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And ceo of resolve to save lives. I want to begin with the debate now going on in states around the country. What is your advice as they look to reopen their economies, many doing it on a casebycase, gradual basis . Dr. Frieden were all eager to get out as soon as possible. The risk is if we go out too soon, we could have a resurgence of cases, an explosion of cases, which could overwhelm our Healthcare Facilities with the lives of Healthcare Workers and result to having to go back in for a longer period of time so the challenge here really is to look at six different factors. First is, is the virus coming down . Are we seeing fewer cases and fewer deaths for at least two weeks . Second, is our Healthcare System robust so that if there is another surge in cases, we can manage those cases, helping patients to survive and preventing Healthcare Workers from becoming infected. Third, is there a Public Health system ready to box in the virus. We call it the boxitin approach with testing, is
Ron klain was the evil Ebola Response cornu during the obama administration. He joint Health Policy experts for discussion on the use response to the coronavirus at the center for American Progress in washington, d. C. Good morning, everyone. My name is neera tanden and im pleased to welcome you to the center for American Progress. I am so glad you could join us for this critically important conversation. The death toll from the coronavirus now exceeds 3200 with more than 200 cases confirmed inside the United States. As Health Officials warn the coronavirus will ultimately become widespread in the United States, serious questions have emerged about have the federal government is responding. Around the world countries are beginning to take significant measures including restricting travel, closing schools, postponing religious pilgrimages and imposing quarantines. Critics say the Trump Administration has been slow to address this impending crisis. The present editing have said to downpl
Discussion on the corona virus, the former Ebola Response coordinator under president obama. Live coverage from the center for American Progress on cspan2. Im pleased to welcome you to the center for American Progress. Im glad you could join us for this critically important conversation. The default for the coronavirus exceeds 3200 people, with 200 cases confirmed inside the United States. As Health Officials warn the coronavirus will ultimately become widespread in the United States, serious questions have emerged how the federal government is responding. Around the world countries are beginning to take significant measures including restricting travel, closing schools, postponing religious pilgrimages and imposing quarantines. Critics say the Trump Administration has been slow to address this crisis. The president and his team are set to downplay the risks saying last night but everything was going to work out fine because the virus, quote, will go away by april contradicting the cdc