Rising rapidly. Germanys top scientific advisor warning the code infection rate here is still too high as the daily number of new cases remains above 20,000. And European Union countries awaiting millions of euros in Emergency Funding to help write the coronavirus pandemic, that hungary and poland are blocking the moneys release in a row over who respect the rule of law. Brent our viewers and 12 you around the world, welcome, u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo is in the middle east on eight trip that is breaking with established u. S. Foreign policy. For starters, he became the first u. S. Secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank today, and occupation still not recognized by much of the international community. Later in the day he stopped in the is really held go run heights, it is good area that israel annexed back in 1967. Syria has condemned todays visit calling it a provocative act. It is a first for israeli American Relations and a parting gift f
Only today but for your strong support to the council in the past and especially at this critical time and a welcome to everyone joining the counsel for the first time. Our main topic today is about the leadership challenges facing people around the globe with covid19 currently and in the future. We are thrilled to have with us today dr. David navarro to talk about these matters. Dr. Navarro was the special envoy for the west africa Ebola Response for the u. N. And the special coordinator for the avian flu for pandemic. Envoycurrently special for the World Health Organization for this covid19 response. He has a long history for working in Infectious Diseases and we are thrilled you could be with us today. Great to be with you all. I am delighted to be a part of this webinar. Thank you. Lets start with giving an update, before we get into leadership issues, an update on where we are in the world with covid19 and what you see for its future and our future. Thank you. We are all very awar
This is just over two hours. This hearing will come to water. I want to thank the witnesses first and foremost for the efforts as related to the current i guess we have to call it a pandemic at this point in time with conv19, the corona virus. I do think its important we put everything in perspective and i would ask my Committee Members to include my pretend Opening Statement in the record. But we often times. Let me rattle off a couple figures here. Ebola total cases worldwide ended up being less than 29,000. I remember in a crisis we were talking about it spreading and could be a Million People which would have been a huge problem because ebola had a mortality rate of 40 , but in the end because of effective action on the part of the world health organization, the Obama Administration and resources we prevented it from spreading some less than 29,000 contracted it and about 11,000 died. Weve had other outbreaks where we are Getting Better and weve developed some relatively effective
Next, a hearing on how federal agencies are working in response to the corona Virus Outbreak. Ken cuccinelli as acting deputy Homeland Security secretary and doctor Robert Kadlec is assistant secretary of Human Services. Topics include supplychain management, sick pay support and travel issues. Specifically how the coast guard is working with cruise line. This is just over two hours. This hearing will come to water. I want to thank the witnesses first and foremost for the efforts as related to the current i guess we have to call it a pandemic at this point in time with conv19, the corona virus. I do think its important we put everything in perspective and i would ask my Committee Members to include my pretend Opening Statement in the record. But we often times. Let me rattle off a couple figures here. Ebola total cases worldwide ended up being less than 29,000. I remember in a crisis we were talking about it spreading and could be a Million People which would have been a huge problem b
This hearing will come to water. I want to thank the witnesses first and foremost for the efforts as related to the current i guess we have to call it a pandemic at this point in time with conv19, the corona virus. I do think its important we put everything in perspective and i would ask my Committee Members to include my pretend Opening Statement in the record. But we often times. Let me rattle off a couple figures here. Ebola total cases worldwide ended up being less than 29,000. I remember in a crisis we were talking about it spreading and could be a Million People which would have been a huge problem because ebola had a mortality rate of 40 , but in the end because of effective action on the part of the world health organization, the Obama Administration and resources we prevented it from spreading some less than 29,000 contracted it and about 11,000 died. Weve had other outbreaks where we are Getting Better and weve developed some relatively effective vaccines to help protect Heal