYS AGO YOU SAID CANADA HAS 5,000 VENTILATORS, BUT WHEN WE LOOK TO THE U.S. WE SEE GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYING POTENTIALLY NEW YORK STATE NEEDS 30,000 VENTILATORS. WITH YOUR BEST ESTIMATES, HOW MANY VENTILATORS DO YOU THINK CANADA WILL NEED THROUGH THIS CRISIS? >> Answer: I CAN ANSWER THAT. CERTAINLY THE NUMBER WE GAVE EARLIER WAS BASED ON AN ESTIMATE THAT WAS DONE WITH SORT OF A LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THAT TIME. OBVIOUSLY IT'S EVER GROWING. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE'RE UNDERTAKING ANOTHER INVENTORY WITH THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES TO DETERMINE HOW MANY VENTILATORS WE ACTUALLY HAVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN TERMS OF SCENARIO PLANNING, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT THE NUMBER OF VENTILATORS IS NEEDED BECAUSE, AS I STATED EARLIER, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IS TO PREPARE THE SYSTEM SO WE WON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT PEAK REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VENTILATORS AT ONE TIME. AS WE SAID, WE WANT TO FLATTEN THE CURVE. THEREFORE, ALL THE STEPS WE'RE TAKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE AIMED AT THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, HOSPITALS ARE NOW PREPARING IN TERMS OF TRYING TO EMPTY BEDS BY LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR PATIENTS WHO DON'T NEED CRITICAL CARE. THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING BACK RETIRED PHYSICIANS. THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALL SORTS OF MEASURES TO BETTER PREPARE THE SYSTEM. BUT IF WE AS CANADIANS, ALL OF US, PRACTICE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, THEN WHAT'S HOPEFULLY ANTICIPATED IS THAT LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A GIVEN AREA YOU MIGHT NEED 1,000 VENTILATORS, IF THOSE PATIENTS ARE SPREAD OVER A NUMBER OF WEEKS AND MONTHS RATHER THAN ONE WEEK, WE WON'T NEED THAT MANY VENTILATORS AND IT WON'T OVERBURDEN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR. >> Question: WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE THAN THE 5,000 THAT WE HAVE NOW? >> Answer: CERTAINLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ORDERING -- ACTUALLY PURCHASING ADDITIONAL VENTILATORS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SURGE CAPACITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OF COURSE IT DEPENDS -- ONE AREA MIGHT NEED IT MORE THAN ANOTHER. SO WE CERTAINLY HAVE IT READY AND WE'RE READY TO DEPLOY AS NEEDED. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WE PRE-EMPTIVELY ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL 600 BUT CONTINUE TO ORDER MORE. I THINK A LITTLE WHILE AGO THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF LOOKING AT DOMESTIC CAPACITY OF MANUFACTURERS IN CANADA, SO ENGAGING KEY MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS THORNHILL AND THOSE ARE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS TO GET ACCESS TO THE INVENTORY AS WE SPEAK. >> NEXT. >> Question: ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS. YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE ARE ENOUGH MEDICAL SUPPLIES IN CANADA AND HOW YOU ARE PREPARED, BUT THERE IS A BIT OF A DISCONNECT HAPPENING BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING FROM FRONTLINE WORKERS THAT THEY'RE REUSING MASKS AND RATIONING OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIKE MASKS. WHAT IS THE DISCONNECT THERE? >> Answer: WELL, I THINK PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING MASKS, ARE A REALLY CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR WHICH THERE IS ABSOLUTELY SUPPLY ISSUES GLOBALLY. SO IT'S NOT CANADA IN PARTICULAR, BUT GLOBALLY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE PULLING OUT ALL STOPS TO TRY TO GET ACCESS TO WHATEVER WE HAVE. THAT IS A PROCESS WHICH IS ACTIVELY GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AT THE SAME TIME, RESPONDING TO A PANDEMIC IS ALSO ABOUT HANDLING AND PRIORITIZING YOUR MOST CRITICAL AND SCARCE RESOURCES. HOSPITALS ON THE FRONTLINE ARE PRACTICES HOW THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN REDUCE THE BURN RATE AND NOT WASTE RESOURCES AS WELL. I THINK YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THAT PRACTICE GOING ON PRE-EMPTIVELY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BURN THROUGH A LOT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SO IT'S THE EFFORT TO PRESERVE THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHILE WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME MORE. >> Question: AS WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF SNOWBIRDS THAT HAVE BEEN RETURNING TO CANADA AND AS WELL PEOPLE THAT WERE AWAY ON VACATIONS. ARE WE EXPECTING TO SEE THAT CHURCH COME SOON AND IS CANADA'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL SURGE IF PEOPLE DON'T HEED YOUR ADVICE AND STAY HOME? >> Answer: I THINK THAT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT CONCERN AND THAT'S WHY OUR MESSAGE TODAY THAT FOR SNOWBIRDS, WE HAVE A MANDATORY QUARANTINE ON AN EMERGENCY ORDER RIGHT NOW. SO AS YOU CROSS THAT INTERNATIONAL BORDER, YOU'RE ASKED TO RESPECT THAT AND THE PENALTIES ARE SUBSTANTIAL IF YOU DO NOT. BUT IT'S WORKING ALSO WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SNOWBIRDS AND OTHER RETURNING TRAVELLERS AND CONCERN THAT THEY MAY NOT BE LISTENING TO THAT MESSAGE, WHICH IS WHY AT EVERY LEVEL WE'RE TRYING TO REACH THE POPULATION. ANY INFLUX OF A GROUP OF PERSONS, WHETHER FROM A CRUISE SHIP OR RETURNING TRAVELLERS LIKE THE SNOWBIRDS IS THAT WE HAVE TO BE REALLY, REALLY VIGILANT AND DO THE RAPID CASE IDENTIFICATION CONTACT TRACING. IF SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY STAYING IN THEIR HOME FOR THAT 14 DAYS WHERE THE INCUBATION PERIOD OCCURS, THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURE WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME. AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE GIVEN THE VARIOUS INFLUXES OF, SAY, MARCH BREAK RETURNEES THAT ARE STILL COMING BACK OR SNOWBIRDS, HOSPITALS ARE STILL TRYING TO PREPARE FOR THAT SURGE BY ESSENTIALLY EMPTYING OUT A LOT OF THEIR HOSPITAL BEDS AND THEIR I.C.U. A NUMBER OF HOSPITALS HAVE REDUCED THE I.C.U. OCCUPANCY RATE BY 50% ALREADY, JUST PREPARING AHEAD FOR ANY BLIPS IN CASES AS A RESULT OF THOSE TRAVELLERS. >> MERCI, DR. TAM. BACK TO THE PHONE FOR THREE QUESTIONS. . >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM PHILIP FOUSIE FROM "RADIO-CANADA." YOUR LINE IS OPEN. >> Question: THE QUESTION IS FOR MR. DUCLOS. AS TO THE SITUATION, THIS MORNING, THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED SOME FUNDING FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE. THERE COULD BE PROBLEMS COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND MONTHS. ONE OF THE SOURCES OF ANXIETY IS THAT PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT CAN HELP THEM. