WEBVTT 00:00.120 --> 00:02.703 (upbeat music) 00:05.380 --> 00:06.790 - Good afternoon. 00:06.790 --> 00:08.760 This is Colonel Dave Trybula coming to you 00:08.760 --> 00:10.780 from headquarters, White Sands Missile Range 00:10.780 --> 00:14.020 on Monday 13 April 2020 00:14.020 --> 00:17.650 with our COVID-19 updates to the numbers. 00:17.650 --> 00:22.650 New Mexico is reporting 1,345 positive cases in the state. 00:24.040 --> 00:28.600 That included 455 in the counties surrounding Albuquerque, 00:28.600 --> 00:33.250 76 in Santa Fe, 14 in Socorro, 00:33.250 --> 00:37.130 50 in Dona Ana, and 3 in Otero. 00:37.130 --> 00:40.210 Yesterday we reported 4 in Otero 00:40.210 --> 00:42.490 and that number is decreased by one. 00:42.490 --> 00:44.620 Don't know if it was a reporting error 00:44.620 --> 00:49.120 or if it has been reclassified to another county. 00:49.120 --> 00:53.348 El Paso is reporting 292 cases and Juarez 00:53.348 --> 00:58.250 we have no update from the 47 that was reported yesterday. 00:58.250 --> 01:01.960 As a reminder, masks or facial coverings 01:01.960 --> 01:06.960 are required at the commissary, all AAFES facilities, 01:06.990 --> 01:10.740 the Coyote Cafe, and the post office. 01:10.740 --> 01:15.740 Hand washing stations are available at the Coyote Cafe, 01:16.180 --> 01:20.950 the gas station, at the gates, the gym annex, 01:20.950 --> 01:23.500 and Veterans Park to assist in maintaining 01:23.500 --> 01:26.140 appropriate hygiene especially before you 01:26.140 --> 01:28.430 enter those facilities or use them. 01:28.430 --> 01:32.417 You can see a video of this, we've got a public service spot 01:32.417 --> 01:36.420 up online if you'd like to see more details on that. 01:36.420 --> 01:40.030 We had two questions today that I want to be able to answer. 01:40.030 --> 01:43.157 The first one is, "I would like to know the policies 01:43.157 --> 01:46.187 "regarding exposure to COVID patients. 01:46.187 --> 01:48.897 "There's several nurses living on post 01:48.897 --> 01:51.327 "that work in Las Cruces hospitals. 01:51.327 --> 01:54.457 "Upon returning to WSMR they have to answer the questions 01:54.457 --> 01:56.377 "regarding exposure to COVID. 01:56.377 --> 01:57.867 "What would happen if those nurses 01:57.867 --> 01:59.847 "have a suspected exposure? 01:59.847 --> 02:02.327 "Would they be banned from entering the installation 02:02.327 --> 02:04.490 "even if they live here?" 02:04.490 --> 02:08.430 First of all, my hats off to our medical professionals, 02:08.430 --> 02:12.580 whether they're at McAfee or helping more broadly 02:12.580 --> 02:16.730 in Las Cruces or other local area medical facilities. 02:16.730 --> 02:18.880 You are doing yeoman's work, 02:18.880 --> 02:21.760 and really appreciate those efforts. 02:21.760 --> 02:26.190 Everyone should understand that our local medical facilities 02:26.190 --> 02:29.833 have got appropriate protective equipment, PPE, 02:30.874 --> 02:35.874 for personnel so that when medical folks 02:36.390 --> 02:39.630 are treating a potential COVID-19 patient 02:39.630 --> 02:44.010 they're protected in that encounter. 02:44.010 --> 02:47.190 When that happens they can truthfully respond 02:47.190 --> 02:52.040 when they come back, if there was nothing unusual 02:52.040 --> 02:54.190 that happened during the encounter, 02:54.190 --> 02:55.430 that they do not believe that 02:55.430 --> 02:57.550 they've been exposed to COVID-19. 02:57.550 --> 03:01.150 I think it's important that folks understand 03:01.150 --> 03:05.810 the last thing that a parent wants to do, 03:05.810 --> 03:10.230 or a spouse wants to do, who is a medical provider 03:10.230 --> 03:13.820 is bring back COVID-19 to their family. 03:13.820 --> 03:17.420 So they are really taking the precautions necessary 03:17.420 --> 03:20.040 to make sure that they minimize that risk. 03:20.040 --> 03:22.947 Now, if the answer to the question of, 03:22.947 --> 03:25.700 "Do you think you've been exposed," is yes, 03:25.700 --> 03:28.030 the primary quarantine place 03:28.030 --> 03:30.920 is the residence of an individual. 03:30.920 --> 03:33.910 So if someone's trying to come on post 03:33.910 --> 03:36.490 and they answer yes to that question, 03:36.490 --> 03:38.580 then what we will do is try and get them 03:38.580 --> 03:40.873 back to their residence off post. 03:40.873 --> 03:43.820 If their residence is on post, 03:43.820 --> 03:46.500 then they will be taken to their residence 03:46.500 --> 03:49.850 on post to quarantine at that place. 03:49.850 --> 03:52.850 If there's a reason that that does not make sense 03:52.850 --> 03:55.680 we have contingency plans in place 03:55.680 --> 03:58.860 and we'll take that up on a case by case basis 03:58.860 --> 04:00.646 to be able to address it. 04:00.646 --> 04:03.847 So those questions are there for a purpose, 04:03.847 --> 04:08.410 just like the PPE is there to protect our medical providers, 04:08.410 --> 04:11.263 and really appreciate all the efforts they are doing. 04:12.210 --> 04:16.137 The next question is, "With the Bell Gym Annexes 04:16.137 --> 04:19.597 "remaining open for people to continue working out 04:19.597 --> 04:21.557 "in order to maintain physical fitness 04:21.557 --> 04:24.857 "and as a stress outlet, could the pool be available 04:24.857 --> 04:27.750 "during limited hours to support lap swimming 04:29.817 --> 04:32.757 "for folks that are precluded from walking 04:32.757 --> 04:35.080 "or running long distances." 04:35.080 --> 04:39.050 Great question, and what we will continue to do 04:39.050 --> 04:40.910 is look at every opportunity 04:40.910 --> 04:45.760 for when we can reopen the pool if only on a limited basis 04:45.760 --> 04:47.570 to provide an alternative means 04:47.570 --> 04:50.280 of cardio fitness for people. 04:50.280 --> 04:51.970 Right now is not that time, 04:51.970 --> 04:55.430 based on the conditions, where we are. 04:55.430 --> 04:58.080 But we will continue to relook that 04:58.080 --> 05:03.080 as the days go on and circumstances may change. 05:03.490 --> 05:06.130 For today's call out what I want to do 05:06.130 --> 05:09.720 is call out all the families 05:09.720 --> 05:13.550 that participated in Saturday's parade 05:15.020 --> 05:18.600 for practicing fantastic social discipline 05:18.600 --> 05:23.600 in staying in your driveways and maintaining social distance 05:24.940 --> 05:27.910 so that you protected your family 05:27.910 --> 05:30.180 and protected the larger community 05:30.180 --> 05:31.980 while being part of the community. 05:31.980 --> 05:34.540 So thank you for making sure you did that 05:34.540 --> 05:37.573 for you, your families, and the larger community. 05:38.410 --> 05:40.980 We'll be back with you tomorrow afternoon. 05:40.980 --> 05:41.813 Thank you.