america's leading national public health institute recommends the use of face masks to stop the spread of coronavirus the president donald trump says it's voluntary and he will not follow their advice. the world's 1st coronavirus lockdown in the chinese city of was on was beginning to be lifted but authorities have urged people to stay indoors to stop a rebound in infections other countries across asia a tightening their restrictions fearful of new clusters of the disease jessica washington reports. this theater in new hahn has been empty for months after weeks of being locked down in their homes the stage is set for residents to cautiously try to go back to their normal lives these volunteers hope to return the theater to what it was before the outbreak began in december. only there are many volunteers helping the city fight the virus my teammates and i feel happy to do this because we're helping our hometown. efforts to contain the virus in will hon easing although the government advice is still to minimize activities outside the home the subway system is back in action and from next

hopkins university bloomberg school of public health senior research associate post up he also served as a former director general of the national public health institute of liberia from 2017-2019. we thank you for joining us today. guest: thank you, good morning. host: what are your specialties during that time -- one of your specialties during that time was looking at the ebola outbreak. guest: at the time, the ebola unprecedentedas in history and i was the incident manager that led the entire outbreak to respond to the ebola outbreak. it got to zero cases and moved to west africa to get zero outbreak in that area. host: what kind of science did you apply to analyze it and development of treatments in order to stop the outbreak? guest: with covid-19 today, there are no vaccines, no therapeutics to deal with that. 2014-2016 outbreak, there was not enough tools to deal with the outbreak in west africa when it broke out in 2014. was makeeeded to do sense out of the outbreak and put a management system together and this is a very predictable tool to use when there are no vaccines and people are dying. , tohave to think what to do organize the system and

america's leading national public health institute is recommending the use of face masks to stop the spread of corona virus but president donald trump says it's voluntary and he will not follow that advice. u.s. vice president mike pence says that no american will have to worry about paying for coronavirus testing or treatments mike pence has announced that medicaid medicare and private insurance companies have expanded their coverage. the u.k. has reported nearly 700 new deaths taking is told to more than 3 and a half 1000 and the hospital has opened in the capital just over a week after work and it began join to help reports from london it's the u.k.'s biggest hospital with eventual capacity for 4000 covered 19 patients built inside a london conference center it took just 9 days to construct with the help of the engineers dramatically expanding the critical care bed count and other similar sites on the way prince charles cup the virtual ribbon from his scottish residence having recovered from a buyout of corona virus. a krrish to this hospital is. the result of an extraordinary col

and while america's leading national public health institute recommends the use of face masks president donald trump says it's voluntary and will not follow their advice. china has held a 3 minute silence and now many of the more than 3000 people who died during the corona virus outbreak 82000 people have been infected by the virus in china but most have already recovered spain has recorded more than 900 new deaths for the 2nd day in a row the governments now imposed one of europe's strictest lockdowns more than 117000 people have been infected in spain and the 11000 have died and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after upfront goodbye from talk to al-jazeera we ask what you will of course what when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after world war saying you'll have been to go build united states of you might believe it or not be with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the ground 0. i met welcome to a very special edition of upfront special because for the 1st time in this age of the coronavirus i

paycheck protection program -- h ost: senior research director and the former general of the public health institute of liberia. thank you for your time today. uest: thank you, a privilege being with you. dataow the scientific indicated it was transmission from an original animal host, probably a horseshoe bat, by an intermediate host to human beings. that was the transmission early on of the coronavirus. we know the chinese commonest party covered up reporting in the early phases of the spread within china and a weight that caused tremendous subsequent damage in china and possibly around the world. china covered it up. we don't know what china's numbers are now, but that kind of cover-up was a characteristic governmental way to suppress bad news. the chinese government subsequently became more open and more responsible in coming down in china. his story of very complex causality that involves animal host, transmission because of chinese cultural practices and the bad practices of the chinese government, at least in the -- otherhases covers countries have also failed to cover it. host: it was said i

