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TO SEE IN TOTAL CASES AND THUS IN TOTAL LIKELY FATALITIES?

IN TOTAL LIKELY FATALITIES? >> SO, I THINK IT’S VERY

>> SO, I THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR VIEWERS TO

IMPORTANT FOR YOUR VIEWERS TO UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND. THE NUMBERS WE HAVE TODAY, FIRST

THE NUMBERS WE HAVE TODAY, FIRST OF ALL, THEY’RE UNDERESTIMATE SO

OF ALL, THEY’RE UNDERESTIMATE SO IF YOU TAKE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF

IF YOU TAKE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES, YOU

POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES, YOU MULTIPLY IT ROUGHLY BY TEN TO

MULTIPLY IT ROUGHLY BY TEN TO GET THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL CASES

GET THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL CASES OR YOU TAKE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS

OR YOU TAKE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND YOU MULTIPLY IT BY 800 TO

AND YOU MULTIPLY IT BY 800 TO GET THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CASES

GET THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CASES BUT THAT ACTUALLY NUMBER OF

BUT THAT ACTUALLY NUMBER OF CASES REFLECTS WHAT HAPPENED 15

CASES REFLECTS WHAT HAPPENED 15 DAYS AGO.

DAYS AGO. SOMEONE WHO’S UNFORTUNATELY DIED

SOMEONE WHO’S UNFORTUNATELY DIED GOT INFECTED 15 DAYS AGO AND

GOT INFECTED 15 DAYS AGO AND THEN DETERIORATED TO DIE.

THEN DETERIORATED TO DIE. SO, WE’RE TWO WEEKS OUT OF DATE

SO, WE’RE TWO WEEKS OUT OF DATE BY WHATEVER NUMBERS WE’RE SEEING

BY WHATEVER NUMBERS WE’RE SEEING AND THAT’S WHY WE REALLY -- IT

AND THAT’S WHY WE REALLY -- IT REALLY REFLECTS A MUCH LARGER

REALLY REFLECTS A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF CASES, A MUCH LARGER

NUMBER OF CASES, A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF DEATHS THAT ARE GOING

NUMBER OF DEATHS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN HERE, AND THAT IS WHAT

TO HAPPEN HERE, AND THAT IS WHAT THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IS, AND

THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IS, AND PEOPLE WHO SAY, WELL, WE CAN’T

PEOPLE WHO SAY, WELL, WE CAN’T TAKE THE ECONOMY -- TANK THE

TAKE THE ECONOMY -- TANK THE ECONOMY TO SAVE LIVES, I THINK

ECONOMY TO SAVE LIVES, I THINK THEY, YOU KNOW, THE ECONOMY IS

THEY, YOU KNOW, THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO BE HOBBLED UNLESS WE

GOING TO BE HOBBLED UNLESS WE GET OUR HANDS AROUND THIS PUBLIC

GET OUR HANDS AROUND THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

HEALTH EMERGENCY. SO, I THINK THEY HAVE IT

SO, I THINK THEY HAVE IT BACKWARDS, WHICH IS LET’S SAVE

BACKWARDS, WHICH IS LET’S SAVE THE ECONOMY AND THEN WE CAN DEAL

THE ECONOMY AND THEN WE CAN DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH

WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

EMERGENCY. IT’S JUST THE REVERSE.

IT’S JUST THE REVERSE. LET’S DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC

LET’S DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY VIGOROUSLY AND

HEALTH EMERGENCY VIGOROUSLY AND QUICKLY, BUT EVERY DAY THAT WE

QUICKLY, BUT EVERY DAY THAT WE DELAY, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL

DELAY, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND ACTUALLY MAKING

DISTANCING AND ACTUALLY MAKING IT PREVALENT THROUGHOUT ALL 50

IT PREVALENT THROUGHOUT ALL 50 STATES, IS A DAY THAT WE DELAY

STATES, IS A DAY THAT WE DELAY ACTUALLY SOLVING THIS PUBLIC

ACTUALLY SOLVING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND BEING ABLE

HEALTH EMERGENCY AND BEING ABLE TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN.

TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. >> WE’RE LISTENING TO DR. ZEKE

>> WE’RE LISTENING TO DR. ZEKE EMANUEL HERE WALK THROUGH SOME

EMANUEL HERE WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND FOR VIEWERS

OF THE NUMBERS AND FOR VIEWERS WATCHING HERE, 6:08 P.M. ON THE

WATCHING HERE, 6:08 P.M. ON THE EAST COAST, WE’RE SEEING SOME OF

EAST COAST, WE’RE SEEING SOME OF THE MEMBERS BOTH OF THE TASK

THE MEMBERS BOTH OF THE TASK FORCE AND THE ADMINISTRATION

FORCE AND THE ADMINISTRATION STEP OUT TO THE LECTERN.

STEP OUT TO THE LECTERN. THIS BRIEFING, AGAIN, JUST FOR

THIS BRIEFING, AGAIN, JUST FOR FOLKS TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING,

FOLKS TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING, IS RUNNING ABOUT 40 MINUTES

IS RUNNING ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEHIND.

BEHIND. THEY’VE BEEN HOLDING THESE

THEY’VE BEEN HOLDING THESE BREESKS EARLIER IN THE DAY.

BREESKS EARLIER IN THE DAY. THIS IS NOW GOING BACK TO WHAT

THIS IS NOW GOING BACK TO WHAT IS NOW FOR THE WASHINGTON

IS NOW FOR THE WASHINGTON AUDIENCE MORE OF AN EVENING

AUDIENCE MORE OF AN EVENING BRIEFING.

BRIEFING. VIEWERS WILL ALSO NOTICE

VIEWERS WILL ALSO NOTICE ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR IS UP BY

ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR IS UP BY THE WHITE HOUSE LECTERN.

THE WHITE HOUSE LECTERN. THAT’S AN ADDITION TODAY.

THAT’S AN ADDITION TODAY. THAT WAS SCHEDULED.

THAT WAS SCHEDULED. WE KNEW THAT WAS COMING BUT

WE KNEW THAT WAS COMING BUT WE’RE WAITING ON VICE PRESIDENT

WE’RE WAITING ON VICE PRESIDENT PENCE AND SOME OF THE OTHER

PENCE AND SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS WHO TYPICALLY COME OUT AND

FOLKS WHO TYPICALLY COME OUT AND WE’LL BRING THE BRIEFING LIVE

WE’LL BRING THE BRIEFING LIVE WHEN WE DO.

WHEN WE DO. ONE MORE QUESTION FOR THE DOCTOR

ONE MORE QUESTION FOR THE DOCTOR AND I’M GOING TO BRING IN

AND I’M GOING TO BRING IN MICHAEL STEELE, BUT DOCTOR, WHAT

MICHAEL STEELE, BUT DOCTOR, WHAT YOU’RE SAYING IN PLAIN ENGLISH

YOU’RE SAYING IN PLAIN ENGLISH IS THAT YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND

IS THAT YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND OR MAKE THREAT ASSESSMENTS HERE

OR MAKE THREAT ASSESSMENTS HERE TODAY WITHOUT FOLDING IN THE

TODAY WITHOUT FOLDING IN THE TWO-WEEK DELAY, WHICH MEANS SOME

TWO-WEEK DELAY, WHICH MEANS SOME OF WHAT WE’RE SEEING WILL

OF WHAT WE’RE SEEING WILL STATISTICALLY GET WORSE BASED ON

STATISTICALLY GET WORSE BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW.

WHAT WE KNOW. >> CORRECT.

>> CORRECT. >> HOW DOES THAT SQUARE WITH

>> HOW DOES THAT SQUARE WITH WHAT WE HEARD FROM -- WHAT I

WHAT WE HEARD FROM -- WHAT I JUST SHOWED FROM THE PRESIDENT?

JUST SHOWED FROM THE PRESIDENT? HE SEEMS TO BE SPEAKING AS IF

HE SEEMS TO BE SPEAKING AS IF THINGS ARE FROZEN IN TIME AND

THINGS ARE FROZEN IN TIME AND YOU CAN NOW PULL BACK FROM THE

YOU CAN NOW PULL BACK FROM THE HEALTH PRECAUTIONS AND GET BACK

HEALTH PRECAUTIONS AND GET BACK TO, AS HE PUT IT, HELPING THE

TO, AS HE PUT IT, HELPING THE ECONOMY?

