AFTERNOON I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN
VIRGINIA IS RESPONSE TO COVID
NINETEEN. I'D LIKE TO CELEBRATE
SOME GOOD NEWS AND REMIND ALL
OF US THE WAYS THAT WE NEED TO
REMAIN VIGILANT HEADING INTO
LABOR DAY THIS WEEKEND. AS
ALWAYS- WE START WITH THE
HEALTH DATA. IT'S BEEN A FEW
DAYS SINCE WE MET SO I WILL GO
INTO A LITTLE MORE DEPTH TODAY.
FIRST LET'S LOOK AT THE
COMMONWEALTH AS A WHOLE. FIRST
OF ALL THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CASES THAT YOU CAN SEE OUR
STATE WIDE CASE COUNTS DROPPED
THROUGH JUNE THEN ROSE AGAIN IN
JULY DRIVEN IN PART BY
INCREASED CASES IN THE EASTERN
REGION. WORKING TOGETHER WE
WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THIS BUT AS
YOU CAN SEE THE TREND LINE HAS
RISE SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST
WEEK OR SO AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO KEEP. AN EYE ON THIS. THIS
NEXT SLIDE GOES OVER THE NUMBER
OF TEST IN ENCOUNTERS THE
NUMBER OF POSITIVE TESTING
ENCOUNTERS AND PERCENT
POSITIVITY BY LAB REPORT DATE
PC ARE ONLY STATE WHY. AND YOU
CAN SEE THE BLUE LINES ARE THE
NUMBER OF TEST A REPORTED EACH
DAY WHILE THE YELLOW LINE IS
THE SEVEN DAY AVERAGE OF THE
PERCENT OF THOSE TESTS. THAT
ARE POSITIVE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE
YOU CAN SEE THAT ARE TESTING
NUMBERS ARE GENERALLY RANGING
FROM 1-500-022-0000. CASE OUR
TESTS PER DAY. OUR PERCENT
POSITIVELY CONTINUES TO ROUTE
RANGE. JUST BELOW 7% A- WHEN
ALL THIS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE
WERE WELL OVER TWENTY PERCENT-
WE'D OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO SEE IT
LOWER THAN SEVEN BUT WE HAVEN'T
SEEN SHARP SPIKES STATEWIDE-
WHICH IS A GOOD THING. OVERALL
THAT VIRGINIANS ARE DOING A
GOOD JOB KEEPING THIS CORE FLAT
AND REMEMBER WE REVIEWED THAT
IN THE PAST OF WHY THE
IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE CURB
FLAT WAS WAS WHERE IT WAS NOW
I'D LIKE TO BREAK IT DOWN. FOR
EACH OF THE REGIONS OF
VIRGINIA. FIRST OF ALL THE
NORTHERN REGION TOTAL CASES AS
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BLUE LINES
NEW CASES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
ARE TRENDING VERY SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THAN EARLIER IN THE
SUMMER AND SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER.
THAN THEY WERE EARLY IN THE
PANDEMIC. THE SEVEN DAY MOVING
AVERAGE FOR NEW CASES IS AROUND
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY. THIS
NEXT SLIDE IS THE NORTHERN
REGION A NUMBER OF TEST AND
PERCENT POSITIVITY. SO HERE YOU
CAN SEE THAT NORTHERN
VIRGINIA'S PERCENT POSITIVITY
IS LOOKING STEADY HOVERING
AROUND 6% THIS NEXT SLIDE IS
THE CENTRAL REGION TOTAL CASES
THE CENTRAL REGION HAS NOT SEEN
A LOT OF LARGE CHANGE IN ITS
CASE COUNTS. THE SEVEN DAY
MOVING AVERAGES AROUND A
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NEW CASES
PER DAY. THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS
THE CENTRAL REGION A NUMBER OF
TESTS AND PERCENT POSITIVITY.
THE CENTRAL REGION WHICH
INCLUDES RIGHT HERE IN RICHMOND
SAW A DROP IN PERCENT
POSITIVELY STARTING IN EARLY
AUGUST IT NOW IS JUST OVER 7%
THIS NEXT SLIDE IS THE
NORTHWEST REGION OF TOTAL CASES
SIMILARLY THE NORTHWEST REGION
HASN'T SEEN HUGE CHANGES IN
NUMBERS THAT REGION HAD AROUND
A HUNDRED AND TWENTY NEW CASES
PER DAY. THIS NEXT SLIDE IS A
NORTHRIDGE REGION TEST AND
PERCENT POSITIVITY SO THE
NORTHWEST REGION PERCENT
POSITIVE WAS UNDER 5% IN LATE
JULY BUT THAT IS INCHING UP
JUST A LITTLE BIT AS YOU CAN
SEE FROM THAT. YELLOW LINE. THE
NEXT SLIDE IS THE SOUTHWEST
REGION OF TOTAL CASES. THE CASE
THERE UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE
SEEING CASES TRENDING UP IN
THAT PARTICULAR AREA VIRGINIA
TWO MONTHS AGO THE AVERAGE NEW
CASE NUMBER. WAS AROUND EIGHTY
PER DAY NOW IT'S MORE THAN TWO
AND TWENTY PER DAY. THE NUMBER
OF TEST AND PERCENT POSITIVITY
ON THIS NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE
THAT THEY ARE THE PERCENT
POSITIVITY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
INCREASING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
CONCERNING FOR A REGION WHERE
THERE ARE FEW OUR HOSPITALS
ESPECIALLY WITH CRITICAL CARE
CAPABILITIES. THIS NEXT SLIDE
IS OUR EASTERN REGION TOTAL
CASES THE EASTERN REACHES AN
AVERAGE AROUND TWO HUNDRED AND
FOURTEEN NEW CASES A DAY WHICH
IS BETTER THAN IT WAS IN JULY.
AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS NEXT
SLIDE THAT THE EASTERN REGION
PERCENT POSITIVITY HAS COME
DOWN FROM THE MID JULY SPIKE OF
AROUND TWELVE PER. IT'S NOW
DOWN UNDER 9% WHICH IS STILL
HIGHER THAN WE'D LIKE BUT THIS
IS CERTAINLY MOVING IN A
POSITIVE DIRECTION. SO I HOPE
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED BY THESE
NUMBERS- I KNOW THAT THAT I AM.
THE REALITY THOUGH IS THAT THIS
VIRUS IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL
AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA AND WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE THE GUIDELINES AND BE.
VIGILANT SO OVERALL THE
CORONAVIRUS IS MODERATELY
CONTAINED. IN VIRGINIA THE CASE
NUMBERS REMAIN STEADY AND THE
PERCENT POSITIVITY IS NOT
SPIKING BUT AGAIN WE CONTINUE.