than 80000 confirmed cases another 1900 deaths but the leader of the country's top health public health institute rather says strict measures to control the spread of the virus appear to be working. the slower the lungs are going so far it's been going very well we both see if the measures are enough and whether the health system becomes overwhelmed we can't say for sure but we are doing everything we can to save as many lives as possible you're on the right track . in that wish to let men know chavez is following the latest developments for us in germany and then what does it appear that germany is getting a handle on this pandemic. well there's definitely a room for some cautious optimism today after those they clever ations but it's by no means controlled yet so a lot of you know the head of the. institute say death at the moment we observed a trend over the past few days that showed that infected people one infected person would only infect another person and that's a progress as opposed to a few weeks ago where you could see one person infected up to 7 people but so was for the pandemic to b

into some sort of really normalize ation and i think we need to do that quite soon germany's public health institute the r.k. i is not against relaxation but wary of how it happens as of tuesday morning the r k i s latest figures for germany where 125098 total cases that's an increase of 2082 from the previous day total deaths are now at $2969.00 overall new cases have slowed that's the good news the r.k. i said but they've plateaued at a higher level so any optimism must be the cautious tight. america's cabinet ministers weighed in today some are leaning towards a rollback congress directions with copy outs. we should do it step by step and keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we're able to keep treating patients patient and 100. on wednesday the chancellor is set to discuss the country's options with the leaders of germany and 16 states as a federal system they have to be on board with what happens next a final decision is expected shortly there after. we take a look now at some other stories making news around the world india's coronavirus lockdown the biggest in the world affecting

germany's public health institute the r k i is not against relaxation but wary of how it happens as of tuesday morning the r.k. ised latest figures for germany were $125098.00 total cases that's an increase of $2902.00 from the previous day total deaths are now at $2969.00 overall new cases have slowed that's the good news the r.k. i said but they've plateaued at a high level so any optimism must be the cautious kind macas cabinet ministers weighed in today some are hinting at a rollback on restrictions with caviar. and we should do it step by step and keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we're able to keep treating patients patient and 100. on wednesday the chance there is set to discuss the country's options with the leaders of germany's texting states as a federal system they have to be on board with what happens next a final decision is expected shortly thereafter a change in social distancing regulations would require all to comply but is this image shows even politicians and doctors sometimes have difficulty following the rules. all right here's a look now at some of

involved with the board if we go around $20000.00 tests over the rest of the season germany's public health institute has a problem with that. problem i don't see why certain parts of the population where there aren't really or any other group in which society has a certain interest should be routinely green room. the issue of germany's capacity for testing is central to whether the board can actually restart on may 9th. so while germany's been asleep is negotiating whether to restart mashes soon dutch football specials now say the present season is effect a few over because of an extended lockdown and a further ban on major public events dutch prime minister mark russell extension on tuesday specifically pointing out that there would be no professional football until the 1st of september as football special say they will speak with you further governing body of european football before confirming their decision. the coronavirus knocked on an india as having one positive side effect plummeting air pollution levels in the capital delhi just take a look at these 54 and after pictures this is what one o

1st round of easing which saw some shops reopen from last week now the head of germany's public health institute is urging people to remain cautious he's warning that the pandemic is far from over. they want to punish me compendium it like this can only end when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been infected then we have a chance to stop the violence with them according to our data the percentage of germans injected is still in the single digits so it's clear this is a marathon close but it's not clear how long that will be until this marathon is. well let's get more now we're joined by political correspondent thomas sparrow times what will come out of chancellor merkel's talks with germany's state premiers today. sort of this is about the next reopening phase germany already had a reopening phase a few weeks ago in which certain shops shops or bond 800 square meters were allowed to reopen in which schools were told to prepare for a gradual step by step reopening on their discussions today are about trying to find common ground on dot next steps of reopening which could include the announc

involved with the bundesliga around $20000.00 tests over the rest of the season there are many public health institute has a problem with that. problem i don't see why certain parts of the population where there are athletes or any other group in which society has a certain interest should be routinely screen and you. know the issue of germany's capacity for testing is central to whether the born this league can actually restart on may 9th. so while germany's been asleep is expected to resume matches on the 9th of may in empty stadiums dutch football officials now say the present season is effectively over because of an extended lockdown and a further ban on major public events dutch prime minister mark rutte announced the extension on tuesday specifically pointing out that there would be no professional football until the 1st of september that's football officials say they will speak with huey further governing body of hear football before confirming their decision . the coronavirus looked on in india as having one positive side effects plummeting air pollution levels in the capital delhi just take a

