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of harvard the dean medical school. of the reportr from last september, giving a grim warning of the impact of the pandemic. the phone lines are open. (202) 748-8000 if you live in the eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zones. a line set aside for medical professionals, doctors, nurses, emts, (202) 748-8002. thank you for joining us. we begin with the numbers, courtesy of johns hopkins university. around the world, 3.6 million confirmed cases and the global death toll approaching 257,000. is joining us.y he is the dean of harvard medical school. i want to start with a story you were quoted in in the wall street journal. you were working with chinese doctors privately for best practices and treatment. dr. daley: we are. the current pandemic respects no international boundaries. medicine and science are forces for international diplomacy that transcend politics. in late january, when it was clear that the virus was
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american university in washington dc who served as the secretary of health and human services during the obama administration. and later, we introduced one of the very first doctors to use breakthrough education remdesivir. our phone lines are open. is the area code in washington dc, host: (202) 748-8000 four western time zones, and for you in the east, and if you are a medical professional, (202) 748-8002. would begin with the latest on john s latest from johns hopkins university. good evening. according to johns hopkins, 3.7 million cases around the world. the overall death toll, 263,000 globally. isning us in washington dc asretary burwell, who served hhs secretary during the obama administration. let me begin with the learning curve you had as president of a you. and what have you learned about a you and higher education in general over the last two months? secretary burwell: like everyone dealing with the uncertainty of the covid-19 crisis, we have been on a steep le
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