Coronavirus relief negotiations. Well also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. As the United States approaches 5 million confirmed covid19 cases, White House Coronavirus response coordinator dr. Deborah birx says that we have now entered a new phase of the pandemic. Good morning, its monday, august 3, 2020. We will start the program talking about that new phase. We will hear comments from dr. Birx on the state of the Union Yesterday and we will look at other headlines as well. Thes how to be a part of conversation. For those of you in the eastern and central time. 202 7488000 mountain and pacific, 202 7488001. Send us a text if you like, 202 7488003. Make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. Your tweets are welcome as well, cspanwj, and we will look for your posts on facebook. One view from abroad, bdc and the reporting on her comments yesterday, headline from the new phase oftering coronavirus out
Coronavirus well to discuss that im now joined by asking malhotra a Consultant Cardiologist bestselling author and one of the u. K. s leading active b. C. Can painters thats on the whole train so good to talk to you thank you very much for your time likewise ticks on i know that you are now writing your new book about the link between the worst complications from called at 19 and poor Metabolic Health and i heard you mention the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson as a manifestation of that what exactly do you mean. Well lets rate important issues your phrase oksana so this is something ive been looking at so many months on life in the recess and they said and its quite clear 1st and foremost that people get seems to suffer the worst complications that might seem almost certainly have some underlying condition and when you look at those conditions such as such diabetes i took the role really in lifestyle and most specifically what we put in some outs that we and well you know how this b
Johnsons weight which we know you know hes had problems with it for a long time hes been open about that in his b. M. I. In the sort of 3536 kind of way so base. What was the link because hes also admission then you know its we explain it all essential in very simple terms access gaudi fat basically isnt just a respect to so many diseases it appears to be something that a sexy immune system in an adverse way but im sure you would agree have admitted that it may be ok for the doctors to observe the a patients body type but its certainly considered it implies if not outright offensive to make any comments on a persons appearance especially. You know how he or she looks and i want you thats you know this social taboo is one of the reasons why it is so difficult to discuss this elephant in the room that access body fat in fact makes these virus. So much deadlier and so much more dangerous yeah its a good point oksana and i think as doc says we obviously have to be very sensitive in the way
This elephant in the room that access body fat in fact makes this virus so much deadlier and so much more dangerous yeah its a good point osama and i think as doc says we obviously have to be very sensitive in the way that we discuss these particular issues ive treated tens of thousands of patients and manage many people see street people out of sex and cheating many people with weight issues and not once have i ever had somebody complaining about i phrased it but it has to be done in a sense to way because you know ultimately theres such a huge proportion of the population 70 brits and most of people on our way were basically extend the population so i think it needs to be approached a sensitive way unfortunately i think you raise a very valid point there are certain sections certainly within the media and people who think this is a personal responsibility issue and when they see somebody who is. Where basically whats a massive clean come up with the fact they must be greedy over rece
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