There was a drastic spike in the number of positive coronavirus cases Thursday — almost 2,500 new cases.
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY THAT PRESIDENT TRUMPISSUED A MAJOR DISASTERDECLARATION FOR THE STATE OFNEW JERSEY.WE ALSO SAW, A DRASTIC SPIKEIN THE NUMBER OF THE CASESTODAY.JOINING US NOW TO TALK MOREABOUT THE VIRUS IN THE GARDENSTATE IS NEW JERSEY GOVERNORPHIL MURPHY.GOVERNOR, THANK YOU, THANK YOUSO MUCH FOR JOINING US.GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, THANKSFOR HAVING ME.ANYTIME, ANYTIME AT ALL.PLEASE IF YOU WOULD EXPLAINHOW THE STATE OF NEW JERSEYWILL AND SHOULD BENEFIT FROMTHE MAJOR DISASTERDECLARATION.IT IS A BIG DEAL ANDSEPARATE FROM THE BILL WINDINGITS WAY, ALREADY VOTED ON BYSENATE TOMORROW, HOUSE, GOODWILLING SIGNED BY THEPRESIDENT, TOMORROW, BOTH AREBIG STEPS IN THE RIGHTDIRECTION.THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY STEPS WENEED, BUT WHEN WE GET THE AND,WE NEED THEM.WE'RE ONE OF THE HOT SPOTS,STATE IN THE COUNTRY, RIGHTNOW WE ARE NUMBER TWO ONLYBEHIND NEW YORK, AND WE NEEDALL OF THE HELP WE CAN GET.SO BETWEEN THE DESIGNATION OFDECLARATION, ON ONE HAND ANDHOPEFULLY THAT FEDERAL BILLGETTING SIGN BY THE PRESIDENTTOMORROW, THOSE ARE TWO GOODSTEPS FOR US, IN THE BATTLEAND THIS IS A WAR.LET THERE BE NO DOUBT ABOUTIT.YOU MENTIONED ONE OF THEHOT SPOTS THAW AREUNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NEARLY2500 NEW CASES REPORTED JUSTTHAT IS A HUGE SINGLE DAY EVENCREASE.HOW IS STATE HANDLING TESTINGWHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVE.IT IS THE BIGGEST INCREASEWE HAVE HAD, THREE TIMES, THENEXT BIGGEST DAY WE HAVE HADIN POSITIVE CASES.ALSO, 19 MORE PRECIOUS SOULSHAVE LOST THEIR LIVES, AND WEWILL GET 81 FOLKS HOFF LOSTTHEIR LIVES IN TOTAL.6,000, ALMOST 6,900 FOLKS WHOTESTED POSITIVE.WE HAVE OPENED UP THE TESTINGREGIME ALL AROUND THE STATE,AND AS AGGRESSIVE AS ANYSTATE, AND FOLKS ARE GETTINGTO IT.BUT TO SAY THERE IS PENT UPDEMAND UKEE WOULD BE AUNDERSTATEMENT.WE WANT FOLKS ONLY WITHSYMPTOMS TO BE GOING TO THOSETESTING SITES.WE WILL START MAKING PROVISIONTOSS TEST HEALTH CARE WORKERSAND FIRST RESPONDERS,EXCLUSIVELY IN A COUPLE OFSITES.THE KEY FOR US WILL BE AT ACERTAIN POINT THERE IS ALIMITED AMOUNT OF RAWMATERIALS TO DO THOSE TESTS.LIMITED AMOUNT OF PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR OURHEALTH CARE WORKERS ANDFRANKLY LIMITED AMOUNT OFHEALTH CARE WORKERS.WE WILL TO HAVE BALANCE PRETTYQUICKLY BETWEEN HOW MUCHRESOURCES WE THROW AT TESTINGVERSE CARE FOR THOSE WHO ARESICK AND THAT FORK IN THE ROADI'M SURE IS UPON US IN THENEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.GOVERNOR ALMOST OUT OF TIMEBUT I HAVE TO ASK YOUPHILADELPHIA MAYOR JIM KENNEYHAS ASKED RESIDENTS TRAVELEDTO NEW YORK TO SELF QUARANTINEFOR 14 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE,PROBLEM THERE.WHAT ARE YOU RECOMMENDINGGIVEN THERE I GO SO MUCH CROSSOVER AS YOU MENTIONED, FROMNEW JERSEY TO NEW YORK.LIST MEN NORTH JERSEY WEARE BASICALLY METRO NEW YORK.WE'RE ALREADY AS AGGRESSIVESTAY AT HOME POLICY, STATE ASANY IN AMERICA.WE WERE FIRST TO LIMIT INSTATE TRAVEL.WE ARE SCREAMING AT PEOPLE TOSTAY HOME.THAT IS WHAT WE WILL CONTINUETO DO UP AND DOWN THE STATE.GOVERNOR, THANK YOU, THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.WE WILL LOOK TO FOR YOUR NEWSCONFERENCE THOMAS WELL ANDTHANK YOU FOR LEADERSHIP AND
In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy says more help is on the way for health care professionals and for people out of work.
Kimberly Davis reports.