TO WATCH THIS VERY CLOSELY AND
WE NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT WE
CONTINUE MONITORING THE DATA
AND WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING
ESPECIALLY. AS OUR COLLEGES AND
SCHOOLS RE OPEN AND ESPECIALLY
AHEAD ABOUT. WEEKEND LIKE I
REFERRED TO EARLIER. SO WE'RE
NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES
BEFORE LABOR DAY I WANT TO BE
CLEAR THE REASON WHY AND I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WANT TO
GET THINGS BACK OPEN ON LABOR
DAY BUT WE NEED TO THINK BACK
TO. MEMORIAL DAY AND JULY THE
FOURTH WE SAW SURGES IN THE
WEEK TO TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING
THOSE HOLIDAYS AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND CERTAINLY ALSO HERE
IN VIRGINIA. AND WE DON'T WANT
TO REPEAT THAT AS THE SUMMER
DRAWS TO A CLOSE. SO IF WE CAN
AVOID THE SAME SEARCHES AFTER
LABOR DAY THEN WE'LL HAVE A
RUNNING START AS WE GO INTO THE
FALL. I BELIEVE THIS OUR HEALTH
TEAM BELIEVES THIS AND DR
PHALKE MADE THE SAME POINT
YESTERDAY ON A CALL WITH THE
NATION'S GOVERNORS. WITH A
HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMING UP WITH
BACK TO SCHOOL COMING IN
DIFFERENT FORMS AND WITH
COLLEGES RETURNING. NOW IS THE
TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN ALL WHAT WE
KNOW IS WORKING SO WE CAN SET
OURSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS. THIS
FALL. IF THE NUMBERS CONTINUE
TO TREND IN A GOOD DIRECTION
AND IF THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT
PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THE SAFETY
GUIDELINES OVER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. WE WILL BE ABLE TO
MOVE EASTERN VIRGINIA IN LINE
WITH THE REST OF THE STATE SOON
AFTER LABOR DAY. AS WE LOOK TO
THE FALL I WANT EVERYONE. TO
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE HEADED
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE SUCCESS
IS SPECIALLY DURING THESE TOUGH
TIMES AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE
TOUGH TIME SO. I WANT TO SHARE
WITH YOU SOME GOOD NEWS. FIRST
OUR EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION APP
IS PERFORMING WILL. VIRGINIA
LAUNCHED COVID WISE FOUR WEEKS
AGO TOMORROW. SINCE THEN MORE
THAN FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY
THOUSAND VIRGINIANS HAVE
DOWNLOADED IT. THAT'S ABOUT
SIXTY TO PEOPLE PER DAY R.
SEVEN HUNDRED AN HOUR. SO IF
YOU DOWNLOADED THE APP. I SAY
THANK YOU MANY VIRGINIANS HAVE
ALREADY USED IT TO ANONYMOUSLY
NOTIFY THEIR FAMILY FRIENDS CO
WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES IN FACT
JUST YESTERDAY FIFTY ONE PEOPLE
RECEIVED A PUSH NOTIFICATION
THAT THEY WERE LIKELY EXPOSED
TO SOMEONE THAT ANONYMOUSLY
REPORTED. AS COVID NINETEEN
POSITIVE. WE CAN ALL BE PROUD
THAT VIRGINIA WAS FIRST AND WE
GOT THE NATION'S ATTENTION WITH
MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND STORIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A
GREAT START. BUT WE HAVE TO
REMAIN VERY SO IF YOU HAVE
ALREADY DONE SO PLEASE VISIT
COVID. WEISS .ORG S. C. O. V.
I. D. W. I. S. E. .ORG. YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE ON GOOGLE
PLAY OR IN THE APP STORE ON
YOUR IPHONE. ANOTHER THING THAT
IS WORKING WELL IS OUR TESTING
THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA WE TOOK
SOME HITS EARLIER IN THE YEAR
ABOUT TESTING WE'VE TURNED
THINGS AROUND THAT YOU JUST SAW
ON THE NUMBERS AND WE ARE NOW
AVERAGING. FIFTEEN TO TWENTY
THOUSAND TEST TODAY AND THOSE
ARE THE- OF THE PCR TEST. SO
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN LOTS OF
WAYS YOU KNOW THAT WE JOINED A
PURCHASING POOL WITH OTHER
STATES AND OUR STATE LAB JUST
LAST WEEK BEGAN CONDUCTING
SEROLOGY TESTING. ALSO CALLED
ANTIBODY TESTING AS YOU RECALL
FROM SCIENCE CLASS THE BODY
PRODUCES ANTIBODIES TO FIGHT
OFF SUCH INFECTION SO THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT NEW TOOL IS
SPECIALLY TO TELL WHO HAS BEEN
EXPOSED TO THIS IN THE PAST.
VIRGINIANS PUBLIC HEALTH
LABORATORY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT
ROLE IN OUR COMMONWEALTH COVID
NINETEEN RESPONSE AND ANTIBODY
TESTING IS ANOTHER TOOL WE CAN
USE TO NOT ONLY FIGHT THE
DISEASE BUT TO GAIN A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT IS AND
IMPACTING. OUR CITIZENS. THESE
ARE ALL POSITIVE STEPS. NOW WE
HAVE A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.
WE'RE HAVING TESTING EVENTS AND
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE SHOWING
UP. I GET IT WE'RE ALL TIRED
AND WE ALL WANT TO GET THIS
BEHIND US BUT THE BASIC FACTS
REMAIN THE SAME IF YOU HAVE
COVID YOU NEED TO ISOLATE
YOURSELF AND STAY AWAY FROM
OTHER PEOPLE THAT STARTS WITH
GETTING TESTING. SO I WANTED TO
REVIEW ABOUT THIS NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS A MAP SHOWING ALL THE
PLACES THAT YOU CAN GET A TEST
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THEY'RE
ALL OVER THE STATE. AS YOU CAN
SEE. WHEN YOU GO THERE YOU'LL
MEET PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN TRUST.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR NATIONAL
GUARD YOUR NEIGHBORS PEOPLE WHO
CARE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR HEALTH.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU
BELIEVE YOU NEED A TEST PLEASE
GET A TEST. ESPECIALLY IF YOUR
JOB REQUIRES YOU TO BE AROUND
OTHER PEOPLE LIKE TEACHERS.
ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION RECLASSIFIED
TEACHERS AS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS THIS
MEANS THEY COULD BE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE WORKING EVEN IF THEY
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID
NINETEEN AND THAT'S THE WRONG
THING TO DO. SO VIRGINIA IS
TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH IF
YOU ARE A TEACHER AND THERE'S A
HIGH CHANCE YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID NINETEEN YOU SHOULD
GET TESTED AND STAY HOME UNTIL
YOU GET THE RESULTS. EVEN IF
YOU DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS. SO LET
ME BE CLEAR. DESPITE RECENT
CHANGES IN THE CDC GUIDELINES
VIRGINIA WILL CONTINUE TO
ENCOURAGE THAT THOSE WHO NEED
TESTING GET IT. THAT MEANS THAT
IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS YOU THINK
YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED ARE YOU
NEED A TEST TO GO BACK TO WORK.
YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR
PHYSICIAN PERIOD. AND AGAIN IF
YOU NEED A TEST PLEASE GET A
TEST. WHILE ALL OF THIS IS
GOING ON I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT THE REST OF YOUR
GOVERNMENT IS MOVING FORWARD
TO. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE
WORK OUR TEAMS ARE DOING. I'LL
GIVE YOU JUST A FEW EXAMPLES IN
PUBLIC SAFETY WE'VE SENT MORE
THAN A DOZEN HIGHLY TRAINED
FIREFIGHTERS TO HELP FIGHT
WILDFIRES IN TEXAS ARIZONA AND
CALIFORNIA. IN TRANSPORTATION.
THE LONG BRIDGE PROJECT IS
ADVANCING AND WE HOPE TO HAVE
MORE NEWS SOON ABOUT THIS
IMPORTANT TRANSIT OPTION FOR
THE EAST COAST I WAS OF THE
RAIL LINES ACROSS THE POTOMAC
RIVER. AT DMV IT'S STILL BEST
TO RENEW YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE
ARE YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
ONLINE. THE OFFICES ARE RE
OPENING AND THEY NOW HAVE SIXTY
EIGHT OF SEVENTY FIVE OFFICES
OPEN FOR APPOINTMENTS. I KNOW
LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE IN LINE FOR
IMPORTANT SO I AM EXTENDING FOR
AN ADDITIONAL SIXTY DAYS THE
VALIDITY OF LICENSE AND
IDENTIFICATION. THAT ARE DUE TO
EXPIRE BY OCTOBER THE THIRTY
FIRST. IN ELECTIONS OUR TEAMS
ARE PREPARING FOR ELECTION DAY.