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNCLEAR. PEOPLE SAY, IF I WORK FIVE HOURS A DAY AT A GROCERY STORE BECAUSE I'M STILL ESSENTIAL, DO I STILL QUALIFY FOR THE $2,000 FROM THE GOVERNMENT? WHEN I SIGN UP, WILL THE INTERNET SITE CRASH? WILL I RECEIVE THAT MONEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? CAN YOU TELL PEOPLE TODAY AND PROMISE EVEN IF YOU WORK A FEW HOURS A WEEK, THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE THOSE $2,000 AND THOSE FUNDS IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING APRIL 6? >> Answer: THANK YOU. YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE OF WHAT WE SAID THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING'S ANNOUNCEMENT HAS TO DO WITH REALLY FOCUSING ON CONTINUING TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE, TO SENIORS, TO HOMELESS PEOPLE, OR TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HOME BUT CAN'T STAY THERE. AS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING SOME ANXIETY. THAT'S WHY WE ANNOUNCED THE KIDS' HELP PHONE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. THERE IS A WAY TO BE HEARD. IF YOU CALL OVER THE PHONE OR IF YOU TEXT. AS FOR SENIORS, WE KNOW THEY ARE FEELING A GREAT DEAL OF ANXIETY. THEY FEEL ALONE. NEW HORIZONS FOR SENIORS IS A PROGRAM WE KNOW VERY WELL HERE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. UNITED WAY IS AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM. THIS IS MONEY THAT CAN BE PROVIDED QUICKLY THROUGH THESE SOURCES. THESE COMMUNITY FUNDS CAN BE USED TO ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, SOME DELIVERY SERVICES FOR GROCERIES, FOR INSTANCE, SOME HEALTH CHECK-INS, FOR INSTANCE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO WORK ON REALLY TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, YES, THERE ARE PEOPLE -- WE ARE ASKING MANY PEOPLE TO STAY HOME AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN THE QUÉBEC CITY REGION AND ELSEWHERE WHO FEEL THERE IS NOWHERE THEY CAN CALL HOME. WE HAVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE FIND THAT PLACE TO SEEK PROTECTION. SO THAT AMOUNT, THE $157.5 MILLION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO QUÉBEC SPECIFICALLY AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FAMILY VIOLENCE, IT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT ALSO TO REMEMBER THAT THERE IS SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT GO HOME AND ARE NOT SAFE AT HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE SEEN A HIKE IN FAMILY VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THESE PEOPLE. NOW, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD IN A SITUATION WE'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE IN THIS COUNTRY, TO GIVE CANADIANS THE SUPPORT AND ALSO THE ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE THERE TO HELP THEM. SOME DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN IRONED OUT AS TO THE CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT. WE ARE WORKING NIGHT AND DAY TO PREPARE THIS INFORMATION AND TO DELIVER THESE DETAILS. THERE IS ALSO THE SITUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION. APRIL 6 REMAINS THE DATE FOR THE CANADA PORTAL TO BE UP AND RUNNING, BUT ACCORDING TO THAT INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, THAT DATE IS STILL STANDING. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT IS UP AND RUNNING. APRIL 6 IS WHEN THE PORTAL WILL BE RUNNING, BUT THEREFORE THEN THERE WILL BE ANNOUNCEMENTS NOT ONLY TO INFORM CANADIANS BUT TO REASSURE THEM. >> Question: FOLLOW UP -- >> Rosemary: WE'LL SAY GOODBYE TO OUR VIEWERS ON CBC MANITOBA. >> THIS ISSUE OF ISOLATION, PEOPLE ARE HEARING IT MIGHT LAST MONTHS. TO WHAT EXTENT ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THAT SOCIAL CRISIS? >> Answer: THERE IS A HEALTH EMERGENCY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GREAT DEAL. THERE IS AN ECONOMIC EMERGENCY AS WELL. UNDERLYING THAT, THERE IS A SOCIAL EMERGENCY AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONFIDENCE PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR INSTITUTION AND THE CANADIAN PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY. WHAT I SAY TO PEOPLE, HAVE FAITH. WE ARE LISTENING TO YOU. NO ONE WILL BE CAST ASIDE. WE ARE IN A CRISIS SITUATION, BUT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE CAPACITY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS OR HER HEALTH AND HAS BREAD ON THE TABLE OVER THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. THIS CRISIS WILL BE ONGOING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. . >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM DAVID YOUNGREN FROM "REUTERS." YOUR LINE IS OPEN. >> Question: FIRST QUESTION TO DR. TAM. IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE LAST 24 HOURS' DATA THAT MAKES YOU FEEL OPTIMISTIC OR CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING? >> Answer: I THINK YESTERDAY I SPOKE ABOUT SOME SORT OF VERY, VERY EARLY AND CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN TERMS OF THEIR GROWTH IN THE NUMBERS OF CASES SLOWING DOWN A BIT. IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL AND WE ARE WATCHING THAT DEVELOPMENT CLOSELY. OF COURSE A WHOLE NUMBER OF MEASURES ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE WERE PUT IN PLACE AROUND THAT SORT OF MAY 12 TO 13 DATE AND A WEEK AFTER THAT. SO IT TAKES A BIT OF TIME TO SEE THE EFFECT OF THOSE MEASURES. BUT I HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THAT CANADA IS A BIG COUNTRY, SO DIFFERENT PARTS OF CANADA ARE EXPERIENCING THIS EPIDEMIC IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TIMING AND THEIR ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WILL POTENTIALLY BE DIFFERENT. SO I'M CERTAINLY WATCHING VERY CLOSELY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN QUÉBEC AND ONTARIO IN PARTICULAR, BUT ALSO ALBERTA OF COURSE. ALL OF THESE AREAS HAVE HAD REPORTS OF COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION. I THINK BECAUSE OF THE MEASURES PUT IN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME I HAVE TO SAY WITH THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH WE THINK WHAT MORE CAN WE DO. YOU STILL HAVE TO ACT FAST. YOU'RE STILL WAITING FOR YOUR DATA, BUT EVERY DAY WE THINK WHAT MORE SHOULD WE BE DOING AND THAT IS IN CONCERT WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS, OF COURSE, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT CANADIANS ARE HEEDING THE ADVICE. SO I THINK IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS THEY ARE LOOKING AT THESE MEASURES. SO YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS BY DIFFERENT AREAS IN QUÉBEC AND ALSO IN ONTARIO AND OTHERS, THAT THEY'VE PUT IN PLACE TO TRY TO REALLY DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND REDUCTION IN THAT SORT OF MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I STILL THINK IT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO TELL BECAUSE WE ARE ONLY AT THE END OF MARCH, BUT NEXT WEEK WILL BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME ANYWAY IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THOSE TRENDS. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR. DAVID, A FOLLOW UP? >> Question: YEAH, YOU SAY IT'S -- >> OPERATOR? >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM JOELLE LAVANCE FROM "LA PRESSE." >> Question: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. DUCLOS, CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE REGARDING E.I. APPLICATIONS. WE HEARD THAT 900,000 CANADIANS HAVE ASKED FOR E.I. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS? >> Answer: THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT FIGURES, BUT WE ARE ABOVE 1 MILLION CLAIMS FOR E.I., EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. ONE THING I WOULD ADD IS THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY. CANADA HAS NEVER DEALT WITH SUCH A HIGH NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE APPLICATIONS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME. THIS IS WHY IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM ADJUST. THAT'S WHY WE'VE ALSO PUT FORWARD THIS CANADIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT TO BE AS SWIFT AND NIMBLE AS WE WANT TO BE INCLUSIVE, WE WANT TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO E.I. IN FACT, IT'S A LOT MORE GENEROUS, ALSO, THAN WHAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED OTHERWISE. IN MANY CASES IT WOULD BE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SOME. SO THAT'S WHY THIS CERB WAS CREATED TO ALLEVIATE THIS SEVERE PRESSURE THAT WOULD BE FELT ON THE E.I. SYSTEM AND ON SERVICE CANADA SPECIFICALLY. >> Question: SECOND QUESTION. PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER LAST WEEK WAS REFERRING TO A POTENTIAL DEFICIT OF $112 BILLION. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO THOSE FIGURES? >> Answer: THE SECOND THING WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND THINGS ARE EVOLVING QUICKLY. THAT'S AN ESTIMATE. AS THE PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER SAID HIMSELF. THAT ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT HE HAD AT THE TIME. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, RIGHT, BUT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT A FEW DAYS AGO IS SIGNIFICANT. AS MINISTER MORNEAU SAID RECENTLY, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE MEANS TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS MEANS TO PROTECT AND TAKE CARE OF OUR BUSINESSES. WE ALSO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO SO. THE ALTERNATIVE, IF WE DID NOT ACT SWIFTLY, WOULD BE FAR WORSE. WHEN OUR ECONOMY RECOVERS AND WE GET THIS ENGINE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO COUNT ON OUR SMEs, ON OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR PEOPLE TO SHORTEN THIS CRISIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT FOLLOWS, THAT REBUILDING, THAT RELAUNCHING OF OUR ECONOMY WILL HAPPEN AS SWIFTLY, AS QUICKLY, AND AS WELL AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, MINISTER. . >> ONE LAST QUESTION FROM THE ROOM AND WE'LL CALL IT A DAY. >> Question: THIS QUESTION IS FOR YOU, MR. DUCLOS. DURING WORLD WAR II WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ASKED COMPANIES TO CHANGE SUPPLY LINES AND BUILD THINGS FOR THE WAR, WE GUARANTEED THOSE COMPANIES THAT WE WOULD PURCHASE EVERYTHING THEY MADE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE WHOLE AFTER THE WAR WAS DONE. FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES WHO ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE THEIR BUSINESS TO BUILD THINGS FOR THE GOVERNMENT, WILL YOU ENSURE THAT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT WILL PURCHASE THOSE THINGS FROM THEM? >> Answer: THANK YOU, THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. THE GENERAL CONTEXT AS YOU HAVE ALLUDED TO SLIGHTLY IS WE ARE IN A SITUATION OF WAR OR SIMILAR TO A SITUATION OF WAR. THEREFORE, THE INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND THE PROCUREMENT ABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. THAT'S WHY JUST A WEEK AGO WE DID ANNOUNCE THAT MUCH OF THE INDUSTRIAL -- OUR INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY IN CANADA, INCLUDING THE PROCUREMENT ABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CHANNEL AND TO SUPPORT THAT INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY IS GOING TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS FIGHTING THE COVID-19. NOW, THAT REQUIRES WAYS OF DOING THINGS WITH BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN FOR CERTAINLY QUITE A WHILE. I KNOW THAT MINISTER ANNAN AND MINISTER BAINS AND MANY OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THOSE BUSINESSES THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER. I KNOW THERE WILL BE FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THAT QUITE SOON. >> Question: IF THERE ARE BUSINESSES AT HOME THINKING THAT THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS BUT THEY HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE GOVERNMENT, SHOULD THEY DO THAT, KNOWING THE GOVERNMENT WILL BUY THE STUFF THEY ARE MAKING? >> Answer: I THINK THE CALL FOR HELP AND THE CALL FOR COLLABORATION IS STRONG AND CLEAR. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF NOT ONLY ABILITY BUT WILLINGNESS ON THE PART OF OUR INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN CANADA TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS. SO I WOULD -- AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE COMPANIES TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE -- WITH PROCUREMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES CANADA AND WITH MINISTER BAINS' OFFICE AROUND INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS EFFORT, THIS SIGNIFICANT EFFORT THAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY, IS NOT ONLY COORDINATED BUT SUPPORTED APPROPRIATELY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> Rosemary: OKAY. AND THAT IS OUR DAILY BRIEFING FROM FEDERAL OFFICIALS. THIS TIME THE PRESIDENT OF THE TREASURY BOARD, MR. DUCLOS, AND OTHER MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS THERE TO BRING US UP-TO-DATE. YOU HEARD MR. DUCLOS SAYING WE ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION TO A WAR AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPLIES NEEDED. HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT AT THE END. JUST TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBERS OF CANADIANS LOOKING FOR HELP. THE LAST NUMBER WE HAD FOR PEOPLE REQUESTING EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WAS UNDER ONE MILLION. MR. DUCLOS DIDN'T HAVE A PRECISE NUMBER, BUT HE SAY WE ARE OVER 1 MILLION CANADIANS LOOKING TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR HELP. AGAIN THEY SAY IT IS A WEEK STARTING TOMORROW, APRIL 6, A WEEK TOMORROW THAT THAT PORTAL WILL OPEN UP FOR THE EMERGENCY CARE BENEFITS. YOU CAN START APPLYING FOR THAT HELP IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED FOR E.I., IN WHICH CASE YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET INTO THAT BENEFIT THERE. >>> LET'S BRING IN THE CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE IN OTTAWA. I MAY TURN TO YOU, DAVID, TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INFORMATION DR. TAM GAVE US, PARTICULARLY AROUND WHETHER WE ARE PREPARED OR WHETHER SHE HAS SEEN ANYTHING HOPEFUL OR NOT IN THE DATA THAT WE HAVE SO FAR. >> David: I THOUGHT THAT QUESTION FROM OUR COLLEAGUE AT "REUTERS" WAS ILLUSTRATIVE. DR. TAM SAID SHE DIDN'T WEIGH IN ON THE DATA AS OF YET ONLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE EARLIER AND ENCOURAGING SIGNS OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. BUT SHE MADE THE POINT THAT THIS NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL. THE DATA OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IS GOING TO TELL AN IMPORTANT STORY HERE IN CANADA, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON TWO THINGS. ONE IS THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS AND AMOUNT OF SPREAD THAT MAY DEVELOPED BY THOSE 1 MILLION CANADIANS RETURNING FROM EITHER THEIR SPRING BREAK OR THEIR USUAL TRIP DOWN SOUTH AS A SNOWBIRD, SPENDING THE HARSH WINTER MONTHS IN THE WARMER SOUTHERN STATES OF THE UNITED STATES. AND ALSO TO GET A SENSE OF THE IMPACT ON THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND EXTREME ISOLATION MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHERE EVERY SINGLE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES IS UNDER A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OR A FULL-BLOWN STATE OF EMERGENCY TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THIS. THE NUMBERS ARE STEADILY TICKING UP. WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER 6,000 CASES BY THE END OF THE DAY TODAY. I THINK THAT IS A SAFE PREDICTION ON MY PART, ROSIE. THE RATE OF INCREASE AND HOW THAT SPREAD IS HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 DAYS, THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY CRITICAL BECAUSE THIS IS THE POINT WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRULY ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEASURES THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE. SO NOT A VERY SPECIFIC ANSWER OF HOPE OR DESPAIR TODAY FROM DR. TAM, BUT A VERY IMPORTANT SIGNALLING OF WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT TO WATCH FOR AND WHAT TO INTERPRET WHAT WE SEE OVER THE COMING DAYS. >> Rosemary: KEEPING AN EYE SPECIFICALLY ON QUÉBEC, WHERE THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF CASES AND ONTARIO AND ALBERTA. THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR ALL THE COVERAGE TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. CBC'S DAVID COCHRANE HERE IN OTTAWA. >>> A REMINDER OF WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED, ADDITIONAL MONEY TO HELP KIDS' HELP PHONE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF KIDS REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE TO TALK TO. MORE MONEY ALSO COMING FOR SENIORS TO HELP WITH THEIR FOOD DELIVERY AND CHEQUES. THERE WILL BE PROVINCIAL UPDATES IN YOUR PROVINCES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. Read the full article

