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Tony Evers: “The surges we see, the new cases, the hospitalizations and…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers Addresses the State on COVID-19

Published | Video Starts at 08:48

But as I stand here tonight, I'll tell you that I'm hopeful that we can beat this virus and we can rebuild and recover. Anybody would be a fool to count us out. Wisconsin. The surges we see, the new cases, the hospitalizations and the deaths, these are not foregone conclusions. They are predictable and preventable. That means the fight against this virus is winnable, but only if we fight it together. So tonight we must also offer our neighbors the promise of a better tomorrow. (08:48–09:01)

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Asserts that COVID-19 surges, cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are predictable and preventable.

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