Gov. Tom Wolf said the state is ramping up its efforts to expand capacity in the state’s healthcare system to address a potential dramatic spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
“We are busy building an army of medical professionals to care for everyone who becomes ill,” Wolf said during a press conference Saturday about an hour after the state announced 2,751 confirmed cases.
Still, Wolf added that the primary determinant of whether the state will succeed at mitigating the virus’ spread is its efforts at social distancing.
Wolf laid out at the 1 p.m. Saturday press conference the efforts that the state has taken in recent days, including loosening licensing requirements for healthcare professionals, including retired doctors, doctors just coming out of medical school, healthcare workers from other states, respiratory therapists, physician assistants and pharmacists.
Gov. Tom Wolf at a March 12, 2020 briefing on coronavirus response. (From the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office)
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