C. Mcadoo morning of there i am joanne myers is like to thank you all for beginning your morning with us. We are delighted to welcome dr. Ali khan and sesnon will tv to this program. Dr. Khan will be discussing his look the next pandemic. The former director of the office of Public Health and response at the centers for Disease Control prevention dr. Khan has been on the frontlines in the fight to contain the worlds deadliest diseases. Hes not the first to have done so. Throughout history humans have been fighting diseases waging wars against rampant violent contagion. In fact theres never been a time when humans were not a good by microbes. During his time as a selfdescribed disease detective our speakers had his own brushes with viruses Infectious Diseases and s contagion. For example in 1995 he worked among red cross workers in zaire during the first of ebolala cris but after 9 11 he was called to washington to prevent the spread event that anthrax in the Senate Office building in 2
With your global news update this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Lets begin with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide now has passed 1300000 the u. S. Has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy 75000 people have lost their lives 290000 have recovered. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is be moved to intensive care in a London Hospital 11 days after contracting covert 19 Officials Say his condition has worsened or those exact state of health remains unclear and the foreign secretary dominic is taking charge temporarily. The problem is this condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team has moved in to a Critical Care unit so in light of those circumstances the Prime Minister asked me his 1st secretary to deputize for him when necessary Boris Johnson has had kind of tested positive for it about a little over 10 days ago and for the majority of about a week and a half he was downing street self is
Here with your global news update this is r. T. International. Lets start with the latest figures on the covert 19 pandemic the number of cases worldwide is now past warm point 3000000 the United States has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy almost 60000 people have lost their lives and 293000 have recovered. The british Prime Minister is in stable condition in intensive care according to officials speaking in the past hour a spokesman said Boris Johnson does not have pneumonia but has received oxygen treatment the Prime Minister fell sick with coronavirus 11 days ago and the foreign secretary dominic robb has taken charge temporarily. The problem is this condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team has moved in to a Critical Care unit so in light of those circumstances the Prime Minister asked me is for a secretary to deputize for him when necessary Boris Johnson has had carved one suit all tested positive for it by a little over 10 days ago and f
Rather thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is r. T. International. Well it starts with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide now has passed 1307600 people have lost their lives the u. S. Has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy but china has reported 0 daily deaths for the 1st time since january. Lets start with news of the british Prime Minister who is in a stable condition in intensive care 11 days after falling sick the coronavirus according to downing street Boris Johnson does not have pneumonia and is not on a ventilator but he has received oxygen treatment the foreign secretary dominic robb has taken charge temporarily. The Prime Ministers condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team has moved in to a Critical Care unit so in light of those circumstances the Prime Minister asked me as 1st secretary to support him when necessary Boris Johnson has had caused by toodle tested positive
Rolling in. I want to spend most of our time talking about policy, but we are in such strange times. I thought we could ask some questions about how your job is actually unfolding before we get into the meaty stuff. Lets start with the broader context. You have got decades of experience at the u. N. You worked in the u. S. Previously, in conflict zones. Looking back in those errors, what has changed since when you started out . Amb. Pierce wow, that is a big question. Not much has changed, actually. That sounds a bit dull and it sounds like diplomats are stuck in the last century. But fundamentally, diplomacy is about human relations. It is about influencing people and explaining your point of view. Stayedkills have unchanged since the ancient greeks. How you do that can change, obviously, and we are seeing in the covid crisis a lot more work being done through other means. But fundamentally, it has been ou about understanding the other side. It is about explaining that to your own sid