Cuomo announces Oregon is sending ventilators to N.Y.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday that Oregon will send ventilators to the state.
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ANDREW CUOMO: Also, the state of Oregon contacted us and is going to send 140 ventilators, which is, I tell you, just astonishing and unexpected. And I want to thank Governor Brown, I want to thank all of the people in the state of Oregon for their thoughtfulness. Again, this was unsolicited. But the 140 ventilators will make a difference.
And I was thinking about it, on behalf of New York, and what it means for Oregon. First, it was a kind gesture. I know Governor Brown, and she is a kind person. But it's also smart from the point of view of Oregon. Why? Because we're all in the same battle here. And the battle is stopping the spread of the virus. Right? Look what they did in China. It was in the Wuhan province. First order of business was contain the virus in Wuhan. Why? Because you want to contain the enemy. That's always the first step.
Oregon, we're dealing with it now, we don't stop the spread in New York, it continues. And if you look at the projections, it could get to Oregon-- it could have a significant problem towards May. Our problem is now. So it's also smart from Oregon's self-interest. They see the fire spreading, stop the fire where it is before it gets to my home. That was the Wuhan province.