ECONOMY? YOU’RE SAYING THAT WHOLE FRAME

YOU’RE SAYING THAT WHOLE FRAME IS BASICALLY WRONG BECAUSE TODAY

IS BASICALLY WRONG BECAUSE TODAY IS NOT FROZEN IN TIME WITH

IS NOT FROZEN IN TIME WITH REGARD TO THE CASES.

REGARD TO THE CASES. >> THAT’S RIGHT.

>> THAT’S RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE

WE ARE GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE BEFORE WE GET BETTER, AND ONE OF

BEFORE WE GET BETTER, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW FROM

THE THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW FROM TESTING, WHICH WE CAN’T KNOW,

TESTING, WHICH WE CAN’T KNOW, GIVEN THE KIND OF TESTING WE

GIVEN THE KIND OF TESTING WE HAVE, IS WHEN THE NUMBER OF NEW

HAVE, IS WHEN THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS ACTUALLY GOING DOWN AND

CASES IS ACTUALLY GOING DOWN AND GETTING CLOSE TO ZERO.

GETTING CLOSE TO ZERO. THAT WILL BE THE TIME WHEN YOU

THAT WILL BE THE TIME WHEN YOU CAN PEEL BACK SOME OF THESE

CAN PEEL BACK SOME OF THESE RESTRICTIONS, BUT YOU CAN’T PEEL

RESTRICTIONS, BUT YOU CAN’T PEEL IT BACK WHILE YOU’RE STILL

IT BACK WHILE YOU’RE STILL HAVING A DRAMATIC INCREASE

HAVING A DRAMATIC INCREASE DAY-TO-DAY IN CASES.

DAY-TO-DAY IN CASES. YOU CAN ONLY PEEL BACK THOSE

YOU CAN ONLY PEEL BACK THOSE RESTRICTIONS ONCE THEY HAVE GONE

RESTRICTIONS ONCE THEY HAVE GONE TO ZERO OR AS WE PEOPLE WHO ARE

TO ZERO OR AS WE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY FIELD SAY,

IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY FIELD SAY, ONCE THE PERCENT OF THE

ONCE THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION WITH CORONAVIRUS

POPULATION WITH CORONAVIRUS PLATEAUS, AND THERE’S NO

PLATEAUS, AND THERE’S NO INDICATION THAT’S HAPPENING.

INDICATION THAT’S HAPPENING. WE’RE EVERY DAY SEEING IT GO UP

WE’RE EVERY DAY SEEING IT GO UP AND UP AND UP.

AND UP AND UP. >> RIGHT.

>> RIGHT. >> SO WE ARE DEFINITELY BEHIND

>> SO WE ARE DEFINITELY BEHIND THE 8-BALL AND ONE OF THE

THE 8-BALL AND ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES YOU HEAR FROM NEW

CONSEQUENCES YOU HEAR FROM NEW YORK, SEATTLE IS THEY’RE GOING

YORK, SEATTLE IS THEY’RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BE OVERWHELMED.

TO, YOU KNOW, BE OVERWHELMED. MORE AND MORE PATIENTS ARE GOING

MORE AND MORE PATIENTS ARE GOING TO COME, EVEN IF IT’S ONLY A

TO COME, EVEN IF IT’S ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER

SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED, AND THEY

OF PEOPLE INFECTED, AND THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THEM IN

WON’T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THEM IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE HOSPITAL. THEY WON’T HAVE ENOUGH

THEY WON’T HAVE ENOUGH VENTILATORS FOR THEM.

VENTILATORS FOR THEM. THEY WON’T HAVE ENOUGH MASKS AND

THEY WON’T HAVE ENOUGH MASKS AND OTHER GEAR TO ACTUALLY TREAT

OTHER GEAR TO ACTUALLY TREAT THEM EFFECTIVELY, AND THAT WILL

THEM EFFECTIVELY, AND THAT WILL MEAN PEOPLE WITH OTHER