I WANT TO THANK THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FOR ADVANCE IN OUR
MEASURES TO MAKE IT SAFE AND
EASY. TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER OUR
TEAMS ARE WORKING VERY HARD AND
THEY NEED YOUR HELP. MANY POLL
WORKERS ARE ELDERLY SO THEY ARE
AT HIGH RISK FOR COVID NINETEEN.
SO WE'RE SEEING A SHORTAGE OF
POLL WORKERS ACROSS OUR STATE.
WE NEED TO MAKE UP FOR THAT
SHORTFALL WITH PEOPLE WHO
AREN'T CONSIDERED AS HIGH RISK
TO KEEP POLLING PLACES OPEN AND
OPERATING SMOOTHLY. AND YOU CAN
HELP. YOU CAN HELP VIRGINIANS
EXERCISE OUR MOST BASIC RIGHT
AS AMERICANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTIONS IS PARTNERED WITH THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE
SAFE AND SANITARY POLLING
PLACES. FOR VOTERS AND OUR POLL.
IF YOU SIGN UP YOU CAN ASSURE
THAT YOU'LL BE SAFE. SO PLEASE
CONSIDER WORKING AT THE POLLS
ON ELECTION DAY YOU CAN APPLY
AT VOTE DOT VIRGINIA DOT GOV.
SO THAT VOTE DOT VIRGINIA DOT
GOV. BEFORE WE TURN TO YOUR
QUESTIONS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
ONE MORE SUCCESS AND IT'S
ANOTHER THING WE NEED TO KEEP
WORKING ON AS WELL AND THAT'S-
OUR CENSUS. THE COUNTRY
CONDUCTS THE CENSUS EVERY TEN
YEARS AND IT'S REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT. IT HELPS DETERMINE
HOW MUCH MONEY VIRGINIA GETS
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S BASED LARGELY ON
POPULATION AND IT DETERMINES
HOW MUCH VIRGINIA GETS FOR
EVERYTHING FROM FOOD SECURITY
TO HEALTH TO EDUCATION AND MORE.
WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE FORMS
MORE. COMES TO VIRGINIA FOR
SERVICES WE ALL DEPEND ON AND
THAT'S A GOOD THING. WHEN YOU
DON'T FILL OUT THE FORMS YOU'RE
SENDING OUR MONEY LITERALLY TO
OUR NEIGHBORING STATES IN FACT
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT VIRGINIA
WOULD LOSE TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
A YEAR. FOR EACH PERSON NOT
COUNTED AND THAT'S NOT GOOD. SO
HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS VIRGINIA
HAS THE SEVENTH HIGHEST RETURN
RATES IN THE COUNTRY. WE SHOULD
CELEBRATE THAT FACT BUT NOT
UNTIL WE CROSS THE FINISH LINE
AND THE LINE JUST GOT SOONER OR
CLOSER THE DEADLINE IS. NOW
SEPTEMBER THE THIRTIETH THE
DEAD IS SEPTEMBER THE THIRTIETH
WE HAVE JUST THIRTY DAYS TO GET
THIS DONE VIRGINIA. I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THERE ARE SAFE WAYS TO
FILL OUT CENSUS FORMS. YOU CAN
DO IT ONLINE OR BY MAIL. CENSUS
EMPLOYEES WILL SOON BE GOING
DOOR TO DOOR IN A SAFE MANNER
TO REACH HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE
NOT COMPLETED THEIR SENTENCE.
FRANCIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
FIVE ASK OUR TEAM TO JOIN ME
TODAY I WANT TO START WITH OUR
SECTOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH
KELLY THOMASSON AND SHE WILL
INTRODUCE OUR GUEST. SECRETARY
THOMAS WELCOME. THANK YOU SO
MUCH GOVERNOR A GOOD AFTERNOON
MS KELLY THOMAS IN THE SERVICES
SECTOR THE COMMONWEALTH AND I'M
HERE TODAY TO ASK ALL OF YOU TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE TWENTY
TWENTY CENSUS WE'RE ASKING
EVERYONE LIVING IN VIRGINIA WHO
IS NOT ALREADY COMPLETED THE
CENSUS THIS YEAR. TO PLEASE
TAKE TEN MINUTES TO DAY TO
RESPOND ONLINE OR BY PHONE YOU
CAN DO SO BY VISITING TWENTY
TWENTY CENSUS DOT GOV OR BY
CALLING. EIGHT FOUR FOUR THREE
THREE ZERO TWENTY TWENTY. NOW I
KNOW WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK
ABOUT COVID-19 AND HOW IT'S
AFFECTING ALL OF OUR LIVES THE
TWENTY TWENTY CENSUS WILL ALSO
AFFECT OUR LIVES FOR THE NEXT
TEN YEARS. AS. THE GOVERNOR
SAID THE CENSUS IS A POPULATION
COUNT AND THE SINCE DATA USED
TO DETERMINE FEDERAL FUNDING IS
DISTRIBUTED TO SIX STATES AND
TO HOW MANY SEATS WE GET IN
CONGRESS. IT IS ALSO USED BY
OUR STATE AND OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE PUBLIC
SAFETY PLANNING DETERMINE WHERE
SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ARE BUILT
AND MORE. THE RESULTS OF THE
CENSUS ARE GOING TO IMPACT OUR
LIVES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY. PART
OF THE NEXT TEN YEARS. THIS
CENSUS STARTED IN MARCH AND I'M
PLEASED TO SHARE AS THE
GOVERNOR SAID THAT SO FAR OVER
80% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN VIRGINIA
HAVE BEEN COUNTED. EITHER
MYSELF RESPONDING BY PHONE MAIL
OR ONLINE OR BY CENSUS STAFF
KNOWN AS. ENUMERATORS WHO
STARTED GOING DOOR TO DOOR TO
CALL RESPONSE. UP IS DOING WELL
IN OUR RESPONSE WAIT RATES AND
I'M SO PROUD OF OUR PROGRESS
BUT THEY'RE STILL MAY. VIRGIN
WHO HAVE BEEN COUNTED. EACH OF
YOU IS IMPORTANT AND NEEDS TO
BE COUNTED. DON'T JUST TAKE MY
WORD FOR IT I'M PLEASED TO BE
JOINED TODAY BY MY DEPUTY
SECRETARY TRACY J. TO SEIZURE
AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEADERS
ARE SERVING ON AVERAGING A
COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION. EACH
HAS GIVEN THEIR TIME OVER THE
LAST YEAR TO MAKING SURE OUR
HARDEST ACCOUNT COMMUNITIES
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING COUNTED. FIFTY THANK YOU
SECRETARY THOMAS N. FIRST I'D
LIKE TO INTRODUCE GALING
CONNOTING THEY LAYNE IS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE HAMPTON AND
DOUBLE ACP AND A MEMBER OF THE
VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN
ADVISORY BOARD. K. LANE. THANK
YOU DEPUTY SECRETARY DISEASE OR
MY NAME IS CAITLYN CONOID ST.
AND THIS IS A CALL FOR ACTION
MESSAGE. THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR
AND DISTRUST. OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WE CAN'T ALLOW THIS
TO STOP US FROM BEING COUNTED.
AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE FAIR
REPRESENTATION AND RESOURCES.
CENSUS DATA IS USED TO
DETERMINE HOW MORE THAN SIX
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
FUNDING IS ALLOCATED. THIS
INCLUDES PROGRAMS SUCH AS
MEDICAID. MEDICARE PART B. SNAP
WICK HOUSING VOUCHERS SCHOOL
LUNCHES COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTERS PELL GRANTS AND FEDERAL
STUDENT LOANS WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO HAVE VIRGINIA IS NOT BE
COUNTED AND LOSE OUT ON
CRITICAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES SO PLEASE VISIT
TWENTY TWENTY SENSES THAT GO
EVERY MEMBER THE DEADLINE IS
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH. NEXT I'M
PLEASED TO HAVE HUNLEY JOINED
US HI LIVE THE CENTER VIDEO AND
IS A LEADER IN VIRGINIA IS
KARINA COMMUNITY. I. HELLO THIS
IS YOUNG LADY BY LONG. ALL
CENSUS RESPONSES ARE COMPLETELY
CONFIDENTIAL AND YOUR
INFORMATION CANNOT BE SHARED
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ANYONE
ELSE ADDITIONALLY THE CENSUS
WILL NOT ASK FOR YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER BANK ACCOUNT
POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR
CITIZENSHIP STATUS YOUR
RESPONSES. ARE PROTECTED. BY
LAW AND IT WILL ONLY BE USED
FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES
VIRGINIA HUNTING OUT OF THEM
FOR SOME SHIPPING APACHE CENSUS
SEEING BECAUSE OF SAMPLE TECHNO
PROTECTING THAT. THANK YOU CAN.
ERIC LAND OF CHESTERFIELD
SERVED ON THE COMPLETE COUNTY
COMMISSION FOR THE TWENTY TEN
CENSUS AND ALSO HAS A DECADE OF
SERVICE ON THE VIRGINIA ASIAN
ADVISORY BOARD ERIC. THANK YOU
DEPUTY SECRETARY TO SHAZIER-
REMEMBER ONLY ONE FORM IS
NECESSARY PER HOUSEHOLD IN
SHINCLIFFE EVERYONE LIVING IN
THE HOUSEHOLD INCLUDING YOUNG
CHILDREN EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT-
IF EVEN IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY.
OUR YOUNG CHILDREN ARE AT THE
HIGHEST RISK OF BEING
UNDERCOUNTED IN THE CENSUS.
THANK YOU ERIC NEXT WE'RE
JOINED BY MONICA SARMIENTO
MARKET MONICA SERVES AS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
VIRGINIA COALITION FOR
IMMIGRANTS RIGHT. MONICA. GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE SO THE
VIRGINIA IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST
HITS WHEN IT COMES TO COVID
NINETEEN. AND IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FOR EVERY SINGLE
INDIVIDUAL TO GO AHEAD AND FILL
OUT THE CENSUS AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
ALSO FILL OUT THE CENSUS.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT NOT JUST
YOUR COMMUNITY FEELS ABOUT BUT
EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW. AND
PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT THERE IS
NO FEAR FILLING OUT THE CENSUS
I KNOW THE A LOT OF DISTRUST ON
SOME PARTS OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. THE PLEASE BE
REASSURED THAT NO CENSUS WORKER
CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION. NO
THOSE ARE THE MOST GET LET ME
LAB. AND THEN ALSO THERE'S ALSO
PEOPLE MUST GOING TO GO TO THE
BEATLES BUT IT'S NOT THE MOST
OF THEM BEING YOU'RE NOT
ESSENTIAL JUST GREEDY CORPORATE
PROXY MEDICA BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN
WITH US AND WE GOT THIS THING
ON. THOSE PHONE THOSE PRESS THE
SQUARE LAST. RESTAURANT WAS A
BATTLE GOING TO SEE THE MOST BY
A FOR THEIR SEED ON THE LAWN
THICK AMMONIA. S. IN CLEVELAND
AT THE BOTTOM TO CAN ALSO LIMIT
THEIR STATUS BUT AS FOR ME
SYSTEM BECAUSE IN A CENSUS. YES
WE FIVE SEEN SOLOMON THAT THE
MY THE S. MEN WITH THOSE YES
THE BUY BUTTON THAT MANY THAT A
PROXY MEDICAL. CLASSICS. THANK
YOU SO. TO OF YOU. THE TO
TWENTY CENSUS A SCHEDULED
CONCLUDE AT THE END. OF SO. WE
HAVE A- ONE MONTH LEFT MAKE
SURE THAT EVERY PERSON IN
VIRGINIA IS COUNTED. SO THAT
OUR STATE AND OUR COMMUNITIES
GET OUR FAIR SHARE OF RESOURCES
AND REPRESENTATION. TODAY WE'RE
KICKING OFF OUR CENSUS MONTH OF
ACTION TO ENCOURAGE VIRGINIANS
TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO
COMPLETE THEIR CENSUS OR IF
YOU'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED YOUR
OWN RESPONSES. PLEASE TAKE A
FEW MINUTES TODAY AND REACH OUT
TO YOUR FAMILY YOUR FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES AND REMIND THEM TO
BE COUNTED. REMEMBER IT TAKES
LESS THAN TEN MINUTES TO MAKE A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE NEXT TEN
YEARS. IF YOUR REPRESENTATION.
IF YOU'RE COMMUNITY FUNDING AND
IT'S YOUR CIVIC DUTY. VISIT
TWENTY TWENTY CENSUS DATA WORK.
EIGHT FOUR FOUR THREE THREE
ZERO TWENTY TWENTY TO COMPLETE
YOUR CENSUS TODAY. AND FOLLOW
US AND COUNT ON VIRGINIA FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON OUR STATE
WIDE MONTH OF ACTION THANK YOU.
