UNMC doctor asks for stricter health measures

TO EXPRESS HISDIRE CONCERNSREGARDING COVID-19.GOOD EVENING, I'MMAYA SAENZ.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER ALYSSACURTIS SPOKE TODOCTOR DANIELJOHNSON ABOUTWHY HE SAYS IT'S ACRITICAL TIME TOGET THE VIRUSUNDER CONTROL.WE, HEALTHCAREWORKERS, ARE ASKINGTHE STATE OF NEBRASKATO PLEASE GIVE USSTRONGER DIRECTEDHEALTH MEASURES,INCLUDING AMANDATORY MASKMANDATEDOCTOR DANIELJOHNSON, DIVISIONCHIEF OF CRITICALCARE AT U-N-M-CTOOK TO FACEBOOKTO ASK PEOPLE TOTAKE THIS VIRUSSERIOUSLY.IN HIS POST, HE SAIDHOSPITALS AREFILLING UP RAPIDLY,IMPACTING THE CAREOF ALL CONDITIONS.WE'RE AT A POINTWHERE WE'RE PROBABLYA FEW WEEKS AWAYFROM HAVINGHOSPITALS FULLDOCTOR JOHNSONSAID PEOPLE NEEDTO STOP GATHERINGINDOORS WITHPEOPLE NOT INTHEIR HOUSEHOLDS.00:18:25:11 EVERYONENEEDS TO GO BACKESSENTIALLY TO THEWAY WE WERE DOING ITIN APRIL WHERE WESTAYED HOME, WEDIDN'T GET TOGETHERWITH OTHER PEOPLEAND I DON'T JUST MEANLARGE GROUPS.I MEAN WE SHOULDN'TBE INSIDE HOUSES ORBUILDINGS WITH PEOPLEOTHER THAN OUR OWNHOUSEHOLD MEMBERSFOR NON ESSENTIALACTIVITIESHE SAID SPREAD ISPREVENTABLE.NEBRASKANS JUSTHAVE TO FOLLOWSAFETY GUIDELINES.WHEN ASKED ABOUTDOCTOR JOHNSON'SLETTER, GOVERNORRICKETTS SAIDHOSPITALIZATIONSARE BEINGMONITORED.WE'RE CONTINUING TOMONITOR THEHOSPITALIZATIONINCREASES AND AS I'VESAID IF WE DON'T BENDTHE CURVE HERE, IF WEDON'T FLATTEN IT ANDKNOCK IT DOWN, WEWILL BE TAKING MORERESTRICTIVE MEASURESIN OMAHA, ALYSSACURTIS 3 NEWSNOW.NEBRASKACURRENTLY HAS THEFIFTH WORSTOUTBREAK IN THEUNITED STATES.TO HEAR MORE OFDR.JOHNSON'SINTERVIEW...HEAD TO OURWEBSITE, 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM.EARLIER THIS