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COVID19 Contagion

Script with Major Points highlighted: https://starvideocasts.com/covid19contagion/ In the movie Contagion I played an epidemiologist trying to stop the spread of a hypothetical virus. To prepare for the role... I spent time with some of the best public health professionals in the world. What was one of the most important things they taught me ...wash your hands like your life depends on it because right now in particular it just might... or the life of someone you love... or even the life of someone you might not know but it's still deserving of your consideration.

ie like the people on the front lines of this fight right now the doctors and the health care providers; the people who are still working in the grocery stores or delivering food to your homes which is where you should be right now.

I'm here to talk to you about social distancing something we've been hearing a lot about on TV ...I think the last couple weeks in the movie I played a guy who was immune to the hypothetical virus that was spreading around the world ....and so a few things to start : one that was a movie this is real life I have no reason to believe that I'm immune to covid 19 and neither do you no matter how young you are this is a new virus it's going to take some time for our bodies and our doctors to understand it and to understand the best way to protect us

SOAP and WATER The water doesn't need to be that hot and most any soap will do. The way soap works is that one end of the soap molecule binds with the water and the other end binds to the grease. The virus is washed away with the water when the soap molecule attaches to it yep yep a scientist taught me that where else would I know it. They also taught me to wash my hands for 20 seconds which is roughly how long this segment has taken three two one

it means stay six feet away from another person it means not gathering in groups and it means staying home or sheltering in place DO what government officials are telling you to do

People can have COVID19 and have very mild symptoms or no symptoms at all so even if you think that they're healthy or you think that you're healthy... don't take that chance it is not worth it every time that you pass this virus to someone else you are actually giving it to three or four other people as well and then those people are gonna do the same so before long that one person turns into hundreds turns into thousands and that's how we got into this situation in the first place

What we do know is that the virus travels through human contact that's one of the ways it travels it needs us to survive so let's not give it any help quite simply one of the best ways to prevent yourself from getting COVID 19 is by behaving like you already have it which means social distancing stay at home if it's at all possible for you wash your hands often like it's your job Listen to your public health officials wherever it is that you happen to live a pandemic means that the virus is everywhere but it won't be every place at the same time so ...

...if it's not where you live today you can bet that that's going to change and if you don't know anyone who's sick yet you can also bet that that will change as well

If you're anything like me your first question is how long will a vaccine take scientists say anywhere from 16 to 18 months and scientists and doctors are the people we need to be listening to right now they are the experts and that means tuning out the voices with other agendas no matter how powerful they might be Depending on the surface COVID 19 can live there from a few hours to a few days so wipe down surfaces that are frequently used with a disinfectant and here other rules for that spread wait four minutes and then wipe yes it takes four minutes for a disinfectant to do its job and avoid touching your face it's not easy but it's an important one because if you touch a surface with your hands and then you touch your face you can get infected so to put it bluntly the health of our society is quite literally in your hands

You can actually sit on the couch or in a chair like I'm doing and watch TV and save a life at the same time you can work from home you can use social media to communicate you can save a few more now is the time to spend all the time you want staring at your phone or your tablet and if anybody gives you a hard time about it tell them not to bother you because you are saving lives just make sure that you tell them that from six feet away I know this is hard and this is new and it's scary but you really can defend yourself and the people you love with a bar of soap a sink some water and by listening to the public health experts where you live we all want a cure but until we have one we need to be that for each other starting now please do your part other generations have been asked to do extraordinary things we're being asked to just stay at home we got this please let's respect and protect our elders thanks everybody Read the full article

