What about the tests for the rest of the country. And anthony how it welcome to the program while authorities around the world take even more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of cases is rising a tally by Johns Hopkins University Counts more than one 156400 cases worldwide and of the 5800 deaths at the same time at least 73900 people have recovered from the virus and some good news the take away from south korea with 76 new coronavirus cases reported today the countrys seen a fold in numbers to double digits for the 1st time in over 3 weeks a sign its tough quarantine measures are working. Oh joining me now is the elfish a professor of Infectious Diseases at the university of singapore and the chair of the World Health Organization global outbreak and Response Network professor south korea and china have seen the number of new cases for only those that offer some hope. Most most definitely it does there are there are huge lessons to learn there
Specialists. Review the latest events any time at cspan. Org coronavirus. Now several directors from the National Institutes of health testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the president s 2021 budget request and the coronavirus outbreak. The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, all. Dr. Collins welcome back to the labor hhs education appropriationless subcommittee. Let me also welcome all of you, the five institute and senate directors joining in this morning. Dr. Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy sh rieber National Institute of child health and human development. Thats almost as long as the subcommittee on health, education, Human Services and related agencies here. So anyway. Dr. Anthony fauci director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious deceases. Dr. Gary gibbons director of the National Heart, lung and blood institute. Dr. Ned sharpless. Director of the National Cancer institute. And dr. Dara volkow director of the National Institu
The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning all. Dr. Collins, welcome back to the labor hhs education appropriations subcommittee. Let me also welcome all of you, the five institute and Center Directors who are joining in this morning. Dr. Bianki, director of the u. S. Kenne kenne Kennedy Shriver National Institute and committee. Dr. Anthony fauci, director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. Dr. Gary gibbons, director of the national heart, lung and Blood Institute. Dr. Ned sharpless, director of the National Cancer institute, and director of the National Institute on drug abuse. Again, welcome, welcome, welcome to all of you. This is leader hoyer asked me this morning, he said do you have the nih coming . I said, yes, indeed. And he said, are you ultimately going to be able to get all the Institute Directors to come up. This is one of the most remarkable hearings that we have, and we thank you for the great work that you do and what a difference you ma
We will look at the reports across the Global Supply chain. Hsbc puts 35,000 jobs on the chopping block. We will find out what the bank is doing to graphs to grapple with the outbreak. Today, you had a drop in the major averages like the s p 500. The chipmakers getting hit the hardest. This is an art this is after apple of course said they would miss quarterly revenue numbers. Means is a flight to quality, you are now down about 23 basis points or so, very curious. Where they think value is for the 10 year. As around day 180 or so. Yield on the long end, that threemonth 10 year now inverted. The most inverted we have seen it since the beginning of the month. A fairlyis going to be busy day in this part of the world. His hollande new zealand trading already. Futures looking flat in australia as well. Metals, one of the big iron ore minors is reporting earnings. Also crown casino. Gold is priced in gold priced in australian dollars is a record. Currencies, the u. S. Dollar performing fai
[inaudible conversations] i would ask her guess to take their seats. The subcommittee on oversight investigations will come to order. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement to todays hearing is the first opportunity for congress to hear testimony from doctors mandy cohen since she was appointed to the centers for days Disease Control director in july. Dr. Cohen congratulations on your point maybe we are taking the reins of the cdc at a critical time you have a heavy task ahead. As i have said editor jan oversight hearing to cope with 19 pandemic revealed he we did not have the cdc we thought we had. I look forward to hearing how you plan to change that. This is an opportunity to hear firsthand about how the cdc is responding to the ongoing respiratory virus. Im particular interest in hearing about how the cdc is helping to mitigate the shortage of respiratory essential virus or are city immunization for all infants. We have heard reports that are as the cases are sharply in certai