Coronavirus cases in the united states. Hello and welcome to axios virtual event, health care 21. I am sam baker coming from my home in washington, d. C. I would like to thank United Health group for making these conversations possible. I would like to welcome our audiences. You can follow along on twitter using the axios events. Over the next 30 minutes we will unpack the best way to unpack Health Insurance access and Health Insurance coverage in the united states, and what that path forward looks like both following the president ial election and in the midst of a pandemic that is getting worse every day. Our first guest today is senator thune smith of minnesota. Smithr, senator tina of minnesota. Thank you for joining us. Sen. Smith thank you, sam. It is terrific to be with everyone today. Sam i would like to start off to frame this conversation obviously, Health Care Access and Health Insurance coverage has been a very hot topic for a long time, but i think the pandemic has set of
We are the largest Political Committee in support of electing women in this country. We are looking forward to a very big 2020. Host tonights keynote speaker, Kamala Harris, you are quoted in one of the papers about your impressions of her. For those who did not read it, what do you think her being on the ticket rings to the issues your organization focuses on . The most important issue for us at emilys list is womens or presentation. We really do believe that we are going to have a better country, with better policies and more forward thinking when we have an equal number of women and men sitting at our decisionmaking table, and in the highest levels of power. To see senator harris rise up and be chosen by Vice President , which we were so grateful for, you have nominee someone being great enthusiasm, someone with great experience as attorney general of california and United States senator, someone with great passion and compassion for this country, and i am just thrilled by what i am
Then, naacp president and ceo Derrick Johnson on black voters and the important issues in campaign 2020. Washington journal is next. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and i will see you on thursday. That took place after a first ever virtual rollcall vote officiallyn is selected as the nominee for the Democratic Party. Just some of the activities on night two of the Democratic National convention. Watch our coverage of night three starting at 9 00 tonight on cspan, cspan. Org, and follow along on our cspan radio app. In the first hour bang, you can give us your impressions of the activities. In the first hour, you can give us your impressions of the activities. If you support joe biden, 202 7488
Got in dean. Q in make. A fully understand where you. Would like to ask for such a timeout period they have been in the front lines for months and exhausted jamelle in durban is in manila she says the government will decide in mid august whether to lift or extend the lockdown. Today marks the 150 of these since the philippines recorded its 1st coronavirus case and after that the country the Southern Region of luzon more than 50000000 people were placed on the rate a lockdown or enhance Community Quarantine for almost 3 months thats already one of the longest most strictest quarantines implemented by any government in the world over the last few months the government in fact lose in its restrictions at the time the total cases recorded were 18000 less than 2 months later its now reached over 100000 what the doctors are asking is for them to for them to be given breathing space so that there is enough time to decongest hospitals now on their full capacity this call came over the weekend
In the bay area our analysis found that sites serving mostly hispanic neighborhoods were 20 busier than those serving white neighborhoods. Its not too surprising. Reporter hes professor of Public Health at uc berkeley. This country has a long history of disparities in health care and access to health care with poor people and communities of people of color having less access. Reporter he said one factor driving longer wait times in hispanic neighborhoods is that they a rates of infection and presumably eager to get testing. But two cities buck that national trend, we found. In San Francisco and oakland, testing locations near mostly black census blacks were an estimate 21 less busy. In the mostly hispanic neighborhoods, they were about 4 less busy. The San Francisco department of Public Health emailed a statement that reads in part the results dont square with our perception of the situation or what we are hearing from the community. I am afraid it is pre mature to declare victory. I a