Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier joins ‘Fox & Friends.’
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Jedediah coronavirus, surging
Jedediah coronavirus surging
across the nation, twelve, the
thousand cases reported
yesterday
third day in a row. New cases
surpassed one hundred thousand
here. What this means to combat
Covid, 19 Fox NEWS, medical
contributor, Dr Nicole Saphier,
joins us now,
Dr Saphier. If you dont mind
just go through this with us a
little bit
these case numbers look
hijackers concerning
talk to a US, a little bit about
hospitalizations and how
concerned we should be
well good morning, Jedediah
and absolutely im going to
break it down the good, the bad,
the inevitable
start, with bad news and move on
to good news.
Bad news is yes, we have record
breaking new case numbers,
not just in one region. It is
widespread. Throughout our
country
we are seeing in urban settings
and rural settings new cases in
older and youngser populations.
At this point widespread,
as we have rising cases, we are
seeing a rise in
hospitalizations, which of course,
is a concerning trend. Four percent rise
nut last week.
Twenty states reporting over one thousand
people being hospitalized with
covid.
Can I tell you New Jersey alone
is at a spot where we have as
many people hospitalized now as
we did in May.
This is extremely concerning.
However, I want to move on to
some good news. Jedediah.
When you look at the death rates
from Covid 19, we have made
marked improvements may and
April twenty percent chance of I do going.
You were hospitalized with
Covid 19
now that death rate has
increased to seven point six percent,
that is because of early
detection, early Interveterans
and our great treatment. However,
seven point six is extremely high,
much higher than the common
other infectious diseases much
higher than the flu
as we head into the Hollywood
holiday season. This is where the
inevitable comes
in. We need to make sure we keep
our hospital beds open
as we head into Thanksgiving and
Christmas and the holidays. We
usually see a rise in stroke,
cardiovascular disease, suicides
and other reasons that people
need a hospital bed would have
to do our part to decrease
spread of infection to make sure
our house of Representatives can
take care of patients
where we are seeing positive
cases are from our home
gatherings
its not schools, its not
schools or places of businesses
its from people trying to get
together.
You bring up an important point
there and you mention the
holiday season, which has been
critical and on peoples mind
on that note, Governor Cuomo in
New York is set continue to
crease national Guard presence.
Ought New York airports to stop
untested travelers from entry?
This is largefully responds to
increase that well see in
holiday travel.
What do you make of that call?
Well, so there is a little
bit of fear mongering there. When
you hear National Guard, you get
a little nervous.
This is something I have
actually called for the
everyiest. I said it on tv was in
April,
mind you, he didnt call the
National Guard for the riots and
protests and all the other
things
better late than never
heres. The thing
if we are not going to call
interstate travel, then we have
to make sure that we are not
continuing to bring the virus
all across the country. It
doesnt make that big of a
difference now, because its
widespread,
really in the beginning, is when
it should have happened. It
really should have kept it
halted in a region.
I think if you want to be on an
airplane, if you want to be on a
train,
if you want to be in these close
contained spaces, maybe you
should have a test within forty eight
hours.
I dont think thats
unreasonable.
You know the armed guard
presence. I dont want it to
turned into that country or that
situation where people have fear.
I do think the responsible thing
to do if you travel and meet
other people make sure you dont
have Covid 19.
Until we have that vaccine,
which good news we are probably
going to have multiple approved
candidates, early two thousand and twenty one thanks to
operation warp speed. Until
then we need to be responsible
and do what we can as
individuals.
Jedediah personal
responsibility comes into play
here.
Transcript generated on 2020-11-07.