DISRESPECT US ALL.
YOU SPIT IN OUR FACE, AND YOU
WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEATH TOLL
THAT WILL FOLLOW.
IT'S A FRANTIC RACE TO
ROUND UP
MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND INCREASE
HOSPITAL BEDS.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS CALIFORNIA
WILL NEED
50,000 BEDS, MORE THAN TWICE AS
MANY AS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT.
KPIX 5'S JOE VAZQUEZ ON THE
EFFORTS TO
MAKE SURE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
ARE PROTECTED.
[ CHANTING ]
REPORTER: PPE, PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
THESE NURSES DEMONSTRATING AT
KAISER
HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND SAY THEY
DON'T HAVE NEARLY
ENOUGH.
WE WANT WHAT YOU SEE WHEN
YOU SEE THE
PICTURES OF CHINA AND THE
PICTURES OF, UM, ITALY.
THEY'RE FULLY COVERED.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
REPORTER: INSTEAD, THEY
DON'T EVEN HAVE
ENOUGH MASKS TO COVER THEIR
FACES, JUST AS THE CASES
OF CORONAVIRUS ARE INCREASING.
IF THE FIGHT AGAINST THE
CORONAVIRUS IS A
WAR, THE NURSES SAY THEY ARE
THE FRONT LINE TROOP,
AND THEY'RE SEVERELY
UNDEREQUIPPED.
WE'RE WILLING TO FIGHT THAT
WAR, WE
STEP UP EVERY TIME.
BUT IF YOU'RE ASKED TO GO INTO
A WAR, YOU
NEED THE WEAPONS TO FIGHT THAT
WAR.
NURSES ARE BEING TOLD IN
OTHER
FACILITIES WHEN THEY BRING IN
THEIR OWN N-95 MASKS
THAT THEY COULD BE FIRED.
REPORTER: KAISER HOSPITAL
SAYS THEY
CAN'T CONFIRM THAT HAPPENED,
BUT IF IT DID, THAT
SORT OF THREAT IS AGAINST THE
HEALTH SYSTEM'S POLICY
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON.
MEANWHILE, AT HIGHLAND
HOSPITAL, AN
OAKLAND RESIDENT DONATED 1400
MASKS LEFT OVER FROM
THE BIG FIRES.
I WANTED TO JUST ENCOURAGE
OTHERS TO
LOOK IN YOUR SUPPLY, WHETHER
YOU'RE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WE
CRITICALLY NEED THESE
MASKS RIGHT NOW.
REPORTER: CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOM SAYS THAT NEED IS
ASTRONOMICAL RIGHT NOW.
1 BILLION GLOVES TO PROCURE.
500 MILLION N-95 MASKS.
SOME 200 MILLION SHIELDS.
YOU GET THE PICTURE.
WE'RE TALKING IN THE MAGNITUDE
OF TENS OF
MILLIONS, IN SOME CASES
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
REPORTER: THE GOVERNOR SAYS
PRIVATE
INDUSTRY IS NOW STEPPING UP TO
HELP.
WE, BY THE WAY, HAVE NOW 6
CALIFORNIA
COMPANY, 6, THAT WANT TO
REPURPOSE THEIR FACILITIES
TO MANUFACTURE GOWNS.
WE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
25
PROVIDERS THAT WANT TO START 3D
PRINTING MASKS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
ELON MUSK, HOW ABOUT THIS, I
TOLD YOU A
FEW DAYS AGO THAT HE WAS LIKELY
TO HAVE A THOUSAND
VENTILATORS THIS WEEK.
