Name: HHS Sec. Azar provides an update on the coronavirus outbreak
Uploaded: 2020-03-11T20:40:51.000Z
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>> Jon: DAN SPRINGER, THANKS. >> Sandra: LET’S BRING IN THE

>> Sandra: LET’S BRING IN THE HEADLINER HEALTH AND HUMAN

HEADLINER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR.

SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR. GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME.

GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME. DEFINITELY A LOT TO GET TO WITH

DEFINITELY A LOT TO GET TO WITH YOU HERE.

FIRST I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A NEW ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE ON THE

NEW ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE ON THE ONGOING PREPARATIONS BEING MADE.

ONGOING PREPARATIONS BEING MADE. WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?

WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT? >> WELL, WE’RE BRINGING IN THE

>> WELL, WE’RE BRINGING IN THE GRAND PRINCESS THAT WILL DOCK

GRAND PRINCESS THAT WILL DOCK TODAY AS WELL AS START

TODAY AS WELL AS START OFFLOADING PASSENGERS FROM THAT

THEY WILL BE OFFLOADED TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FIRST AND

PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FIRST AND FOREMOST AND SECONDLY PROTECTS

FOREMOST AND SECONDLY PROTECTS THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THEY’LL BE IN AN ISOLATION

THEY’LL BE IN AN ISOLATION QUARANTINE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN

QUARANTINE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN GO TO FACILITIES WE’VE ARRANGED

GO TO FACILITIES WE’VE ARRANGED AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR

OWN CARE. THEY’LL BE TESTED AND GO INTO

THEY’LL BE TESTED AND GO INTO 14-DAY QUARANTINE.

14-DAY QUARANTINE. WE’LL LEAVE THE CREW ON BOARD

WE’LL LEAVE THE CREW ON BOARD THE SHIP ALTHOUGH WE’RE SURGING

THE SHIP ALTHOUGH WE’RE SURGING MEDICAL STAFF.

MEDICAL STAFF. WE HAVE PUT PEOPLE ON BOARD THE

WE HAVE PUT PEOPLE ON BOARD THE SHIP TO ISOLATE THOSE

SHIP TO ISOLATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE SURE

INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE SURE APPROPRIATE ISOLATION AND

APPROPRIATE ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE IS HAPPENING ON

QUARANTINE IS HAPPENING ON BOARD THAT SHIP AND WORKING

BOARD THAT SHIP AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM

CLOSELY WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND ON

AND THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND ON THESE EFFORTS.

THESE EFFORTS. >> Jon: THERE IS CRITICISM OF

>> Jon: THERE IS CRITICISM OF THE FEDERAL EFFORT.

THE FEDERAL EFFORT. I WANT TO GET FROM YOU.

DO YOU FEEL YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND YOUR

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR ARMS

DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR ARMS AROUND THIS CRISIS?

AROUND THIS CRISIS? >> WE’VE BEEN ON THIS FROM DAY

>> WE’VE BEEN ON THIS FROM DAY ONE WHEN WENERS TO PROTECT THE

ONE WHEN WENERS TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE HAVE GOTTEN A DIAGNOSTIC OUT

IT IS IN THE FIELD AND AVAILABLE FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH

AVAILABLE FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH LABS AND LABS AND SPITALS.

LABS AND LABS AND SPITALS. SO OVER A MILLION SHIPPED OVER

SO OVER A MILLION SHIPPED OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE WEEKEND. WE HAVE 2.1 MILLION AVAILABLE

WE HAVE 2.1 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES.

FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES. SO TESTING IS FULLY AVAILABLE

SO TESTING IS FULLY AVAILABLE TO OUR PROVIDERS.

TO OUR PROVIDERS. WE’VE GOT RAPID WORK ON A

WE’VE GOT RAPID WORK ON A VACCINE THAT SHOULD GO TO

VACCINE THAT SHOULD GO TO CLINICAL TRIALS VERY SOON.

CLINICAL TRIALS VERY SOON. A THERAPEUTIC ALREADY IN

A THERAPEUTIC ALREADY IN CLINICAL TRIALS.

CLINICAL TRIALS. BORDER PATROL MEASURES TO

BORDER PATROL MEASURES TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND

PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO

TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO PROTECT AMERICA.

PROTECT AMERICA. >> Sandra: THERE IS A LOT TO

>> Sandra: THERE IS A LOT TO BREAK DOWN AS FAR AS THE

BREAK DOWN AS FAR AS THE VACCINE AND THE TIMING OF IT.

VACCINE AND THE TIMING OF IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE MIXED

THERE SEEMS TO BE MIXED COMMUNICATION ON THAT.

COMMUNICATION ON THAT. IF I COULD TURN EVERYONE’S

IF I COULD TURN EVERYONE’S ATTENTION TO THE DOW.

ATTENTION TO THE DOW. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE U.S.

WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE U.S. STOCK MARKET SINCE IT OPENED

STOCK MARKET SINCE IT OPENED FOR TRADING OVER AN HOUR AGO

FOR TRADING OVER AN HOUR AGO AND RIGHT NOW THERE IS A

AND RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SELL-OFF HAPPENING

SIGNIFICANT SELL-OFF HAPPENING ON WALL STREET.

ON WALL STREET. MORE THAN A 5% DROP ON THE DOW.

MORE THAN A 5% DROP ON THE DOW. IT IS A 1,380 POINT DROP.

IT IS A 1,380 POINT DROP. DUE IN PART TO CORONAVIRUS

SO DOES THE ADMINISTRATION FEEL LIKE IT HAS PUT OUT A CONFIDENT

LIKE IT HAS PUT OUT A CONFIDENT MESSAGE AND ONE EASILY

MESSAGE AND ONE EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE AMERICAN

UNDERSTOOD BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TO LIMIT THOSE FEARS?

PUBLIC TO LIMIT THOSE FEARS? THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY PLAYING

THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY PLAYING OUT IN OUR STOCK MARKET THIS

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DELIVERED A HISTORICALLY STRONG

DELIVERED A HISTORICALLY STRONG ECONOMY WHETHER IT’S AN

ECONOMY WHETHER IT’S AN UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS OR ON

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