Of the pops the 99 year old war veteran who captured british hearts now has a number one hit. So then china is marking a significant milestone in its fight against covert 19 its reported no new deaths for a 10th straight day and while that might offer some encouragement for other nations still in the grip of the pandemic doubts do persist over the accuracy of beijings figures now the 1st reported cases of the virus were in chinas will have problems i was back in december and since then the Chinese Government reported nearly 84000 cases and afternoon you deaths in recent days the official death toll still stands at a little over 4600 now well have province says its cleared all. Critically ill patients at a study in hong kong says the number of people infected in the 1st wave of covert 90 could have been 4 times higher than official figures and research to say the true number could be even higher than those estimates well in Hong Kong Sarah clarke reports theres growing skepticism about
Pressing issues facing the world during this difficult time. As we confront the challenges brought on by covid19, conversations like this have never been more important. Hope you enjoy and find value in these discussions which will now begin. As reminder we will be taking audience questions and when could you just met yours at the button located at the bottom of your screen. Type in your questionable try to get to it toward the end of the broadcast. Todays briefing is from Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow at the hoover institution. Is focus that his focus is been military history. He has written or edited 24 books, the most recent is determined. Hes been awarded both the passion amenities metal and the prize, i would have it hanging around my neck 24 7. How how are you today . Very good. Thank you for having me. An interesting question before get into the policy side of things, a lot of us are watching this from Population Centers around the country, around the globe, cities and subu
The corona virus pandemic which has caused a lockdown and near halt of business worldwide is going to have a lasting effect on the Global Economy but just how bad will it get the International Monetary fund on tuesday joins those who say it could create the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. We are projecting Global Growth in 2022 full. To minus. 3 percent. Now this is a downgrade of 6. 3 Percentage Points from general 2020 Major Division over a very short period of time this makes the Great Lockdown the last recession since the Great Depression and far worse than the Global Financial crises the i. M. F. Chief economist said there will be a partial recovery in 2021 adding the overall g. D. P. Will remain below pretty virus levels the comments come weeks after u. N. Secretary general and tony terras made similar comments saying the pandemic will bring a recession that has no parallel in recent years and that it is the worst crisis since the 2nd world war meanwhile the w
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
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