REPORTERS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. LET’S LISTEN IN. GOV. SUNUNU: FOR THE MOST PART. I’M GOING TO KICK OFF WITH A COUPLE ITEMS AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER SHOULD BENNETT FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT INDUSTRIES AND OPENING AND FLEXING SOME THINGS OPEN. FIRST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CALLED ASAP. ASAP COVID SEVEN TESTING -- COVID TESTING. A COMMUNITY CHALLENGE TO HELP IDENTIFY A SYMPTOM ATTICS SPREAD AROUND OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THE TESTING CAPACITY, ANYONE WHO WANTS A TEST CAN GET A TEST, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO GET THAT TEST. THERE’S A LOT OF ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED NOT JUST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW THAT THOSE DOORS ARE OPENED IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OR CURIOSITY IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE COVID OR NOT. IT HELPS US IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS MAKING SURE YOU ARE KEEPING YOU COMING YOUR FAMILIES, COWORKERS, SAFE. AGAIN, WE HAVE THE TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX WHO WANT FOLKS TO USE THEM. ANYONE WHO WANTS A TEST CAN GET A TEST. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY BE A SYMPTOM AT IT, YOU CAN ALWAYS REQUEST A TEST FOR OUR ASAP PROGRAM BY GOING TO THE PAGE AT NH.G/COVID19. YOU CAN FILL OUT THE SIMPLE TESTING REGISTRATION FORM, AND OFF YOU GO. WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS A TEST, TO GET A TEST. ALSO, THE MAIN STREET FUND. HUGE PROGRAM. REALLY SUCCESSFUL SO FAR IN THAT WE HAVE A TWO WEEK GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS WHERE WE RECEIVE OVER 13,000 SUBMISSIONS AND PRE-GRANT APPLICATIONS, PREQUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS I SHOULD SAY. FROM THAT, WE USE THE INITIAL DATA THAT WAS GATHERED TO GENERATE A FORMULA THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT. TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON, THOSE FOLKS THAT SUBMITTED THAT PRE-GRANT QUALIFICATION, BECAUSE YOU HAD TO DO THAT TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM, WILL BE RECEIVING ANY MAIL THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL WALK THEM THROUGH INDIVIDUALLY THE FINAL GRANT SUBMISSION PROCESS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION THEY’VE GIVEN AND AGAIN, CLICK SEND. IT LETS EVERYBODY MAKE SURE THE NUMBERS THEY SUBMITTED, WHETHER IT IS ON THE REVENUE SIDE, OR MAYBE FEDERAL FUNDS THEY MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED, ARE ACCURATE. IT IS BEING DONE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY, WE ARE MINUTES OUT -- MINIMIZING THE FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE. . WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER HAND-IN-HAND. . THIS SUBMISSION WILL ALLOW US TO CROSSCHECKED DATA. AND ALLOW US TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE AND THE BUSINESS LEGITIMATE, AND WE ARE MINIMIZING THAT ABILITY FOR FOLKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM, AND MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE ONE WEEK ON FRIDAY, NEXT FRIDAY, AT MIDNIGHT. THE DEADLINE WILL CLOSE. EVERYONE WILL BE GETTING THAT EMAIL TODAY WITH THEIR LINK IN IT AND THEY HAVE ONE WEEK. IT TAKES 10, NOT EVEN 10 OR 15 MINUTES TO FILL OUT. IT IS A REALLY STREAMLINED PROCESS. HATS OFF TO THE WHOLE TEAM. THEY’VE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET THIS RIGHT. AGAIN, WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT IT SHOULD BE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOLKS TO GET A SICK FUNDS IN, TO PAY RENT OR MORTGAGE OR UTILITIES OR WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO TO KEEP THOSE BUSINESSES FLOATING AND THRIVING AS BEST WE CAN THROUGH THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. SOME FOLKS ARE ASKING ABOUT THE FORMULA. THE FORMULA IS ACTUALLY VERY, VERY SIMPLE. WE LOOK AT THE REVENUES YOU HAD LAST YEAR, AND THE ANTICIPATED REVENUES YOU HAVE THIS YEAR. IDEALLY -- NOT IDEALLY, BUT IN THEORY, THE REVENUES THIS YEAR WOULD BE LAST BECAUSE -- LAST BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NEGATIVE IMPACT OF COVID HAS BEE SEVERE. YOU TAKE THE DIFFERENCE THERE, WE SUBTRACT ANY FEDERAL FUNDS YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED, GIVING A DISCOUNT TO THE FOLKS WHO GOT PPP FUNDS. AND THEN WE TAKE THE $400 MILLION FUND AND WE DIVIDE THE SUM TOTAL OF THOSE LOSSES INTO THE $400 MILLION. GIVING EVERYONE THEIR PRO RATA SHARE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM. THE INITIAL QUALIFICATION PERIMETERS WE SET OUT IN THE BEGINNING REMAIN TODAY, UNDER $20 MILLION BUSINESS. NO FRANCHISES, NO SELF-EMPLOYED. THERE’S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM FOR LARGE BUSINESSES. HEALTH CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN $100 MILLION FUND. THAT’S LIKELY TO GROW IN THE FUTURE. FOLKS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN PATHWAYS FOR OTHER STATE FUNDS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT. THIS IS FOR MAIN STREET BUSINESSES THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN AFFECTED BY COVID. IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR APPLICATION, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR IT. I GUESS THIS AFTERNOON. THE ONLY OTHER THING TO ACT -- TO ADD ONTO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING IS CAPPING. IF YOU CLAIM A $10 MILLION LOSS, YOU ARE CAPPED AT 350,000 FOR THE GRANT. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY, CAN PAY A LOT OF MORTGAGE AND DEBT AND LIENS OR PROPERTY TAXES, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. EVEN THE COMPANIES THAT ARE AROUND -- THAT ARE ON THE HIGHER END THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS CAN RECEIVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY WITHOUT DRAINING DOWN THE WHOLE FUND. THAT SEEMED LIKE WE WORKED OUT THE MATH AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD BALANCE AND ALLOWS EVERYBODY TO GET, WE THINK, ENOUGH OF THE DOLLARS INTO HELP RECOUP THOSE LOSSES. GREAT PROGRAM. THE NEXT STEP IS BEING TAKEN FORTH TODAY. WE ARE ON TRACK ON THE WEEK OF JUNE 15, THAT WAS THE TIMELINE WHERE WE THOUGHT THE INITIAL CHECKS WOULD BE RELEASED. WE ARE SHOOTING TO GET ON THAT TRACK, ASSUMING THE FINAL GRANT SUBMISSIONS ARE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. WE THINK WE CAN MEET THOSE DEADLINES. VERY EXCITING PROGRAMS. JUST WANT TO THANK A GOFER FOR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN. WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE. COMM. SHIBINETTE: THANK YOU. TODAY, WE ARE ANNOUNCING 80 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR A TOTAL OF 4953. FOUR NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 476. AND FIVE NEW DEATHS WITH FOUR OF THEM OCCURRING IN OUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. WE HAVE A TOTAL TEST COUNT OF OVER 87,000 NOW SINCE COVID-19 HAS BEGUN. FOR LONG-TERM CARE, JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES. ONE, THAT WE ARE REMOVING HACKETT HILL NURSING HOME FROM OUR ACTIVE OUTBREAK LIST. THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TESTING AND THE TIMEFRAME TO COME OFF OF THAT LIST. WE WILL BE RELEASING A FULL LIST OF THOSE FACILITIES, BOTH ACTIVE AND INACTIVE OUTBREAK LATER TODAY WITH OUR DAILY UPDATE. THANK YOU. GOV. SUNUNU: GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER. A FEW SERIES OF THINGS WE WANT TO ANNOUNCE, AND WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TOO. FIRST, BEACHES. . AS MANY FOLKS MAY KNOW, THIS MORNING, WE MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER LOOKING AT THE DATA, LOOKING AT MODELS AND OTHER STATES, WHAT HAD HAPPENED, LOOKING AT WHAT HAD GONE ON IN OUR OWN STATE, THE FACT THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KEEPING THE DISTANCING AND THERE WERE NOT SIGNS OF ANY SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAKS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, ANYTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE IN TERMS OF BEACH ACTIVITY. