Ohio Governor Says State Needs More Virus Tests | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, joins Morning Joe to discuss confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state of Ohio and a public order limiting mass gatherings. Aired on 03/12/2020.
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Ohio Governor Says State Needs More Virus Tests | Morning Joe | MSNBC

107 comments

    1. Other countries don’t have a narcissist as a president blocking those tests because it makes him look bad 🤦🏾‍♂️

    2. mpalfadel2008 yess sad and private medical us doing the most burden of those. Why isn’t our private medical doing what they need to help. CDC can’t do them all, hey don’t have the capacity to.

    3. mpalfadel2008 Because they don’t have our FDA standards. Thank God we do. Saved us from the thalidomide disaster in the 1960’s . Many countries had limbless babies born due to that drug being pushed before it was fully vetted with enough clinical tests. Our FDA saved us that same fate.

    4. White Jesus Really. You are standing your hate. People are dying. You all on here which I guess are liberals spout this vileness. Liberal hearts are very cold and dark.

    1. Crystal Giddens so if it’s all hype can you explain why Trump is taking such drastic travel measures?

    2. @Rich Delgado this virus is world wide. Please explain his huge measures? Payroll tax? Blocking only some countries to Europe? I’ll wait and bring your source.

    1. Every state needs to take it upon themselves to begin finding emergency shelters and outfitting them. Buildings that can be used as hospital facilities if/when the existing hospitals begin to be overrun.

    1. Look at your fingers n toes n then please tell us how many is plenty…and what sense would it make to “test the worst cases” ? It’s kinda pointless to test someone then, right? Better to isolate n treat them at that point.
      The tests are better served on the people who are still going around/coming into contact with others unaware of their infection status or who have mild symptoms that could be mistaken for something else, not as serious. Growing up requires us to use logic, you should join us n try it some day.

    2. @Illuminati Sheep and trump does do both of those…this n that. It’s NOT whataboutism when he does IT exclusively n currently as president. It’s honest real-time criticism.

    3. @Blac Black yeah, what’s your point commie? This is what you big government leftists have been begging for, it only gets worse from here. Cant wait for open borders like the EU, and more jobs shipped out while more illegals are shipped in, great times ahead when the left gets control again.

    4. @Joe Kubina leftists,commie?😏lol…YOU’RE too stupid to even keep an argument going. Ima politely pass….😂

    1. bobmatzke Trump derangement syndrome, Russian collusion, impeachment. Now this. Liberals are just sick sick really sick. Besides Biden is ten time worse than Hillary. She at least could form a thought. Was kind of civil. Didn’t threaten vets, housewife, auto worker and a elderly man to a fist fight behind the WH. Lol.

    2. m brights I am elderly. We are safe inside our home. We prepared three weeks ago because we listened to Trump and his health officials. We have plenty of food, supplies and so far our health. Thank God. My partner and I didn’t listen to the histrionic, self righteousness of liberal morons on the news and social media. We are in Washington state. 30 miles from all the deaths in our state. We aren’t even scared. We are prepared. We have consulted our doctor. We know where to go if we get sick to be tested. Trump 2020. So go ahead continue to be hysterical. It won’t keep you safe. Knowledge is power. Why you are out of control and scared. Does you no good.

    3. Speedy56 Hello. We all don’t need to get tested. That’s overkill. You could show negative one day. Catch it a week later and be positive. So it’s meaningless. Until you show symptoms.

  1. So you still have to kiss the Kings butt to try to get some test kits. This is what you get when you vote for Republicans.

    1. make america great again Point taken ! Perhaps I come from a country where humility humbleness & all associated virtues are important values. But yes you are right. Also I live in a Country where we have had outstanding leaders. I find USA a rather insulated country and they have no ability or perception to know how the world views them. It would help if USA can restore outstanding leadership and get the respect they deserve. And as for those idiotic red caps, they are for 10yr olds. However I respect your point of view and as the old saying goes, a can agree to disagree.

      Regards John & Lanie. Auckland NZ

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    2. Kool Kitties That is quite ironical, because your imbecile of a President has a habit of bad mouthing nearly every country in the world, including ours. Also you Americans, or at least some of you display a somewhat know all and arrogant attitude. Some are very decent however. His actions and decisions affect us, whether it be directly or indirectly. And as westerner, you would only know too well about free speech. Secondly the Trump and Sanders supporters never want to listen to the other persons point of view and times can be very boorish in there behaviour. Hopefully in years to come American politics will start to mature and come of age.

      Regards John & Lanie. Auckland. NZ

  2. First case of community spread in Ohio!!! How do u know it’s the first if u can’t test people???? it’s the test kits stupid.

    1. FORCED tests, everyone gets it, check points on the main roads, this isnt about freedom or civil rights. if you wanna drive down a main road in a busy city, you will get tested, if you dont want tested stay home.

  3. Pay the money on the front end. Pay everyone to stay home. It will saves billions on the back end, avoid tanking our health care system and all the costs that would entail, not mention deaths.

    1. @Worm I dont think they do.. people are getting infected and they are talking about THE RIGHT and LEFTIST.. This is way pass that. The old and the vulnerable is dying.. What happens when this virus evolves and everyone starts dropping. It’s not about the Right or the Left.. it’s about the HUMAN RACE!

    2. Everyone stays home, society stops. No food, fuel, no supplies.
      Let’s just bury our heads in the sand.

  4. lower levels of government and their representatives cannot speak ill or against the president in fear of retribution

    1. Emily We in NZ can only hope Joe Biden can build a powerful team around him. Kamala Harris would make an outstanding VP or even Stacy Abrams. There are many billionaires in the Tech industry who accompanied with Mayor Bloomberg can finance the campaign. Can only hope the whole of USA will vote and not to be apathetic. Lanie sister in Reno will vote Democrat.

