>> MIKE DEWINE EAST PRESS CONFERENCE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO TUESDAY. RETAIL AND BUSINESSES WILL BE OPEN. FRIDAY WITH BIG DAY AND RESTAURANT AND BARS IN LIMITED CAPACITY. TODAY WE ARE EXPECTING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON DAY CARES REOPENING. GOV. DEWINE: GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. TODAY I'M WEARING A NECKTIE FROM MARIETTA COLLEGE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AND MANAGEMENT. AS DAVE ROSE RIGHT OUT IN THE ROOM. HE HELPS US EVERYDAY WITH THE PRODUCTION OF AIR PRESS CONFERENCES. HE'S THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT ODOT. HE'S A PROUD GRADUATE OF MARIETTA COLLEGE. THIS IS A BIG WEEK AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO OPEN UP OUR ECONOMY IN OHIO. TOMORROW, WE REOPENED CONSUMER RETAIL. OTHER SERVICES. WE'VE SET OUT THE GUIDELINES AND WHAT THOSE BUSINESSES HAVE TO DO AND AS THEY MEET THOSE AND THEY CAN OPEN. I KNOW MANY OF THEM ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OPENING TOMORROW. I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE. WE CAN PROTECT OHIOANS, WE CONTINUE TO DO THE SOCIAL DISTANCING, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO AT THE SAME TIME, WORK TO OPEN UP OUR ECONOMY, OPEN UP MORE BUSINESSES. WE HAVE VIDEO THAT SHOWS MANY OF THE SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE'RE ALREADY SEEING IN OHIO BUSINESSES. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE. I THINK THIS IS KIND OF QUICK GOOD SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE SAFETY MEASURES THAT ARE NOW IN PLACE IN OHIO. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY GO TO WORK. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY GO OUT SHOPPING, GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO FEEL SAFE AS WELL. [VIDEO] ♪♪ ♪ GOOD SUMMARY. BY TOMORROW, 90% OF OHIO'S ECONOMY WILL BE BACK OPEN. SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS. FACE COVERING ARE MANDATORY FOR MOST WORKERS AND MOST BUSINESSES WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS HAVING TO DO WITH WORKER SAFETY. IT'S ALSO UP TO INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES, BUSINESS OWNERS TO DECIDE IF CUSTOMERS MUST WEAR THE MASK INSIDE THE BUSINESS OR NOT. THAT'S UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS. LET ME START BY TALKING ABOUT CHILD CARE. I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT WE WILL NOT BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THIS. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT ANNOUNCE THE DATE UNTIL WE HAVE THE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE AND THAT WE CAN EXPLAIN THOSE TO ALL THE CAREGIVERS OUT THERE AND ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE. I CERTAINLY KNOW HOW VERY IMPORTANT THIS IS AS WE OPEN OHIO BACK UP THAT, CHILD CARE IS ABSOLUTELY AN ESSENTIAL PART OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK. FOCUSED A LOT ON CHILDREN SAFETY. IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT AS WE LOOK AT THIS, WE COULDN'T TO REALLY FOCUS A LOT ON NOT ONLY CHILDREN SAFETY BUT THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILIES THAT THEY ARE FROM AND THE SAFETY OF THE WORKERS. TO GO INTO THE CHILD CARE EVERYDAY, WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS, TAKE CARE OF OUR GRANDKIDS, SOMETIMES WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THEM. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY. ONE OF THEM. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AND VERY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT THE RULES THAT WE PUT FORWARD PROTECT THEM AS WELL. LET ME BE QUITE CANDID. THE MISTAKES THAT I HAVE MADE THROUGH MY LONG CAREER HAVE COME ABOUT WHEN I DID NOT HAVE ALL THE FACTS. WHEN I DIDN'T DIG DEEP ENOUGH, DID NOT ASK THE RIGHT PEOPLE. THIS PROCESS IS CONTINUING. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS. REOPENING CHILD CARE CENTERS IS SIMPLY TOO IMPORTANT TO DO SO WITHOUT MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE ALL THE BEST INFORMATION, THAT WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHT PROTOCOLS IN PLACE. WE CONTINUE TO GATHER THIS INFORMATION AND IT WILL NOT BE LONG UNTIL WE'LL BE IN POSITION TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. I DO NOT INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD ON OPENING CHILD CARE CENTERS UNTIL OHIO HAS THE MOST SCIENCE-BASED AND SAFETY-BASED PLAN THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER. THAT'S MY COMMITMENT. CHILD CARE IS A NECESSITY FOR WORKING FAMILIES AS THEY GO BACK TO WORK. AS I'VE SAID, THERE ARE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH ACTION AND RISK ASSOCIATED WITH INACTION. THERE MAY NOT BE A MORE IMPORTANT DECISION THAT WE MAKE IN REGARD TO THE SAFETY OF OHIO AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND THE SAFETY OF OHIOANS. I'M CONVINCED THAT WE CAN LEAD IN THIS AREA. NOT ONLY AM I CONVINCED THAT WE CAN LEAD, I'M CONVINCED THAT WE ACTUALLY MUST LEAD. WE MUST LEAD IN THIS AREA. OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE BEST POSSIBLE PROTOCOL IN THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR CHILD CARE WORKERS AND THE SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS REALLY A MORAL IMPERATIVE THAT WE TO THIS. THAT PROCESS WILL CONTINUE. I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT JOBS OHIO, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND OHIO LIQUOR CONTROL ARE IMPLEMENTING A LIQUOR REBATE PROGRAM SO THAT BARS AND RESTAURANTS CAN DEFRAY THE COST OF RESTOCKING HIGH PROOF SPIRIT AS LIQUOR. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A $500 REBATE IN HIGH PROOF SPIRIT LIQUORS FOR ELIGIBLE PERMIT HOLDERS WHO PURCHASE THROUGH OHIO LIQUOR CONTRACTED AGENCIES. THIS REBATE WILL HELP A MAJORITY OF OUR STATES LIQUOR PERMIT HOLDERS. THE REBATE IS DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE THE COST OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS AS A RESTOCK THEIR SHELVES FOR REOPENING IN THE FUTURE. THESE ARE INSTANT AND APPLY AS SOON AS A PERMIT HOLDER PLACES AN ORDER FROM THEIR ASSIGNED LIQUOR AGENCY. THE REBATES CAN BE USED BEGINNING MID-MAY. RESTAURANTS AND BARS INTERETED IN THE PROGRAM CAN VISIT WHOLESALE.OHIO.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. DURING OUR REGULAR COVID-19 BRIEFINGS, WE'VE TALKED WITH YOU ABOUT THE DATA. WE TALKED ABOUT THE SCIENCE. WE'VE HAD DOCTORS AND OTHER EXPERTS JOIN US ON SKYPE. BUT TODAY WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE. TRAVIS IS WITH US TODAY. WE THANK TRAVIS FOR JOINING US. HE'S AN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PORTAGE MEDICAL CENTER. HE IS ALSO A COV COVID-19 SURVIV TRAVIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU VERY HAVING ME. GOV. DEWINE: IF YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE. TRAVIS: MY EXPERIENCE IT WAS QUITE THE EVENT. I INITIALLY GOT SICK AT THE END OF MARCH, COUGH, TEMPERATURE, STAYED HOME FROM WORK. WITHIN A WEEK, MY SYMPTOMS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT I HAD FEVER, HEADACHE AND SHORTNESS WAS BREATH WAS TO A POINT I CAN GET UP AND WALK. GETTING TO THAT POINT, I COULDN'T KEEP MY TEMPERATURE UNDER CONTROL. MY WIFE TOOK MY OXYGEN SATURATION HOME AND IT WAS VERY LOW FOR A PATIENT OF MY AGE AND HEALTH. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO GO TO ER TO GET CHECKED OUT AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. ONCE THERE, THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THEY GOT THE CHEST X-RAY WHICH I SHOWED SIGN OF COVID ON IT. THE DOCTOR TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO BE ADMITTED TO KEEP EYE ON MY OXYGEN LEVELS. IN MY MIND I THOUGHT IT WAS OBSERVATION, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. BUT THE NEXT DAY, THINGS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN BARELY BREATHE. THEY TOOK ME DOWN TO THE ICU AND I WAS INUNDATED FOR FOUR DAYS. GOV. DEWINE: HOW LONG WERE IN THE HOSPITAL? TRAVIS: EIGHT DAYS. GOV. DEWINE: THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. NOT BEING ABLE TO GET YOUR BREATH. GOT TO BE HORRIBLE. TRAVIS: IT WAS FRIGHTENING. I KNEW THAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THE STAFF WAS COMFORTING TOWARDS ME. I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER STAFF. GOV. DEWINE: HOW YOU DOING NOW? TRAVIS: NOW I FEEL GREAT. I WENT BACK TO WORK LAST WEEK. IT FELT GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE ER WITH MY COWORKERS. GOV. DEWINE: I BET IT DID. YOU ORIGINALLY STARTED FEELING SICK HOW LONG AGO? TRAVIS: NOW, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. END OF MARCH, FIRST SYMPTOMS I STARTED HAVING. GOV. DEWINE: THIS JOURNEY FROM FIRST FEELING IN NOW GETTING BACK TO WORK, YOU WENT BACK TO WORK WHEN? TRAVIS: JUST LAST TUESDAY. GOV. DEWINE: THAT'S ALMOST A MONTH EXPERIENCE THEN. TRAVIS: YES. GOV. DEWINE: WOW. TRAVIS: ONCE I GOT OUT HOSPITAL, JUST REGAIN MY STRENGTH AND DO SOME OF THE BASIC THINGS AT HOME. NOW I FEEL BACK TO 100%. I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK AT WORK WITH MY COWORKERS AND JUST EVERYONE THERE. GOV. DEWINE: THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. DID YOU THINK YOU HAD COVID-19? DID YOU SELF-DIAGNOSE? TRAVIS: I DIDN'T WANT TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I HAD. IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, YES, PROBABLY THOUGHT I HAD IT. BEING ER NURSE, I'M STUBBORN. PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL SOONER THAN I DID. GRATEFUL FOR MY WIFE WHO PUSHED ME THERE. GOV. DEWINE: DR. ACTON IS ALSO HERE. YOU CAN'T SEE US. DR. ACTON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DR. ACTON: HI, TWO THINGS KIND OF STRIKE ME THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, YOU ALSO WORK IN THE ER, YOU PROBABLY SEEING SOME PATIENTS AS WELL. PEOPLE DO THINK THAT IT'S A HARD RECOVERY I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM PATIENTS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE. ESPECIALLY FOR STRENGTH TO COME BACK. I JUST TALKED TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN IN HIS 20'S IN GREAT SHAPE, WAS SAYING IT TOOK HIM GOOD MONTH OR MONTH AND A HALF TO DO HIS REGULAR EXERCISE. WAS THAT SOMETHING YOU WERE FEELING? TRAVIS: FOR ME PERSONALLY, WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, I STARTED KIND OF DOING LITTLE THINGS ONCE I GOT MY STRENGTH BACK. I STARTED BLOCKING A LITTLE BIT WHICH REALLY HELPED I THINK. IT DOES TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO RECOVER FROM THIS ONCE YOU HAD IT AND WENT HOME TO GET BACK TO FULL STRENGTH. DR. ACTON: WAS THERE ANYBODY IN YOUR LIFE WHO HAD IT? DID YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO HAD IT? TRAVIS: NO. DR. ACTON: I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TOO HERE IN OHIO, LOT OF US HAVE NOT CAUGHT IT YET. I THINK A LOT OF US ARE WONDERING DO WE KNOW SOMEONE IN OUR LIVES WHO'S HAD IT. I BET LOT OF PEOPLE WERE CURIOUS TO SEE THAT YOU DID. TRAVIS: NO. FAMILY WISE AND FRIENDS, I HAVE NO ONE THAT I'VE KNOWN HAS HAD IT OR HAVE IT PRIOR TO ME GETTING IT. IT WAS QUITE THE EXPERIENCE TO GO THROUGH WITH MY FAMILY AND MY COWORKERS. GOV. DEWINE: HOW DID THAT -- THAT HAS TO BE TOUGH ON YOUR FAMILY. TRAVIS: YES. GOV. DEWINE: HOW DID THEY GET THROUGH IT? TRAVIS: IT WAS HARD FOR MY FAMILY. DUE TO NO VISITORS AT THE HOSPITAL MY WORKERS REACHED OUT TO MY WIFE TO MAKE SURE SHE DIDN'T NEED ANYTHING AT HOME. WE HAVE A GREAT UNIT AT THE HOSPITAL. I CANNOT THANK MY LEADERSHIP AND COWORKERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. GOV. DEWINE: GREAT. LT. GOV HUSTED: I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT MYSELF ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU WENT THROUGH IT BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO LIVE IN WAY WHERE NOBODY ELSE WHO WAS CLOSE TO YOU GOT COVID AND JUST TALK ABOUT IF THERE'S LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD IN YOUR OWN SITUATION. TRAVIS: FOR ME, I EWHEN I GOT SICK, I SEPARATED MYSELF IN THE HOUSE. WOULD. ONLY NOT REALLY LEAVE THE ROOM THAT MUCH. ONCE I HAD TO, I WAS SEPARATED FROM EVERYONE. JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE CHANCES OF THEM GETTING IT DOWN. WHICH LUCKILY NO ONE DID GET IT IN MY HOUSE. GOV. DEWINE: WOW. LT. GOV HUSTED: THESE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES I THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO HEAR. I THINK WE'RE SUPER HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU'RE BACK AT IT. YOU'RE RECOVERED AND NOW YOU'RE CONTINUING TO BE WANT OF THOSE FRONT LINE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING OTHERS. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT SERVICE AS WELL. GOV. DEWINE: THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING WITH US. WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU DOING THAT. WE HAD NOT HAD ANYONE HERE WHO HAD GONE THROUGH IT. WE REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO LIVED THROUGH IT TO REALLY TALK TO THE PEOPLE OF OHIO ABOUT WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE. TRAVIS: YES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. DR. ACTON: TO YOUR TEAM TOO ON THE FRONT LINE. THANK YOU. GOV. DEWINE: APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? LT. GOV HUSTED: THANK YOU GOVERNOR. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I HOPESQUE HAD A -- I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A PLEASANT MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. GREAT TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU. MAY IS MOVING MONTH. THERE'S LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. GOVERNOR RECOGNIZED WHAT A BUYING WEEK THIS IS DURING HIS EARLIER REMARKS. AS OF TOMORROW, WHEN RETAIL OPENS, 85% OF THE OHIO ECONOMY WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. WHEN WE MOVE TO FRIDAY, PERSONAL CARE AND RESTAURANTS. RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN DOING CARRY OUT AND DELIVERY. THEY'LL BE OUTDOOR AS OF FRIDAY AND THAT WILL TAKE US CLOSE TO 92% OF THE ECONOMY OPEN FOR BUSINESS. WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT STILL REMAIN CLOSED. I WAS ON A CALL THIS MORNING WITH THE GYMS AND FITNESS CENTER GROUPS THAT ARE WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO TALK ABOUT PROTOCOLS THERE. FOR THAT FUTURE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DAY CAMPS AS WELL. LOT OF THINGS STILL WORKING THROUGH THOSE PROTOCOLS. WE'RE IN THAT PHASE WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD CONFIDENCE BOTH WITHIN OURSELVES AND WITH THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE AND OUR NATION FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES. WE LEARNED A LOT FROM WHAT BUSINESSES DONE TO OPERATE SAFELY. FROM MANUFACTURING TO GROCERY STORES AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE STANDARDS ARE EVEN STRONGER NOW. THE STANDARDS FOR THE PROTOCOLS AND THE BUSINESSES OPERATING CONTINUE TO GET STRONGER. LOT OF IT IS, WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT NOW. WE HAVE MORE SANITIZER. WE'RE ABLE TO STOCK UP ON DISINFECTANTS AND SANITIZERS AND KEEP THE SURFACES CLEAN AND AVAILABILITY OF FACE COVERINGS AND MASKS AND KNOW THE PROPER WAY TO USE THOSE. AS WE'RE TRYING TO GO INTO THIS PHASE WHERE WE'RE BUILDING THAT CONFIDENCE AND THINKING ABOUT OUR FUTURE MORE, I DO JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING I KNOW YOU HEARD A LOT AT THESE 2:00 NEWS CONFERENCES. REALLY ABOUT THE FACE COVERINGS AND THE WASHING HANDS AND DISINFECTING. HOW THAT REALLY DEMONSTRATES BOTH SAFETY AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. BUSINESSES ARE DOING THIS IN JUST BECAUSE WE TELL THEM TO, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BUILD TRUST. GOT TO BUILD THAT TRUST WITH EACH OTHER BY DOING THESE THINGS I PUT IT TO THEM LIKE THIS ABOUT THE MASK WEARING. IT'S OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE PERSON WHO YOU WILL COME CONTACT WITH. AN EMPLOYEE AT A STORE OR RESTAURANT AND SOME PLACE YOU LIKE TO GO TO. THE REASON YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE AT HOME WHEN THEY FOR HOME CARING FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS VULNERABLE. YOU CAN WALK AROUND WITHOUT THE SYMPTOMS. YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO SOMEBODY ELSE AND IT COULD BE SOMEBODY'S MOM OR DAD, GRANDFATHER OR GRANDMOTHER WHO'S REALLY IN A TOUGH SPOT AND VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO MORTALITY. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY MUTUAL RESPECT. IT'S ABOUT LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO COULD BE VERY VULNERABLE TO THIS VIRUS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER. IT'S WHY WE TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS. AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER OF WHAT WE OWE TO EACH OTHER. DR. ACTON IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ANTI-BODY TESTING. FEW NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THERE. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE SOME PEOPLE THAT MADE THAT ALL POSSIBLE. YOU SEE, ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON I WAS TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE TO SEND US THESE TESTS. I FOUND THIS COMPANY WHO WAS THE FIRST COMPANY I BELIEVE THAT THE FDA APPROVED FOR THIS TESTING IN OUR COUNTRY. I TALKED TO THE CEO AND HE SAID HE WOULD GET US THE TEST, THERE'S SOME OTHER STATES COMPETING FOR THE TEST WITH US. GETTING THEM BACK HERE, GETTING THEM TO OHIO SEEM TO BE AN INSURMOUNTABLE. THEY WERE GOING TO COME FROM CHINA. I HAD AN OFFER FROM NET JET. THEY SAY IF YOU NEED PLANES AND ANYTHING WE CAN GET FOR YOU DURING THIS PERIOD OF PANDEMIC, LET US KNOW. THAT JETS IS HEADQUARTERED IN COLUMBUS. NET JETS GOT SOME OF THEIR PLANES AND THEY SENT THEM TO ANCHORAGE AGE GOT THE PERMITS AND WORKED WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND WENT TO SHANGHAI. TOOK THEIR PLANE TO SHANGHAI. IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF OF OHIO COMPANY STEPPED UP TO HELP US SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT WHY THAT WAS IMPORTANT WHEN DR. ACTON TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE BUSINESSES WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND ALL TOGETHER SPIRIT THAT ARE HELPING US OUT AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD. WE'RE GETTING THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S A FUTURE OUT THERE WHEN WE GET THROUGH THIS. EVERYDAY WE'RE TALKING MORE AND MORE ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE DISCUSSING WITH US, WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THIS POST-COVID WORLD FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW TO POSITION OHIO FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE FUTURE TO CREATE JOBS AND PROSPERITY HERE. MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE HAS BEEN PRUITION THE SWABS AND FACE SHIELDS. THEY STARTED TO PRODUCE THESE THINGS. WE'RE THINKING LONG-TERM. WEAPON DON'T WANT TO BE IN POSITION WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON OTHER COUNTRIES TO SOURCE OUR VITAL PPE AND MEDICAL NEEDS. HOW WE CONTINUE TO BUILD A MARKET FOR THEM. BOTH IN OHIO AND DOMESTICALLY. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT BROADBAND STRATEGY. BROADBAND IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT BUT IT'S CRITICAL WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN POSITION WHERE TELEMEDICINE IS IMPORTANT. PEOPLE ARE SEEKING EDUCATION FROM HOME. BUILDING STRATEGY ABOUT ECONOMIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION STRATEGY AROUND BROADBAND. ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW TO BUILD THAT WINNING FUTURE FOR US IN OHIO. IT'S THAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT HAS MADE AMERICA GREAT. IT IS THE SOURCE OF GREAT OPTIMISM FOR OUR FUTURES. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THESE THINGS ARE ALREADY UNDER WAY IN OHIO. AS WE'RE IN THE MIST OF THIS PANDEMIC AND THESE BUSINESSES ARE HELPING US, THEY'RE WORKING WITH US TO LOOK AT THAT FUTURE THAT WE ALL LONG FOR. WE CAN DO MORE THAN ONE THING. WE CAN DO MORE THAN TWO THINGS AT A TIME. WE'RE DOING ALL THIS NOW. THERE'S A REASON TO BE HOPEFUL AS WE LOOK TO OUR OHIO'S FUTURE. DR. ACTON: GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. HAPPY MONDAY AND I THINK WE'LL START WITH OUR NUMBERS. FIRST OF ALL, RIGHT NOW IN OHIO, WE HAVE SEEN 24,777 CASES AS OF TODAY. THAT'S UP 696 CASES FROM YESTERDAY. IN THE COUNTRY AT LARGE, THERE ARE 1,329,000. IT'S 2008 QUITE A -- IT'S QUITE A FEW CASES. THE DEATHS IN OHIO ARE AT 1357. THAT'S UP 16 IN THE LAST 24 HOURS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ALMOST 80,000 DEATHS IN THIS COUNTRY AT THIS POINT. COUPLE OF NEW THINGS ON OUR OVERALL DASHBOARD, I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR YOU, GOVERNOR, WE NOW HAVE AN AGE RANGE OF CASE FROM LESS THAN ONE WHICH IS AN INFANT TO 108 YEARS OF AGE. THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED. ALSO A VERY INTERESTING FACT FOR US, I BELIEVE IT'S NOT ONLY THIS SLIDE BUT OTHER DATA WE HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE A NEW DATE OF ONSET. WE HAVE FOUND FIVE CASES NOW THAT THE DATE OF ONSET OF SYMPTOM WAS IN JANUARY. WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE INVESTIGATION OUR DISEASE DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND SEE IF THEY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL. THESE CASES WE CAN PICK THEM UP BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-BODY TESTING THAT THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MENTIONED. WE WILL LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT THIS DISEASE, HOW LONG IT WAS HERE IN OHIO, HOW LONG IT WAS SPREADING AS WE DO MORE AND MORE TESTING. I FOUND THAT INTERESTING. YOU CAN LOOK ON OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT. OUR TRENDS STAYING VERY PLATEAUED IN OHIO. WE HAVE THESE DAILY TICKS UP AND DOWNS. WE'RE STILL IN A PLATEAU PHASE. ALSO OUR TESTING NUMBERS. I DID WANT TALK ABOUT TESTING. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT TESTING IS THAT IT IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME WHEN YOU GET TESTED ON A GIVEN DAY, YOU MIGHT BE NEGATIVE BUT YOU MIGHT BE EARLY IN A DISEASE PROCESS. WE HAVEN'T PICKED IT UP. ALSO, IT DOESN'T MEAN IF YOU TESTED NEGATIVE, THAT YOU WON'T STILL CATCH IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO COME. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US WHO GET TESTED AND FIND OUT WE'RE NEGATIVE, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY FROM THAT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU STILL MIGHT BE EARLY ON IN ON T IN THEONSET OF DISEASE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND TESTING FOR WHAT IT IS. IT IS NOT TREATMENT. TESTING IS ACTUALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT TESTING, WHEN WE FIND A CASE, IT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT CONTACT TRACING THAT INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHO MIGHT BE IN CONTACT WITH. WE STILL TREATS YOU THE SAME WAY. THE TREATMENT HAS NOT CHANGED. IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT WHAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IN OHIO, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP SPREAD OF DISEASE AND TESTING IS JUST CRUCIAL FOR THAT. THE WAY WE WILL SAVE LIVES IN OHIO AS WE ALL MOVE ABOUT MORE AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN DAYS TO COME. WHEN YOU ARE TESTED OR NOT, WHETHER YOU RECOVERED OR NOT, WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IMMUNITY LAST. ALL THE THING WE TALK ABOUT THAT ALLOW THIS ECONOMY TO COME BACK, ALLOW US TO MOVE ABOUT, MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO WEAR THIS MASK AND TRY TO NOT SPREAD IT TO OTHERS. WE HAVE TO WASH THE HANDS. WE HAVE TO SAY WHEN WE'RE SICK. IF OUR CHILD IS SICK, WE SHOULDN'T TAKE THEM TO CHILD CARE. IF WE OURSELVES ARE SICK AND HAVE A FEVER, WE NEED NOT GO TO WORK. THEY MATTER ALL THE MORE NOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS INCREASE IN MOVING ABOUT SAFELY BUT NOT HAVE THE CHANCE OF SPREADING IT OR HAVING AN OUTBREAK. REALLY, IT REALLY RELAYS ON ALL OF US DOING OUR PART. MANY OF WHOM MAY NOT KNOW THEY'VE ALREADY HAD IT. WE'LL BE TAKING -- WE'LL BE SENDING OUT A POSTCARD FOLLOWED OUT TO CITIZENS WITH A LETTER AND ULTIMATELY, SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY COME TO THEIR HOUSE AND TEST SOMEONE 18 YEARS OR OLDER IN THE HOUSE, WE LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOU. WE'D ACTUALLY TAKE A NASAL SWAB AND DO A BEST TEST. THIS WILL BE ALL OVER, IT WILL BE URBAN AND RURAL, AGAIN VOLUNTARY, PARTICIPATION IN A STUDY THAT HELPS US LEARN MORE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN OHIO. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE WERE IT NOT FOR NET JETS AND THE WORK OF WHOLE TEAMS OF SCIENTISTS AROUND THE STATE WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO HELP US LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DISEASE. AS WE OPEN UP MORE AND MORE, WE KNOW THAT WE'LL SEE MORE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE. WE KNOW WE'LL SEE MORE CASES. WHETHER WE OPENED OR DIDN'T, THIS DISEASE MOST OF RUSS STILL NOT IMMUNE. THIS DISEASE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD. THAT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE TO US. WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS WHEN WE DISCOVER THE DISEASE WHAT WE DO ABOUT IT. I REALLY WANT TO SAY THIS TO BUSINESSES, CHILD CARE, NURSING HOMES AND PRISONS HOMELESS SHELTERS, ALL OF US. WHEN YOU FIRST DISCOVER A CASE, MAYBE YOU HAVE AN EMPLOYEE WHO YOU HEAR WAS DIAGNOSED, I THINK A LOT OF US WON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO RIGHT AWAY. EVEN THOUGH WE'VE READ ALL THE GUIDANCE. THE FIRST PLACE YOU SHOULD GO IS CALL YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE THOSE PHONE NUMBERS ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ARE HERE NOT TO REGULATE YOU, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU DO THE BEST PRACTICES. THEY WILL BE YOUR EXPERTS. IF YOU GO TO CORONAVIRUS.OHIO.GOV, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, NO MATTER WHAT WALK, WHAT BUSINESS, WHETHER YOU'RE A CHILD CARE CENTER, OR NURSING HOME, WE WANT TO HELP YOU WALK THROUGH THE BEST GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC. HELP YOU HELP YOUR EMPLOYEES. HELP YOU KNOW WHERE TO GET HELP AND CONTAIN THAT INFECTION SO IT DOESN'T SPREAD. THAT'S WHERE WE'LL WORK TO KEEP OHIO SAFE. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS. I WANT TO SPREAD CORONAVIRUS.OHIO.GOV, REACHING OUT TO YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. GOV. DEWINE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL BE READY NOW FOR QUESTIONS. REPORTER: THIS IS LUIS GILL FROM OHIO PUBLIC TV. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE ECONOMY TOMORROW MIGHT BE AT 90%. WE UNDERSTAND SOME ESTABLISHMENTS OR BUSINESS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FUNCTION NOT EVEN AT 50%. BUSINESS MIGHT BE GETTING SOME RELIEF THROUGH THE PROCESS THE ECONOMY REALLY FOR THEM, WOULD BE WON'T BE 90 PERCENT OR 100 PERCENT. GOV. DEWINE: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AS WON'T THE ECONOMY UP, IS FOR THE PUBLIC HAVE CONFIDENCE WHEN THEY GO TO RESTAURANT, WHEN THEY GO TO JEWELRY STORE OR GROCERY STORE, EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE THAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT THEM. I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN DO. WE'VE REACHED A STAGE IN THIS KIND OF JOURNEY OF OURS WHERE IT'S NOT SO MUCH WHAT WE'RE SAYING, WHAT THE DIRECTOR SAYING, WHAT SHE ORDERS. IT IS MORE ABOUT THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE. THAT'S WILL DETERMINE HOW FAST THE ECONOMY MOVES. THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL AND WE PUT OUR GROUPS TOGETHER TO COME OUT WITH THE BEST R PROTOCOLS. WHEN YOU WALK INTO A STORE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A ASSURANCE AS A CUSTOMER THAT THE GOOD BEST PRACTICES ARE TAKING PLACE. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR WORKERS TO FEEL THE SAME WAY WHEN THEY GO IN, MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES ARE FOLLOWING THE BEST PRACTICES TO PROTECT THEM. THAT'S PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE. REGULATIONS WE SET FORWARD. THESE ARE THINGS THAT PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY HAVE SAID WE CAN DO THESE. THEY WERE PART OF PUTTING THEM TOGETHER. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THIS, CONFIDENCE THAT THEY FEEL AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GIVE THEM GOOD CONFIDENCE SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND SHOP OR THEY CAN GO OUT RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. AS FAR AS THE CAPACITY, CAPACITY AGAIN, WE HAVE TO DO THAT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS SAFE. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND TO KEEP THEM SAFE. THAT CONFIDENCE PEOPLE HAVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON. BEN SCHWARTZ WITH WCPO. I WANT TO READ A QUESTION FROM A VIEWER. THIS VIEWER IS PRESIDENT OF LOCAL NONPROFIT SPORTS ORGANIZATION, YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION. WHO HAS TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THE OHIO ECONOMIC RECOVERY TASK FORCE AND IS JUST LOOKING FOR ANY TYPE OF WORD ON IF YOU'VE HAD TALKS ABOUT REOPENING YOUTH SPORTS. WE KNOW IT'S EVOLVING SITUATION. THERE'S DEADLINES THAT THEY HAVE TO HIT. IF THEY DON'T, IT'S NOT HAPPENING. WONDERING IF YOU HAD TALKS AND MAYBE IF DR. ACTON CAN COMMENT ON IF DISTANCING IN SPORTS OUTDOORS IS COMPARABLE TO EATING. GOV. DEWINE: WE KNOW WE'RE NOW IN MAY. PEOPLE ARE PLANNING FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES, ADULT SPORTS LEAGUES. BUT ALSO, WHAT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OR CITY OF CINCINNATI OR CITY OF DAYTON OR TOLEDO, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. IT MIGHT INCLUDE SPORTS AND IT MIGHT INCLUDE SOME DAY CAMPS. THESE ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO DURING THE SUMMER. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE BE ABLE TO PLAN. I'M LOOKING DOWN AT THE LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT WORKING GROUPS THAT WE HAVE. WE CERTAINLY HAVE A GROUP THAT'S WORKING RIGHT NOW ON THESE ISSUES IN REGARD TO YOUTH AND ADULT SPORT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TAKE BEST PRACTICES AND GIVE THE BROAD GUIDELINES AND PEOPLE CAN REALLY TAKE IT FROM THERE. DR. ACTON: THANK YOU. AS WE'VE SAID MANY TIMES IN THESE PRESS CONFERENCES, THE WHOLE WORLD IS LEARNING ABOUT THIS TOGETHER. ONE OF THE REASONS WE SET UP THESE GROUPS IS TO REALLY TRY TO IMAGINE HOW WE COULD LIVE IN A WORLD PRE-VACCINE AND LEARN TO LIVE WITH THIS VIRUS. IT'S NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE. THERE'S NO EXACT PLAYBOOK. WE'VE REALLY TRY TO PULL TOGETHER THE BEST EXPERTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING THE PROGRAMS TO THE BEST MEDICAL AND CLINICAL ADVICE THAT WE CAN GET. AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY SHARE THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS WITH AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS POSSIBLE. THE VIRUS IS STILL THERE. I LIKE TO SAY, I KNOW GOVERNOR HAS BEEN DOING NICE JOB OF THIS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THAT IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT WILL SPREAD. THE MORE PEOPLE WE ARE AROUND, IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, THE GREATER CHANCE THAT IS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LANGUAGE ABOUT BEING SAFE. WE'RE TRYING TO ASK PEOPLE TO GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS BUT IT ISN'T TO GO ABOUT AND JUST GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT'S TO BE JUDICIOUS IN CHOICES YOU MAKE AND ALL THE PROTECTION YOU CAN DO. AS WE GRADUALLY TRY TO SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN EXPAND OUR LIVES. REPORTER: THIS IS LAURA HANCOCK FROM CLEVELAND.COM. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ONSET THAT DR. ACTON WAS TALKING ABOUT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT FIVE COUNTIES WERE THE COUNTIES WITH THEON SETH. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH FRANKLIN WHICH GOTTEN SO FAR AHEAD IN CASES? DR. ACTON: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO NOT KNOW. I DON'T HAVE WITH ME THE COUNTIES AND I DO THINK IT'S VERY INTERESTING THAT WE HAVE STARTED TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ANTI-BODY TESTING. I THINK WE'LL SEE A LOT MORE OF THIS. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF DEATHS AND CORNER REPORTS YET TO BE SEEN. I THINK AS TIME GOES ON, WE WILL LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT HISTORY WITH THIS VIRUS. I REALLY -- I WOULD REFER YOU TO TALK WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY BOTH COLUMBUS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY ITSELF TO LEARN MORE. I CAN'T SPEAK AT THIS POINT TO THE SPECIFICS ON THEIR CASES. I THINK THOSE HEALTH COMMISSIONERS CAN GIVE YOU MORE OF THAT. REPORTER: IT'S ANDREW WELCH HUGGINS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. THIS QUESTION IS PROBABLY FOR GOVERNOR DEWINE AND DR. ACTON. TODAY VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AND DR. DEBORAH BIRX CALLED ON GOVERNORS MAKE SURE NURSING HOMES ARE TESTED. AFTER THAT WORKERS SHOULD BE TESTED WEEKLY. IS THAT DOABLE IN OHIO? DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND IF WE HAVE THAT TESTING CAPACITY? WHAT KIND OF ASSISTANCE, FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WOULD YOU NEED TO MEET THAT DEADLINE? GOV. DEWINE: WE'RE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING OUR TESTING CAPACITY. WE'RE ALSO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TESTS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN. LET ME ACTUALLY GIVE THOSE NUMBERS IF I CAN PULL THAT UP HERE IF I CAN FIND IT. WE'RE NOW IN A TESTING CAPACITY IN OHIO. WE'RE NOW AT A CAPACITY OF 14,275 A DAY. BUT THAT IS GOING UP IN COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE SHOULD BE AT 22,000. THIS IS A CHART THAT SHOWS ACTUAL TESTING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE GONE FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL, 25th, WE HAVE GONE FROM 4100 ACTUAL TESTS THAT WEEK, THE NEXT WEEK IT WAS 5180, THE WEEK WE JUST COMPLETED WAS 7259. THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP. WE CERTAINLY DO NOT HAVE UNLIMITED TESTING. WE HAVE STATED THAT WE HAVE HAD A PLAN IN REGARD TO OUR NURSING HOMES. I ASK MAUREEN WILL COME IN HERE NEXT WEEK. WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR, TO COME IN TOMORROW, EXCUSE ME. SHE'LL BE SKYPED IN AND REALLY GIVE A FULL REPORT ON EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IN REGARD TO NURSING HOMES. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, OUR OHIO NUMBERS ARE NOT SIMILAR TO THE NATIONAL NUMBERS. THAT IS THAT THE HUGE NUMBER OF OUR DEATHS ARE OCCURRING IN NURSING HOMES AND PRISONS AND CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES. VERY SIGNIFICANT PART OF THOSE. THAT PAINS US A GREAT DEAL MOST OF US HAD PARENTS AND AUNTS AND UNCLES, LOVE ONES IN NURSING HOMES. IF WE DON'T NOW, WE HAVE AT SOME TIME IN THE PAS PROTECTING THEM IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THESE NURSING HOMES A LOT. I WILL LET DR. ACTON TALK ABOUT THAT. THE FULL REPORT IS GOING TO COME FROM MAUREEN TOMORROW WHEN SHE COMES IN BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO HER DUTIES IN RUNNING MEDICAID, WE'VE ASKED HER TO OVERSEE THIS WHOLE EFFORT. WE'VE GOT TREMENDOUS ASSISTANCE FROM OUR HOSPITALS AND WHAT IS KIND OF UNIQUE ABOUT OHIO'S PLAN IS THE WORK THAT THE HOSPITALS DONE IN ADOPTING NURSING HOMES. EVERY NURSING HOME HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY A HOSPITAL WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AS WE LOOK AT THE CARE. TESTING IS VERY IMPORTANT. BUT IT IS NOT THE ENTIRE PICTURE IN REGARD TO THE NURSING HOMES. WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. DR. ACTON: I THINK DIRECTOR WILL BE JOINING US. WHERE I'M TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO EARLY MARCH, WE RECOGNIZED WHERE WE THOUGHT SOME OF THE HOT SPOTS WOULD BE IN OUR STATE EARLY ON. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. PART OF THIS WAS THIS BUILD OF ZONE AND REGIONAL STRUCTURE. WE NEVER HAD SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE OF AMOUNT OF CASES. THERE WASN'T A STRUCTURE. WHAT THE DIRECTOR WILL BE SHARING A COMPLICATED THING FOR A BEYOND TESTING. IT'S BEEN ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS RE WITH THE NURSING HOME. WE HAD THE CDC DOING AN INVESTIGATION. EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT AND EACH ONE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE. WE'VE ALSO WORKED TO GET PPE TO NURSING HOMES AND REALLY HELP BOTH THE STAFF AND THE COMPLIANTS TH -- CLIENTS ABSAFE POSSIBLE. WE WORKED WITH WHOLE COMMUNITIES AND HOSPITALS. IT IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, TESTING AND TESTING IN ONE POINT OF TIME GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT BUT IT REALLY IS A MUCH MORE STRATEGIC EFFORT IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY CATCH THOSE CASES AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU WHAT I THINK IS AN UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON HERE IN OHIO. GOV. DEWINE: PART OF THAT IS MAUREEN WILL TELL YOU TOMORROW. WHENEVER NURSING HOME HAS SOMEONE WHO THEY THINK IS IN FACT MIGHT BE COVID-19, THE ABILITY THEN TO COME IN AND DO THAT STRATEGIC TESTING, THAT IS ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS. I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE. I GOT A CALL YESTERDAY FROM, IT WAS A HEART BREAKING CALL, IT'S SOMETHING THAT MANY OHIO FAMILIES TRAGICALLY ARE FACING. THEY HAVE SOMEONE IN A NURSING HOME AND THEY CANNOT GO SEE THEM. THIS IS JUST TO ME ONE OF THE MOST HEART BREAKING THINGS. WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH IS THE SITUATION THAT WE KNOW THAT ONCE COVID-19 GETS INSIDE A NURSING HOME, WE KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS. TRYING TO LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT COVID-19 TO COME IN, IT'S SO VERY IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE ORDERS ISSUED EARLY ON WAS TO RESTRICT THE PEOPLE WHO CAN GO INTO THAT NURSING HOME AND VISITORS WILL NOT ALLOWED. I WANT TO SAY TO FAMILIES OUT THERE, I UNDERSTAND IT. I CAN IMAGINE WITH A LOVE ONE I CANNOT GO SEE THEM. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT BALANCE HERE. BECAUSE IT IS SO DEADLY, BECAUSE ONCE IT GETS INSIDE, IT IS SO TOUGH. THAT'S WHY THAT POLICY EXIST. I UNDERSTAND GREAT HARDSHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS AN IMPACT NOT ONLY THE FAMILY BUT THE PATIENT. >> WITHIN THIS CONTEXT, DOES OHIO PLAN TO COMPLY DIRECTIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TEST ALL NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS? GOV. DEWINE: I DON'T KNOW THAT'S GOING TO GET DONE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT TOMORROW. I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ANYBODY WHO'S GOT A FAMILY MEMBER OUT THERE, IN A NURSING HOME, WE NOT ONLY HAVE PLAN. WE'RE EXECUTING THE PLAN. WE HAVE BEEN EXECUTING THE PLAN. IT'S A HOLISTIC PLAN. IT'S A PLAN THAT COMBINES TAKING HOSPITALS AND COMPARE -- PAIRING THEM WITH NURSING HOMES. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THE PPE INTO THE NURSING HOME. IT INVOLVES HAVING A ROBUST TESTING WHENEVER THERE IS A HOT SPOT. WHENEVER THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT NURSING HOME TO BELIEVE SOMEONE IN THAT NURSING HOME MIGHT BE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE HAD IN PLACE. WE NOW HAVE THE ROBUST TESTING TO CARRY OUT THAT TESTING PART OF THAT AS WELL. I THINK IT WILL BE UNLIKELY YOU WILL SEE US BE ABLE TO TEST EVERYBODY IN THE NURSING HOME. THERE'S FRANKLY, A LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD WHO ARGUE THAT THE TESTING OF EVERYBODY IN THAT NURSING HOME MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST PROTOCOL. AGAIN, I WILL LEAVE IT TO MAUREEN TOMORROW AND SHE'LL PLAIN IT A LOT BETTER THAN I'M EXPLAINING IT. REPORTER: ADRIEN ROBINSON NBC 4. MY QUESTION IS FOR THE GOVERNOR POSSIBLY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. WE'VE GOTTEN QUITE FEW E-MAILS FROM GYM OWNERS, ESPECIALLY SMALLER GYMS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF REOPENING WAVE. DO YOU HAVE UPDATE FOR GYMS? WHAT SOME OF THE UNIQUE BARRIERS THAT HAVE KEPT THEM FROM RECEIVING A REOPEN DATE? GOV. DEWINE: WE HAVE A WORKING GROUP. THESE ARE GYM OWNERS. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY. GYMS ARE DIFFERENT IN THE SENSE THAT SOME ARE BIG, SOME ARE SMALL. YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF SIZE OF GYMS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE INTEND TO HAPPEN. IT'S COMING. WE ALL -- ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN TO A GYM. I GO TO GYM IN SPRINGFIELD, I DID GO TO GYM IN SPRINGFIELD. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE NATURE OF GYMS THEMSELVES. IT'S LIKE ANYTHING ELSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE THERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, THAT THE SANITATION PART OF THAT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T BE DONE. WE WOULD EXPECT WE WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN OUR GYMS AND AS SOON AS THE GROUP COMES BACK WITH THERAPY RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THOSE AND MOVE FORWARD. LT. GOV HUSTED: I CAN ADD, -- [INDISCERNIBLE] I KNOW THAT THEY'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS. IN PROCESS FOR DISCUSSING IS UNDER WAY. UNDERSTAND EVERY SITUATION BETWEEN PERSONAL TRAINING, CLASSES, EQUIPMENT, THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN LOT OF THE SETTINGS ALL HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR. WHICH IS LITTLE MORE COMPLEX THAN LOT OF OTHER SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE IN. REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON, RANDY LUDLOW ABOUT THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH. YOU STATED THAT THE STATE HAS A TESTING CAPACITY OF 14,275 TEST A DAY. YOU'RE ONLY DOING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF THAT NUMBER. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? GOV. DEWINE: WELL, RANDY, HERE'S THE CHART MY FRIEND. WE'RE GOING UP EVERY SINGLE WEEK. THIS IS NOT JUST QUESTION YOU TURN ON SPIGOT. WE'RE GOING REAGENT TO THEM. WE'RE GETTING THE SWABS TO NOT ONLY THOSE LOCATIONS BUT MANY OTHER LOCATIONS AS WEL REPORTER: THAT'S 18,000 A DAY. ARE YOU GOING TO GET THERE? GOV. DEWINE: WE'RE GOING TO GET THREAT. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WHERE YOU SNAP YOUR FINGERS AND SAY, ALL THESE TESTS ARE GOING TO OCCUR. WE HAD TO FIRST GET THE CAPA CAPACITY. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WE SIGNED THE CONTRACTS, GOT THE REAGENT COMING IN, GOT THE SWABS DOING THE MANUFACTURE IN THE STATE OF OHIO, THIS IS A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN TESTING. YOU GOT TO START WITH YOUR CAPACITY AND YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD UPWARD FROM THA I WOULD LOVE TO BE UP RIGHT TODAY 22,000. WE'RE MAKING VERY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. THESE NUMBERS ARE PER DAY. I'M ALWAYS PUSHING. NEVER SATISFIED. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. DR. ACTON: I LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT BETTER. NOT BETTER THAN THE GOVERNOR. I DON'T MEAN THAT. JUST GO LITTLE BIT DEEPER ON IT FOR EVERYONE AT HOME. TESTING IS A IMMENSELY COMPLEX ISSU WE HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE THINGS HAPPEN. EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO TESTING. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. ONE OF THE REASONS WE USE OUR ZONE STRUCTURE WAS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. THEN YOU HAD TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY SWAB AND GET THE KIT AND GO GET THE SPECIMEN. WHEN THESE NUMBERS WERE SHARED AND I THINK WHEN WE SHARE THESE NUMBERS IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN ALL THE COMPLEXITY. IT WAS ABOUT GETTING THE CAPACITY OUT THERE. WHEN WE SAY THE CAPACITY IS 14,000 PLUS TEST THIS WEEK, WE FINALLY WE HAVE MACHINES STOLE THEM OUT OF RESEARCH LABS, BOUGHT SOME OF THEM OURSELVES AND POSITIONED THEM AROUND THE STAT NEST STRUGGLE IS FEDERAL GOVE-- GET SOMEONEIN THE NURSING THAT WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE LOOKING AT UNIQUE WAYS TO DO THAT SO WE DON'T MISS ANYONE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO HAVE MOBILE UNIT OR SWAB LIKE STRIKE TEAMS THAT CAN GO OUT AND BE MOBILE AND RUSH THOSE SPECIMENS. WE HAD A COMPLICATING FACTOR OF SOME PLACES ACTUALLY HAVE CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE LABS SO THEY USE A DIFFERENT SYSTEM. ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE CREATED 67,500 NEW SPECIMEN KITS. WE'VE MUSHED THOSE KITS OUT TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE OUT TO THOSE NURSING HOMES AND FRONT LINE PLACES. IT IS DOING ALL OF THAT PLUS WE HAD TO CREATE A PROTOCOL. EVEN WHEN WE HAVE THIS MUCH, WE HAVE ALL THE KITS AND WE HAVE ALL THE REAGENTS, WE HAVE ALL THE ABILITY TO RUN THE TESTS, WE REALLY HAD TO DECIDE HOW TO WE FAIRLY TEST WHEN WE DIDN'T VOLUNTEER ENOUGH. THAT WAS THE TEARS I SHARED WITH YOU LAST WEEK. ALL OF THAT IS WHAT OUR TWO GOVERNORS FROM THE PAST, GOVERNOR CELESTE, GOVERNOR TAFT, WHOLE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY ON. WHEN WE SAY THAT NUMBER, IT'S ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF THE MACHINES AND THE REAGENT BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO DO THAT. WE HAVE TO BE THERE AND MAXIMIZING THE USE OF THAT. THAT'S ALL THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON. THE GOVERNOR IS ON ME EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT IS HAPPENING. REPORTER: THANK YOU. REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON JACKIE FROM THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER. LOT OF PARENTS AND CHILD CARE WAS TUNING INTO PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY HOPING TO HEAR GOOD NEWS FOR WHEN CHILD CARE MAYBE AVAILABLE. I HEARD REPORT FROM CENTERS CONSIDERING SMALLER CAPACITY, REDUCED HOURS, REDUCE SERVICES IN ORDER TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE. GIVEN HOW THESE MAY CHANGE THE CHILD CARE SITUATION, WILL YOU DO ANYTHING TO ALLOW PARENTS TO REMAIN ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION IN ORDER TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN IS RETURNING THOME -- THEM TO CHILD CARE SITUATION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD? GOV. DEWINE: WELL, RETURN THAT CHILD TO THE CHILD CARE, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A PARENTAL DECISION. WHAT MY OBLIGATION IS TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO MAKE THAT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE ESSENTIAL CHILD CARE THAT HAS BEEN EXISTING THAT WE PROVIDED DURING THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I REALIZED, MOST PEOPLE COULDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. WE WERE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE PUT THAT TOGETHER. AS WE TALK ABOUT OPENING THAT UP AND IN MAKING THAT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING BACK TO WORK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IT RIGHT THIS TIME AS WEL THAT'S OUR GOAL. THAT'S WHAT WE TRYING TO DO. I APOLOGIZE FOR PEOPLE WHO TUNED IN TODAY AND WANTED AN ANSWER TODAY. I THINK WHAT WE OWE YOU IS A GOOD ANSWER. WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT. WE NOT QUITE THERE YET. REPORTER: THE FEDERAL EXPANSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, ALLOW PARENTS TO COLLECT THAT UNEMPLOYMENT IF THEY ARE CARING FOR CHILDREN WHO SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FROM COVID-19. DO YOU PLAN TO EXTEND THAT IN OHIO AS WELL? LT. GOV HUSTED: JACKIE, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION IN LIGHT OF THE CHILD CARE SITUATION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWER ON THAT TODAY. WE DO OWE YOU AN ANSWER ON IT AND WE'LL RESPOND IN THE CONTEXT WHEN WE PULL THIS ALL TOGETHER ON CHILD CARE. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER ON THAT TODAY. REPORTER: THIS IS DANNY HANNAH NEWS SERVICE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE UP AND GET TESTED. LIKE IN KENTUCKY, I UNDERSTAND, PRETTY MUCH ANYONE CAN GET A TEST IF THEY WANT ONE IN CERTAIN AREAS. HOW CLOSE ARE WE GETTING TO THAT? GOV. DEWINE: YOU GOT COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN KENTUCKY. CERTAINLY A PRIVATE SECTOR, YOU WILL SEE THE PRIVATE SECTOR ROLL IN WITH TESTING. WHAT OUR TESTING HAS TO BE IS A PRIORITIZATION WITH DR. ACTON HAS ROLLED OUT. OUR GOAL EVERYDAY IS TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH EVERY TOOL WE HAVE AND TESTING IS ONE OF THOSE TOOLS TO SAVE LIVES TO STOP THE SPREAD. SPREAD IS THE KEY. TESTING, THE TRACING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT SO MUCH IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. OCCURRING 113 DIFFERENT HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE STATE. GOING TO THE BASIC, THE BLOCKING AND TACKLING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS TO PROTECT LIVES IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. WE PRIORITIZED IT AND DR. ACTON HAS TALKED ABOUT THAT PRIORITIZATION. DR. ACTON: I TALK QUITE OFTEN TO MY PEER IN KENTUCKY. THEY'VE DONE LOT OF THE SAME STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE DONE. I KNOW THERE IS -- TO COMPLICATE TESTING, NEW TYPES OF TEST COME TO MARKET AND THERE ARE SOME BEING DONE THROUGH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. ANTIGEN TESTING GOT APPROVAL THIS WEEK. THAT'S STAY AT HOME TEST. LOT OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE HAPPENING. SOME OF THEM HAVE MORE OR LESS RELIABILITY TO THEM. THERE'S ALSO PEOPLE OUT THERE SELLING TESTS. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THEY'RE SELLING TESTS TO BUSINESSES THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SCIENCE OR UNDERSTANDING OF. WHEN I HEAR STORY LIKE THAT, IT REALLY GETS LOT MORE QUESTIONS. I'LL TALK TO KENTUCKY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT. REPORTER: CVS OR WALGREENS ANY TIME SOON. IT COULD BE OTHER PLACES. GOV. DEWINE: I THINK SOME OF THE PHARMACY COMPANIES ALREADY STARTED TO DO THAT. SOME OF THEM STARTED TO DO THAT. REPORTER: I'M WITH WLIO IN LIMA. GOVERNOR, YOU KNOW YOU TOUCH ON SUMMER ACTIVITIES BUT THE FIRST COUNTY FAIRS APPROACHING QUICK. PAULDING COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE THEIRS IN ROUGH REALIZE FOUR WEEKS. WE'RE HEARING RIDE INSPECTORS AND FAIRLEY A-- FAIR LIAISONS HAVE BEEN FURLOUGHED BY THE STATE. GOV. DEWINE: WE'RE WAITING FOR THE ADVISORY GROUP. I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE. WHAT I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS FAIRS NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY CAN CONDUCT A FAIR THAT PRESERVES THE JUNIOR FAIR. THIS IS ABOUT KIDS AND LIVESTOCK. IT'S ABOUT KIDS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT, SOWING PROJECT, SCIENCE PROJECT. THAT'S WHAT THIS REALLY IS ABOUT AND HOW DO WE PRESERVE THAT IN ALL THE COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO AND COUNTY FAIRS IS AND INDEPENDENT FAIR. THEY'RE REALLY THE HEART AND SOUL OF THOSE FAIR. THEY ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THAT COMMUNITY. WHAT I'VE ASKED DIFFERENT FAIR BOARDS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THIS TO LOOK AND SEE HOW THEY CAN PRESERVE THAT TYPE OF FAIR AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. WORKING GROUP IS WORKING. THEY WILL COME BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. ONE COUNTY FAIR, MARION, POSTPONED THEIR FAIR BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY ARE LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN PRESERVE THE 4H SIDE OF IT. REPORTER: GOING ON WITHOUT RIDES OR AND INSPECTORS CORRECT? GOV. DEWINE: INSPECTORS CAN ALWAYS BE BROUGHT BACK IF THAT'S WHERE WE GO. THERE HASN'T BEEN A DECISION MADE ON THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT -- NONE OF US HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL. FAIRS ARE EVERY MONTH. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'LL BE DIFFERENT FAIR TIMES. THEY CERTAINLY COULD BE BROUGHT BACK IF THE DECISION IS MADE TO HAVE THOSE RIDES AND HAVE THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY. WE'LL SEE. REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON GOVERNOR. MARTY SLATEN, OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL. IN MARCH, CONGRESS INCREASED FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES. THE SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL FOR MEDICAID BY 6.2 POINT. THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION IS CALLING FOR ANOTHER 6 PERCENTAGE POINT INCREASE. DO YOU SUPPORT THAT? IF YOU DO, DO YOU CALL ON YOUR FORMER COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE TO SUPPORT IT AND FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN IT? GOV. DEWINE: CONGRESS HAS SPENT LOT OF MONEY. UNPRECEDENTED IN HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. THERE'S A NEED FOR THAT. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US, I WANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON MY MESSAGE, MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS FREQUENTLY AND HO-- FLEXIBILITY AND HOW WE SPEN THAT MONEY. WE HAD TO MAKE VERY SIGNIFICANT CUT IN SCHOOLS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WANTED TO SEE IN OHIO. THAT WAS FOR TWO-MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CUT FOR THAT TWO MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY THAT WE CAN HAVE AS A STATE WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT. THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY OURS HAS. TWO THINGS HAPPEN. THEY ALWAYS HAPPEN. SOCIAL SERVICE COST GOES UP AND YOUR REVENUES GOES DOWN DRAMATICALLY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN FULLY EXPECT TO SEE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD. REPORTER: LIKE TO SEE THAT INCREASE THOUGH? GOV. DEWINE: I'LL LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL. I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT PROPOSAL. I'M SAYING, MY MESSAGE TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES, I TALK TO THEM ABOUT THIS, SENATOR BROWN, SENATOR PORTMAN AND OUR DELEGATION HAS BEEN GIVEN US THE FLEXIBILITY. GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY SO WE CAN MOVE THIS MONEY AROUND AND COVER DIFFERENT HOLES. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BASICS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. VAST MAJORITY -- HUGE AMOUNT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING HAS TO GO FOR POLICE AND FIRE, EMS, BASIC SERVICES. WITHOUT THAT FLEXIBILITY, YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING THESE CUT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. REPORTER: JIM PROVINCE WITH THE TOLEDO BLADE. YOU GIVE YOUR STATE OF STATE ADDRESS THIS YEAR. AT LEAST NOT YET. I'M ASKING YOU TO GIVE US THAT SPEECH NOW. IN A NUTSHELL, GIVEN THE VARIOUS, THE ECONOMY AND BUDGET CUTS, HOW WOULD YOU GRADE THE CONDITION OF OUR STATE? GOV. DEWINE: WELL, I THINK WE'RE GOING THROUGH A STORM. IT'S A VERY SEVERE STORM. I THINK WE'RE DOING WELL UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. THIS IS NOT A STORM THAT ANYONE THOUGHT WAS COMING. AT LEAST A NUMBER OF MONTHS, I DON'T THINK ANYONE PREDICTED IT. IT'S TOUGH. I THINK OHIOANS HAVE DONE PHENOMENALLY WELL. LOT OF SUFFERING. LOT OF PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED. LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES SEVERELY HURT. OHIOANS, I THINK HAVE BEEN WELL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THEY HAVE DONE WHAT NEEDED TO BE. WE FLATTEN THAT CURVE SO THAT WE'RE IN POSITION TO OPEN OHIO, CAREFULLY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE DISTANCING AND WEAR THE MASK AND DO THE OTHER THINGS. I THINK OHIOANS HAVE DONE EXCEEDINGLY WELL. WE WERE IN POSITION AS WELL AS WE COULD BE. THE CHALLENGE CONTINUES EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'VE PLAYED THIS GAME OUT. WE'VE FINISHED THE FIRST INNING OR TWO I GUESS. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED TODAY, ALL HAVE BEEN LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS. HOW FAST CAN WE MOVE UP TESTING. WHAT WILL WILL DO ABOUT NURSING HOMES. WHAT WE DO ABOUT THE CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES WHERE WE AND INEVERY OTHER STATE ARE LOSE SOG MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THESE ARE ALL LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS. MY COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THIS TEAM, WE'RE WORKING ON THIS EVERYDAY. WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE FROM PRIVATE SECTOR. WE BROUGHT FORMER GOVERNORS IN. WE'RE BRINGING ANYBODY WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON TO HELP US WORK THROUGH THIS. WE'RE DOING PRETTY WELL. AM I SATISFIED, ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE GOT CHALLENGES EVERYDAY. I THINK OHIOANS ARE DOING WELL. I THINK THEY PERFORM EXCEEDINGLY WELL. WE HAVE TO KEEP PERFORMING. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO TWO THINGS, PUT AN ECONOMY BACK TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE KEEPING OHIOANS SAFE. OHIOANS ARE TOUGH. THEY ARE RESILIENT AND THEY ARE FIGHTERS. WE'LL KEEP FIGHTIN [INDISCERNIBLE] LT. GOV HUSTED: QUESTION REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT. CURRENTLY NOBODY IS BEING DENIED. I HAVE DIRECTOR KIM HALL TO GIVE 30 SECOND OR SO RESPONSE TON THAT WHO'S ON THE PHONE. DIRECTOR HALL? >> THANK YOU LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND GOVERNOR. THE RETURN TO WORK GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN PLACE ARE CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXAMINE MORE DEEPLY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS, CERTAINLY THAT ALWAYS BEEN A CONSIDERATION. COVID-19 AS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER THERE. NO BENEFITS ARE BEING DENIED RIGHT NOW AS A RESULT OF A PERSON'S DECISION NOT TO RETURN TO WORK WHILE WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE POLICY. LT. GOV HUSTED: GREAT. THANK YOU, KIM. REPORTER: OHIO PUBLIC RADIO, I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT TATTOO SHOPS. WHY YOU MIGHT HEAR AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT? WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT FROM THE SALONS, DAY SPAS AND TANNING FACILITIES? GOV. DEWINE: WE GAVE THAT TO OUR WORKING GROUP. AGAIN, IT'S VERY UP CLOSE, PERSONAL. IT'S DIFFERENT. THERE'S LOT OF SIMILARITIES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE THIS BACK. I NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND WE EXPECT TO BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ON THAT. NOT TRYING TO HOLD ANYBODY UP. AGAIN, WE GOT GET THIS RIGHT. WE GOT TO HAVE THE RIGHT STANDARDS THAT PEOPLE WHEN THEY OPEN BACK UP, THE PEOPLE SAY LOOK, THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE BEST PRACTICES THEY CAN FOLLOW. IT'S COMING, SHORTLY. REPORTER: LACY CHRIS FROM 10 TV. YOU SAID YOU'RE OPENING UP ABOUT 80% OF THE ECONOMY BY END OF THE WEEK. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE PARENTS, WHAT ADVICE RETURNING TO WORK BUT DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE CHILD CARE SO THEY CAN RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE? GOV. DEWINE: I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING -- LET ME GO BACK. WHEN WE CLOSED SCHOOLS AND THEN CLOSED DAY CARE CENTERS, CHILD CARE, IT WAS NOT DONE LIGHTLY. WE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE GRAVE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT. BUT THE SCIENCE IS PRETTY CLEAR. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO BE A SCIENTIST, EVEN I UNDERSTAND IT, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO SOCIAL DISTANCING IS DIFFICULT FOR 2-YEAR-OLD, 3-YEAR-OLD OR 4-YEAR-OLD AND PUT THEM INTO A GROUP SETTING, THE DANGER IS NOT SO MUCH FOR THOSE KIDS THEMSELVES. THE DANGER IS YOU TAKEN KIDS FROM A NUMBER OF FAMILIES. YOU FEW THEM TOGETHER. THEY MAY NOT SHOW SYMPTOM. ONE OF THEM MAYBE CARRYING THIS. NOW YOU GOT EIGHT FAMILIES, 15 AND 20 FAMILIES. IT GOES BACK TO THOSE FAMILIES. SCIENTISTS WILL TELL YOU ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU DO EARLY ON IS THE CLOSURE OF THESE FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THE FACT OF WHERE WE NEED TO. BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS SPREAD THAT IS OCCURRING. AS WE PUT THESE BACK, WE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT. WE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN. WE GOT TO PULL WHATEVER RESOURCE WE CAN SO THAT WE MINIMIZE THAT DANGER AND WE MAXIMIZE SAFETY FOR THE CHILD, MAXIMIZE THE SAFETY OF THAT CHILD CARE WORKER AND MAXIMIZE SAFETY OF THOSE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ANSWER BUT WHAT I OWE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE AND THOSE PARTICULAR ONES PEOPLE WHO ARE WAI WAITING FOR T ANSWER, I OWE THEM THE BEST WE CAN GIVE THEM. THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD EXPECT WHEN THEY DROP OFF THEIR CHILD. THAT IS MY COMMITMENT TO THEM AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. REPORTER: FOR THOSE PARENTS RETURNING TO WORK THIS WEEK, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THEM FOR CHILD CARE IF THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION OF GOING TO WORK OR STAYING AT HOME WITH THEIR CHILD? GOV. DEWINE: I MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS EVERYDAY. I'M NOT GOING TO GET IN THE WAY OF THE PARENT MAKING THAT DECISION OR TELL A PARENT WHAT KIND OF DECISION TO MAKE OR EVEN SUGGEST THAT. THAT'S NOT MY JOB NOR IT WOULD BE VER -- TO ANSWER THAT. >> THAT WAS THE LAST QUESTION OF THE DAY. GOV. DEWINE: OHIO IS HOME TO SO MANY CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. THEY WILL REFLECT THE TIME WE LIVE. I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A PROJECT, CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORC TRA -- ORCHESTRA. IT'S CALLED FANFARE PROJECT. IT'S AARON COPELAND FANFARE WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN 1942 IN SUPPORT OF ALLIED EFFORTS TO THE AMERICAN SPIRIT DURING WORLD WAR II. THE ORCHESTRA GAVE THE WORLD PREMIER ON MARCH 12th 1943. CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAVE SPEARHEADING NEW FANFARE PROJECT IN WHICH MORE THAN DOZEN COMPOSERS RANGE OF PERSONAL AND MUSICAL BACKGROUNDS WILL WRITE ONE MINUTE FANFARES FOR INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. [VIDEO] ♪♪ GOV. DEWINE: THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 2:00. THANK YOU. >> OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE GIVING HIS DAILY BRIEFING TODAY. YOU LISTENING TO THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC DESPITING TO STAY HOME. IF YOU MISSED THE BEGINNING OF THE NEWS CONFERENCE, HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT UNFORTUNATELY MAYBE NOT WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING TO HEAR TODAY. WE WERE EXPECTING AND THE GOVERNOR KNEW THAT PEOPLE WERE EXPECTING TO HEAR ABOUT DAY CARES AND ANY SORT OF REOPENING CONSIDERING MANY OF YOU ARE NOW GOING BACK TO WORK. THE GOVERNOR SAYING, HE IS STILL WORKING ON IT. HE'S NOT READY. TOO MUCH STILL NEED TO BE DECIDED. HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING KIDS TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT COULD BE DAYS BEFORE WE GET ONE. MANY OF THE REPORTERS IN COLUMBUS FOCUSING ON THINGS REOPENING. THINGS LIKE FAIRS AND YOUTH SPORTS AS WELL AS TRAVEL ANY SORT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION. REALLY THE GOVERNOR SAYING ABOUT MOST EVERYTHING THAT THERE ARE NOW ADVISORY GROUPS FOR EACH OF THOSE SPECIFIC ENTITY. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO BEST PRACTICES AND BEST WAYS TO OPEN UP. THE GOVERNOR SPECIFICALLY SAYING ABOUT YOUTH SPORTS AND ADULT SPORTS. HE KNOWS IT'S IMPORTANT THAT KIDS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO THIS SUMMER. HE SAID HE REALLY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY GETS THE GUIDANCE NECESSARY BEFORE HE MAKES THAT DECISION. HE SAID HE KNOWS THAT IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO MICROMANAGE. HE IS JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE HE GUIDES US PROPERLY. RETAIL WILL BE OPENING IN OHIO TOMORROW. WE'LL HAVE THAT AND MUCH MORE COVERED FOR YOU TONIGHT AT 5:00. WE'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK. I'LL SEE YOU AT 5