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Sisolak spoke about personal protective equipment distribution, also knowns as PPEs, in the state.
SIsolak says the state has distributed 1.9 million pieces of PPEs.
Local health districts like the Southern Nevada Health District are the agencies in charge of distributing those supplies to workers on the front lines.
GOVERNOR SISOLAK ONCE AGAINADDRESSING THE STATE,DISCUSSING WHAT'S BEING DONE TOFIGHT AGAINST COVID 19.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE FROMTHE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT WITH THE LATESTUPDATES.THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE HASDISTRIBUTED 1.9 MILLION PIECESOF PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICTS LIKESNHD ARE THE AGENCIES IN CHARGEOF DISTRIBUTING THOSE SUPPLIESTO WORKERS ON THE FRONTLINES.THE GOVEROR SAYS RIGHT NOW WEARE IN A YELLOW ZONE...THAT MEANS HEALTHCAREPROFESSIONALS ARE GETTING THEPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTTHEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS BUTWE NEED MORE SO WE CANGET TO THE GREEN ZONE.SISOLAK SAYS THE PPE IS MAINLYCOMING FROM DONATIONS, THESTATE PURCHASING SUPPLIES ANDSHIPMENTS FROM THE NATIONALSTOCKPILE.ITS UP TO INDIVIDUAL COUNTIESTO MAKE A REQUEST FOR PPE TOTHE STATE.THE EQUIPMENT THEN GO TO THELOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT FORDISTRIBUTION.00"14"08"25-00:14:16:26 WE AREDOING A GREAT JOB ENSURING OURHEALTHCARE SYSTEM SO THATMEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HAVE THEBEST SHOT OF TREATING PATIENTSTHAT WALK THROUGH THE DOOR.AS SOME STATES EXTEND THEIRSTAY AT HOME ORDER, OURS ISSTILL SET FOR APRIL 30-TH.COMING UP AT 6 HOW THE GOVERNOR