SEVEN THANK YOU DEPUTY
SECTARIAN SECTARIAN TO ARE OUR
GUESTS AND- I THINK WE ALL
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS AND I THINK A POINT THAT
WERE MADE THAT 80% OF HOUSE
HAVE HAVE A AND HAVE BEEN
FILLED OUT BUT LEAVES US WE
HAVE THIRTY DAYS TO PROVIDE THE
REMAINDER OF THE 20% AND ALSO I
WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WE SAID
EACH PERSON THAT IS NOT
COUNTED- IS ABOUT TWO HUNDRED
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND
SO THAT IF YOU ADD UP THE
NUMBERS THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT
AND- OF YOU KNOW WHO. THE TAX
MONEY THAT WE HAVE PUT INTO THE
COMMONWEALTH AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IF WE HAVE THE
POPULATION WE DESERVE TO HAVE
EVERYONE OF OUR A VIRGIN
COUNTERS PLEASE GET OUT THERE
AND FILL OUT THAT CENSUS FORM
I'LL CLOSE WITH THE SAME
REMINDER THAT I STARTED WITH BE
CAREFUL THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
LARGE GATHERINGS ARE STILL NOT
A GOOD IDEA CONTINUE TO STAY
SIX FEET OR MORE AWAY FROM
OTHER PEOPLE WHERE FACE
COVERINGS AND DO YOUR
SOCIALIZING OUTDOORS WE DON'T
WANT TO SEE A SPIKE IN CASES
LABOR DAY. IS A MARKING POINT
THE END OF SUMMER WE HAVE NOW
LIVE THIS VIRUS FOR LIVE WITH
THIS VIRUS FOR TWO SEASONS AND
IT'S STILL WITH US I EXPECT
THIS VIRUS WILL REMAIN WITH US
THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER
BEFORE SAFE VACCINATION IS
FOUND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO STAY VIGILANT
CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL AND TAKE
CARE OF EACH OTHER SO THANK YOU
ALL AND I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE
ANY. QUESTIONS K. RIGHT. RIGHT
YEAH. FIVE HUNDRED SO I'M
WONDERING WHAT SPECIFICS EVEN
FOR METRICS YOU'RE LOOKING AT
ON CAMPUSES AND IF THERE'S ANY
POINT YOU KNOW THAT YOU WOULD
CONSIDER SHUTTING CAMPUSES DOWN
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION JADED THE
QUESTION IS ABOUT OUR COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES AND JUST AS
KATE SAID WE ARE SEEING- I
THINK CONCERNING NUMBERS OF
POSITIVE CASES AT OUR COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES FROM VERY
EARLY ON IS AS OUR STUDENTS
HAVE RETURNED TO CAMPUS IS AND
JUST TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT
KATE WE'VE WE HAVE PROVIDED
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES- THE
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH SHARE THEIR
PLANS WERE CERTIFIED. BY SHIP-
AND WE'RE WATCHING THIS VERY
CLOSELY AND WE EXPECT OUR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP THEIR
PLANS AND ALSO TO WORK WITH THE
LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICTS AND AS
LONG AS WE SEE THAT CONTINUE TO
HAPPEN- THEN I THINK WE CAN
PROCEED BUT IF IT'S NOT- AND I
CERTAINLY HAVE THAT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE AND
MAKE CHANGES WE YOU KNOW WE'VE
HAD THIS DISCUSSION CAKE WEEK
WE REALLY WANT OUR- OUR
SCHOLARS TO BE BACK ON CAMPUS
AS WE WANT THEM TO BE IN THE
CLASSROOM BUT WE REALLY WE NEED
TO DO IT SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY
AND SO. WE'LL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR IT- I'VE BEEN IN-
ALMOST DAILY CONTACT WITH A LOT
OF OUR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENTS- WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
OUR CONCERNS ON ON EACH SIDE
AND- AND THERE CONTINUE TO TAKE
THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND AS I
THINK THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE
TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND
DO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST
NOT ONLY OF THEIR STUDENTS BUT
ALSO OF THEIR THEIR FACULTY AND
SUPPORT STAFF- AT THE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES SO WE'RE WE'RE.
CONTINUE TO MODERATE VERY
CLOSELY. SURE BE IMPORTANT THAT.
YES AND I'M WONDERING THERE'S
THAT A VERY IN THE HOUSE RIGHT
NOW WOULD OFF PAY. QUARANTINE
TO ANYONE WORKING OVER TWENTY
HOURS A WEEK IN VIRGINIA AND
I'M WONDERING IF YOU SUPPORT
THAT BELL. YEAH I'LL GIVE YOU
MY ANSWER THAT I ALWAYS GIVE
KATE THAT THESE BILLS ARE
WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE-
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS- THERE CAN
BE A LOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS
MODIFICATIONS AND SO WE'RE
WE'RE FOLLOWING UP. WITH THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS DOING AND
BY THE WAY I THINK THEY'RE
DOING VERY GOOD WORK THEY'RE
HAVING GREAT DISCUSSIONS AND
THEY'RE THEY'RE VETTING- THESE
BILLS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
THEM PROBABLY OVER TWO HUNDRED
OF THEM- AND SO WHEN I GET TO
MY DESK I'LL- I'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT THEM AND- IF I NEED TO TWEAK
THEM A LITTLE BIT- I CERTAINLY
HAVE THE TO. HAVE THAT OPTION
WILL TAKE THAT LIBERTY AND
AGAIN THIS IS ABOUT- FOR ALL OF
THE ABOVE FOR IN A MOVING
VIRGINIA FORWARD DIRECTION AND
I. I REALLY COMMEND THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY THAT THE SYSTEM THAT
WE HAVE IN PLACE WORKS VERY
WELL AND SO IF AND WHEN THEY.
GET TO MY DESK I'LL TAKE A GOOD
LOOK AT THE FIRST HERALD
COURIER. THANK YOU GET GOVERNOR
YOU MENTIONED NOT MAKING ANY
CHANGES PRIOR TO LABOR DAY
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE SPECIFIC TARGET
LEVELS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
WORKS THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE A
DECISION TO READY NEEDS ARE
RESTRICTIONS. M. WHEN YOU SAY
EASE RESTRICTIONS ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT IN THE EASTERN
DISTRICT ARE IN VIRGINIA AS A
WHOLE. EIGHT VIRGINIA THE HOLES
ARE YEAH OUT I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION AND YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW
OUR POSITIVITY RATE- YESTERDAY
WAS AT SEVEN POINT FOUR IT'S
HOVERING AROUND SEVEN- IT'S
OBVIOUSLY BEEN OVER 20% IT'S
BEEN DOWN IN THE- THE SIXES
AND- YOU KNOW AS I SAID EARLIER
THIS THIS VIRUS IS STILL OUT
THERE IT'S A ALIVE AND WELL
IT'S VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS AND-
AND SO REGARDING. THE
COMMONWEALTH AS A WHOLE- I'M
NOT PREPARED AT THIS TIME- TO
MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
WITH REGARD TO WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT I
COMMEND. THOSE CITIES- AND WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THEM I UNDERSTAND FROM A
BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE THE
IMPORTANCE OF LABOR DAY BUT WE
HAVE COME TOO FAR TO GO BACK
AND I WOULD JUST JUST
EMPHASIZED. THE SPIKES IN CASES
THAT WE SAW AFTER OF MEMORIAL
DAY AND JULY THE FOURTH AND WE
KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF
TOURISTS THAT COME INTO THE
VIRGINIA FOR THE LABOR DAY
WEEKEND AND SO- WE'RE BEING AS
CAUTIOUS AS WE CAN. AGAIN IF WE
CAN KEEP THE NUMBERS DOWN IN
THE COMMUNITIES THEN IT WILL
ALLOW OUR SCHOOLS TO REOPEN
SENTARA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AND OUR OUR
BUSINESSES AND SO THAT'S REALLY
THE GOAL OF WHAT WE'RE. TRYING
TO DO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH. AT THE BY.
