Gov. Baker good morning. I want to start today by recognizing the horrific toll this virus has taken on so many people here in the commonwealth. I want to talk about who is behind all the numbers that we discussed in this room every day. Nurses, doctors, and all the frontline medical workers, some sickened doing their job and isolated from their family. First responders, essential workers, d. C. F. Social workers, bus and train drivers, and many other public servants, who, as always, did what they had to do in order to serve us. But in some cases, suffered terrible loss as a result. Furloughed or laid off workers who despite coming in early and working extra shifts now, by no fault of their own, are left wondering when that job comes back. Everyone suffering under the fear of the unknown amid this pandemic. Everyone who sacrificed a wedding or major moment in life, went without holding their loved ones at the exact time they needed to be held the most. And everyone who lost a friend, b
These policy briefings provide an opportunity for you to hear directly from some of our nations top scholars on the pressing issues facing the world during this difficult time. As we all unite to confront the challenges of the worldwide pandemic, conversations like this have never been more important. We will be taking questions today so i encourage you to submit yours using the q a button located at the bottom of your screen. Todays briefing is from condoleezza rice, the thomas and Barbara Stephenson senior fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution. She served as the 66 secretary of state of the United States the second woman and first African American woman to hold this post. She was also president george w. Bush National Security advisor. We look forward to doctor rice being the next director of the Hoover Institution as well this fall. Welcome condi, thank you for joining us today. Good morning. If youre an expert in the International System, you think the International Sys
But will it be enough to protect hundreds of thousands of people to live there and hundreds of protesters some armed to gathered in the Capital Building in the United States state of michigan to demand and and to coronavirus restrictions. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the European Union aims to raise 7500000000 euros next week to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus as well as developing new treatments and more efficient testing but you Commission Says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and tests that are available to all who need it and at an affordable price the hope is that donors will continue to stump up funds and can in the coming months so that the effort. In be scaled up and to help pay the cost of distributing the vaccine and to medical equipment. Earlier i spoke with the president of the European Commission ursula funder line i asked her whether she agreed with the u. N. Secretary general that a vaccine should be along to the entire world. Wel
Government banning entry to 2 refugee camps as fears grow over the spread of the virus but will it be enough to protect the hundreds of thousands of people who live there and hundreds of protesters some armed to gather in the Capitol Building in the u. S. State of michigan to demand an end to coronavirus restrictions. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel and french president of manual mock wrong have thrown their support behind to raise billions of euros to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus the e. U. Is convening a donors conference next week in a bid to raise 7500000000 euros the e. U. Commission says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and. Tests that are available to all of those who need them and at an affordable price the hope is that donors will continue to provide funds in the coming months so that the effort can be scaled up the money will also help pay the costs of distributing doses of the vaccine and medical equipme
There and South Africans get some exercise as they celebrate being allowed to leave their homes theyre locked down one of the strictest in the world is being teased. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program but European Union aims to raise 7500000000 euros next week to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus as well as developing new treatments and more efficient testing the e. U. Commission says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and tests that are available to all who need it and at an affordable price the hope is that the donors will continue to stump up funds in coming months so that the effort can be scaled up and help to pay the cost of distributing the vaccine and medical equipment. And i am now joined by the president of the European Commission ursula fund arline welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. Thank you its good to be with you. On monday the European Union is joining forces with Global Partners to raise 7500000000 euros in a worl