Hello, welcome. Im Anderson Cooper in new york. Hey, anderson. I am dr. Sanjay gupta, and this is the cnn global town hall coronavirus facts and fears. Tonight cdc director Robert Redfield will be joining us to answer your questions about coronavirus. Also about what needs to happen before the country can reopen. Multiple sources tell cnn the white house is looking at a date as early as may 1st, though it may be later. Just this evening President Trump told our jim acosta during the coronavirus daily News Conference there will not be mass coronavirus testing for all americans as the country goes back to work. Quoting the president , were talking about 325 Million People. Thats not going to happen as you can imagine. Talk to dr. Redfield about that. Joining us nba hall of famer Magic Johnson about why the pandemic appears to be affecting africanamerican disproportionately. And rick warren about faith and hope heading into the easter weekend. Youll see our social media scroll, tweet us o
The uk government says its considering different options for how to start taking the country out of lockdown, including changing working hours, as the british Prime Minister has spoken for the first time in detail about his experience of being in intensive care with the disease. In speaking to the sun on sunday borisjohnson said contingency plans were made to announce his death while he was seriously ill with covid 19. Speaking to the bbc this morning, transport secretary grant shapps said the new nhs Contact Tracing app is being trialled on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month. Meanwhile its emerged that more than 2,000 patients in england, wales and northen ireland admitted to intensive care with coronavirus also suffered kidney failure. Those affected received specialist renal support treatment but that led to a shortage in essential equipment. Elsewhere, churches, mosques and synagogues in germany are opening today for the First Time Sinc
Ultimately, we are talking about health. We have to do things right. If they believe football can come back, it can come back. Up until then, just tough to continue doing exactly what do we are doing. And it should it not come back . Do you think liverpool should be given the title . 10096. I think liverpool have proved to be the best team in the premier league this season. Me, personally, i dont think there should be any argument. They have proved they have been the best team this season. The newly re elected chairman of world rugby, bill beaumont, says itll be difficult for any leagues around the world to complete their seasons any time soon because of the pandemic, including the english premiership. Clubs are understood to be looking at a potential return injuly. We have to listen to what the government is saying. You have seen in france, for instance, where rugby will not be played until september. They have decided their league has closed down now so they will not play. Certainly
Well get to that. But for the first time in 11 weeks were not going to be able to ask anyone from the White House Coronavirus task force about them. They have declined to allow any scientist or doctor from the task force to come on tonight. In the past as you remember, weve had dr. Fauci, weve had dr. Birx, dr. Redfield, dr. Hahn, but not tonight. Yeah. We know the reason cant be a Technology Thing because nearly all the medical staff from the task force appeared remotely in front of the senate on tuesday, so their computers work. This is just the latest example of the white house trying to put as much distance between the president and this virus as possible. Limiting the appearances of government scientists, the White House Coronavirus task force hasnt had a full briefing in 17 days according to the white house website. Perhaps tonight the white house didnt want Government Health professionals being asked about the governments former top official in Vaccine Development who gave damag
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