MODERATELY CAN UNIVERSITY
LABORATORY BIT MORE THAT KIND
OF AVERAGE PERSON THAT SHOULD
BE AND TERMS OF THEIR STORY. IF
THEY LET DOWN BUT I THINK WE
HAD OUT PRETTY THAT BECAUSE
HENRY AND THE MESSAGES THEY
SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD
DOWN- AND IT'S WHEN I SAY
MODERATELY CONTAINED- OUR
POSITIVITY RATE. IS AROUND 7%
IT WAS HIGHER THAN 20% SO WE'RE
AT A MORE ACCEPTABLE. RANGE BUT
WE'RE STILL NOT CLOSE TO WHERE
WE NEED TO BE TO EASE THESE
RESTRICTIONS AND- I THINK
ANYTIME THERE'S A LARGE
GATHERING. OR ANYTIME REALLY
SOMEONE THIS AND IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL THAT
THAT HAS COVID NINETEEN THERE'S
A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT THEY'RE
GONNA. GET IT AND SO IN ORDER
TO BE WHERE WE NEED TO BE IN A
MORE COMFORTABLE PLACE. PEOPLE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT
CAN'T SAY THAT ENOUGH IT'S IN
OUR HANDS IT REALLY IS. IF WE
FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES IF WE
WEAR A MASK WHEN WE'RE AROUND
OTHER PEOPLE WE WASH OUR HANDS
KEEP YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM OUR
FACES. AND KEEP OUR SOCIAL
DISTANCING WE CAN GET THIS
VIRUS UNDER CONTROL IT CAN BE
DONE. BUT IT'S CONTACT THE
COOPERATION OF EVERYBODY AND-
YOU KNOW HENRY II- AS I SEE THE
SAME THINGS THAT THAT YOU ALL
SEE. AROUND THE COUNTRY AROUND
VIRGINIA PARTIES PEOPLE THAT
SAY I DON'T NEED TO WEAR A MASK
I DON'T NEED TO FOLLOW
GUIDELINES AND SO I. SO I WATCH
THAT AND I REGRET THAT I REALLY
DO BECAUSE- OF WE COULD WE
COULD GET THIS UNDER CONTROL
VERY EASILY IF WE ALL DID THE
RIGHT THING AND THAT'S ALL I'M
ASKING. OF VIRGINIANS IS TO DO
THE RIGHT THING. INSIDE GOOD
AFTERNOON GOVERNOR YOU ARE
QUESTION THIS IS THAT EARLIER
WITH THE PANDEMIC IS NOW MERELY
MONTHS OLD AND THEY THINK THAT
HINDSIGHT IS TWENTY TWENTY AND
WORK IN TWENTY TWENTY. NO
NUMBER MARCH FIRST WHAT YOU
KNOW TODAY EIGHT ABOUT COVID
NINETEEN IN THE PANDEMIC WHAT
WOULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY
THEM. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION-
YOU KNOW WE LEARN EVERY DAY
FROM THIS AND- SO I THINK
RATHER THAN TO SAY YOU KNOW
RATHER THAN TO PLAY MONDAY
MORNING QUARTERBACK AND- SAY
WELL WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS
OR SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT AND I
THINK THAT. HISTORIANS AND
EPIDEMIOLOGISTS- I THINK THEY
CAN CERTAINLY. MAKE THOSE
OBSERVATIONS AND MAKE THOSE
STATEMENTS BUT I'M I'M GOING TO
TAKE VIRGINIA FORWARD- I KNOW
WHAT WE KNOW TODAY I KNOW THAT
THAT THE VIRUS IS STILL VERY
PREVALENT IT'S STILL VERY
CONTAGIOUS WE KNOW WHAT WORKS
AND- AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WORK HOW TO MAKE TOMORROW
BETTER DAY THAN IT IS TODAY
WITH- AS FAR AS GOING BACK AND
SAYING WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS
OR THAT THAT'S PRIVATE FOR
ANOTHER TIME. THAT NUMBER OF
CASES OF COVID NINETEEN ADULT
FEMALE AND A SECOND AMERICAN
POPULATION WE NEED EXTRA
PERSONALLY HI I DIDN'T
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN ANY MORE
THOUGHT TO BE A PART OF
MEDICAID BACK TO TALK ABOUT
THAT IT'S A GREAT QUESTION MAIL
AND THIS VIRUS- THIS PANDEMIC
IS HAS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED
PEOPLE OF COLOR OF THE
SUBSTANTIALLY- AND YOU KNOW
WE'VE WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF
MEASURES OF WE AS YOU KNOW WE
WERE UP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA I
WAS PRIVATE IN A MONTH AND A
HALF AGO NOW BUT WE DID OUR
ENTIRE. CONFERENCE OF IN IN
SPANISH TO REACH OUT TO THOSE
FOLKS WITH THIS PARTICULAR OF
THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND EACH
PRESS CONFERENCE WE DO IS IN
SPANISH AS WELL FOR PEOPLE THAT
ARE OUR LIST AND I ENCOURAGE
THEM TO PASS ON INFORMATION TO
THEIR FRIENDS NEIGHBORS AND
FAMILY AND THEN THE OTHER THING
I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO PAY ATTENTION TO ARE THE ARE
THE TESTING. OF SITES AROUND
VIRGINIA AND WE HAVE THOSE
LISTED OUT AND I HOPE WE CAN
GET THOSE PUBLISHED BUT TOUGH A
LOT OF THOSE ARE IN OUR LATINO
COMMUNITIES AND ALSO OTHER
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND SO WE
WERE WE WERE REALLY YOU KNOW
WORKING FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ANGLES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
TAKE CARE OF ALL VIRGINIANS
WITH THOSE OR SUB CERTAINLY
SOME OF THE THINGS. THAT WE'VE
DONE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO.
YOUR PROGRESS AND- THE GOVERNOR
ONE OF FOLLOW UP ON SOME ARE
TERM AND YOU MADE EARLIER IN
THE CONFERENCES JOHN'S EXTERNAL
LOOK INTO THE WINTER MONTHS. AS
WE ALL KNOW THE HOLIDAY SEASON
BEGINS WHEN JUST GOVERNMENT
ENORMOUS BACKGROUND THAT IS
LOCATED SIGNIFICANT TRAVELED.
GET TOGETHERS WHAT HAPPENING.
ANOTHER INTERESTING WITH LINE
WANT FEATURE BUT. BUT JOHN MY
OFFICERS ONE LIKE IN THE WINTER
AND ANALYZING THE PAST AND THE
CURRENT LECTURE OF THE. WHAT
ARE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR. IN
BOXING IN THE PANDEMIC DR JON.
OUR KIDS ARE AND WHAT ADVICE
WOULD YOU VIRGINIANS MAKING MY
LONG TRYING TO SUPPORT BUT
ACTUALLY YES A GREAT QUESTION I
HAVE IF I HAD A CRISP BALL LOOK
INTO I COULD PROBABLY HAND YOUR-
BETTER BUT- I WOULDN'T. FAMILY
FOR THAT THEY WANT TO GET
TOGETHER DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO
TAKE THIS AS SERIOUSLY AS AS
THEY CAN AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THE GUIDELINES AND STAY AWAY
FROM LARGE GATHERINGS CONTINUE
THEIR SOCIAL DISTANCING HAND
WASHING- EXCEPT FOR. YOU KNOW
WE'VE GOT A REAL CHALLENGE ON
OUR HANDS BECAUSE NOT ONLY AS
WE GO INTO THE FALL MONTHS IS
COVID-19 STILL WITH US BUT
WE'VE GOT THE FLU SEASON SO
STEP NUMBER ONE FOR THOSE OF
YOU THAT ARE OUR LISTS AND I
APPRECIATE YOU LISTEN GET YOUR
FLU SHOT- AND THAT'LL HELP AT
LEAST WITH WITH THAT PART OF
IT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN
HOPE THAT A OF VACCINATION
COMES OUT FOR COVID NINETEEN
BUT BUT THAT'S NOT WITH US-
YET. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE STOCKPILE ARE PPE-
THAT'S GOING WELL WE HAVE
SUPPLIERS- AND SO FAR NURSING
HOMES OF OUR HOSPITALS THOSE
ARE GONNA BE VITALLY IMPORTANT-
THIS FALL IF WE GET LARGER
NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT.
NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED WE ARE
WORKING WITH OUR HOSPITAL
SYSTEMS MAKING SURE THAT THEY
HAVE THE CRITICAL CARE
CAPABILITIES MAKING SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE VENTILATORS THOSE
TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE
GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT. BUT
IT YOU KNOW I DON'T HAVE THE
ANSWER I CAN'T PREDICT HOW
THINGS ARE GOING TO GO I WILL
SAY THIS- AS A PHYSICIAN. FOR A
BIT OF US OVER AS WE GO INTO
FALL THAT. OF WE ARE ALL I
THINK PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO-
KEEPING OUR HANDS CLEAN AND
WEARING A FACE MASK AND- AND IF
WE CAN GET OUR FLU SHOTS WHICH
AGAIN I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL OF
YOU TO DO- THEN PERHAPS THE FLU
SEASON. WON'T BE AS IMPACTFUL
AS IT WAS IN THE PAST BUT IF WE
GET A BAD FLU SEASON ON TOP OF
COVID NINETEEN. WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE SOME REAL CHALLENGES SO
AGAIN. DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU
CAN TO FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES.
I WOULD BE WORKING ON A- WE HAD
EVERY JOB SECRETARY BRIAN MORAN.
AND AFTER THE INTERVIEW AIRED
WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT SAFETY WITHIN OUR
FACILITIES I HATE MENTIONED YOU
KNOW SURGES IN COLLEGES WHETHER
STILL NUMBERS RISING IN OUR
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND SO
FOLKS WILL CONCERN. HALIFAX
THAT STUFF IS WANTED TO THANK
RIGHTS GOT IN BASIS WITHOUT
TELLING THEIR LOVED ONES THEY
ARE RUNNING OUT OF PPE EITHER
HAVING TO RE WATCH THEIR OWN
BASS. LACK OF SANITIZER
EQUIPMENT WONDERING GIVE BY THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS ANY THOUGHT
THERE WERE CERTAINLY AWARE OF
THE OUTBREAKS AT AGAIN ANY TIME
THERE'S A DOWN TO POPULATION-
SUCH AS ANNA OF CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY- THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE
AT RISK I HADN'T HEARD ANDRE
THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES
WITH WITH THE PPE AND MASK
THEY'RE ACTUALLY MAKING A LOT
OF THE MASKS OF- MAYBE WE NEED
TO TELL HIM TO HOLD BACK ON
SOME- THAT THAT ARE. THERE
DISTRIBUTING BUT- I WILL MAKE
SURE THAT THAT THEY HAVE THE
EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED AGAIN
AS I SAID WE'VE DONE OF I THINK
A GOOD JOB STOCKPILE IN OUR
MASK AND PPE AND- I'LL TALK TO
SECRETARY MORAN AND HIS STAFF
TO MAKE SURE WE REACH OUT AND
TALK TO THE DEPARTMENT
CORRECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE SUPPLIES IN A
BECAUSE AGAIN. WE CARE ABOUT
THEM AND THEY'RE AT. AND
THEY'RE VERY VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. THERE IS SOME SORT.
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT THE BAR
BEING. THROUGH I TOUCHING A
DOORKNOB STAYING. I GET PUMPS.
IS THERE ANY AS DR WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT THIS THE- AND SHE
WE MOVED. MAYBE FARM ABOUT. YES
QUESTION UNDER AND I THINK THE
MAJORITY OF SPREAD- IS
CERTAINLY AEROSOLIZED- SO- FOR
EXAMPLE SNEEZE AND COUGH AND-
OF YOU KNOW CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
OTHER PEOPLE- JUST AGAIN THESE
ARE JUST KINDA. ANECDOTAL
THINGS BUT- THE SOFA. NOW WE
ALL HAVE CELL PHONES AND
THEY'RE RIGHT UP BY OUR FACE
AND SO. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND
SHARING YOUR CELL PHONE- WITH
OTHER INDIVIDUALS AS FAR AS
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT DOOR KNOBS
AND HANDLES. YOU KNOW EACH DAY
OR PERHAPS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY
DEPENDING ON THE TRAFFIC THAT
GOES THROUGH THOSE AREAS. I
WOULD CERTAINLY TRY TO
SANITIZER WHICH AREAS BUT- NO
WE'VE AT ONE POINT PEOPLE WERE
BRING IN THE GROCERIES HOME AND
YOU KNOW WIFE AND EVERYTHING TO
AND I THINK. MOST PEOPLE WOULD
AGREE. NO THAT. SOME OF THE IS
AS NOT IS NOT SIR IT BECAUSE-
OF THE TRY. IS THROUGH THE AIR
THROUGH. LOST. TRACY AGNEW WITH
THE SUFFOLK NEWS HERALD. TRACY
RIGHT WE WILL GO TO A LAND RIFE
WITH RUN OF TIMES. GOVERNOR YOU
TALKED A LITTLE BIT AT THE
BEGINNING OF NOW- HI NUMBER OF
CASES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
THERE'S A PARTICULAR- HOT SPOT-
FEATURED MINISTRY. GAMES HELP
SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT
ARE SPREADING ANY PARTICULAR
AREA. THAT HADN'T HEALTH
DISTRICTS ASKED FOR ANYTHING IN
PARTICULAR BUT THEN YOU CAN
DELIVER TO YOU. WELL I THINK
THAT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE KIND OF
THE INCREASED THE RATE OF
INFECTION AND IN SOME AREAS ARE
VIRGINIANS SPECIFICALLY THIS I
ASK ABOUT THAT. THE SOUTHWEST
SO I THINK THE FIRST STEP IS TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ACCURATE
AND UPDATED INFORMATION- AND
THAT HAPPENS THROUGH OUR LOCAL
HEALTH DISTRICTS- I THINK IT'S
ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT-
WHEN THERE ARE HOT SPOTS AND IN
VIRGINIA WE ARE. PAYING
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THOSE
AREAS IN FORCING THE GUIDELINES
THAT WE HAVE PUT FORWARD AND SO
VISITS ARE BEING MADE TO OF
RESTAURANTS BARS EXCEPT FOR US
OF SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. AGAIN
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE MAIN
CONCERN WE HAVE IS SPECIALLY IN
RURAL VIRGINIA IS ARE ARE THE
LACK OF THE ICU CAPABILITIES OF
IN THOSE AREAS AND SO WE HAVE
TO BE VERY VIGILANT AND WE'LL
CONTINUE TO WATCH THOSE. AREAS
AS CLOSE AS WE CAN. IF YOU'RE
HERE AND ASK YOU ABOUT ANOTHER
BILL COMING UP IN THE SPECIAL.
SESSION A COUPLE DEMOCRATS
SUPPORTED A BILL THAT WE MAKE
YOU GO TO THE PAROLE PUB.
SHOULD THOSE GO TO THE PUBLIC
IN YOUR OPINION WE DECIDED IT'S
YOUR TASK YEAH. JACKIE THE
THOSE- THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF
BILLS THAT ARE. MAKING THEIR
WAY THROUGH THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OBVIOUSLY AS AS WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE
TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT. BUT
THERE ARE REASONS- THAT ARE
THERE ARE LAWS THAT ARE YOU
KNOW PART OF OUR CODE AND SO I
I'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE
AND- WE HAVE A OF A POLICY TEAM
THAT IS. WORKING VERY CLOSELY
WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AND I'D
LIKE TO SET AND WHEN THOSE
BILLS GET TO MY DESK I'LL I'LL
MAKE A DECISION AT THAT TIME
IT'S JUST SO MUCH CAN CHANGE IN
THERE'S- HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE
SENATE FOR SIX YEARS AND AS
LIEUTENANT FOR FOUR YEARS- AND
I'M SURE YOU'VE- READ SOME OF
THESE BILLS BUT THERE ARE A LOT
OF- CAN BE A LOT OF VARIATIONS
AND CHANGES AND SO. TO SAY
WHETHER YOU SUPPORT SOMEONE
DOWN AT. THIS STAGE IS PROBABLY
A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE. OUR
CONCERNS ABOUT. THEM SPEAKER.
