To do here. I have always been reluctant to say this truly could be one of the most important things we as members of this committee do. The world is experiencing today and what the american and as is americas face is one of the most significant challenges that a lot of us will face in our lifetime. The bad news, the really bad news is that its entirely possible that it will happen again. I say this of course because the experts tell us that this virus that made the leap from one species to another can very easily happen again and if there are 2000 of these viruses out there you have no idea what they can do when they get into a human being. Thats what experts and scientists tell us have identified within their branch about 2000 different viruses. Having said that we need to look forward and i want to stress what im trying to do with this and what about all of us are trying to do, to look forward. There are a lot of hearings going on and a lot of hyperbowl going on and a lot of blame a
Committee will come to order good good morning everyone. I want to think all of you who are attending this important hearing. Today we are going to discuss the International Response of the covid19 pandemic and the future pandemic preparedness prevention and response. The hearing will focus on senate bill 3829 with senator murphy and i have introduced, the Global Health diplomacy act. It is written on paper, not on stone which will we will talk about a little bit in the future here. This is an important endeavor that this committee will take up indeed, probably one of the weightiest matters that we will deal with as we attempt to create a new shield to prevent covid virus type attack from happening again. The covid19 Global Pandemic is reaffirmed what we long have known and that is Infectious Diseases particularly those of a viral nature do not respect borders but they are a threat, a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere. Weve been right here to focus on art of a sick responses to th
Taking thorough measures we can avoid the spread of infection. Abe said officicials made th decision after assessing the number of recent infections and the state of local, medical and testing systems. He says the government will consider lifting the declaration for the rest of the prefectures including tokyo and osaka next week before it expires at the end of the month. The recent decline in the number of new infections in the country is the result of peoples efforts to stay home andnd redu human to human contact. Many of those efforts need to remain in place. They may have to be reimposed while preventing the virus at the same time before establishing the new normal is extremely difficult challenge that we are to embrace. The Prime Minister thanked medical workers and pledged to boost testing capabilities. Theres access to various treatment options. The decision is set to be finalized when the governments Coronavirus Task force meets shortly. More than 16,000 people testete positive
Across japan there have been more than 2,600 cases excluding 712 from the diamond princess cruise ship. 82 people have died including 11 from the ship. The head of the World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is set to cross some grim milestones as it takes a growing toll across the globe. The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days, we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths. He says he is concerned about the rapid escalation of infection. There are already more than 800,000 confirmed cases and over 40,500 deaths globally. Hes also calling on governments to ensure Vulnerable People have food and other necessities as more countries issue lockdowns. Meanwhile, china has begun releasing the number of people who have tested positive but show no symptoms. However it has not disclosed how many of these socalled silent carriers have been confirmed since the start of the outbreak. During the news conference, w. H. O. Offici
Agencies as well. This is our first hearing on the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request. However, i want to start with a matter of urgency. The coronavirus, covert 19, cases are growing as is alarm, this is both domestically and internationally. The u. S. Government has responded to the covert 19 outbreak with aggressive measures, significant travel restrictions, mandatory 14day quarantine for individuals returning to the u. S. From province. Mr. Secretary, i support your declaration of a Public Health emergency, we are dealing with the likelihood of a global pandemic, interesting to note yesterday from the cdc that commented that with regard to the United States its not a question of if but a question of when we will face the issue seriously here. That said, i have serious concerns about the administrations responsiveness with respect to funding, i understand senators of both parties expressed a similar concern to you at their hearing yesterday. I have repeatedly asked for info