      Regards John & Lanie. Auckland. NZ

  5. So basically…. he’s not going to tell you how many tests they have. Instead more political rambling.

    1. He said it the other day. I think he said like 800 or 600 or something like that. Then, if you watch more than one he says an additional 1100.

    1. I work in one and people come in and help them vote. Most have NO idea where they are let alone who any candidates would even be.

  6. Just can’t come out and say, no not enough tests. This is what happens in an authoritarian regime when people are fearful of speaking freely.

    1. @make america great again anyways stay healthy and safe my friend. I hope everyone does…yes even Juan, Don and Rachel lol.

    2. Yesterday the governor of California said not only not enough tests, but the CDC is sending out tests that don’t have all of the necessary components and reagents for them to be useful.

    3. Yup – too many toadies fearing Drumpf’s twitter wrath to the point that they can’t even bring themselves to ask the important questions, i.e. when will we get our tests, how many will arrive, why did u keep lying to us for months re the virus’ severity & how rapidly it spreads, why are numbers more important than people, etc? Of course Guv’s gonna ignore those questions, honest answers reflect poorly on his Don.

  7. How many tests have you carried out? Answer: “we got some additional ones yesterday”
    Look out Ohio, this #Trump hack has no test kits, no answers, and no plan.

    1. @james davis Please elaborate on why you think we might go blue. Also, you dont know me, nor should you assume to know me.

    2. @Runeklok I’d do that, but you are just looking for an argument. Try a conversational, not adversarial tone.

    3. @james davis I’m not being aggressive here, there is no tonality to conversations on the internet. I’m just saying dont assume I’m a die hard republican when I’m actually an independent voter. I’m just curious why you think people might vote blue. I’ve haven’t seen a Biden sign since he started, so I’m confused why he might flip Ohio red. Is it just in suburban communities, or just people you know?

    4. It’s not “Trump hack” it’s government hack… You act as if y’all have a choice in elections sorry good sir but they are selected.. all you’re doing is complying to their delusion-welcoming false reality

    5. They’ve got you all divided and almost conquered yet still you all will give your consent to the evil by voting for the lesser of the evil.. silly sheep.. they sit back and laugh, especially on how well there fluoride made you all so docile and stupid

    1. Trump says anyone who wants one can have one, they are available. He just cannot stop lying and he needs muzzled.

  8. So, basically they only test people when they’re on their death beds. Gee, what could possibly go wrong?

    1. @Dan Sanger Plus, treatment with a “ventilator”, (its actually, a nebulizor/compressor) is actually pretty easy, they are mass manufactured, and sell for about $49 at WalMart. I have one for my niece.

    2. They WISH people on their death beds are being tested. It’d be said if they only got confirmed during an autopsy.

  9. He still didn’t answer mikia’ s question..” do u have enough test so ur constitutes can be tested”??SMH

    1. He did answer this. Just later when asked a second time. These TV interviews are sometimes difficult to navigate, especially for politicians who will be railed for anything they say. So, he came with a opening statement to make sure his points were hit. The interviewers had their questions planned as well, and did a good job of making sure they were answered by asking a gain later in the interview. He said they were low on tests, like every other state… It seems we weren’t the most prepared…

  10. As a RN in Ohio. I need to know if I can test a patient who has temperature, cough, and SOB for this virus! Do I have a test kit available? Tell me will you give me the test kit? This is not my hospital fault it’s my government fault. Why not restrict people visiting hospitals? Health care people are waiting so we can treat and protect people

    1. I am SURE, that if You were being Sent to a WAR, you know those the United States love so much, they would have TONS of Gear, Equipment, and Supplies.

    2. Tresa 06 Thanks to Obamacare over regulating labs to a governmental level. You do know your state CDC have the tests don’t you??? They were being sent to Atlanta. All tests under Obamacare funding and provision were sent there . Now private labs like Quest should have some. I would call your local testing labs to see if they have them in. I know hospital and doctor offices don’t have them yet.

    3. m brights I am not. We due to our great healthcare have less deaths than governmentally healthcare run countries like China, Italy and Iran. We have great doctors here too. America is the place you would want to be during a pandemic. Not overseas or in third world countries.

    4. m brights Local health departments are responsible. Not our government. Doctors and nurse who treat patients. Should be pushing this and getting local government health officials to get the kits from private labs stepped up. Each state has the kits at their CDC offices within state health department.

    5. m brights Whose your state health official. In your capital? They have the kits they need to be getting it redistributed throughout local and private labs. They need to along with your governor be pushing the state labs to get this done. They had them from the beginning. The tests had to go to Atlanta for results.

  11. Hey, governor.
    Cleveland Clinic, which is in Cleveland, Ohio, has just manufactured a Coronavirus self contained test kit that works in hours, not days. It’s ready to go. Maybe you should check that out.

    1. Getting “tested” a.k.a. swabbed is one thing, processing tests is another once caseload increases. More tests increase process time, unless this is different than any other processing situation.

    2. It only refers to new, in-house testing capabilities being more expedient than off-site testing. Harder to get results quickly when you have to wait on someone else to do it. Nothing about new testing capabilities was mentioned.

    3. @Steven Williams I understand that, but places like this will be overcome, thus creating the same situation that they’re trying to alleviate, because people will flock to said locations therefore increasing the workload thus decreasing time of test returns.

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