WELL AGAIN IT'S A COMP. SO AND-
THERE ARE REASONS THAT SOME OF
THESE THINGS ARE ARE KEPT
CONFIDENTIAL AND- AND THE
LEGISLATURES IS WELL AWARE. OF
WHY SOME THINGS ARE GOOD AND
WATCH SOMETHING AREN'T AGAIN
I'M I'M GOING TO LET THOSE.
THOSE PIECES OF LEGISLATION OF
WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH AND I
WILL IT WOULD DEAL WITH THEM IF
THEY GET TO MY DESK. GOVERNOR
MENTIONED EARLIER EXTENDING THE
DRIVER'S LICENSE- THAT EXPIRED
COULD YOU PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL ON THAT AND WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO DO AT THIS POINT.
DO WE HAVE AN BY FROM THE DMV
WE HAVE CAN. YES YEP. PLEASE
COME FOR THAT. THANK YOU IT'S
TIME TO PHONE A FRIEND. WELL.
ELLEN FOR TO TESTING
COMMISSIONER FOR THE NBA. I'M
WE ARE WORKING HARD WE HAVE
ALMOST ALL OF OUR OFFICES OPEN
AT THIS POINT- ALL BUT THREE
OFFICES THEY ARE OPEN FOR
APPOINTMENT ONLY AS- YOU ALL
NOW- WE'VE GOT ABOUT TEN
THOUSAND APPOINTMENTS A DAY AND
SO WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH
FOLKS- WE DO HAVE A LOT OF.
INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED- DRIVER'S
LICENSE RENEWALS AND SO WERE
FOCUSING STRONGLY ON THEM WE
HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED OUR
APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING SYSTEM
TO ALLOW TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
TO BE SOLELY DEVOTED TO DRIVER
TRANSACTIONS- WE'VE GOT- WITH
THE EXTENSION WE'VE GOT ABOUT
TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
THOUSAND. I BELIEVE. FROM OUR
CUSTOMERS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO
DO. THE SIXTY DAY EXTENSION
IT'S EITHER A SIXTY DAY
EXTENSION FOR AUGUST SKEWS ME.
AUGUST SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
RENEWALS THE GET AN ADDITIONAL
SIXTY DAYS IN THE NOVEMBER
FOLKS WILL HAVE TO THE END OF
NOVEMBER. LIKE OURS DURING
THOSE THREE MONTHS THEN YOU GET
THE SIXTY DAY EXTENSION THE
FREEDOM JUST MISDIRECTED YOUR
ORIGINAL- EXPIRATION WAS IN
AUGUST. THROUGH NOVEMBER. VERY
MUCH. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT ARE
CASES ARE ARE STARTING TO TRAIN
AGAIN I COMPUTERS WHETHER ARE
YOU GETTING INTO AS TO WHAT YOU
THINK MIGHT BE BE TALKING BACK
UPWARD TREND AFTER- QUITE A
WHILE TO GET GOING AGAIN. AND
ALSO TALK WITH AND DEATHS ARE
DOWN PUBLIC WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO KEEP DEATHS ZERO- I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN. MAYBE
ONE OR TWO DAYS INTO THIS
BEGAN- WHAT IS MAKING THIS
VIRUS SHOW- A SPECIALLY GAUGES
VIRGINIANS BACK. WELL THANK YOU
FOR YOUR QUESTION I DON'T KNOW
IF I'D SAY IT'S ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS IN VIRGINIA MINNESOTA
IT'S THE SAME VIRUS THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD LITERALLY BUT- AS YOU
SAID WE'VE SEEN THE SALE WE'VE
SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPWARD
TREND- IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA THE
POSITIVITY RATE IS STILL LOW.
COMPARED TO THE- STATE AVERAGE-
BUT YOUR QUESTION IS WHY IS
THIS HAPPENING- AND A COUPLE
THINGS I WOULD SAY ONE IS WE
KNOW THAT THE- INSTANCE OF. THE
CONTRACTING OF THE VIRUS IS
BEING SEEN IN YOUNGER
INDIVIDUALS NOW ESPECIALLY IN
THE AGE OF TWENTY THREE TWENTY
NINE AND THIS OBVIOUSLY IS
FROM. SOCIAL GATHERINGS-
WHETHER IT BE IN RESTAURANT
BARS COLLEGE CAMPUSES WHATEVER
AND SO. AGAIN MY MESSAGES TO
CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO THOSE
INDIVIDUALS AND PLEASE YOU KNOW
ABIDE BY THESE GUIDELINES AND
NOT KEEP THOSE NUMBERS DOWN SO-
THAT'S ONE THING. THE SECOND
PART AND YOU MENTIONED DEATHS
AND EVERY DEATH IS. A DEATH
THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
HAPPEN AND SO WE TAKE THOSE
SERIOUSLY AND WHILE WE SEE HIGH
NUMBERS- THE DEATH RATE HAS
GOTTEN LOWER AND THE REASON FOR
THAT IS BECAUSE- THE INCREASED
NUMBER OF CASES AS IN YOUNGER
PEOPLE AND THEY'RE NOT
EFFECTIVE THIS SIGNIFICANT AND
SO. THERE WE'RE NOT SEEN AS
MANY HOSPITALIZATIONS CERTAINLY
NOT SEEING AS MANY PEOPLE IN
THE ICU AND IN NEED OF
VENTILATORS AND WE'RE SEEING
LESS DEATHS BUT THERE'S STILL.
THERE STILL ARE DEATHS WHICH IS
UNFORTUNATE AND THAT JUST
SPEAKS TO THE TO WHAT WE
ALREADY KNOW THAT THIS IS A
DANGEROUS VIRUS AND- WHEN
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS CONTRACT
THE VIRUS OR WHETHER THEY BE
ELDERLY OR WHETHER THEY HAVE
OTHER UNDERLYING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS. THEY ARE TO
TREMENDOUS RISKS TO HAVE A POOR
OUTCOME AND SO- TO THE MESSAGE
AGAIN IS THAT YOU KNOW IF
YOU'RE YOUNG. AND INVINCIBLE.
COULD THE PERSON THAT'S NOT IN
YOUR SITUATION AND THAT MAY BE
A HEALTH CARE WORKER IT MAY BE
SOMEONE IN A NURSING HOME AND
MAYBE SOMEONE. IN YOUR FAMILY
AND SO YOU KNOW ALWAYS CONSIDER
ALL THE FOLKS IN AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. WE
ALL NEED TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION AND IF WE TAKE THAT
ATTITUDE WE CAN GET THIS
HEALTHCARE CRISIS. BEHIND US IN
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. YES GOOD
SO UP THANK YOU ALL. FOR BEING
WITH US AGAIN- INDOORS NOW SO
THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD THING BUT
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE- THE
MEDIA AND THE PRESS BEING HERE
AS IT AGAIN IT IS SO IMPORTANT
FOR. ALL OF VIRGINIANS TO HAVE
ACCURATE AND UPDATED
INFORMATION SO I COMMEND YOU
FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
AND TO. TELL ALL VIRGINIANS I
HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE
AND PEACEFUL LABOR DAY WEEKEND
IT IS THE- END OF THE SUMMER
OFFICIALLY THAT BEGAN IN THE
FALL- AND SO STAY SAFE STAY
HEALTHY TAKE CARE YOUR FAMILIES
AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER
AND- WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS
TOGETHER SO. THANK YOU ALL VERY
MUCH.