the 1st round of easing which saw some shops reopen from last week the head of germany's public health institute is urging people to remain cautious is warning that the pandemic is far from over. doing a pounding me compendium it like this can only end when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been infected then we have a chance to stop paying dividends for them according to our data the percentage of german seems to get is still in the single digits 4 to go and so it's clear this is a marathon of clothes but it's not clear how long it will be until this marathon is . in and let's get more from political correspondent thomas barrow thomas what can we expect from champ tensely merkel's talks today with the state premiers i'm going to mccoll regularly meets with regional leaders and that hasa do with the fact that some of those decisions that are actually made are either decided or implemented at a regional all local level as you said this meeting today is most likely going to focus on my review of the measures that were already taken a few weeks ago in particular that idea of reopening certain

we need to think about how to transition responsibly -- >> germany's public health institute is not against relaxation but is wary about how it happens. the latest figures for germany where 125,098 total cases which is an increase from the previous day. total deaths are at 2969. new cases have slowed, but they have plateaued at a high level so any optimism must be the cautious kind. cabinet members are hinting at a rollback on restrictions with caveats. >> we should do it step-by-step, keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we are able to keep treating patients. >> on wednesday the chancellor is set to discuss the options with leaders of their 16 states. as a federal system they have to be on board with what happens next. the final decision is expected shortly thereafter. a change in social distancing regulations would force all to comply but even politicians and doctors sometimes have difficulty following the rules. >> as columbia's economy crumbles under the weight of the corona -- coronavirus, we will meet the venezuelan workers being forced to return to a country in chaos, a

areas that may not have the same amount of access to the indian health services and to the public health institutions and the public health and state labs so that they can use that and start forward leaning into surveillance now we know that are people waiting for test and they're waiting for tests because when these areas became very ill when they got on to the logarithmic curve we prioritized people whose decisions where the test decision would make it critical for their care and so we put prioritized hospitals and we prioritized nurses and doctors and front line workers so that means if you went through a drive through or you went through your doctor you could have that a lot that delay. so the mass so what i try to give you is how we are using data in a very granular way and so there are there is experiential data when you look at communities that have often time utilize mass in general for personnel protection for when they particularly are themselves sick and have use their mask in public and we've looked at the rate of this code 19 in those populations and then we're looking at the scientific

. >> reporter: the condemnation was far stronger from every major public health institute tracking the pandemic. bill gates calling it as dangerous as it sounds but president trump blasted the w.h.o. for banning travel bans and china's misinformation about the virus. >> it would have been so easy to be truthful and so much death has been caused by their mistakes. >> reporter: do you believe that the w.h.o. as president trump strongly suggests is in china's pocket >> i don't believe that they are u.n. diplomats and they are very reluctant to criticize companies because they know they need the money. >> reporter: chinese authorities secretly determined they were likely facing a pandemic on january 14th but kept silent for six days at that time allowing massive new years celebrations chinese officials deny a coverup. meanwhile, italy and spain are starting to ease out of lockdown reopening some stores and if they can do it safely, maybe other nations can open up, too. richard engel, nbc news, london. >>> tonight in this country, just over 3 million people have been tested for the virus. t

germany's public health institute have a problem with that. >> i don't see why certain parts of the populationher athletes or any other group in which society has a certain interest should be routinelyy screened. >> the issue of germamany's capacity for testing is central to whether the bundesliga can actually restart. brent: who will pay? the international olympic committee has been forced to backtrack over who will pay the cost. japan said a section on the ioc website quoted the prime minister as saying his country would pay the extra cost. now some japanese scientists are doubting the olympics will take place at all next year because of the virus. >> with the olympic fireworks on hold until nexext year,r, organs face a challenge and a a bill. but the question of who picks up the tension is -- a section on the ioc website said japan would cover the cost as it would have done under the terms of the existing agreement for 2020. the sentiment angered japan's government, and that has since been deleted. >> there is no such agreement related to additional costs. >> estimates suggest postponement