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, GO TO AND ALLOW MORE TRADITIONAL BEACH ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT BE SUNBATHING, THINGS OF TH NATURE. WE ARE ASKING FOLKS TO KEEP A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF SIX FEET ON THE BEACH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT PHYSICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER PARTIES WHO. ARE ON THE BEACH PARKING WILL STILL BE LIMITED. OCEAN BOULEVARD IS GOING TO BE SHUT DOWN. WE ARE STILL LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT CAN BE ON THE BEACH AT ANY ONE TIME. THAT’S ANOTHER TOOL WE HAVE TO HELP ENSURE THAT FOLKS CAN KEEP THEIR DISTANCING AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT CONTRIBUTING TO ANY OF THE VIRAL SPREADS. I THINK A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT, GIVEN IT IS 85 DEGREES OUT, IT IS PROBABLY WELCOMED BY A LOT OF FOLKS ACROSS THE STATE. ALSO, GOLF. ON MAY 11, WE FLEXED OPEN GOLF FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS, AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, WE ARE MOVING INTO PHASE TWO OF GOLF. WHICH BASICALLY INCLUDES SHORTENING UP THE BREAK IN BETWEEN TEE TIMES. ALLOWING PEOPLE FROM SEPARATE HOUSEHOLDS TO USE THE SAME GOLF CART AND OPENING UP THE GOLF OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS. THE REASON WE ARE MAKING THE STEP FOR OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS IS ALL THE STATES AROUND US HAVE OUR COURSE OPEN. WE HAVE A LESS CONCERN OF FOLKS COMING OVER THE BORDER TO USE OUR COURSES BECAUSE THEY CAN USE THEIR GOLF COURSES IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. THAT’S ANOTHER SIGN THAT TAKING THESE APPROACHES REGIONALLY HELPS US WITH FLEXIBILITY, IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD AND OPENING UP IN A SENSIBLE AND REASONABLE MANNER, WHILE MAINTAINING THE ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY DURING THE ENTIRE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. ALSO, ADDITIONAL FLEXING OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL GUIDANCE AROUND OTHER OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS. SOME OF THESE ARE MORE, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL THEM TOURISM TYPE ATTRACTIONS. WE ARE EXPANDING THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ATTRACTIONS GUIDANCE, WHICH IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR SOME ATTRACTIONS. WE WILL INCLUDE THINGS LIKE BATTING CAGES, ROPE COURSES, DISC GOLF, CAVES, PETTING ZOOS, AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. FOR A FULL LIST OF EVERYTHING WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH, VISIT NH.GOV UNDER THE STAY-AT-HOME 2.0 BUTTON. YOU CAN GET A LIST OF ACTIVITIES THERE. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THEM, THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE SIMILARITIES. THEY DON’T REQUIRE LARGE GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER OR IN LARGE CONGLOMERATION. THEY ARE PRIMARILY ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, WHICH AGAIN, WITH THE FRESH AIR AND WHATNOT, I THINK IT PROVIDES A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE CAN OPEN THESE UP SAFELY, STILL MAINTAINING THE SIX FOOT DISTANCES THAT WE ARE ASKING FOLKS WITH PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, MAINTAINING GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES FOR THOSE FACILITIES, FOR THE STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. A LOT OF THE THINGS WE PASSED FORWARD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE. AGAIN, IT IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD, AND CAN’T FIT -- CAN’T THINK THE FOLKS AT PUBLIC HEALTH. THEY HAVE HAD INCREDIBLE INPUT AND ALLOWING US TO TAKE THE STEPS FORWARD AND PUTTING IN SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE NOT TOO PROHIBITIVE, IN TERMS OF FOLKS ENJOYING THESE VENUES, BUT ALSO ALLOWS US CONFIDENCE THAT THE VIRUS WILL NOT SPREAD BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS. ALSO RESTAURANTS. A LOT OF FOLKS KNOW THAT WE TOOK THIS STEP TO OPEN OUTDOOR DINING , APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO. WHILE MANY RESTAURANTS CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH TAKE-OUT AND DELIVERY, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP AND WE ARE DOING THIS ONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY IN THAT WE ARE TAKING THIS IN A GEOGRAPHIC APPROACH. BEGINNING ON JUNE 15, THAT IS ABOUT NINE DAYS FROM NOW, WE WANT TO GIVE RESTAURANTS TIME TO GEAR UP, PLAN, MAKE ANY ARRANGEMENTS THEY NEED TO MAKE WITHIN THEIR FACILITIES. WHAT WE LOOKED AT WAS THE FACT THAT ABOUT 85% TO 90%, IT IS EVEN HIGHER NOW, 90% PLUS OF THE CASES, ALL THE COVID ACTIVE CASES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHERN FOUR COUNTIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. BEING ROCKINGHAM, HILLSBOROUGH, STRAFFORD, AND MERRIMACK COUNTY. THAT IS WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF COVID IS. HER RESTAURANTS WITHIN THOSE FOUR COUNTIES, THEY CAN OPEN ON JUNE 15 AT 50% INDOOR CAPACITY. FOR RESTAURANTS EXISTING IN THE OTHER SIX COUNTIES, FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE VERY FEW KNOWN COVID AND ACTIVE COVID CASES. WE ARE ALLOWING THEM TO OPEN UP AT 100% CAPACITY. REALLY TRYING TO TAKE A REGIONAL APPROACH, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN, WHERE WE KNOW IT IS LIKELY SAFE. ONE OF THE IDEAS HERE ALSO IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE OPENING UP A RESTAURANT, ONE OF THE FEARS, IF I MAY, IS FOLKS IN THE HIGHER IMPACTED AREAS, SPECIFICALLY OUT OF MASSACHUSETTS, WOULD COME OVER TO THE BORDER TO USE OUR RESTAURANTS AS AN INDOOR CAPACITY BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE THAT OPTION YET. I MAINTAINING LIMITATIONS ON THOSE SOUTHERN TEARS, I THINK WE WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA TO LIMIT THE ABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COME OVER THE BORDER TO USE OUR RESTAURANTS, KNOWING THAT IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, THERE’S LESS COVID. THERE’S ALSO MUCH LESS LIKELY CHANCE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DRIVE FROM MASSACHUSETTS ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE LAKES REGION JUST FOR THE NIGHT TO HAVE DINNER. WE TRIED TO TAKE THIS FROM A DATA STANDPOINT, FROM A PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION STANDPOINT. I THINK IT IS A GOOD STEP. HOPEFULLY DOWN THE WORK -- DOWN THE ROAD, WE CAN TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH O RESTAURANTS. WITHIN THESE CAPACITY LIMITATIONS, JUST AS A REMINDER, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A LIMITATION ON HOW CLOSE THE TABLES C BE. WE WANT TO KEEP TO A SIX FOOT DISTANCE THERE AND ALL THE TRADITIONAL HYGIENE AND MASK WEARING OUR REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE EMPLOYEES, IT STILL STANDS AS WELL. WE THINK THIS IS A LOGICAL NEXT STEP AND PROVIDES A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN A SAFE WAY AS IT PERTAINS TO COVID-19. ALSO, WEDDINGS. WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF PHONE CALLS. I’VE PERSONALLY RECEIVED A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM BRIDES AND GROOMS AND MOTHERS OF THE BRIDES AND FATHERS OF THE BRIDES. I DON’T THINK I’VE HAD ANY FATHERS OF THE GROOMS YET, BUT I’M SURE THEY ARE COMING. WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. WEDDINGS ARE ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS IN AN INDIVIDUAL’S LIFE. IT IS A ONE-TIME EVENT FROM OAKS -- FOR MOST FOLKS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF CONTRACTS IN, THEY HAVE PLANNED THIS FOR SOMETIMES YEARS IN ADVANCE. TO MAINTAIN TH RESTRICTION, INTO FIND THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN THAT UP IS A VERY BIG AND IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD ON IT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPENING OF RESTAURANTS AT 50% IN THE SOUTHERN TIER, WE WILL TAKE A SIMILAR STANCE WITH WEDDINGS, SPECIFICALLY -- NOT THE CEREMONIES, CEREMONIES CAN CONTINUE, BUT WITH THE RECEPTIONS. THEY CAN BE DONE IN VENUES UP TO A 50% CAPACITY. ALSO MAINTAINING THAT SIX FOOT BUFFER, GOOD SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE ARE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO MAINTAIN THAT PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WHICH WE UNDERSTAND IS A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES DURING A CELEBRATORY EVENT SUCH AS A WEDDING. IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT. ALLOWING THIS TO GO FORWARD IN SOME MANNER, SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS AS THE RESTAURANTS HAVE IS A SOUND FIRST STEP AND NEXT STEP TO ALLOW THESE EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE IN A SAFE OF A MANNER AS POSSIBLE. ALSO, LAST WEEK WE DID TALK ABOUT. . OVERNIGHT CAMPS WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT OVERNIGHT CAMPS ARE ALLOWED. WE FINALIZED THE GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT THE STAY-AT-HOME 2.0 BUTTON UNDER THE AND H.GOV AS WELL. THE GUIDANCE ON OVERNIGHT CAMPING, OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMPS, NOT CAMPING, SUMMER CAMPS IS AVAILABLE FOR EITHER THE CAMPERS THEMSELVES, OR THOSE THAT ARE RUNNING THE CAMPS. THOSE WILL BEGIN -- THOSE FIRST CAMPERS CAN BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON JUNE 28. I THINK IT IS A VERY SIMILAR DATE AROUND A LOT OF THE OTHER STATES THAT ARE ALLOWING OVERNIGHT CAMPING. WITH THESE OPENINGS, AND OUR ABILITY TO FLEX OPEN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY BUSINESS IS BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED TO ITS FULLEST. MANY ARE NOT. THERE IS A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS IN TERMS OF CAPACITY, WHETHER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT RETAIL OR RESTAURANTS OR LODGING. WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF LIMITATIONS. WHAT WE HAVE DONE TODAY, THE ASSESSMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 97%, 90% OF BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE, WILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO OPEN IN SOME POT -- IN SOME FASHION. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE STILL A FEW INDUSTRIES AND VENUES THAT ARE RESTRICTED. WE HAVE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THEM AS BEING SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING THINGS, LIKE MOVIE THEATERS OR LARGE AMUSEMENT PARKS THAT TYPICALLY BRING IN LARGE AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOLKS BY THE THOUSANDS SOMETIMES, SPECIFICALLY FROM OUT-OF-STATE. WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO ADDRESS THOSE FINAL VENUES AND INDUSTRIES. WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME GUIDANCE AVAILABLE FOR THEM SOON. WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE’S PATIENCE. IT IS VERY TOUGH. IT REALLY IS. KNOWING REVENUE ISN’T COMING IN, JOBS ARE AT STAKE. . BUT KATE -- TAKING THESE STEPS FORWARD PUTS US NOT JUST IN A GOOD POSITION ECONOMICALLY, BUT STILL MAINTAINING A GOOD POSITION IN TERMS OF SAFETY. . THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. MAKING SURE WE CAN DO THESE THINGS IN A SAFE WAY. I WILL PUT OUR DOCUMENTS UP FOR ANYONE THAT IS AROUND. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THEM, LOOKED AT THEM CAREFULLY, WORKED WITH THE CDC. I THINK WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T LOOK AT JUST ALL OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE, BUT REALLY GOING INTO THE GRANULAR DETAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW EACH INDUSTRY IS WORKING, GET THE STAKEHOLDER INPUT, AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO FLEX SWINGS OPEN OVER TIME. AND WORKING TOGETHER TO REALLY TRY TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE GOALS THAT THEY’VE PUT FORTH IN AS PRACTICAL OF A MANNER AS POSSIBLE. . TO THE REOPEN COMMITTEE, EVERYONE THAT WAS PART OF THAT, THE LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY PIECE OF THAT COMMITTEE, THE COMMISSIONER SHIBINETTE, DR. CHAN AND HIS WHOLE TEAM, EVERYONE HAS JUST DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB TO ALLOW THIS -- THESE THINGS TO MOVE FORWARD. IN NOT AN ARBITRARY WAY, BUT A SAFEWAY AT LOOKING AT DATA AND OTHER MODELS AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH OUR NUMBERS. I JUST MENTIONED, A REPEAT OF WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID IT IS OUR INTENT THAT ON JUNE 15, IT IS OUR INTENT TO GET -- ALLOW THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER TO SUNSET AND TRANSITION MORE INTO A STAY AT HOME ADVISORY, THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR FOLKS, A LITTLE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS MOVE BEYOND THAT ORDER. BUT STILL ALLOW SOME OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE THAT ARE IN THOSE VULNERABLE HEALTH POPULATIONS. FOLKS WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE SOME PLAY MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SEVERE IMPACTS OF COVID-19, ACHING SURE WE KEEP AN ELEVATED MESSAGE AND A WARNING AND CAUTION TO THOSE FOLKS TO BE CAREFUL AS THEY MAY GO OUT AND ABOUT. WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THOSE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, NOT JUST TODAY, NOT JUST NEXT WEEK, BUT DEFINITELY INTO THE MID TO LONG-TERM, AS LONG AS COVID-19 IS AROUND, THOSE POPULATIONS WILL REMAI SUSCEPTIBLE. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO PUT A LOT OF OUR EFFORTS IN TERMS OF MITIGATION. WITH THAT, WE CAN OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. >> THE QUESTION I’VE GOTTEN ALL DAY IS WHY WAIT UNTIL JUNE 15? WHY NOT SAY HEY, WE ARE DOING INCREDIBLY BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT, OTHER THAN THE RESTAURANTS, IT IS DONE NOW. WHAT DOES SAFETY GAIN FROM ANOTHER NINE DAYS? GOV. SUNUNU:GOV. SUNUNU: IN TERMS OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER? BECAUSE OTHER INDUSTRIES PROBABLY WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL AFTER JUNE 15. BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN INDUSTRIES AND ASPECTS OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES WHERE AGAIN, WE TRY TO LOOK AT THIS AT A GRANULAR LEVEL. THE SAFETY AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF GOING INTO A RESTAURANT AT A CERTAIN CAPACITY OR VISITING LODGING FACILITY AND A HYGIENE THAT HAS TO BE SURROUNDED BY THAT. THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IS AGAIN, THERE IS A HUGE VALUE IN THAT, KEEPING IT AT A VERY ELEVATED LEVEL SO PEOPLE APPRECIATE. WE ARE IN COVID. MY FEAR IS WHEN THIS COMES OFF AND WE START REALLY FLEXING OUR ECONOMY TO ITS FULLEST EXTENT, THERE’S GOING TO BE AN IDEA THAT WE ARE ALL OK. WE ARE NOT. UNTIL WE GET TO A VACCINE, WE AR NOT. WE HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS AND WE HAVE TO STAY AT THAT ELEVATED MESSAGE OF CAUTION WITH OURSELVES, LOVED ONES, THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY. THE DATA, WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID WE ARE GOING TO GATE IT. WE’RE GOING TO LOOK FOR A FEW WEEKS OF DATA. TAKE A STEP, LOOK FOR A FEW WEEKS OF DATA. WE EXTENDED THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER A WEEK AGO. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A COUPLE WEEKS OF DATA BEFORE WE TAKE THE NEXT STEP. BY JUNE 15, WE WILL HAVE THAT UNDER OUR BELT. . AS LONG AS THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO LOO GOOD, WE ARE STICKING WITH THE PLAN. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF ANXIETY TO MOVE FORWARD NOW. BUT WE HAD A PLAN IN THE BEGINNING. IT WAS THE RIGHT PLAN. IT IS DATA-DRIVEN. WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO IT. WE WILL NOT CAVE TO POLITICS OR PEOPLE YELLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT’S THE RIGHT PLAN AND AS LONG AS YOU -- WE HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO STICK IT OUT, FOLLOW IT FROM THE BEGINNING ALL THROUGH THE END, THAT GIVES EVERYBODY A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE STATE AND WALK THAT BALANCED LINE. REPORTER: SO THERE’S NO SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR WEDDINGS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN ATTEND, EVEN THOUGH THE EVENT IS AT 50% CAPACITY? IF YOU HAVE A LARGE VENUE AND 50% CAPACITY COULD BE 150 PEOPLE, THAT’S OK? GOV. SUNUNU: IT ENSURES YOU HAVE THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING. IT IS BASED ON THE CAPACITY OF A VENUE WHICH IS BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE. IF WE ARE DOING AT 50%, IT GIVES US ASSURANCE THAT PEOPLE CAN MAINTAIN THEIR SPACING AMONGST ONE ANOTHER, THAT YOU ARE NOT CRAMMING 300 PEOPLE INTO A VENUE THAT HOLDS 300 PEOPLE. WE HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE. IT GETS CRAMPED AT THOSE TABLES. WE WANT TO MAKE PETE -- MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY, THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THERE IS DISTANCING AVAILABLE. SO THAT IS REALLY WHERE THE 50% COMES FROM. REPORTER: WHAT IS UNIQUELY DIFFERENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF A WEDDING RECEPTION VERSUS AN INDOOR RESTAURANT? GOV. SUNUNU: NOT MUCH. NOT MUCH AT ALL. REPORTER: WHY NOT OPEN THEM 100% IN THOSE OTHER COUNTIES? GOV. SUNUNU:. SURE. GOOD QUESTION THE WEDDINGS, JUST TO REPEAT, THE WEDDINGS WILL BE MAINTAINED AT 50% FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. THE REASON BEING IS WHEN YOU ARE AT A RESTAURANT, YOU ARE USUALLY THERE WITH FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE FROM YOUR PARTY. INTERACTING WITH THE OTHER PARTY IS LIMITED. I TYPICALLY DON’T WALK AROUND A RESTAURANT AND SAYING HELLO TO PEOPLE, BUT THAT IS NOT NOW. YOU UNDERSTAND, WHEN YOU ARE IN A RESTAURANT, YOU ARE IN YOUR OWN GROUPS. WHEN YOU ARE AT A WEDDING RECEPTION, YOU ARE ALTOGETHER. IT COULD BE 50, 60, 100 PEOPLE, FAMILY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THAT IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF WHY WE ARE KEEPING IT AT 50%. THE LIKELIHOOD OF INTERACTION AMONGST THOSE SMALL GROUPS BETWEEN TABLE TO TABLE IS MUCH HIGHER. AGAIN, WE WANT PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEIR TIME AT THEIR WEDDING RECEPTION AND HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. AGAIN, HOPEFULLY MAINTAIN THAT PHYSICAL DISTANCING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. THAT’S JUST THE STRUCTURAL DISTANCE OF THE TWO. FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT, IT’S SIMILAR. FROM HOW THE CUSTOMER USES THE VENUE, IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE ARE ASKING FOLKS TO MAINTAIN 50% ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE. REPORTER: WHAT ABOUT DANCING AT THE WEDDINGS? GOV. SUNUNU: WHAT ABOUT DANCING AT THE WEDDINGS? THERE WILL BE NO FUNKY CHICKEN ALLOWED IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. I’M BANNING IT COMPLETELY. AND CONGO LINES ARE OUT. I’M JUST GETTING. I’M NOT REALLY. NOBODY SHOULD BE DOING THAT. BUT WE ARE NOT SAYING NO DANCING. WE ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGING IT. WE ARE ASKING FOLKS TO BE SMART ABOUT IT. I’M NOT GOING TO BE THE GUY IN FOOTLOOSE THAT SAYS "NO DANCING IN MY TOWN." THAT’S THE BEST ANALOGY I CAN GIVE. THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY HARD TO ENFORCE. EVERYTHING WE DO, WE WANT TO MAKE PRACTICAL AND ENFORCEABLE AND REASONABLE. THE MORE YOU KEEP YOUR GUIDELINES REASONABLE, THE MORE LIKELY PEOPLE ARE TO FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES, SO YOU CAN MAKE STEPS DOWN THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE TOO RESTRICTIVE -- RESTRICTIVE, IT BECOMES A JOKE. WE TAKE THESE GUIDELINES SERIOUSLY. . WE LOOK AT THEM FROM A DATA SPECIFIC STANDPOINT. DANCING IS DISCOURAGED, NOT ENCOURAGED, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEND THE FOOTLOOSE POLICE AFTER YOU. REPORTER: THE ASAP PROGRAM, IS THERE ANY FUNDING BEHIND THAT? IF I SIGN UP, WILL I BE PAYING OUT-OF-POCKET? GOV. SUNUNU: FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, THE AIR -- THEIR INSURANCE WILL PAY FOR THE TEST. IT GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE DONE ALREADY. IF YOU CANNOT PAY, THERE ARE METHODS FOR THAT PAYMENT TO HAPPEN. IF YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY HAS A BARRIER OR WON’T REIMBURSE, THERE’S AVAILABILITY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. IF THEY HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE, THEY WILL PAY. THE SAME AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING SO FAR. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY FINANCIAL REASON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT GET A TEST. REPORTER: SO A COUPLE OF PRESS CONFERENCES AGO, YOU ARE ASKED ABOUT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN YOUR OFFICE. IT GOT ME TO THINKING THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS LAT COME BACK WITH STREAMLINE BUDGETS, AND THEN SHE SEALED ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HER DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DIDN’T NEVER RELEASE THE INFORMATION. SO I APOLOGIZE 2012-2013. YEAH, NOT 2002-2003. YES. 2012-2013. I SAW ME TO LOOK AT THIS. A GOOD QUESTION, SO WE STARTED A PROCESS LOOKING AT THE BUDGETS FIRST LOOKING AT ALL THE PROGRAMS OF THE STATE LOOKING FOR PROGRAMS. THAT MIGHT BE DUPLICATIVE BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS. WE WENT THROUGH THIS EXERCISE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND WE’RE JUST KIND OF TAKING THAT EXERCISE AGAIN GETTING A LITTLE DEEPER IN TERMS OF PROGRAMS OR AUTHORITIES OR SCOPE OF WORK FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR INDIVIDUALS THAT THAT AGAIN HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN CAN BE STREAMLINED. AND SO THAT’S A PROGRAM ASSESSMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. I THINK. IT’S ALMOST DONE AND FROM THERE. WILL THEN LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EITHER FINDING STREAMLINE WAYS TO HOPEFULLY NOT CUT PROGRAMS. BUT IF THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO BE DELAYED MAYBE WE CAN GO TO DELAYING A PROJECT A NO REAL I’M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT WE SHOULD BE MAKING ANY FIRM DECISIONS ON ANY OF IT JUST YET BECAUSE I STILL BELIEVE THAT AND IT LOOKS LIKE A SOME SORT OF STIMULUS BILL WILL BE COMING OUT OF CONGRESS SO THAT CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY IN MY PROVIDE NO OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BACK FILL SOME OF THE OF NEWS, WE JUST DON’T KNOW SO I DON’T THINK WOULD BE PRUDENT START CUTTING PROGRAMS TODAY KNOWING THAT THEY MIGHT THEY MIGHT BE BACKFILLED TOMORROW, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ONCE YOU MAKE A CUT YOU MAKE A CUT EVERYTHING WE DO WILL WE DO WE’LL BE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. I CAN’T CUT A PROGRAM WITHOUT THE LEGISLATURE’S APPROVAL AND WE’LL MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW ALL OF THAT HOPEFULLY AS THEY COME BACK OR AS THE FISCAL COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK A FEW TIMES OVER THE SUMMER IF THOSE DECISIONS IF THOSE CHOICES REALLY HAVE TO BE MADE WE’LL LOOK AT CAPITAL PROJECTS WELL. WHAT CAPITAL PROJECTS CAN BE DELAYED? IF WE CAN AGAIN NOT SAYING NO TO A CAPITAL PROJECT, BUT MAYBE MOVE IT TO A YEAR OR FOR ONE MORE YEAR OUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. JUST ASKING FOR ANOTHER YEARS TIME IF THE PROJECTS AREN’T ON EMERGENCY STATUS. MAYBE THAT’S AN ABILITY TO SAVE SOME MONEY AS WELL. I’VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THERE ARE CERTAIN PROGRAMS WHERE WE REALLY WANT TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO START GOING IN AND CUTTING AND HOLDING BACK TO MUCH SPECIFIC AROUND MENTAL HEALTH DCYF, YOU KNOW CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAMS PROGRAMS AROUND ABUSE AND DOMESTIC S SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES. IS THAT AGAIN? WE JUST KNOW CAN FLARE S UD PROGRAMS ADDICTION. WE KNOW THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE USUALLY NEEDED THE MOST DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES AND IF ANYTHING WILL BE PUTTING MORE MONEY AND MORE EMPHASIS ON THOSE PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE READY AND PREPARED AS WE SLOWLY COME OUT OF THIS THE ECONOMIC DOLDRUMS IF YOU WILL AS WELL AS OUT OF THE STATE HOME ORDER ONE THING THAT WE’VE SEEN IS A LOT OF FOLKS ARE STILL EVEN THOUGH HOSPITALS WILL TAKE YOU IN FOR SURGERY. THEY’RE STILL NOT GOING. THERE’S STILL CHOOSING NOT TO GO IN YET. THERE’S STILL SOME ANXIETY AND SOME FEAR THERE AND IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. PEARL’S HAVE ALL THE ABILITY TO TEST THEIR INCREDIBLY SAFE IF YOU NEED A SURGERY IF YOU NEED A PROCEDURE, PLEASE GO IN SEE YOUR DOCTOR. SEE YOUR HOSPITAL GET THAT PROCEDURE WHERE WE’VE OPENED THAT UP BECAUSE IT IS SAFE AND WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE ASSURANCE OF THAT. SO I THINK THAT AS ON A SIMILAR LEVEL AS WE START COMING OUT OF THE STAY-AT-HOME WATER, WE START FLEXING BACK INTO THE ECONOMY. I THINK MORE AND MORE FOLKS WILL BE COMING OUT LATELY. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR SERVICES OR LOOKING FOR RECOVERY CENTERS AND LOOKING FOR ADDICTION SERVICES THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I THINK AS KIDS COME BACK TO SCHOOL. I THINK WE’LL HAVE A BETTER ASSESSMENT OF WHAT HAS REALLY HAPPENED AND HOW THEY’VE DONE OVER THE SUMMER AND DURING REMOTE LEARNING AND IF ADDITIONAL PROTECTION SERVICES NEED TO BE INVOLVED THERE WE’RE HAPPY TO DO SO, IT’S ALWAYS SO IMPORTANT TO GET EYES ON A CHILD. SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. IT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. SO WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE PROTECTED AND READY TO GO. OH SORRY. YEAH. SURE. I HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO HOW RELIABLY HAMPSHIRE IS ON OTHER PEOPLE TO BASIC BALANCE THEIR BOOKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS A STATE TO NOT BE SO RELIANCE A ON ROOMS AND MEALS TAXES NOT BE SO RELIANT ON ANYTHING IF GOD FORBID WE HAVE WHAT REALLY COULD HAVE HAPPENED SURE. IT’S AGO. I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I MEAN THE WAY I INTERPRET THAT QUESTION AND THE ANSWER THAT COMES TO ROOMS AND MEALS TAXES AND ALL THESE REVENUES THAT ARE COME IN AND CAN BE AFFECTED BY THESE ISSUES. IT’S REALLY ABOUT GOOD MANAGEMENT. IF I MAY IT’S REALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU’RE GETTING RID OF THOSE DUPLICATIVE SERVICES YOUR STREAMLINING YOUR PROCESS. WE ARE A STATE THAT I THINK HAS DONE VERY WELL WITH LIMITED GOVERNMENT RIGHT WITH LOCAL CONTROL WITH THINGS THAT AS INDIVIDUALS. WE HAVE A LOT OF SAY IN THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR TAXES ARE PROPERTY TAXES CAN BE A BURDEN TO BE SURE BUT IT’S THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE SO MUCH MORE SAY IN TERMS OF HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE SPENT AND ALLOWING. LOCALS TO HAVE A LOT OF SAY