Are asking for. Thats a failing. It is a failing. If i hear of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it. We are not set up for that. Do i think we should be . Yes. But we are not. Lou last night we reported the cdc is telling us 11,000 specimens have been tested for the wuhan virus whether in a cdc lab or u. S. Health laboratory. The cdc has not yet updated that number reporting the last tests were conducted by the u. S. Public health labs last tuesday. Ed the inability to test for the virus rocking the heartland in ohio. That states top 8 official says they have only three kits to test for the virus allowing them to only test for 1,200. We know just the fact of Community Spread says at least 1 at the very least, 1 of our population is carrying this virus in ohio today. We have 11. 7 million people. So the math is over 100,000. That gives you a sense of how this virus spreads and its spreading quickly. Lou there are a lot of other issues to concern you i
The committee will come to order. The company is leaving today to receive testimony on confronting the coronavirus, without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee and recess at any point. Today the committee is meeting to hear from medical experts about how our country can best confront the coronavirus. Americans are justifiably concerned about the virus. It is spread around the world and claimed lives of thousands. Understandably, there questions about how how it may affect them, their loved ones in their communities. Our concern how concerned we need to be about the virus. It is most at risk. What can communities do to prepare. What can americans do to protect themselves and their families. What is the fellow government doing. What more should be doing. When might we have a vaccine or other treatment. My constituents are looking to the federal government for leadership, guidance and expertise and i share my colleagues constituents two. I am concerned that the Tru
Coronavirus. Well have live coverage here on cspan3 wednesday afternoon at 2 30 p. M. Eastern. It will also be online at cspan. Org and you can also listen live on the free cspan radio app. Today, federal Health Officials answered questions. Good morning. The committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will please come to order. I have one goal today and that is Accurate Information. Accurate information that can help americans understand what they should do about the coronavirus and Accurate Information to help members of congress to decide what else we ought to be doing about the coronavirus. Around the world, the spread of the Novel Coronavirus is alarming. 90,000 cases in 65 countries, 3,000 deaths according to the World Health Organization. But most people in the United States are at low risk. Here is what the New York Times said on its front page two days ago on sunday in describing the situation in our country. Quote, much about the coronavirus remains unclear and it is
You can go around the back. I want to welcome David Quammen who has come this evening to talk about his new book spillover animal infections and the next human pandemic. Its the first time he has been to politics and prose. He has written many many books including the song of the dodo which won the donderos metal for history writing. David holds honorary degrees from Colorado College and Montana State university where he served as professor of western american studies. He has also won the National Magazine award three times for articles in a wide variety of magazines including a squire, the atlantic and rolling stone. The third of these awards was for a National Geographic story called what went wrong. National geographic now, he has the title contributing writer, that is with capital letters which requires him did you say three articles a year . Three articles a year for National Geographic, he describes this as field biology, evolutionary biology, theoretical ecology and conservation
Are asking for. Thats a failing. It is a failing. If i hear of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it. We are not set up for that. Do i think we should be . Yes. But we are not. Lou last night we reported the cdc is telling us 11,000 specimens have been tested for the wuhan virus whether in a cdc lab or u. S. Health laboratory. The cdc has not yet updated that number reporting the last tests were conducted by the u. S. Public health labs last tuesday. Ed the inability to test for the virus rocking the heartland in ohio. That states top 8 official says they have only three kits to test for the virus allowing them to only test for 1,200. We know just the fact of Community Spread says at least 1 at the very least, 1 of our population is carrying this virus in ohio today. We have 11. 7 million people. So the math is over 100,000. That gives you a sense of how this virus spreads and its spreading quickly. Lou there are a lot of other issues to concern you i