The committee will come to order. I thank all of our witnesses for returning this morning. We appreciate the recognition of our interest and oversight responsibilities. This is a crisis that is evolving quickly. Since our hearing yesterday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Cdc has now reported that we have almost 1,000 confirmed cases. That is up from 100 reported cases a week ago. A 900 increase. Americans are worried. They are scared. It is essential that we are able to hear directly from the Health Officials leading this effort with just the facts. Im going to go to the republican side first which is where we left off. Before i do that, without objection, the following three letters we sent on march 3rd to hhs and cdc requesting basic information including about t t testing are entered into the record. We have not gotten any response to those letters. And with that, i recognize mr. Higgins. Thank you, madam chair. Gentlemen, thank yo
Sees a 30 percent increase in cope with 19 cases in a single day country is on lockdown as Prime Minister Petro Sanchez says the worst is yet to come. And germany ramps up its own fight the government is asking carmakers to make medical care and lawmakers discuss a possible nationwide lockdown will see how people are dealing with the fast pace of changes here in the capital british. Public fully as welcome to the program while authorities around the world take more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of cases globally nearly doubled last week the current tally by Johns Hopkins university in the United States kinds more than 300000 infections worldwide and with that over 13000 deaths half of all the cases of covert 19 are in europe. Lockdown measures are in place in 35 countries with every 7th person now confined to their homes now italy is struggling most to combat covert 19 with nearly 37 percent of the global recorded deaths officials there repor
Italy tightens its coronavirus controls other countries are sending their support russia dispatches doctors and medical equipment to help battle the worlds deadliest coronavirus alfre. Im called aspen thanks for joining us we begin with some breaking news german chancellor Angela Merkel has been ordered into quarantine at home after she came into contact with a doctor who has since tested positive for the corona virus that announcement coming from the chancellor Spokes Person in just the last hour we want to go straight now to d. W. Political correspondent Emanuel Emanuel chancellor merkel in quarantine shes at home we believe after coming into contact with her doctor who had tested positive for corona virus what more do we know right now. Well indeed a Government Spokesperson stiffens i have confirmed that angle america has been ordered to stage a home to go into quarantine after being in contact with a doctor on friday days doctor who came to give her a vaccine a precautionary vaccin
The virus as deadly tightens its coronavirus controls other countries are sending their support russia dispatches doctors and medical footprint to help battle the worlds deadliest corona Virus Outbreak plus turkey is not yet as badly hit as many other countries workers they are busy preparing for the spread of the virus and the citizens are thanking them from their belt. Im calling aspen thanks for joining us germanys chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into home quarantine after she came into contact with a person diagnosed with a new corona virus its not known if medical has been infected with the virus medical had received a vaccine shot against a different virus from a doctor on friday that doctor has since tested positive for corona virus now a spokesman for medical said the chancellor will be working from home and is to be tested repeatedly for the virus over the coming days. Only moments before going into quarantine miracle had announced tough new social controls i asked d. W. Pol
It has been several year, before the subcommittee since the last Public Health agency. And to be made aware of this issue that is very troubling and that is and then to immediately remove the coronavirus posters that it has been ordered by the administration to take down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for grimmigration review mandated the coronavirus posters in english and spanish on how not to spread the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever your point of view on the issue that we face in this nation whatever your personal views are or ideology is, that week not with this Public Health crisis play fast and loose with peoples health. No matter what we believe have a moral responsibility to make sure everyone is protected. It just came to my attention. Doctor we welcome you to have you and your colleagues here in the associate Deputy Director for surveillance. And the chief Strategy Officer and chief operating