IN WHAT’S GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S BEEN VERY CLEAR. I’M AGAINST THE ANSWER TO SOLVING A BUDGET PROBLEM IS NOT JUST BY DEMANDING MORE MONEY OUT OF PEOPLE’S POCKETS THAT DOESN’T WORK BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE THE MONEY RIGHT NOW. THE ECONOMY IS DOWN YOU SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING TO ANY BROAD-BASED TAX HAS EVER YOU SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING TO AN INCOME TAX EVER. YOU SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING TO INCREASE BUSINESS TAXES ON BUSINESSES WHEN THEY’RE GOING THROUGH TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. IT MAKES NO LOGICAL SENSE, BUT GO MANAGEMENT WINS THE DAY I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE’VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT PROCESS IN THE PAST AND I THINK WE’LL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE. SURE. SO ISSUE ANY GUIDANCE TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN CONCORD TOMORROW. ARE YOU HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THOSE PEOPLE AND IS JUST ACHING TO TAKE ANY ACTION SO I KNOW SOME STATES LIKE RHODE ISLAND ARE ACTUALLY PASSING OUT MASKS HAVING A FAIRLY SHOW UP AT THE RALLIES AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DISTANCE. SO THE THE THEIR RALLIES IN THE PROTESTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE CONSIDER IN THE SAME GROUPING OF A OF LARGE CONGREGATE GROUP. SIR, OR CROWDS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, SO WE’RE NOT GOING TO ISSUE A FORMAL STATEMENT, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY SAY THAT IF YOU THINK THAT YOU’VE BEEN AT RISK FOR EXPOSURE TO COVID THEN YOU SHOULD GO GET TESTED WHETHER THAT IS AT A PROTEST OR IF THAT IS THAT A BEACH OR A RESTAURANT OR ANYWHERE ELSE IF YOU THINK YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED OR YOU THINK YOU’RE AT RISK, THEN SHOULD GET TESTED. YES THE VA MAJORITY GET REAL QUICK. FOR A TESTING NUMBERS FOR THAT DAY, SO THAT IS NOT SENT KNOW BUT IT’S PROBABLY BASELINE SO THE A LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR TESTING RIGHT NOW IS COMING OUT OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY BOTH THE BASELINE TESTING FROM LAST WEEK THE SENTINEL TESTING THAT WE STARTED THIS WEEK AND THE SENTINEL TESTING WILL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS AND WE’LL REASSESS THAT ABOUT THE FOURTH ROUND IS OUR PLAN FOR REASSESSMENT, BUT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE CONTINUED BUMP IN THOSE NUMBERS FRO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY TESTING. LIKE THIS KIND OF SLOPE IN THE NUMBERS DOWN. SO THERE’S A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR THAT OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU HAVE SOME LOW NUMBERS OFTEN THAT THE TEST DAY THAT’S REPORTED OUT IS NOT THE SAME AS A SPECIMEN COLLECTION DAY, RIGHT? SO IF YOUR TEST DAY IS ON SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY IF IT’S A HOLIDAY, RIGHT PHYSICIANS OFFICES ARE CLOSED THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE SPECIMEN COLLECTIONS DROP AND SO YOU’LL SEE A COUPLE DAYS THAT YOU HAVE LOW TEST THE OTHER THING THAT AND SOMETIMES OUR SYSTEM WENT DOWN ONE DAY THAT THAT’LL BRING THE NUMBERS DOWN. WE GET A BACKLOG IN OUR TESTS BECAUSE WE UNEXPECTEDLY GET A WHOLE BUNCH IN SO WE SPEND MORE TIME DOING DATA ENTRY WHICH TAKES TIME AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL TESTING. SO A VARIETY OF FACTORS PLAY INTO THAT, BUT THAT’S WHY IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THE AVERAGE OVER A WEEK. RIGHT AND THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BECAUSE IF WE HAVE AN OFF DAY YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE OFFSET ON THAT ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT DAY. PEOPLE NOT COMING FORWARD TO TESTING OR TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT WOULD BE A I MEAN ARE YOU HAVING IT’S REALLY JUST MANAGEMENT OF EVERYTHING SO I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW INITIALLY WHEN WE STARTED OFF THE FIXED TESTING SITES THAT WE SAW HUGE DEMAND FOR OUR TESTS. WE WERE OUR PHONES ARE RINGING OFF THE HOOK FOR FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS. WE JUST COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE PHONE VOLUME AND THE IN THE WEBSITE VOLUME. AFTER THAT INITIAL BUMP THINGS LEVELED OFF AND THINGS ARE LEVELED OFF RIGHT NOW. WE ARE WE ARE ARE DOING ENOUGH TESTS, BUT WE’RE NOT WE’RE NOT A CAPACITY BY ANY MEANS WE PROBABLY HAVE ENOUGH TESTS SPOTS IN EACH TESTING LOCATION THAT IF YOU CALL TODAY YOU COULD GET A TEST TONIGHT. SO WE’RE STEADY, BUT WE’RE NOT OVERLOADED AT ALL. SO I WOULD SAY THAT OUR DEMAND RIGHT NOW IS EQUALING OUR SUPPLY WHICH IS WE WANTED TO GET TO IS THAT THAT SUPPLY-DEMAND BE EQUAL SO PEOPLE DON’T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A TEST. SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TESTING. NO, IT DOESN’T IT DOESN’T SURPRISE ME. YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU WHAT WHAT DID SURPRISE ME INSTEAD OF WHAT DOESN’T SURPRISE ME. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT DID SURPRISE ME. WHAT SURPRISES ME IS THE IS THE AMOUNT OF ASYMPTOMATIC LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS THAT WE’RE SEEING SO WHEN WE GO INTO A FACILITY THAT HAS HAD MAYBE ONE OR TWO SYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE AND WE TEST ALL OF THE RESIDENTS EVEN SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN THEIR 80S AND 90S WITH CO-OCCURRING OR CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS OR UNDERLYING CONDITIONS HAVE NO SYMPTOMS. SO IT’S STILL THAT STRUGGLE OF WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT PUT YOU ON A TRAJECTORY FOR A NEGATIVE OUTCOME VERSUS THE ONES THAT YOU JUST HAVE COVID AND NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS AND WE’RE SEEING THAT A LOT OF NURSING HOMES, AND THAT IS SURPRISING. I THINK EVERY EVERY PATTERN WE IDENTIFY IN THE COMMUNITY ALLOWS US TO RE-EVALUATE THE DATA AND PIVOT ON OUR STRATEGY AND THAT’S WHAT WE TRY TO DO. RIGHT? SO THE MORE DATA WE GET IT. EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY THE MORE WE CAN SAY, OH, THERE’S A PATTERN OF ILLNESS OR THERE’S A PATTERN OF ASYMPTOMATIC POSITIVE IN THIS SMALL TOWN IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AND BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT DO THE CONTACT TRACING BACK TO ANOTHER EVENT COULD TIE US TO ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS REALLY GAUGE THE DEGREE OF COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION AND ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS THROUGH THE ASYMPTOMATIC POSITIVE BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF THERE. THE CASES OF STAFF WHO THEN COULD BE TRACED BACK TO SAY CLUSTER SIMILAR TO THE DONUT SHOP IN SALEM A FEW WEEKS AGO WHERE YOU HAD YOU PUT OUT THE ALERT ON THAT OR ARE THEY? IT’S AT ALL RANDOM. THEY JUST RANDOMLY NEEDING TRAVELING OR MEETING PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN WHO CONTRACTED IT TO THERE’S DEFINITELY CLUSTERS OF ILLNESS. I MEAN, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK IN OUR CONTACT TRACING AND FIND HOW PEOPLE CAME IN CONTACT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A CLUSTER OF ILLNESS LIKE YOU SAID AT A DONUT SHOP AND WE TALKED TO THREE PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY AND THEY ALL VISITED THAT DONUT SHOP, YOU KNOW THE WEEK OF X WE CAN MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE’S WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION. SO YOUR THERE’S A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU’RE GOING TO YOU CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH IT ALMOST ANYWHERE, BUT WE DO TRY TO LOOK IN OUR CONTACT TRACING TO SEE IF WE C FIND ONE SPECIFIC AREA OR PERHAPS EVEN AN OUTBREAK THAT IS HAPPENING AT A BUSINESS OR CERTAINLY HOUSEHOLD FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN YOU SEE COOKOUTS THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPENING OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND PEOPLE COMING FROM OTHER HOMES OR FAMILY FROM OUT OF TOWN COMING AND THEN SEEING COVID POSITIVE FROM THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. YOU CERTAINLY CAN TRACE THAT BACK THERE. I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THERE ARE THERE ARE DEFINITELY DEATH UNDER THE AGE OF STEVE I DON’T HAVE THE DETAILS ON THERE ON THE DEGREE OF THEIR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE’LL GO. OH, SORRY, I’ GO TO THE PHONES. TRUCK. DO YOU AGREE THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS THOSE ALTIMA SHOULD RESIGN I HAVEN’T SEEN THE EXACT COMMENTS. SO I FORGIVE ME, BUT I WILL SAY ANYONE USING THAT KIND OF WHAT WAS EXPRESSED HEAR THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE THAT KIND OF SEDIMENT ANYTHING OF A RACIAL NATURE IN A NEGATIVE WAY. YES, THERE’S NO PLACE FOR THAT AT ALL AND ANYTHING THAT WE DO, BUT I APOLOGIZE. I HAVEN’T SEEN THAT WITH A TWEETS OR SOCIAL MEDIA POST. I APOLOGIZE. I CAN’T SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS. BUT SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS NO PLACE F ANY OF THAT. YEAH. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT ALL WEEK. WELL DON’T OKAY. LET’S BE VERY CLEAR THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS RESULTED IN INJURIES AND DEATH ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL WEEK AND WE’VE BEEN PREPARING TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN HERE. I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST. LET ME JUST GIVE A HATS OFF TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY’RE BEYOND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE THE FOLKS THAT ARE ORGANIZING THESE EVENTS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL. LITTLE JOB AND WE’RE VERY FORTUNATE SO FAR THAT NONE OF THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE, BUT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT THAT VIOLENCE ALL WEEK IN TERMS OF HOW TERRIBLE IT IS. YOU HAVE AGAIN INDIVIDUALS LOSING THEIR LIVES. OBVIOUSLY THE GEORGE FLOYD THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOOD WAS VERY SPECIFIC EVENT THAT HAS TRIGGERED OFF A NATIONAL AND NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION, WHICH I THINK IS VERY APPROPRIATE AND OBVIOUSLY THAT’S GOING THAT THAT ISSUE IS KIND OF THE DRIVER OF THE DAY, BUT IT DOESN’T UNDERMINE OR OR DIMINISH THE IMPORTANCE IMPORTANCE OF THE THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST. THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INJURED THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED ALL OF THE TRAGEDY WE’VE SEEN OVER THE PAST WEEK. IT’S JUST BEEN IT’S BEEN UNBELIEVABLE. IT’S BEEN UNPRECEDENTED AND YOU WANT TO HOPE THAT THERE’S AN END TO IT AT SOME POINT. I MEAN THE PROTESTERS HAVE A VOICE I BELIEVE THE FINAL WAKE OR FUNERAL IS GOING TO HAPPEN SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, I BELIEVE AND I IMAGINE THEY’LL BE A LOT OF OF A SIMILAR OUTCRY FOR CHANGE CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE SURROUNDING THAT AND MAYBE EVEN AFTER BUT GOING TO BE PREPARED HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS AND AND THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS HERE AT THE BUSINESSES HERE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE BUT IT’S BEEN A LOT. YOU’RE RIGHT. YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF STORIES OUT THERE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY OF PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES AND BEING KILLED FRANKLY FOR WHAT I THINK A LOT OF US WOULD AGREE ARE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY REASONS AND THE I THINK THAT JUST UNDERLINES THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. SPECIFIC PROPOSAL THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE THE LEGISLATURE DANCING COMES TO POLICING TRYING TO STOP POLICE ABUSES REPRESENTATIVE BIRD HAD A PIECE THAT WAS BECAUSE ISIS IS ENDORSED BY REPUBLICANS AND THAT THEY’RE CONSIDERING IT. YEAH, SO I’VE SEEN AT LEAST THE FIRST DRAFT OF THAT LEGISLATION AND IT’S ALL ON THE RIGHT PATH. IT REALLY IS WE HAVE WE’RE TAKING OTHER STEPS I WAS SITTING WITH COLONEL. I ALWAYS COMMISSIONER QUINN SOME FOLKS FROM THE CHURCHES AND PARISHES ACROSS THE STATE THE COMMUNITY LEADERS IF YOU WILL WHAT WE I THINK NEED TO DO IF YOU GO BACK TO WHEN WE WHEN I CREATED THE DIVERSITY INCLUSION COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION THAT AGAIN WAS CHARGED WITH REALLY GOING AROUND THE STATE TALKING ABOUT THINGS OF IMPLICIT BIAS TALKING TO SCHOOLS OR COMMUNITIES FIND GETTING THE FEEDBACK FINDING OUT WHAT THEIR BUT THE IDEAS AND THOUGHTS WERE OUT THERE WHERE THERE MIGHT HAVE OF THIS INEQUITY. THEY’RE BEYOND A RACIAL OR BY SEXUAL IDENTITY, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE AND EQUITIES CAN EXIST SOCIALLY IN OUR SOCIETIES IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. AND I THINK THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THAT. WE CREATED THE CIVIL RIGHTS UNIT IN THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL’S OFFICE KNOW GOVERNOR HAD EVER DONE THAT WE JUMPED RIGHT ON TOP OF IT AND MADE SURE IT GOT DONE. SO THAT IS ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX, BUT I THINK IT HAS TO GO DEEPER WE TALKED ABOUT NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR OF POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY UPDATE THOSE PROGRAMS AND THAT TRAINING WITHIN FOR THOSE. NO, WE’RE ONE OF THE FEW STATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE A SINGLE POINT FOR ALL POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING. EVERYONE GETS TRAINED ESSENTIALLY BY THE SAME ORGANIZATION. SO THERE’S CONTINUITY BETWEEN STATE POLICE LOCAL POLICE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE AND THAT’S A HUGE ASSET TO US BECAUSE YOU CAN CREATE A REALLY MAKE SURE YOU’RE UPDATING YOUR PROGRAM IN A SINGULAR FASHION AND EVERYONE’S GETTING THAT SAME TRAINING AND KEEP IT UPDATED NOT LET IT GO GO ANTIQUATED AND I MY SENSE IS WHAT IS THERE NOW IS ANTIQUATED AND DOES HAVE TO BE UPDATED BUT NOT JUST TALKING TO THE LEADERS AND ORGANIZERS OF THESE. IT’S BUT THE COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT AGAIN, I THINK CAN WE CAN CREATE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY BEING MORE MORE SYSTEMATIC IF YOU WILL WITH MAKING SURE WE’RE INTEGRATING OURSELVES WITH THE ISSUES IN THESE COMMUNITIES NOT JUST MANCHESTER AND NASHUA BUT EVERY CITY AND TOWN WE HAVE 220 CITIES AND TOWNS EVERY CITY AND TOWN WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO THE SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY LEADERS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE IT’S NOT JUST A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. IT’S OUR CULTURE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO TO WAKE UP TO THE 21ST CENTURY AND IT’S A IT’S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT TAKES THE MURDER OF SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS TO TO GET US TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE’RE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I THINK WE’RE MAKING WITH SOME PLANS TO MAKE SOME GREAT STEPS. SO IT WAS GREAT A GREAT DISCUSSION YESTERDAY WILL GOING TO GET DO HAVE HAD GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE’VE HAD GOOD DISCUSSIONS ON A WHOLE VARIETY OF LEVELS DISCUSSION IS GOOD, BUT ACTION IS BETTER AND I THINK THE LEGISLATIVE ACTUAL ACTION YOU TALKED ABOUT IS A GREAT STEP ABOVE THIS SOME OTHER STUFF WE CAN DO TO WE’RE NOT GOING TO WE’RE NOT GOING TO SETTLE IF YOU WILL. LET’S TAKE SOME ON THE PHONE IF WE COULD. HOLL POSITIV I DON’T KNOW THE SECOND BILL AS WELL AS I KNOW THE FIRST BILL SO I’M GOING TO ANSWER THE BACK QUESTIONS FIRST AND THEN WE’LL TALK ABOUT ASAP THE TWO BILLS THAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. THE ONE WITH A CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. I HAVE TO ADMIT I DON’T I HAVEN’T I DON’T KNOW THAT BILL AS WELL AS THE BILL THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THERE’S A PATHWAY FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO REPORT ABUSE ESSENTIALLY AN ABUSIVE SITUATION. SO AND WE YOU KNOW, WHAT, DO THEY WANT TO CALL IT POLICE BRUTALITY, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE AND YES, SO WE’RE VERY VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THAT PROCESS. WE GOT TO LOOK AT THE BILL AND BUT IN HIS DRAFT FORM VERY MUCH THAT WOULD MAKE VERY LOGICAL SENSE TO TAKE STEPS LIKE THAT THAT UNFORTUNATELY AS WE SAW THE WITH THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD YOU HAD OTHER OFFICER OFFICERS JUST STANDING THERE WATCHING BASEBALL. AND THAT’S NOT ACCEPTABLE IN ANY WAY THAT ESSENTIALLY I BELIEVE IT MAKES THEM ACCOMPLICES. I’M NOT A LAWYER BUT SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE’S ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THEIR SYSTEM TO BE SURE ON THE ASAP SIDE. I’LL SAY SAY THAT AND I CAN SHIPPING IT WANTS TO ANSWER SHE CAN’T AS WELL. IT’S SO HARD TO DO WHEN FOLKS COME IN TO TAKE A TEST COMMISSIONER. DO WE ASK WHETHER YOU’RE ASYMPTOMATIC OR NOT? YEAH, WE DON’T REALLY DEFINE ASYMPTOMATIC VERSUS SYMPTOMATIC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE EARLY ON WE FOUND THAT IT WAS SUCH A GRAY AREA, YOU KNOW, I HAD A LIGHT COUGH A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IS THAT SYMPTOMATIC OR NOT? WE YOU KNOW, IT’S YOU’RE NOT QUITE SURE. SO WHAT ONE THING WE’RE VERY COGNIZANT OF THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS WE WANT TO GET THE DATA RIGHT AND WE WHAT WE DON’T WANT TO DO IS ASK YOUR ASK INDIVIDUALS. AROUND THE STATE AND ALL THE TESTING FACILITIES TO COLLECT DATA AND A NON-CONSISTENT WAY AND ASKING FOLKS TO THE LEVEL OF THEIR SYMPTOMS. IT’S VERY SUBJECTIVE. SO SO LONG STORY SHORT IS IT’S WE LIKELY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THIS POPULATION OF ASYMPTOMATIC VERSUS THIS POPULATION OF SYMPTOMATIC. WHAT A SAP IS THE SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH IS REALLY A CALL TO ACTION TO JUST REALLY RAISED THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS THAT ANYBODY CAN GET A TEST. WE WANT YOU TO GO GET A TEST EVEN IF YOU’RE ASYMPTOMATIC. WE WANT YOU TO GO OUT AND GET THOSE TESTS AND KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF COMMUNITY AND AND THOSE FOLKS AROUND YOU SO IT’S REALLY JUST KIND OF AN ELEVATED. WHAT WE’RE ALREADY DOING, BUT IT DOESN’T WE WON’T BE ABLE TO NECESSARILY REPORT THAT DATA SEPARATELY WHEN YOU DON’T CHECK THE BOX. I’M PART OF THIS PROGRAM OR THAT PROGRAM. WE JUST WANT YOU TO GO GET A TEST AND EVERYONE’S INCLUDED IN THE DATA. EASTMA MOUNT WASHINGTON AVENUE ROAD OF OUR LIST TODAY THAT IS OPEN EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU’RE IN A CAR. THERE’S OBVIOUSLY NATURAL SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PHYSICAL DISTANCING AVAILABLE THERE THINGS LIKE THE RAILROADS THE SCENIC RAILROADS. WE THINK WILL HAVE GUIDANCE OUT SOON. WE’RE LOOKING AT HOW EACH OF THOSE WORKS. WE DON’T HAVE MANY OF THEM, BUT THEY’RE ALL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHETHER IT’S THE COG RAILWAY OR THE HOBO RAILROAD OF THE SCENIC RAILROAD. THERE’S A COUPLE OF THEM THERE, BUT WE’RE LOOKING AT BOTH CAPACITY ISSUES WHETHER THEY CAN BE DONE IN A MORE OUTDOOR VENTILATED ATMOSPHERE SEEING JUST KIND OF HOW THEY WORK. SOMETIMES IN THOSE RAILROAD SITUATIONS, THERE’S OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN TYPICALLY ON THE TRAIN. SO WE’RE TRYING TO DO. BE SPECIFIC AS WE CAN AND HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, WE’LL HAVE SOME GUIDANCE FOR THEM AND THEN OF COURSE IS THE AMUSEMENT PARKS AS YOU REFERENCED STORY LAND OR THE WATER PARKS SPEAKING TO YOU KNOW, THE NORTH COUNTRY, YOU KNOW CONWAY HAS A WATER PARK OR WATER COUNTRY OR DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN TIER WITH CANOBIE LAKE PARK HOUSE AIDE CANOBIE LAKE PARK CAME IN AND GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION. I MEAN A REALLY REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION TO THE OPEN UP NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMITTEE, AND I THINK IT’S HAS PROVIDED SOME GOOD BACKBONE FOR SOME GUIDANCE THAT WE’RE TRYING TO BUI OF AND GET THEM THERE. I I ORIGINALLY SAID I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU HOW WE’RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU I THINK PEOPLE HAVE HAVE THE DATA IS STILL CONTINUES TO BE VERY GOOD THE DATA IN MASSACHUSETTS CONTINUES TO GET BETTER. THAT’S ONE OF THE BIGGE CONCERNS OF THOSE LARGER AMUSEMENT PARK VENUES IS THAT YOU’RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF OUT OF STATE OR SPECIFICALLY MASSACHUSETTS COMING UP. SO AS WE SEE MASSACHUSETTS NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DROP THAT’S THEY’RE STILL HIGH OF COURSE, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO DROP WHICH ALLOWS US TO I THINK MORE CONFIDENCE AS WE GO A WEEK TWO WEEKS THREE WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD. WE’RE KIND OF EVERYONE’S GETTING CLOSER TO ZERO, HOPEFULLY AND AND AND MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE SITUATION AND THAT WILL ALLOW US THE CONFIDENCE TO HOPEFULLY MAKE THOSE STEPS. SO WE HAVEN’T MADE ANY FINAL GUIDELINES YET OR FINAL DETERMINATION, BUT WE ALSO APPRECIATE THAT. AT A CERTAIN POINT IN THE SUMMER IF YOU DON’T OPEN THOSE VENUES, THEY’RE CLOSED FOR GOOD BECAUSE IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE JUST TO HAVE A TINY FRACTION OF THE SUMMER. THEY WANT TO KEEP IF NOT THE WHOLE SUMMER WHICH OBVIOUSLY PROBABLY ISN’T IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS POINT, BUT A GOOD MAJORITY OF IT NOT LOSE SOME OF THOSE KEY WEEKENDS TO MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE TO OPEN AT ALL. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE’VE HEARD THAT MESSAGE AND AGAIN, WE’LL TRY TO MEET THOSE DEADLINES AS BEST WE CAN BUT AGAIN, IT’S ALL GOING TO BE DONE BY LOOKING AT THE DATA AND AND MAKING SURE WHATEVER WE DO DOESN’T SOME OF THOSE SUPERCLUSTER SPREADER EVENTS. LEAST MINIMIZES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT SO IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN OUR ENTIRE MANAGEMENT TESTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS THERE TO WHATEVER MIGHT COME. THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FRO WEATHE SO I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION I HAD TO DO. SORRY. WHAT WAS THE FIRST ONE PAULA? OH THE THE IMPORTANT WHEN THE NURSING HOMES KNOW OF COURSE AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES OTHER STATES AROUND US HAVE STARTED LOOKING AT MODELS TO ALLOW VISITATION TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE WHEN WHEN I SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE IMPORTANT THIS IS THERE’S OUR INDIVIDUALS AND A LOT OF THESE FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN THE STAFF. THEY’VE REALLY BEEN ALONE. THERE’S A MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT TO IT. THEY WANT TO SEE FAMILY FAMILY WANTS TO SEE THEM GETTING EYES ON A LOVED ONE IS SO SO IMPORTANT AND AND SO WE’RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE MODELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED I THINK IN PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS EVEN TO SEE IF WE CAN WE CAN GET THERE OBVIOUSLY TESTING IS A BIG PART OF THAT THE THE SENTINEL TESTING AND THE CONTINUAL TESTING OF THOSE FACILITIES SO WE CAN CONSTANTLY MONITOR WHO MAY BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS UP AND RUNNING AND WE HAVE FULL CAPACITY AROUND THAT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE WE OPEN THAT UP, BUT WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT’S SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY HAS TO HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY AND DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES LOOKING AT SOME OF THE WAYS IT’S BEING DES BEING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE MODELS AND FIGURING OUT HOW BEST IT WOULD WORK HERE. YOU MENTIONED COMMUNITY POOLS, FOR EXAMPLE, SO MOST COMMUNITY POOLS ARE REALLY REGULATED BY THE TOWN’S O THE CITIES THEMSELVES. WE RIGHT NOW, HAVE A LIMITATION OF 10 INDIVIDUALS IN A GROUP SETTING OUR HOPE. IT IS NOT A FIRM BY ANY MEANS, BUT IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WHEN THE STAY-AT-HOME MOTOR IF WE CAN GET TO THE POINT ON JUNE 15TH WHERE THAT WOULD GO TO SOME TYPE OF ADVISORY WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE SIZE OF GATHERINGS AND THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH WITH A POOLS. I MEAN IF POOLS WANTED TO DO SMALL GROUPS COMMUNITY POOLS WANTED TO DO SMALL GROUPS RIGHT NOW. THEY TECHNICALLY COULD IT’S REALLY THE TOWNS THAT REGULATE WHETHER THOSE POOLS ARE OPEN FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR NOT. AND THEN AGAIN, WE CAN GET TO THE POINT WHERE WERE INCREASING THOSE GROUP SIZES THAT OBVIOUSLY INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY. WHAT DO YOU GOT? I THINK YOU ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO I AM GOING TO GET TESTED AS PART OF THE ASAP PROGRAM. WE’RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF THIS WEEKEND AND I AM GOING TO GET TESTED. SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO. YEAH, I HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED YET PRETTY HEALTHY STOCK. I’M ASYMPTOMATIC SO YOU DON’T NEED TO BACK OFF OR ANYTHING. NO, WE REALLY AGAIN. IT’S PART OF THE PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH I DON’T HAVE A SYMPTOM AT ALL. HAVEN’T HAD IT. THANK GOD KNOCK ON WOOD. WE YOU KNO I’VE BEEN PRETTY CURIOUS. I’D LOVE TO WHETHER WHERE THEY HAVEN’T JUST TO YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGE OTHER FOLKS TO TAKE THIS SIMILAR STEPS. SO I LIKE TO SEE THAT YOU’RE WEARING YOUR MASK MICHAEL NOW POLLY. DID YOU HAVE ONE OTHER THEIR DID I MISS SOMETHING AS PART OF YOUR QUESTION? I APOLOGIZE. OH, I’LL DO A GYMS IN JIM’S SO OUTDOOR GYM. SO WE ARE ONE OF THE FIRST STATES IN THE NORTHEAST TO REALLY ALLOW THESE MORE STRUCTURED JIM SETTINGS OF YOGA CLASSES OR BOOT CAMPS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THEY CAN TAKE PLACE OUTDOORS AS WELL OR IN A GYM, SO WE DON’T DISCERN WHETHER IT’S INSIDE OR OUTSIDE I THINK IN TERMS OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, FOLKS