Delay. Thank you very much for watching us on many social media platforms. Offer the regular. Ress briefing on covid19 just to remind you that we will have an audio file from this press briefing immediately available with a couple of links to news that has been issued by different who offices as well as advisors for media briefings that will be held by our regional offices, so you will get that after the briefing. Thank you, and i would also like to apologize for the delay. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, whatever you want. The fourth month since the start of the covid19 pandemic, im deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection. Over the past five weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new cases. ,eaching almost every country territory, and area. The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days, we will reach one million confirmed deaths. D 50,000 numberslatively lower of confirm
Thank you, thank you. Good morning. Good afternoon, and good evening, everywhere you are. When the nations of the world met to form the United Nations in 1945, one of the first things they discussed was establishing an organization to protect and promote the health of the worlds people. The experts that desire the who, we think the health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. That creed remains our vision today. The United States of america has been a longstanding and generous friend to who, and we hope it will continue to be so. We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a halt in funding to the World Health Organization with support from the people and government of the United States, who works to improve the health of many of the worlds poorest and most vulnerable people. You who is not only fighting covid19, we are also working to address polio, measles,
[inaudible conversations] the cdc before the subcommittee this morning and has been several years march of 2016 since our last hearing on the budget of the nations leading Public Health agency. Before i do a formal welcome, i was made aware of this issue which is very troubling. And that is, that the administration is ordered the immigration courts to immediately remove coronavirus posters and it just says the immigration courts have been ordered nationwide by the administration to takedm down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for immigration review under the department of justice mandated allex posters which explain in english and spanish how to prevent catching and spreading the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever your point of view on any issue that we face in this nation whatever your personal views are or your ideology , that we canno cannot, we cannot in this Public Health crisis play fast and loose with
Doctor Robert Redfield as director for the center of Disease Control and prevention he with others give a response before the House Foreign Affairs committee. Members have covered coronavirus spreads and whether china is cooperating with un officials. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. First off, i appreciate the audience patience and given. We dont control the voting schedule so thank you and the witnesses. Without objection all members have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials for the record subject to lengthy and limitations in the world. I will now make an Opening Statement and then turn over to the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement and i want to thank the Ranking Member for his longtime friendship and partnership in this issue and also thank the members of the cbc and Senior State Department officials for taking the time to come up here. Obviously this is a very timely subject. This is our second heari
[inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. First off, i appreciate the audience patience and given. We dont control the voting schedule so thank you and the witnesses. Without objection all members have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials for the record subject to lengthy and limitations in the world. I will now make an Opening Statement and then turn over to the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement and i want to thank the Ranking Member for his longtime friendship and partnership in this issue and also thank the members of the cbc and Senior State Department officials for taking the time to come up here. Obviously this is a very timely subject. This is our second hearing. A couple weeks ago we had the first hearing in congress on the coronavirus and this will be my second hearing. I think about this issue based on my background but more importantly, as the former chief medical officer for sacramento in charge of the system and as a faculty memb