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
President trump in the fight against covert 19 rejecting his push to open the economy soon. Stock warnings from the i. M. F. That the Global Economy will enter its worst recession since the Great Depression calling this the great blocked. And at election and the time of a pandemic South Koreans carefully head to the ballot box. Its 23 g. M. T. And in the past few minutes u. S. President donald trump has declared that he will suspend funding to the wall Health Organization hes accuse the top u. N. Health body of covering up the coronavirus pandemic he says the w. H. O. Baulch the initial response to the outbreak and spread what he calls disinclination from china which made things worse the u. S. Is the biggest funder of the organization which is in the middle of fighting a global pandemic. We have deep concerns whether americas generosity has been put to the best use possible the reality is that the w. H. O. Failed to adequately obtain vet and share information in a timely and transpare
Welcome to outside source. Bbc news for viewers in the u. K. And aroundldhe wcovering the lids developments here in britain in globally when it cmes toonavirus covering the latest developments. A number of coronavirus cases around the world is set to hit one million whin the nextew days. Europe is the continentost badly hit with a Record Number of deaths in sin. While there are signs of improvement in italy, we have a special report on the toll on health care workers. S italy i still far from defending this virus and deaths are still soaring, among them doctors. Amid growing criticism, g the u. K. Ernment promises to increase the ntsber of teso the hundreds of thousands within weeks. And w will have the latest from the u. S. The number of confirmed cases the has passed 200,000. Hello and welcome. Europe is now the continent artist hit bcoronavirus. New years released show covid19 has now killed more than 30,000 peop with ree quarters of those deaths occurring in either spain or italy.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held his daily Coronavirus Briefing from albany tuesday. He updated the total number of cases and tests performed, and the coordination of resources. He also talked about his brother, cnn anchor, chris cuomo, testing positive for the virus. This is just over an hour. Of people tested overnight, 18,000 people, more than any state in the country, and we are proud of that. The total number of people population of0, 19 million will not give you a random sample. It has been helping us track down positive cases. Cases,ber of positive 9208. Total cases, 75,000. You see the predominance in new york city and westchester, then thenu, then suffered suffolk. It spreads out from density. The march of coronavirus across the state continues. Numbers, 75,000 tested positive, 10,000 in our patients. 2700 icu the good news, 4900, almost 5000 people discharged is up 771. People come in, get treated and go home. New york is at 75,000 cases. Is 16,000. Te california is at 700
Good afternoon and welcome to the aspen institute. I am the executive director of the Strategy Group and formed and its a great pleasure to see this crowd. You will all be on cspan so be on your best behavior. We are here to launch an important book on the future of the u. S. China relationship called the struggle for power u. S. China relations in the 21st century. I want to say a word about that but first, recognize distinguished guests. I want to recognize the cochair of the organization, former secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice whos here with us. And youl you will be hearing fm secretary rice and about half an hour she will be one of our conversationalists. The harvard emeritus professor could not be here with us but is very much part of this effort. I want to pay tribute to the former secretary of defense and a very good friend of mine, secretary bill and mrs. Janet calling. Welcome. [applause] i also want to pay tribute to one of the people who form the embodies bipartisanship