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Gov Gavin Newsom - daily presser [WATCH] (Original Post)
IcyPeas
Apr 2020
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IcyPeas
(25,152 posts)1. bringing back scheduled surgeries
working with Washington and Oregon
doing it carefully so as not to overwhelm hospitals.
IcyPeas
(25,152 posts)2. up to about 16,000 tests being done a day now
goal is 20,000 by end of month.
future goal 60-80,000 per day.
IcyPeas
(25,152 posts)3. Newsom spoke to Trump an hour ago..... re swabs
testing sites still need swabs and mobile transport
Newsom spoke with trump and will get 100,000 swabs by week-end. 250,000 next week.
IcyPeas
(25,152 posts)4. focusing more testing in under served sites... rural and urban
86 sites focused in Black and Brown communities and rural communities.
IcyPeas
(25,152 posts)5. working on testing, tracking and tracing....
it's been done before e.g., with HIV. but now being asked to do it at a scale not seen before.