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COVID19Alberta

https://youtu.be/kys98Vx562g Dr. Deena Hinshaw; Minister of Environment parks and government house leader Jason Nixon "Alberta the case count rose by 56 since yesterday to a total of 542 while the number of deaths remains at two" 1. the maximum size of group gatherings is immediately reduced from 50 to no more than 15 ...this includes family gatherings such as weddings funerals as well as religious celebrations "While getting outdoors for fresh air and exercise is important to both our physical and mental health this must not occur in groups of more than 15 people also at all such gatherings indoors and out the two meters social distancing guideline must be observed". "to further prevent large group gatherings we are closing vehicle access to provincial parks and public lands" "Immediate closure of non-essential businesses including close-contact businesses like hair salons and barbershops tattoo and piercing studios and aesthetic services as well as wellness studios and clinics and non-emergency and non-critical health services provided by regulated health professionals or registered professionals including dentistry physiotherapy massage podiatry chiropractic and optometry services furthermore all dine in restaurants must close now for dine in service but they can continue to offer a takeout and delivery services and non-essential retail stores like clothing stores computer and gaming stores and services and shopping malls such as hobby and toys stores gift and speciality items stores and furniture stores must also close at this time...". "all of these closures will be subject to the enhanced to penalties and enforcement provisions that were introduced by the government earlier this week" "Alberta self-isolation emergency payment to bridge people until they can qualify for the widely enhanced federal employment insurance benefits with a one-time payment for two weeks of over $1,100 already over 16,000 applications have been processed by a service Alberta" "utility companies to defer payments for 90 days without fear of being cut off" "Six-month interest-free moratorium on student loan payments and we've frozen the education portion of property taxes at last year's level ...a move that will save Albertans forty five million dollars"  "Alberta Treasury Board branches...financial credit unions and the major chart chartered banks encouraged to give deferrals on mortgage payments and on terms for loans and credit today we are announcing that we are allowing businesses to defer the tourism industry levy until August 31st ...this will free up five million dollars in cash" "no one will be evicted of April 1 for non-payment of rent I repeat no one will be evicted at the beginning of the next month for non-payment of rent civil enforcement of evictions currently underway for tenants for non-payment of rent will be suspended until April 30... includes folks who were had not been able to pay their rent for the last few months. "a freeze on the rent levels as they are effective today there will be no rent increases including rent increases for which notice was given months ago" "no late fees for missing their rent payments over the next three months" "landlords will be obliged to negotiate payment plans that accommodate their renters financial circumstances" "renters will be obliged to pay their rent as fully and consistently as possible and both the renters and the landlords will be obliged to take into account thus in financial supports they are getting from the provincial and federal governments" "any renter who willfully damages or commits criminal acts within their landlords property we want landlords to understand that they can still protect the value of their property from renters who may be breaking the law or damaging their property" "the price of Western Canadians select oil has been trading as low as $5 there is a flood of OPEC oil coming on to the North American energy markets this in my view constitutes predatory dumping by unfriendly dictatorships that are seeking to drive the North American energy producers out of business " "late fees may not be charged from April 1st to June 30th" "vehicle access for recreational activities is temporarily suspended into access points in our provincial parks this includes parking lots and staging areas I want to be clear that this is only for recreational purposes "First Nations and maytee traditional uses are still permitted as is access for forestry and oil gas oil and gas operations businesses and residents of course who operate or live inside Park lands will not be affected" "Now is not the time to drive to visit our provincial parks or public land for recreational purposes to be clear if a car is required to access the park do not go if you have plans to drive and visit one of these areas in the coming days please cancel your plans" "people who do choose to access parks should only do so by non-motorised means or by being dropped off and picked up... our provincial park facilities are closed and have been closed for over a week referring to washroom structures education centres ski hills and everything in between including winter camping warm-up huts cook shacks etc the safety of our park visitors staff and volunteers and minimising the spread of COVID19 is our top priority" "enforcement officers will be doing routine checks in provincial parks and public areas starting this weekend " "officers can issue fines for non-compliance if required officers can also issue fines for littering ...last weekend revealed a disturbing trend of people not exercising physical distancing leaving behind large amounts of garbage and human waste in some of our provincial parks "horseback riding and off highway vehicle use are still permitted where it is already legal to do so but I want to remind everyone to continue to practice appropriate social distancing" "improper disposing of garbage and waste and our struggle to get it out of parks at the moment has a potential to draw in wild life to the area like bears that are coming out of hibernation at this moment this creates a public safety issue" "Alberta Health Services will be postponing any diagnostic imaging procedures that are considered non urgent by the ordering physician to be clear anyone needing outpatient or emergent outpatient CTS and MRI stands will still receive one "stop all non-essential and routine laboratory testing any bloodwork that is critical to a patient's immediate care will continue to be tested "businesses like retails retail outlets these measures restrict Albertans from attending these locations to purchase goods however the owners of these businesses may continue to sell through online measures or curbside pickup "I urge you to reach out to those you know who are feeling unwell and try to support them perhaps by texting calling or dropping off food" "those who are experiencing any symptoms no matter how mild they seem should share that information with their employer if anyone is in need of emergency medical services we have heard some people not disclosing symptoms" "I want to assure people that they will receive treatment and it is important to tell the dispatcher if you were calling for emergency medical services if you were experiencing symptoms such as fever runny nose cough or difficulty breathing" "it seems small but wash your hands regularly stay home if you're feeling sick and stay away from others even in your own household if you are not feeling well . "we all have a role to play "an online campaign of defamation and harassment of minister Chandra's wife based on completely spurious false disproven allegations which had been dismissed by the ethics commissioner including death threats that were issued against his wife I think any Alberton would understand that a husband or wife will get passionate when their spouse is being attacked and even threatened and certainly defamed" "Minister Chandra saw that his wife was being defamed by a neighbor who he had who had been an acquaintance of his for many years he went down to chat with the neighbor and asked that the post be deleted "I told Tyler he should probably just stay away from social media don't be distracted by the trolls just stay focused on his job." "we've really only had cases for about three weeks and communities spread in terms of those cases that were not known to be travel related or even more recent than that so for us it's going to take a little bit longer to be able to look at how our own data can inform our modeling "the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has shut down a production plant harmony beef that's just outside of Calgary due to concerns over Covid19 how concerned should employees who work there be and should consumers who consume beef be concerned" "as well so I am aware that there was one case in a worker at that plant and the information I received from local Public Health is that a small number of close contacts had been identified and those close contacts were being contacted today" "to inform them of the need to stay home the information I had as of this morning was that the total number of people who were impacted was not significant enough to impact the operations of the plant so "I can't comment on the decision to shut that down but this is not a foodborne illness so this would not be considered to be a concern with respect to the the food that comes out of that plant" "so again I would not be able to comment on the reasons for that whether they wanted to perform some environmental cleaning again that I wasn't aware of that decision but I do know from the information I have again that this wouldn't be considered to be a significant risk to the public and that small number of close contacts we're going to be followed up with today" "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency believes that the plant has been cleaned all the protocols have been followed and that the plant is safe to reopen for production but that some individuals see I see FIA inspectors have refused to go back to the job and so our Minister of Agriculture for Alberta Minister tree Chien is working with his officials to see if we can instead substitute Alberta inspectors into that facility or any other facilities because we also have concerns about a shortage of CFIA inspectors at some of the other meatpacking plants in Alberta" "we are seeing a huge increase in demand for those products and we cannot have the CFIA effectively impairing our entire lost livestock industry by having people refusing to go on the job" "Service Canada employees must and should take all appropriate health precautions follow all of the protocols in the case of CIF see FIA inspectors they we're basically full virtually full hazmat suits in those plants and and and masks and gloves and I mean there are there are very strict protocols about hygiene" "other provinces such as Quebec really ban all gatherings so not just limiting a number but essentially saying no one can gather together outside the home and there would be potentially some of those considerations again depending on how the situation unfolds but the important thing is again as we have always done is watching our own local situation" Read the full article

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TINA SUMMER BLOMME

PLEASE NOTE: TINA SUMMER BLOMME does NOT have a partner. She has not had a partner for over 22 years and will never have one again. In addition, she has not seen or contacted or spoken about her previous partner for over 22 years. 22 YEARS. This partner will not be named however, along with people her EX partner hires or convinces to have claimed to know, work and speak with Tina Summer Blomme. All information that she receives by any means is given/sold to her illegally unless previously publicised. TINA SUMMER BLOMME will NEVER speak to her or anyone in her entire NETWORK again.