INSIDE RUNNING ON THE TREADMILL. I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF ANXIETY AND A LOT OF ANGST TO GET THAT GOING AGAIN. NOWHERE IN THE NORTHEAST. IS THAT HAPPENING NOWHERE? AND SO WE HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS OF THAT GOING FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THAT ACTIVITY THE HEAVY BREATHING THIS WEDDING THE CLOSE CONTACT, THAT FOLKS CAN HAVE THE HYGIENE ISSUES THAT CAN SURROUND THAT WE HAVE TREMENDOUS FACILITIES HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY AND WE WHETHER IT’S PLANET FITNESS OR SOME OF THE PRIVATE ONES. I MEAN JUST PHENOMENAL AND SO WE WANT TO GET IS OPEN BUT THERE IS AN INHERENT CHALLENGE THERE. SO WE’LL WORK BOTH WITHIN OUR STATE AND ALSO LOOK AT IF THIS BED GOOD MODELS THAT COME OUT OF OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE OTHER PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST, BUT GIVEN THAT WE’RE IN SUCH A HOT SPOT AREA. NO ONE’S TAKING THAT STEP YET. BUT BUT WE’LL ALWAYS LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO IT. WAITING FOR COVENO AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS HOW SO THE QUESTION IS DO WE CONSIDER WAITING IT TOWARDS INDUSTRIES THAT ARE THE HARDEST HIT THE ANSWER IS NO, BUT IT IS INHERENTLY BUILT IN THE FORMULA IN THAT INDUSTRIES THAT ARE HARDEST HIT WILL HAVE SOME OF THE BIGGEST LOSSES AND THE FORMULA IS TAKES YOUR GIVES YOU A RATA SHARE OF THAT LOSS. SO IN AN INDUSTRY, THAT’S NOT AS HARD HIT MAYBE THEY ONLY LOST TEN, YOU KNOW, 20 OR 30% OF THEIR EXPECTED REVENUE. THEY’LL GET A SHARE OF THAT 10 OR 20 PERCENT. WHEREAS A RESTAURANT OR HOTEL THAT MIGHT BE LOSING 50 OR 60% THEY’RE GOING TO GET A 10% OF THAT LAW. SO IT’S INHERENTLY BUILT INTO THE FORMULA SO IT DIDN’T REQUIRE A WEIGHTING SYSTEM. I APOLOGIZE. I IT’S FRIDAY. WHAT WAS THE SECOND QUESTION? MULTIPLE LSI’S? YES. SO IF YOU HAVE WE TIE ALL BUSINESSES. WE SINGLE OWNER SO IF THERE IS A SINGLE OWNER THAT HAS MULTIPLE BUSINESSES AS LONG AS THEY COME ALL WITH UNDER AND AGGREGATE COME UNDER THE 20 MILLION DOLLAR THRESHOLD. THEY CAN APPLY. OKAY, GREAT QUESTION. SO WE DO STILL HAVE THE AND OF THE SIX FOOT WIDTH BETWEEN TABLES TO ALLOW FOR THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING EVEN IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN ALLOW YOU TO OPEN UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT. I DON’T KNOW THE PHYSICAL WHAT WE DECIDED IN REALIZED WAS WE DON’T KNOW THE PHYSICAL SETUP OF EVERY RESTAURANT BY ANY MEANS SOME RESTAURANTS CAN OPEN IT A HUNDRED PERCENT WITH THAT PHYSICAL DISTANCING SOME MAYBE CAPITAL A LITTLE LESS BECAUSE MAYBE THEY’RE JUST MORE NATURALLY TIGHTLY FIT AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO DO A DO ADHERE TO THE 6-FOOT DISTANCING. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT SOME MAY NOT GET COMPLETELY UP T TO A HUNDRED PERCENT BUT AGAIN, THAT’S IT’S JUST A STEP. WE’RE HOPING TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS DOWN THE ROAD ON THE AMERICAN LEGION SIDE THINGS OF THAT NATURE. YES, THEY CAN OPEN UP AT THAT 50 PERCENT CAPACITY AS LONG AS THEY SERVE FOOD AND YOU KNOW IF IT’S A BAR OR WHATEVER. YEAH, YOU DO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE FOOD IN THOSE VENUES AND THEN I THERE WAS A QUESTION IN THE MIDDLE O LIVE BANDS. I HAVE TO BE HONEST. I DON’T KNOW IF THAT WAS DISCUSSED, BUT WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I’LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT WAS UNDERTAKEN IN THE GUIDANCE AND IF IT WASN’T WILL TRY TO MAKE STIPULATIONS FOR O WAS OKAY. I’M GETTING A HEAD NOD. IT WAS SO IT IS IN THE GUIDANCE IT APPEARS, BUT I’LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. ANYWAY, IT’S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. GO AHEAD. 2,400 STATE PRISON INMATE THERE’S ONLY 23 OF THIS IS TESTED AMAZINGLY ONLY ONES ONE POSITIVE. IS THERE ANY INTENTION TO EXPAND SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE TESTING INTO THE PRISON AND JAIL POPULATION? AND I GET IT’S NOT WHY NOT? OKAY, SO SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE IT. WITH NURSING HOMES FIRST. WE WANT TO PERFECT IT. WE WANT TO MAKE IT SO THAT WE WORKED OUT ANY BUGS RELATED TO IT. ONCE WE DO THAT AND WE GET THROUGH A COUPLE OF ROUNDS. WE WILL LOOK AT OUR NEXT OUR NEXT CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO OPEN IT UP TO ASSISTED LIVING REASON WHY WE WOULD DO ASSISTED LIVING PRIOR TO JAILS AND PRISONS IS BECAUSE THE POPULATION HAS A HIGHER RISK FOR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES WHEN YOU’RE YOU’RE OVER THE AGE OF 60 WITH US. CONDITIONS THAT REPRESENTS MOSTLY NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING I WOULD NOT RULE OUT ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS AFTER ASSISTED LIVING IF IF COVID CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM, WHICH I EXPECT THAT IT’S GOING TO BE OTHER POPULATIONS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT WILL BE HOMELESS SHELTERS PEOPLE THAT ARE UNSHELTERED AND FREQUENT HOMELESS SHELTERS JAILS PRISONS AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONGREGATE TYPE HOUSE. THINGS THAT DON’T DOES NOT FOLLOW THINK COMMUNITY RESIDENCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE’RE PRIORITIZING THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE AT HIGHEST RISK FOR NEGATIVE OUTCOMES, WHICH ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVINGS. THANK YOU. I THINK IT’S GOOD ON THE PHONE. WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE OUT OF YOUR REACTION TO THE SUPERIOR COURT ORDER TODAY IN BARI JANE WALTER AT ALL VERSUS. GREAT RESULT. I MEAN, I THINK I MIGHT CHANGE THE JUDGE SAID THAT UNDER THEIR NEW LITTLE THAT. THEY DO HAVE STANDING BUT THAT HE WOULDN’T IMPOSE AN INJUNCTION BECAUSE THEY DON’T THE THE CASE DOESN’T REALLY HAVE MERIT. I THINK THEY CAN ALLOW SOME FINAL PROCEDURAL, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE A KIND OF A LAST SAY IN THERE BUT HIS STATEMENT THAT SURROUNDS THE FACT THAT HE WENT PUT AN INJUNCTION AND I THINK IT SAYS IT ALL BUT YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY DON’T HAVE MERIT GOING FORWARD. DID IT, RIGHT. MY TWITTER FEED IS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO WERE OUTRAGED THAT YOU WOULD BAN THE MACARENA AND THE FUNKY CHICKEN, BUT LEO, ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH WHO IS WHO ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH ON FACEBOOK? I CAN’T DO IT. I CANNOT GO THEY WANT ME TO BAN THE HOKEY POKEY. OH, WELL SURE. LET’S BAN THE HOKEY POKEY TO YEAH. I THOUGHT THEY WANTED THAT IMPLY. I’M NOT PUTTING THEM RIGHT MACARENA BACK IN I’VE NEVER DANCE THE MACARENA. LET’S JUST PUT THAT ON THE RECORD TO BE SURE. YEAH. NOT LOWER THE GATHERINGS OF 10 OR MORE OR MORE IN OTHER WORDS THEM SO ADULT RECREATION SOFTBALL LEAGUES WHO HAVE 25 OR 30 PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR A GAME WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED OR YOU EXPECTING THAT NOT TO HAPPEN. I DON’T KNOW ON JUNE 15TH AND TERMS OF THE QUESTION IS ARE WE GOING TO MOVE THE NUMBER FROM SOCIAL GROUPS OF TEN TO LARGER THAN THAT THE POSSIBLY YES, POSSIBLY. I THINK WE REALLY WANT TO I GOT TO BE HONEST. I HAVEN’T MADE THAT DECISION YET. I WANT TO KEEP WORKING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH. MAKE SURE THE DATA STAYS WHERE IT IS. WE KEEP GETTING GOOD NUMBERS AND THAT’S ON A GOOD TRACK. BUT THAT’S A THAT WOULD BE A BIG DEAL. AND SO WE I THINK WE WANT TO KIND OF WAIT TILL TILL KIND OF AS LONG AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT ONE, RIGHT? OKAY. WELL, I WON MY $1.00 BET WITH MY STAFF. THEY SAID IT WOULD ONLY GO 59 MINUTES OR LESS AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD AN HOUR AND NINE MINUTES. SO WE APPRECIATE IT ONE. IN THROUGH IT IS A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY WEEKEND. THE SUMMER IS UPON US IN THESE TOUGH TO EVEN WITH THESE TOUGH TIMES IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT THIS ALWAYS A RAINBOW SOMEWHERE AS WE SAY AND IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO FIND THOSE THOSE MOMENTS IN OUR LIVES AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WITH OUR FAMILIES WITH OUR CO-WORKERS, WHATEVER IT IS THAT PUTS A SMILE ON OUR FACE AND SUCH A TOUGH TIME. SO WE APPRECIATE NEW HAMPSHIRE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB TO THIS ENTIRE COVID PROCESS AN OUTSTANDING JOB THROUGH THESE PROTESTS THAT WE’VE SEEN AND THE CALL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE RIGHT CALL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THEY HAVE JUST HANDLED IT REALLY REALLY WELL, AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZENS FROM THE TOP ON DOWN FOR FOR DOING IT AND BEING THAT GOLD STANDARD THAT WE’VE COME TO EXPECT FROM OURSELVES. SO, THANK YOU GUY