Mayor Nirenberg on the Coronavirus: ‘This Wildfire Is Now Outside of the Fence’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BERMAN What ░░░░░░░░ you considering in terms ░░░░░░░░ stay at home orders ░░░░░░░░ Well we have been ░░░░░░░░ the message of the ░░░░░░░░ orders that we have ░░░░░░░░ place Recently the governor ░░░░░░░░ rolled back a phase ░░░░░░░░ which was happening very ░░░░░░░░ quickly quicker than the ░░░░░░░░ suggested it should The ░░░░░░░░ rolled that back We ░░░░░░░░ also begun to implement ░░░░░░░░ state level of mandate ░░░░░░░░ masks and we are ░░░░░░░░ enforcing those orders We ░░░░░░░░ continuing to look at ░░░░░░░░ other alterations but the ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ has gotten this wildfire ░░░░░░░░ now outside of the ░░░░░░░░ It is a lot ░░░░░░░░ to prevent one than ░░░░░░░░ is to start to ░░░░░░░░ one that is already ░░░░░░░░ But that s where ░░░░░░░░ are and we have ░░░░░░░░ deal with that And ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ doing now is again ░░░░░░░░ the message and ensuring ░░░░░░░░ people take that message ░░░░░░░░ their homes The challenge ░░░░░░░░ this is going from ░░░░░░░░ to household outside of ░░░░░░░░ regulatory arm of any ░░░░░░░░ If people continue to ░░░░░░░░ dinner parties with people ░░░░░░░░ aren t a part ░░░░░░░░ their household this will ░░░░░░░░ to grow and grow ░░░░░░░░ grow So the most ░░░░░░░░ effort that we can ░░░░░░░░ together is to take ░░░░░░░░ out of it everybody ░░░░░░░░ on the same page ░░░░░░░░ realize our best tool ░░░░░░░░ fight the pandemic is ░░░░░░░░ same one we had ░░░░░░░░ the beginning which is ░░░░░░░░ trust particularly in our ░░░░░░░░ experts who are giving ░░░░░░░░ the right messages BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ went through what you ░░░░░░░░ going through in New ░░░░░░░░ two months ago we ░░░░░░░░ locked down You re ░░░░░░░░ locked down and it ░░░░░░░░ this bad Are you ░░░░░░░░ any sign that you ░░░░░░░░ turning a corner NIRENBERG ░░░░░░░░ saw a few glimmers ░░░░░░░░ that So in the ░░░░░░░░ two weeks local and ░░░░░░░░ mask orders Bars and ░░░░░░░░ are closed And in ░░░░░░░░ last few weeks the ░░░░░░░░ glimmer of hope is ░░░░░░░░ acceleration of cases and ░░░░░░░░ indications has started to ░░░░░░░░ It is too early ░░░░░░░░ say where we are ░░░░░░░░ If this is bona ░░░░░░░░ flattening of the curve ░░░░░░░░ problem with this data ░░░░░░░░ we re looking into ░░░░░░░░ past We know that ░░░░░░░░ we look at the ░░░░░░░░ on a day to ░░░░░░░░ basis it is looking ░░░░░░░░ weeks into the past ░░░░░░░░ is is very charge ░░░░░░░░ jujs what our effects ░░░░░░░░ of today are.”