Be joiningeden will us and whats behind the numbers out daily by Johns Hopkins university . You live in the eastern half 2027488001. , in the mountain and pacific time zones, medical professional, 202748, 8002. We begin with the numbers from Johns Hopkins university, around world now more than 2. 5 million confirmed cases and the death rate now approaching 177,000. Here in the u. S. , we have over 805,000 cases with more than 44,000 confirmed deaths across the country. Joining us from brooklyn is dr. Tom frieden, former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention. He served in the Obama White House and is the former new York City Health commissioner and currently president and c. E. O. Of an Organization Called resolve to save lives. Well talk about that in a moment. To begin, dr. Frieden, with the debate going on in states around the country. Your advice as they look to reopen their economies, many casebycase, gradual basis . Were all eager to get out as soon as possibl
He served in the Obama White House and is the former new York City Health commissioner and currently president and c. E. O. Of an Organization Called resolve to save lives. Well talk about that in a moment. To begin, dr. Frieden, with the debate going on in states around the country. Your advice as they look to reopen their economies, many casebycase, gradual basis . Were all eager to get out as soon as possible. Go out too if we soon, we could have a resurgence cases,s, an explosion of which could overwhelm our Healthcare Facilities with the lives of Healthcare Workers and to having to go back in for a longer period of time so the challenge here really is to at six different factors. First is, is the virus coming down . Are we seeing fewer cases and least twohs for at weeks . Second, is our Healthcare System so that if there is another surge in cases, we can manage those cases, helping to survive and preventing Healthcare Workers from becoming infected. Third, is there a Public Health
Younger people, it is a huge issue. Announcer share your experiences dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and ask. Xperts your questions join our live conversation every morning on washington journal which starts at 7 00 and week nights at 8 00 p. M. Eastern for washington journal primetime. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a briefing yesterday in update on give an the states efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. He took questions on the states hospital Equipment Shortage and enforcement of the stay at home order. Good afternoon, everyone. I apologize were running a few minutes late. Being you so much for with us today. As usual, i have the Public Health commissioner, dr. Kathleen toomey, adjunct georgia tom carden, Emergency Management and Homeland Security director homer brison, all the people operating under the direction standing leaders behind me are truly remarkable. Including them. Theyve been working, as you imagine, long hours, with very little sleep. All those t to tha
A house report is no cases of the coronavirus yet but authorities there are taking no chances we take a look at one preventative measure Health Officials are putting into practice. Im only and use of welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has declared a National Emergency in the United States over the spread of the coronavirus the movie releases billions of dollars in disaster funding and give special powers to Health Authorities heres what the president had to say americans are the strongest and most resilient people on earth and in the coming weeks we will have to make changes and sacrifices but the short term sacrifices will produce long term gain. And again ive said were learning a lot for the future and future problems like this or worse or worse it could get worse now for more on this lets go to w. Correspondent Stefan Simons in washington stefan thanks for joining us now the trumpet ministration has been accused of downplaying this crisis now trump is calling it a N
Warns its impossible to know when the outbreak will peak as the death toll in hard hit italy jumps sharply. Close rwanda preps for the virus despite having no reported cases so far well have a look at one preventative measure Health Officials are putting into practice there. I mean use of welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has declared a National Emergency in the United States over the spread of the coronavirus the move releases billions of dollars in disaster funding and gives special powers to Health Authorities heres what the president had to say americans are the strongest and most resilient people on earth. In the coming weeks we will have to make changes and sacrifices but the short term sacrifices will produce long term gain and again ive said were learning a lot for the future and future problems like this or worse or worse could get worse now for more on this lets go to w. Correspondent Stefan Simons in washington stefan thanks for joining us now the trumpet m