All funds claimed or taken by pretending to be associated or part of any of TINA SUMMER BLOMME companies were gained illegally, without permission. Continuous bullying and isolating TINA SUMMER BLOMME in an effort to push her into a relationship with these people or anyone else WILL NOT WORK. If you hear of these claims it is important to report them to the Police as they are fraudulent claims.  NO ONE is permitted to speak for or do business on her behalf. DO NOT purchase services or products thinking that you are helping her. These scammers have not purchased or been given shares in any of TINA SUMMER BLOMME's companies. AND NEVER ...ABSOLUTELY NEVER will be. TINA SUMMER BLOMME uses both her positive and negative learning experiences to help the Public through opinion posting. That has made her an excellent consultant who she refuses to be pushed around or harassed by anyone. Any involvement with these fraudsters to rob TINA SUMMER BLOMME of her intellectual and physical property makes you criminally liable as well. Passing along messages for these people is indirect CRIMINAL harassment. SO DO NOT.  Read the full article

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CoronaVirus Analysis Recommendations March 27th 2020

CoronaVirus/COVID19 Symptoms COVID19 Self Assessment If you have symptoms take this self-assessment. It will tell you whether or not you should call 911 or 811 (if in Alberta Canada) . If not in Alberta, call your local health centre instead of 811. However, do not go to the doctors or any other medical clinic unless directed to by your local health agency. This is one of Prime Minister Trudeau's best reactions to avocation, so far.  In addition, he has extended his own self-isolation time. He continues to work from home. His wife is lucky she met him first lol.  I hope that this is possible for not only, the entire outbreak but also for 35 DAYS... as outlined in my Historic COVID19 Analysis Recommendations. Please watch the entire video as Government Medical Advisers are CLEARLY STATING THE FOLLOWING: EVERYONE MUST STAY HOME UNLESS they are an ESSENTIAL WORKER OR it is absolutely necessary for basic need or health reasons to leave home. ALL AGES are being affected ...we must strictly A) maintain social distancing B) comply with quarantine orders C) protect and support the vulnerable INSIDE of 2 METER/6 Feet bubbles. DO NOT burst anyone's 2 METER/6 Feet bubbles. A better Health Outcome = A better Economic Outcome ALL Canadian travellers BOTH Symptomatic and non-symptomatic/asymptomatic are now ordered to Self-Quarantine without stopping on the way home to pick up necessities!!! Lauded Business Measures and Points: A) 75% Wage Subsidy-back dated to March 15th, 2020-appeal to employers to hire people back B) Business Loans up to $40,000 with $10,000 forgiveness under certain conditions C) Export Development Corporation funds D) Tax Deferrals and Breaks E) Information on Future Measures for the Vulnerable and those experiencing Poverty to be announced by Monday March 30th, 2020 Hopefully, Prime Minister Trudeau is able to offset the short supply problems Canadian Hospitals are experiencing with these and other Emergency Policy measures to be announced on Monday: Trudeau receives Backlash for Medical Supplies to China March 27th, 2020 Analysis and recommendations: 1. Make the same above measures available to new home business start-ups in the essential industries (specifically the the tiny house/ medical pod industry). 2. International fiscal and supply Donations and Medical Supply help are post-postponed until we have complete control and eradication of the Coronavirus problem at home (rather than deploying them simultaneously).  We do not want to run out of money before A) COVID19 is eradicated from Canada and B) Essential Industry is capable of exporting internationally. If managed properly Canada can become/maintain it position as a world leader in Global Emergencies and Peace Keeping. 3. Organised Community essential product and service delivery systems like Meals on Wheels are set-up on a large scale. It is very important that this essential service is done at a reasonable cost. NO PRICE gouging. 4. IMMEDIATE Regulations for the FOOD and GROCERY INDUSTRIES ... that  address and ensure FOOD and PACKAGING safety. 5. That a new Online Curriculum is Mandated so children are taught online about COVID19-safety and Preventative Crafts that they can do to help protect themselves and their families.       Read the full article

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CoronaVirus Analysis Recommendations

CoronaVirus/COVID19 Symptoms COVID19 Self Assessment If you have symptoms take this self-assessment. It will tell you whether or not you should call 911 or 811 (if in Alberta Canada) . If not in Alberta, call your local health centre instead of 811. However, do not go to the doctors or any other medical clinic unless directed to by your local health agency.   Today's Recommendations are going to be Canadian Based. Actually, I am in the process of formulating them using early today's and late yesterdays announcements. Decisions have been made and positions taken that I disagree with. It is alarming how fucking SOFT the Canadian Government is with their Orders and I will explain why. Please watch the video below for the updates that I will discuss and take a look at Historic COVID19 Analysis Recommendations. To be honest , I was disappointed and tearful at the lack of measures taken under Quarantine Act that could have been taken. It is hard for me not to make jokes about it. However it is my duty to offer as much serious help here as I can. In addition, my mothers life is on the line and I do not feel as the measures taken will keep her alive. My mother Linda works at at a Long Term Care Facility and although she looks young-she is not. Yes, that chubby baby Marilyn Monroe scowl is aimed at all you not self-isolating and not practising social distancing (not just at the person trying to hit on her).

Linda and Tina Summer at the Calgary Zoo The thing I love about Drake the most is that he loves his mother as much as I do. They both live in Toronto (Canada's Epi-Center). It also saddens me that like us, everyone everywhere... may loose  their parents and grand parents. Do not misunderstand me, I REALLY appreciate what they have done so far. However, it is not enough. First and most importantly, I 100% agree with Trump in putting soldiers at the American Border. The spread in the USA is completely OUT OF CONTROL. This measure will help contain the spread from spilling into Canada. The USA is going to need our supplies and needs to keep our essential workers WORKING. The Trudeau Administration is not acting fast enough to do it for themselves. As far as I am concerned, the lives of the vulnerable are more important then the symbolism of an UN-militated border. It is Amazing that Trump will take this swift action for us. THANK YOU. President Trump Read the full article

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TOP15 COVID19 March 24th 2020

Lets take a look at our TOP 15 Countries today. All but China had the time to shutdown flights like China did but chose not to... until they had significant cases. I predict that every single country in this Top 15 who continues to use soft educational and guidance measures without complete shutdown of Non-essential services and military/police enforcement ...will surpass China's case numbers in the next three weeks. With Italy, Germany, Spain and the USA surpassing China in cases before the end of the month. Oh Canada CONGRATS you made the cut!!! https://starvideocasts.com/top15covid19march24th2020/ Read the full article

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CoronaVirus Analysis Recommendations

CoronaVirus/COVID19 Symptoms COVID19 Self Assessment If you have symptoms take this self-assessment. It will tell you whether or not you should call 911 or 811 (if in Alberta Canada) . If not in Alberta, call your local health centre instead of 811. However, do not go to the doctors or any other medical clinic unless directed to by your local health agency. March 24th Analysis and Recommendations:  Local Commentary: Alberta's Dr Deena Hinshaw and other governmental medical advisers must think beyond the now. If we are not going to know for 2 weeks how successful the measures put into place today are going to be...we need to plan for the worst that can happen over the next two weeks. Then ....Hope for the best. That is why the numbers are so important. The numbers tell us things that we do not have time to find out on our own. For instance, it appears as if the medical practices are keeping deaths relatively low in Germany. Whereas, South Korea is doing well in containing the spread (lower case numbers)-through strict quarantines and social control.   I am upset with Dr. Hinshaw's complete disregard for what the Italian/South Korean Doctors and Government have widely publicised. The following facts need to be addressed: The mutation of the virus extending the incubation period from 14 to 33 days (so far). Thus, in two weeks we can predict that COVID19 will have a longer incubation period... if it does not already and the government is lying (or just does not know). However you would think that...if I know... they know. Nonetheless... ignorance is not an excuse. The length of time the virus stays in the air (3 hours) and on hard surfaces (up to 7 days).,in organic matter (under certain conditions can grow in waste and corpses). That COVID19 will infect entire buildings and hospitals through ventilation and waste. All ages are susceptible-no one is immune (do not forget that only the extremely sick are tested and admitted to the hospital). Realise that Alberta is a top tester and we are not testing a very large portion of our population...the real global cases are much higher (10-16 times) then the confirmed cases-this is a much bigger disaster than we can wrap our heads around. All measures need strict military/police enforcement due to survival of the fittest attitudes, complete recklessness and overwhelming complacency. Saying PLEASE people follow our GUIDELINES in NOT WORKING anywhere in the world. We need to make decisions based on the numbers we can expect in the next two weeks. Hesitation is our enemy...There is no time left to educate the masses. Shut everything down but essential/emergency services NOW Dr. Hinshaw. Meaning no more groups at all. Your mousiness is going to kill off our loved ones. Everyone of their lives falls on YOU because YOU had the time. Extend the self isolation to 35 days until you have control of the community spread (half of Canada cases are now attributed to community spread). Since not all provincial leaders have the strength to act now Prime Minister Trudeau needs to shut this entire country down .... today. I have been watching steadily and from what have seen yesterday was Canada's breaking point. Almost 700 new cases and totally over 2000.  Now the cases will double every 48-72 hours. meaning we could already have 20,000 and just not know it yet (due to a four day to 1 week testing lag-mainly testing travellers and their contacts) by the time we do know it ...we will have 40,000 cases. Canadian Leaders are wasting money on ad campaigns,.. I can guarantee you....the media will cover a complete shutdown. CANADIANS DO NOT want to sacrifice our vulnerable for our economy. PUT IN PLACE WARTIME PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES as stated in my Historic COVID19 Analysis Recommendations AND WE WILL GET OUR ECONOMY BACK IN SHAPE WITHOUT DOING SO. Today Prime Minister Trudeau.  YOU HAVE POWER -use it.  Read the full article

