U. S. We will get the latest on the research and learn how the pandemic is affecting how you shop for groceries. Join in on the conversation our phone lines are open. Good monday evening, a lot to get to, but we will begin as we always do with the numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Northern 3 million confirmed cases around the world, 185 countries and regions. 210,000 deaths in the u. S. Deaths. Death toll athe about 55,000. Joining us from philadelphia is the director of the vaccine and Immunotherapy Center on the campus of the university of pennsylvania. Thank you for being with us. Guest my pleasure. Host let me begin with where you are at in terms of the research for vaccine. As i understand, you are among the most aggressive in finding a vaccine. Of a program,part coalition for epidemic preparedness and innovation. They have assembled a coalition of many different parties to ame together to develop vaccine countermeasure for covid19, and our particular focus of this gro
, 27, we welcome you to the primetime addition of cspans washington journal. A number of states beginning the process of gradually reopening. Congress set to return with the house and senate back in session one week from today on may 4. As new numbers indicate, about one third of the coronavirus cases in the world are in the u. S. Return with the house and senate back in session one week from today on may 4. As new numbers indicate, about one third of the coronavirus cases in the world are in the u. S. We will get the latest on the research and learn how the pandemic is affecting how you shop for groceries. Join in on the conversation our phone lines are open. Good monday evening, a lot to get to, but we will begin as we always do with the numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Northern 3 million confirmed cases around the world, 185 countries and regions. 210,000 deaths in the u. S. Deaths. Death toll athe about 55,000. Joining us from philadelphia is the director of the vaccin
But she also says San Francisco is doing better in flattening the curve. Hello everyone, im Catherine Heenan a big update today in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic mayor breed announcing a program to streamline Contact Tracing thats one of the Things Considered essential in california before restrictions are loosened kron fours kate rooney explains how the program will help. Its called contact. Tracing and the city of San Francisco hopes it will be a major step both in getting through shelter in place and jump starting life afterwards. We can have people tested that may have been in contact with someone who has been infected because our goal is to chase down all of those people. And to either help them if theyre covid and get them into quarantine or to basically give them the relief that they are not infected. The department of health is partnering with ucsf to get the program up and running 50 people have already been trained to work on Contact Tracing with a 150 expected to
News at 6. Even we see the number of sadly deaths continue to increase. Were still in a better place and it has everything to do who are the people of San Francisco for the most part comply with the orders and so now is not the time to let up and get comfortable. Maryland a London Bridge has been reminding people stay home. But she also says San Francisco is doing better and flattening the curve. Hello everyone, im Catherine Heenan a big update today in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic a mayor breed announcing a program to streamline Contact Tracing one of the things essential in california before restrictions are loosened kron fours kate rooney explains how that program will help. Its called contact. Tracing and the city of San Francisco hopes it will be a major step both in getting through shelter in place and jump starting life afterwards. We can have people tested that may have been in contact with someone who has been infected because our goal is to chase down all of tho
Peak horn new cases, President Trump signaling america may be past the pandemic peak as lindseys is plans to reopen the country are coming on thursday, were going to be announcing. Guidelines. And well be talking about various states. And its very exciting. Despite the bending of the national curse different sponsor on different timelines los angeles has seen record deaths for a second straight day and is planning on banning concerts and sports until 2021, its difficult to imagine us getting together in the thousands anytime soon in new york, a new executive order for situations where people can maintain social distancing you must wear a mask. Or. For the tract of and nearby massachusetts passed more than 1000 deaths on the same day they mark the 7th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing just like were stronger after the marathon in 2013 i will be a strong the city after the coronavirus in 2020 in washington, im karen caifa. The irs released another wave of stimulus checks today a