Joining us now this morning on washington journal is dr. John andrews. Andrus who is an adjunct professor of Global Health at George Washington university. Your take on the president s announcement yesterday after the grim forecast, president is extending the social distancing limits until the end of april. What do you make of that move . I think thats excellent. I think the evidence has to be in the drivers seat and i have to commend him for taking that action. Host let me show you the Johns Hopkins statistics that are out there. Total confirmed cases around the world approaching 750,000. Total deaths approaching 35,000. We have been reviewing the u. S. Numbers this morning. The numberssee in and recent trends and other news from recent days. Put this in perspective for us. When i personally try to put this in perspective i think about my 35 years working in Global Health and there are two events that i think i use personally as touchstones in dealing with this current crisis. One is
Total deaths approaching 35,000. We have been reviewing the u. S. Numbers this morning. The numberssee in and recent trends and other news from recent days. Put this in perspective for us. When i personally try to put this in perspective i think about my 35 years working in Global Health and there are two events that i think i use personally as touchstones in dealing with this current crisis. One is india. I worked in the 1990s in india and saw firsthand in 1994 how the ague crisis brought the country to its knees. It was mismanaged. There was miscommunication. Fear was created. A reactive mode that started. And so the country shut down. It lost millions if not billions of dollars in tourist revenue. But the Indian Government learned from it. An infectioused Disease Surveillance Program best publicy is the Health Infectious Disease Surveillance Program in the world. Its an amazing story. The other event is haiti. I was Deputy Director of the Panamerican Health organization which is the
World leaders try to salvage the iran 2015 Nuclear Agreement but little progress has been made and its for one of chinas says highest profile players has announced her retirement 5 time grand slam champion reassure a part of or is stepping away from the day at the age of 32. For the 1st time since the corona Virus Outbreak began the number of new infections outside china has exceeded the number within 37 countries have teles 427 new cases of beijing says its counted 411 earlier the World Health Organization warned immediate action is needed to prevent it becoming a pandemic where its widespread around the walt but the infection of her right appears to be slowing down and Mainland China where the outbreak. Again the virus is spreading through europe with new cases and from spain and germany the majority are initially 378 confirmed infections there and 12 deaths brazil has also just reported a case it is a latin americas 1st confirmed fiction the 61 year old had traveled to italy earlier
Dallas . Years ago. Traveling with a big sales whats interesting is it is a connected supply chain so what were actually discovering here with the coronavirus is those factories outside of china, they person a deal . A few of them i was a stock broker. Also are having supply trouble not able to start production in would you like to buy this or many cases because all it takes would this be better for you is one part to come from china alternative choice questions. So our products are electronics, you do. Fairly complex and parts really she doesnt get on a plane come from all over the world and unless there is money to be those parts that come from china made everything you do should be are affected. Okay. Closing. Bernie, thank you for joining us this morning im closing every day appreciate it. Coming up, can a slick we digress. It is up we are green today multimillion dollar ad blitz translate to success on the up 65 points, the s p indicated debate stage thats the question of the nigh
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