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Historic COVID19 Analysis Recommendations

Tina Summer Blomme, Armjuridic Strain Counsel's, Owner/Medical Analyst/Consultant has forecast many COVID19 outcomes from the beginning. Although intently criticised of fear mongering, she has continued to explain to international and community leaders what needs to be done to fight the CoronaVirus and why. Results have been swift for those who take her ideas and suggestions seriously. Please share and help implement her recommendations at all Governmental levels to effectively combat the COVID19 Global Emergency. Todays Recommendations: https://starvideocasts.com/coronavirus/ Previous Analysis and Recommendations: March 22nd Analysis: Today I am very proud to say many Countries, Provinces/States and Municipalities  have taken notice and implemented my suggestions and recent analysis'. Unfortunately, there are some governments  whose plan is only to flatten the curb so that their healthcare systems can Manage the virus. Whereas, the CoronaVirus needs to be 100% eradicated.  An aggressive flattening of the curb may give the healthcare systems in many countries time to better handle COVID19 but it gives the virus extra time to grip every part of the nation as well.   ALL Countries with a single case of COVID19-you absolutely must follow my analysis and suggestions from March 19-21st. Today's Recommendations are as follows: 1. Implement Long Term programs to ensure Citizens are doing their part. Non Essential Workers Need to A) Stay Home B) Start home businesses in (preferably in the Medical Industry).  C) Participate in helping community and family members obtain basic necessities. 2. Subsidise Basic Need Services with Emergency Funds 3. Order Banks and other Lenders to lower credit standards for borrowing and defer Mortgage payments. 4. Fine Landlords who continue to collect rent while receiving deferred Mortgage payments. DO NOT permit evictions. 5. Purchase Land and Build Tiny Houses for the Homeless to Self-Isolate COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK NOW CALLED ...SARS-COV-2 Thank you to the Prime Minister (Trudeau) for the steps he and his cabinet are taking. Although I understand his reasoning behind delaying the invocation of the Emergencies Act, I do not agree. Of course, some Canadians will be affected negatively by the measures it permits.  These negative effects can be mitigated as they arise....just as he is repatriating Canadians Abroad. However, he is absolutely wrong in waiting to see if the provinces/municipalities will take and ENFORCE the appropriate measures to stop non-essential travel and social distancing. A large percentage of Canadians are NOT CONCERNED about the coronavirus, let alone practising the Social Distancing needed to flatten the (case rate of increase) curb... Certainly, not enough to eradicate COVID19 from Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau is ethnocentric in thinking that ALL Canadians will listen to Government leaders without blanket enforcement. This commentary is not meant to insult as I believe many of his baby step decisions are excellent.  However, he needs to take the leap of enacting the Emergencies Act to properly protect the vulnerable from the Reckless and Complacent.  Listen to Governor Cuomo if you do not believe me: March 21st Analysis: What surprises me the most about this whole experience, is that  leaders are waiting until the Coronavirus has community spread (or has taken a firm grip on a region) before they enact measures discussed on March 19th and 20th. Both China and South Korea were able to do this within a few days.  Yes, they had  substantial community outbreaks but now there is a definite pattern ... even when the initial outbreaks can be linked to travel.  It is impossible to trace or catch every travel related case for several reasons. Since COVID19 is so contagious and asymptomatic, it is 100% certain that it will turn into community spread. This happened in Iran, the USA, the entire EU, Canada etc. Countries must copy the EFFECTIVE extreme measures needed BEFORE the community spread occurs. In all countries with or without community spread, non-essential travel must be restricted and enforced between Municipal, Provincial/State and Country/Federal Borders. I urge all countries to implement quarantine drills like Bogota to start with: I repeat...Countries must try to copy the EFFECTIVE extreme measures needed BEFORE the community spread occurs. It is not just about being able to manage the outbreak. There are several countries that have under 10, 20, 30 ,40, 50, 60, 70,80 ,90, 100, 200, 300 cases. I implore you to immediately put into place Wartime Production in Medical/Essential Supplies and Citizen Control. Every Country must be allied with all Countries. We must build up our reserves and be each others suppliers. My International recommendations stated on March 19th and 20th, 2020 stand ...with addition of the following measures for funerals: 1. Body Identification is carried out in Isolation behind glass. 2. Cryogenics be used to immediately preserve the bodies of those who can afford it and willed it so. Those who are preserved do not need to have funeral services. The governments should purchase this technology and offer it in monthly payments that come from the estate of the deceased. 3. That funerals be held in the form of memorials after the CoronaVirus is obliterated. My reasoning behind the funeral recommendations: 1. The Chinese Authorities would not allow for the identification of bodies due to the fact that they were contagious. Although this is an Aerosol virus it has been proven that ...COVID19 continues to live on surfaces and in organic matter (human waste for example). 2. Many people can afford the $200,000 for Cryogenics  and it may be their only chance to recover from COVID19. Organic matter from frozen bodies will not enter our water tables. 3. All extra time and money needs to be spent on fighting COVID19 and helping the living. Hong Kong had to evacuate an entire building as the entire sewer system was infected causing transmission from a positive case on the 12th floor to the 2nd floor. Fast Action has helped Hong Kong Contain the virus. DUE to recklessness and complacency armies need to enforce lock down...Milan Army... March 20th, 2020 Analysis: COMPLETE LOCK DOWN is NECESSARY RIGHT NOW only essential services should be permitted.   We need to 100% change to Wartime production but for medical supplies and citizen control (FUN FACT: beauty and hair colour do not determine= IQ). If you are too stubborn to listen to me... Listen to this guy: Please note that I am quite ill and went for testing yesterday. As a result, it is very difficult to update this right now. My symptoms include the following: dripping nasal, chest cough, difficulty breathing, chills,fever, diarrhoea, chest pains, fatigue, overall weakness, burning eyes, dizziness, loss of appetite and chest tightening.  It is hard to exercise. Medicine works until it doesn't. In general, I feel like a truck hit me. This is why I chose the video below to help make you understand: My recommendations stated on March 19th 2020 stand and I will spend the day explaining why. But for right  now I have a lot of material (about 20 hours) to review. To Start with the reason why the government must make and ENFORCE restrictions that match the social distancing criteria...is that, quite simply, there are those who are reckless and complacent: March 19th Analysis: Due to the 27 day incubation period that South Korea has proven to be true...self-isolation should be moved up to 27 days not 14 days.  All countries with any cases of COVID19 should declare/legislate the following emergency measures: Only Essential/Emergency services remain open (all staff should move to delivery or home positions where possible). All restaurants, clubs, pubs etc. should only allow pick-up and delivery to prevent gatherings of more than 10 people not 50. (In addition, it is not financially viable to keep a restaurant going full-staffed and implement the limited gathering recommendations). Also, how can you eat in a restaurant and with someone and stay 2 meters apart (as recommended for social distancing).  Remember leaders: your recommendations and restrictions need to MATCH as many citizens are reckless and complacent.  In Alberta, the community spread was traced back to a small gathering of less than 50 people (at least 7 people were infected with COVID-19). The borders are closed to all non-essential travellers including the citizens who are on vacation (due to the fact the many travellers are hiding their mild symptoms or are asymptomatic). Please Note: that although the above measures may seem extreme...Wuhan Province has reported 0 cases today. Therefore, extreme measures are proven effective at containing COVID19.  If followed properly...we should all be able to report 0 cases within 2.5 months.  Costing all Governments, Citizens and Businesses less in the long run. Requests for COVID19 Historic Analysis and Recommendations written before March 19, 2020 must be made using the contact form at the bottom of this page. Read the full article

