Backed is the misuse coronavirus to propagandize against the west we speak to the author of a new book about the rise of the u. S. U. K. Backed islam is a true one of its lesser known figureheads the anti communist firebrand of donna has another place to be in the 1980 s. If you saw terror around the world theres new york texas and california all the civil coming up in todays going underground the 1st u. K. Prime minister baraks johnsons 1st full day back in downing street was marked by revelations his government has been deliberately inflating the amounts of life saving equipment available to doctors nurses and cleaners on the front line against corona virus a pair of surgical gloves was considered to be 2 items of p p and this came just as johnsons Health Secretary matt hancock offered 60000. 00 pounds pay off for dead frontline n. H. S. Staff joining me now from cumbria in the north west of england is the former president of the u. K. Faculty of Public Health president ashton john t
Of all of us in this difficult hour pandemic has encouraged senator Bernie Sanders to drop out of the democratic president ial race. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with corona virus but the government says his condition is improving. And u. N. Experts point the finger at syrias government for carrying out chemical weapon attacks on civilians. So then the head of the World Health Organization has defended the agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic this follows President Donald Trump accusing the w. H. O. Of being chinas centric and threatening to cut funding the organizations chief says now is not the time for such threats. The focus of all Political Parties should be to save the people to please dont politicize this mindless it exploits the differences you have at the national level. If you want to be exploited and if you want to have many more. Body bags then you do it if you dont want many more body bags then you the frame from politicizing it my
Unfiltered, at cspan. Org coronavirus. Earlier today, the World Health Organization held a News Conference in geneva on the coronavirus pandemic. The who director general stressed the need for countries to control the virus during the lockdown period, and also talked about president trumps Coronavirus Response efforts, saying the president showed political commitment and leadership. Shortly before the briefing, the United Nations announced the launch of a 200 million humanitarian Response Plan to combat coronavirus. Good morning, good evening, and good afternoon. Hello, and welcome, everybody, to the World Health Organization press briefing on covid19. We have with us as always the w. H. O. Director dr. Tedros, also dr. Ryan and dr. Maria van ker o hove. Dr. Tedros will begin with an update, and when dr. Tedros has finished opening remarks i will open the meeting to questions. If you have connected by zoom, use the raise your hand icon to o asknto the queue t questions. If you are conn
Massachusetts General Hospital and m. I. T. Her first book is called cured, the people who defeated hiv. She has been published in the new york times, Los Angeles Times and time magazine. In 2016 she published the work that is the basic of her talk tonight, entitled rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a bestseller and was widely praised by critics, including one who described it as immersive, evocative, and superbly written. Her narrative should be required reading. Another commented that when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womankind in the control room. It is a pleasure to welcome to the university of Mary Washington nathalia holt. [applause] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight and i am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. This is a group of pioneers whose careers shaped nasa and really made it what it is today. Before i get into their history, i want to sha
Welcome to the Health Organization press briefing on covid19. We have with us as always the w. H. O. Director general ted, mike ryan, executive director and doctor maria, they take the lead for covid19. Doctor will begin with an update, then when he has finished his opening remarks, i will open the meeting to questions. If youre connected by zoom, please use the raise hand icon to get into the queue to ask her questions, if you connect by phone please hit 9 to indicate you want to ask for questions. I will apologize right now to all those who miss out. We have more than 260 people on the line already connecting and asking questions. So we have to restrict this briefing to announce with our speakers who are meeting the response and can get back to the other demands of their time. I will now hand over to doctor. Thank you. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are. The pandemic continues to take a massive toll, not just on health but on so many parts of life. Yesterd