You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of healthy and coping in these people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week that the g20 took up our joint call to provide a suspension in debt service to bilateral creditors during the crisis. Chris and i worked hard on this and supported it and were happy to see it done. Its a powerful, fastacting initiative that can bring real benefits to the poor. In respo
I dont want to be muted because the people need to speak. For those of you who are just joining you, this is the march 17th, 2020 Commission Meeting and were doing this for the first time using microsoft. Please excuse us if we have any technology issues. This process may be different than we normally do. If i may, i may move on to item 2, the approval of the march 3rd, 2020 minutes. Do we need to do a call to order and role call . Yes, thank you. So ill start with you, commissioner. role call . Well move on to item 2, the approval of the march 2 minutes. Reviewing the minutes of the previous meeting, does anybody have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. All those i in favor . Do we need to do a role call . role call . Thank you. Item 3, the directors report. The directors report is in front of you and i would ask that if you have any questions, of course, im happy to answer them, but given that the majority of our meeting with focus on covid19, i will not need whats in front of yo
Number of people tested last night was a near record amount we tested over 18000 people which has been people in any state in the country and are very proud of that more per capita than china and south korea. Also coming up the coronavirus the lethal visitor in spains Nursing Homes and the elderly are dying their families asking how could it happen here. Its gotten out of hand this cannot continue like this we consciously let the elderly die in a nursing home or in their houses and they dont even send an ambulance for them. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome but we begin the day with data and death today people in the United States got their 1st look at the models which local state and National Governments are using to map out a course in the coronavirus pandemic charts and graphs covered with data points each point representing thousands who have already died and tens of thousands who will most likely die according to the scientists who br
Korea. Also coming up the coronavirus the lethal visitor in spains Nursing Homes and the elderly are dying their families asking how could it happen here. Its gotten out of hand this cannot continue like this we consciously let the entity die in a nursing home or in their houses and they dont even send an ambulance for them. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome but we begin the day with data and death today people in the United States got their 1st look at the models which local state and National Governments are using to map out a course in the coronavirus pandemic charts and graphs covered with data points each point representing thousands who have already died and tens of thousands who will most likely die according to the scientists who brief the u. S. President every day even if all social distancing guidelines are abated by everyone the outbreak will still most likely claim 200000 lives in america among all advanced countries the u. S.
In an effort to fight those rising numbers here in this country the u. S. National guard has been activated to 3 of the hardest hit States New York california and Washington State now almost half of the u. S. Cases about 20000 of them are all in new york state alone now several states have issued a stay at home orders for its residents with some even ordering nonessential businesses to shut their doors this means stay at home and avoid going out as much as possible unless its absolutely essential now current restrictions include the 3 biggest cities in the country new york city los angeles and chicago now overall the policy is going to affect millions of people so here in the Nations Capital republicans and democrats all clashing in the senate as the coronavirus rescue bill fell short of the votes needed to advance on sunday night theyre back at it today debating on that bill while debating the bill. President trump and the Coronavirus Task force team a bare Daily Briefing where they e