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CoronaVirus Analysis Recommendations

March 23rd Analysis and Recommendations: 1. Blanket Measures (Social Distancing and Emergency) for all Canadians: It is concerning that a Canadians chance to live is directly dependant on the resident province/municipality. Canadians will react to this by moving to a place with less cases or a better protected area ...instead of accepting and following the required social distancing measures. They will unwittingly bring COVID19 with them. Therefore, I stand by my recommendations March 19th-21st. 2. Formulation and Enactment of Applicable Measures for Density Reduction and Maintenance:  This recommendation brings us back to the fact that social distancing is nearly impossible to achieve in places/situations where households are not large enough to ensure their members have the recommended 6 feet between them.  In addition, Apartment Buildings, Office Spaces, Condos etc DO NOT have 6 feet between entrances. We must REDUCE the number of people per household and set up entrance and exit schedules/practices to address this... Remember:  Since this is an AEROSOL virus AND that the air can hold COVID19 for up to 3 hours plus (depending on ventilation). AND as stated by Dr. Peter Lynn "surface areas can hold the virus for up to 7 days (ie suitcase, door knobs. counters, desks etc.)".  ... AIR and SURFACE ... disinfecting protocols need to be  enforced. 3. The Self-Isolating Time Frame needs to be increased from 14 days to 33 days (South Korean Doctors/Scientists state 27 days, whereas Italian Doctors State 33 days).  Also think back to the fact that 14% of China's Recovered Population (according to 2 Negative tests) retest positive.  Therefore, 2 negative tests are not enough. If we move the self-isolation to 35 days we address the fact that the COVID19 is mutating/giving us longer incubation periods. Therefore, a Self-Isolation schedule with gradual reintroduction into society is called for.  In other words, after 14 NON-SYMPTOMATIC days and two negative tests...an Infected person can go for walks with household members, enter HOUSEHOLD common areas (while maintaining a 6 foot distance and disinfecting regimes) but cannot for example go to a medical clinic or visit an at-risk/vulnerable relative. Then and ONLY after a third test and 27 days... go to the Market etc. and ...finally after 35 days ...can be reintegrated into the workplace. 4. Hospital Capacity should be mandated/ordered to be increased at a minimum of 50% with a 100% goal like in New York. Furthermore, hospitals should receive Regular,  FLU, COVID19 designations. All patients who have the flu or COVID19 should be fined if they go to a normal hospital, medical clinic or doctors office with cold or flu symptoms. They should only permitted to enter designated flu and COVID19 Hospitals. Remember that all outbreaks in care centres etc. could have been prevented had visitors been forbidden. Thus, these types of hospital should only have staff required/essential to meeting the regular patient needs. The mandated hospitals must be comprised of Isolation Centres that are at least... six feet apart. Building pods that resemble tiny houses (which can later be re-purposed as such) should used as Isolation Chambers and Hospital Rooms as discussed in my March 22 recommendations. All countries need to move the regular patients into hospitals that do not permit entrance of FLU or COVID19 patients. Blocking off and moving them to different wards will not work due to shared air, water and sewage systems and staff. 5. Patients and the vulnerable who are living or self-isolating in high density living quarters MUST be transferred to suitable living spaces.  Put simply...everyone who is over 50 or the vulnerable should be subject to self-isolating for 35 days with no gradual permissions... AND moved out of high-density living quarters. This will reduce the burden on the medical system and economy because the healthy younger population who have completed the self-isolation gradual steps (in recommendation #3) can return to work. They will be able to SAFELY go back and forth to work/social activities without infecting the vulnerable should they become infected or re-infected. DO NOT FORGET..."70% of the cases are happening within the home" Dr Peter Lynn. Meaning that the virus is contracted initially at work/play then brought back and shared with our loved ones. Grand Parents and the ill need to move out of the household into Isolation. In other words, clean out the Garages, RVs, sheds etc. immediately and start taking advantage of lower interest rates to build or buy places for our vulnerable loved ones. CoronaVirus/COVID19 Symptoms

COVID19 Self Assessment

If you have symptoms take this self-assessment. It will tell you whether or not you should call 911 or 811 (if in Alberta Canada) . If not in Alberta, call your local health centre instead of 811. However, do not go to the doctors or any other medical clinic unless directed to by your local health agency.   Read the full article

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COVID19 Symptoms

The most detailed breakdown of symptoms of the disease comes from a recent World Health Organisation analysis of more than 55,000 confirmed cases in China. Here are the most common symptoms and the percentage of people who had them:

Fever: 88% Dry cough: 68% Fatigue: 38% Coughing up sputum, or thick phlegm, from the lungs: 33% Shortness of breath: 19% Bone or joint pain: 15% Sore throat: 14% Headache: 14% Chills: 11% Nausea or vomiting: 5% Stuffy nose: 5% Diarrhea: 4% Coughing up blood: 1% Swollen eyes: 1%   COVID-19 is a lower respiratory tract infection, which means that most of the symptoms are felt in the chest and lungs. That’s different from colds that bring on an upper respiratory tract infection, where you get a runny nose and sinus congestion. Those symptoms seem to be mostly absent for people with COVID-19, though they’re not unheard of.

The good news is that in China, most people who have gotten sick -- about 80% -- have had mild to moderate symptoms. Given that, doctors feel that most people in the U.S. will be able to manage their symptoms at home.   Read the full article