CORONAVIRUS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT clip starts ░░░░░░░░ BLASIO We are all ░░░░░░░░ together federal government state ░░░░░░░░ city government nonprofit organizations ░░░░░░░░ everyone is working together ░░░░░░░░ we think about our ░░░░░░░░ we are thinking about ░░░░░░░░ hospitals together public voluntary ░░░░░░░░ All of them Everyone ░░░░░░░░ wearing the same uniform ░░░░░░░░ ends HENRY Bill Deblasio ░░░░░░░░ for a united front ░░░░░░░░ a field hospital in ░░░░░░░░ park admits its first ░░░░░░░░ 19 patient Dr Elliott ░░░░░░░░ joins us live now ░░░░░░░░ have a mask on ░░░░░░░░ are covered and making ░░░░░░░░ you stay healthy That ░░░░░░░░ important as well Welcome ░░░░░░░░ the program TENPENNY Thank ░░░░░░░░ having me HENRY Tell ░░░░░░░░ the first covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ just in general how ░░░░░░░░ person is doing TENPENNY ░░░░░░░░ very well right now ░░░░░░░░ disease is a rough ░░░░░░░░ Causes severe shortness of ░░░░░░░░ He came in yesterday ░░░░░░░░ to be treated with ░░░░░░░░ and doing quite well ░░░░░░░░ How many ventilators do ░░░░░░░░ have then What s ░░░░░░░░ extent of the operation ░░░░░░░░ many covid 19 patients ░░░░░░░░ you think you could ░░░░░░░░ over the next few ░░░░░░░░ TENPENNY This field hospital ░░░░░░░░ me takes all covid ░░░░░░░░ patients It has 68 ░░░░░░░░ within it 10 of ░░░░░░░░ are I C U ░░░░░░░░ They have ventilators to ░░░░░░░░ care of some of ░░░░░░░░ sickest patients in New ░░░░░░░░ HENRY We ve been ░░░░░░░░ how difficult it is ░░░░░░░░ this city in particular ░░░░░░░░ other cities like New ░░░░░░░░ parts of Florida that ░░░░░░░░ being hit pretty hard ░░░░░░░░ want to remember what ░░░░░░░░ happening but New York ░░░░░░░░ been the epicenter we ░░░░░░░░ to remember what s ░░░░░░░░ around the country and ░░░░░░░░ others may expect How ░░░░░░░░ this compare with what ░░░░░░░░ are seeing in New ░░░░░░░░ City to what your ░░░░░░░░ may have been doing ░░░░░░░░ around the world in ░░░░░░░░ like Italy TENPENNY Honestly ░░░░░░░░ purse exists to come ░░░░░░░░ to bring the hope ░░░░░░░░ healing of Jesus Christ ░░░░░░░░ the people and greatest ░░░░░░░░ around the world First ░░░░░░░░ was Italy We have ░░░░░░░░ field hospital there The ░░░░░░░░ you see behind me ░░░░░░░░ the epicenter especially here ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ New York City So ░░░░░░░░ re here to come ░░░░░░░░ mt Sinai hospital our ░░░░░░░░ to help take care ░░░░░░░░ the people of New ░░░░░░░░ HENRY And what are ░░░░░░░░ seeing in comparison then ░░░░░░░░ many people have watched ░░░░░░░░ played out in Italy ░░░░░░░░ is still playing out ░░░░░░░░ this very day Is ░░░░░░░░ worse here in New ░░░░░░░░ Is it about the ░░░░░░░░ How do you compare ░░░░░░░░ TENPENNY Italy has actually ░░░░░░░░ a few weeks ahead ░░░░░░░░ the united States and ░░░░░░░░ York City They ve ░░░░░░░░ suffering with this with ░░░░░░░░ death rates for many ░░░░░░░░ We ve been able ░░░░░░░░ minister to the people ░░░░░░░░ for the last few ░░░░░░░░ Now New York is ░░░░░░░░ worse but we re ░░░░░░░░ to come alongside them ░░░░░░░░ help them in Jesus ░░░░░░░░ HENRY How does it ░░░░░░░░ contextually with the great ░░░░░░░░ that Samaritan s Purse ░░░░░░░░ the tutelage of the ░░░░░░░░ Franklin Graham of course ░░░░░░░░ done responding to earthquakes ░░░░░░░░ Haiti or other problems ░░░░░░░░ the world I know ░░░░░░░░ they are different situations ░░░░░░░░ compare this in the ░░░░░░░░ bigger context of what ░░░░░░░░ ve seen around the ░░░░░░░░ sir TENPENNY Absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ deployed with hospitals like ░░░░░░░░ earthquakes hurricanes in the ░░░░░░░░ recently in war zones ░░░░░░░░ Iraq taking care of ░░░░░░░░ all over the world ░░░░░░░░ need here honestly is ░░░░░░░░ as great as we ░░░░░░░░ seen it elsewhere in ░░░░░░░░ world Just that this ░░░░░░░░ comes from an outbreak ░░░░░░░░ we remain steadfast to ░░░░░░░░ alongside the people wherever ░░░░░░░░ are in the ditch ░░░░░░░░ life and help them ░░░░░░░░ care for them as ░░░░░░░░ HENRY Given the fact ░░░░░░░░ are comparing this to ░░░░░░░░ many big big crises ░░░░░░░░ ve seen around the ░░░░░░░░ what is your message ░░░░░░░░ the American people this ░░░░░░░░ about how hopeful you ░░░░░░░░ be You know we ░░░░░░░░ an EMT on at ░░░░░░░░ beginning of the program ░░░░░░░░ that he is having ░░░░░░░░ black tag people mark ░░░░░░░░ for death even though ░░░░░░░░ could have been rescued ░░░░░░░░ they have so many ░░░░░░░░ and somebody going into ░░░░░░░░ arrest they can t ░░░░░░░░ them to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ have too many COVID ░░░░░░░░ patients to take care ░░░░░░░░ So people hear these ░░░░░░░░ How do you remain ░░░░░░░░ in this crisis What ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ tunnel do you see ░░░░░░░░ TENPENNY There will be ░░░░░░░░ There already has been ░░░░░░░░ New York just like ░░░░░░░░ rest of the world ░░░░░░░░ in a battle a ░░░░░░░░ against this disease But ░░░░░░░░ is hope We are ░░░░░░░░ to show that hope ░░░░░░░░ is hope both medically ░░░░░░░░ hope spiritually We come ░░░░░░░░ to share that hope ░░░░░░░░ Jesus Christ in every ░░░░░░░░ that we do to ░░░░░░░░ that hope with New ░░░░░░░░ City and the people ░░░░░░░░ together with what each ░░░░░░░░ can do we can ░░░░░░░░ through this HENRY Which ░░░░░░░░ that message from the ░░░░░░░░ as well in terms ░░░░░░░░ listening to what the ░░░░░░░░ and other medical officials ░░░░░░░░ said Everybody has a ░░░░░░░░ in this Dr Elliott ░░░░░░░░ you have a remarkable ░░░░░░░░ and we salute what ░░░░░░░░ are doing and appreciate ░░░░░░░░ very much TENPENNY Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having us.”