the reproduction number that shows how quickly cove in 1000 may be spreading in germany the public health institute says it's now at 0.7 suggesting the outbreak is slowing down. that's largely because of the drastic social distancing measures taken to stop it effective treatment let alone a vaccine are still in the early stages something germany's top bar ologist recently called a dream to tell him we're not dreaming we're working on making it a reality the work is likely to take months of painstaking research and testing and cooperation with the public and private sectors around the world until then germany's government says it will re-evaluate the situation every few weeks and adjust precautions accordingly. political correspondent simon young can tell us more welcome simon there's been a lot of talk about reproduction numbers this week who have been the reports but this is not point 7 in germany outline for us why it's important. yeah this reproduction rate is really the number that tells you if the virus is spreading in a controlled way or whether it's out of control and anything under one basi

is the reproduction number that shows how quickly coven 19 may be spreading in germany the public health institute says it's now at 0.7 suggesting the outbreak is slowing down. that's largely because of the drastic social distancing measures taken to stop it effective treatment let alone a vaccine are still in the early stages something germany's top by rolla just recently called a dream to tell him we're not dreaming we're working on making it a reality that the work is likely to take months of painstaking research and testing in cooperation with the public and private sectors around the world until then germany's government says it will reevaluate the situation every 2 weeks and adjust precautions accordingly. well for more let's go straight to political correspondent simon young health minister young spawn says the outbreak is now manageable what exactly does that mean. here get out the health ministers comments at his press conference today were pretty much in line with what chancellor merkel said on wednesday you know there's room for cautious optimism because of the numbers of good in the tr

officials say that's down to rest of testing in the early stages of the outbreak germany's public health institute the whole web cock institute says that on average each new patient is now infected less than one other person meaning the outbreak is on the decline. spawn said germany has reached a turning point but offered words of caution. because now we can say this was successful we have managed to bring the dynamic growth back to a linear growth the infection numbers have decreased significantly especially the relative increases from day to day the outbreak has now become manageable and controllable again. but in managing the corona epidemic germany is doing relatively well that makes us humble not overconfident. and the head of the whole but call institute explained how the numbers of new cases in germany were declining. the reproduction number we calculate on average in germany is currently 0.7 of course there are regional differences here too but it is clear that this reproduction number has continued to fall. which means that on average each person no longer infects another person that is e

hopkins university bloomberg school of public health senior research associate post up he also served as a former director general of the national public health institute of liberia from 2017-2019. we thank you for joining us today. guest: thank you, good morning.

you heard there the head of the year robert cock institute germany's main sort of medical public health institute was saying that the number is now at 0.7 what that means is that if you've got 10 people who are infected with this virus on average they'll only infect another 7 people so as fewer and fewer people are being affected infected as those people then recover there are even fewer who are just beginning to get sick with the disease and that of course should mean in turn that ultimately the death rate will come down it's at the moment is around 300 a day here in germany. but that of course reflects the figures of the infected from some time ago so it may come down although i should also say there's equally a possibility for instance that as it begins to get into care homes perhaps god forbid then we might see the death rate go back up again so as well as testing the band lots of tests at the start of this pandemic what else is germany begetting right. yeah a lot of people said that the testing really is the core of it but also of course a pretty robust health care system it would seem which

80000 confirmed cases and over a 1000 kovac 1000 deaths but the leader of the country's top public health institute says that strict measures to control the spread of the virus appear to be working slow long as is it me so far it's been going very well we will see if the measures are enough and whether the health system becomes overwhelmed we can't say for sure but we are doing everything we can to save as many lives as possible you're on the right truck. let's bring in the manual the chase who is following the latest developments for us from germany so we just heard of bear the assessment is that germany is on the right track is it as under does it have the pet demick as under control as it appears. well i think he's too soon to talk about the pandemic being under control and of course there's room for cautious optimism as we've just heard. as sais he explained that sayed he explained that for a few days now we've seen a trend of one patient infected just infecting one other person as opposed to for the past few weeks one person infected infected infecting then in return of 5 to 7 per cent so that

is the reproduction number that shows how quickly coded 19 may be spreading in germany the public health institute says it's now at 0.7 suggesting the outbreak is slowing down. that's largely because of the drastic social distancing measures taken to stop it effective treatment let alone a vaccine are still in their early stages something germany's top by rolla just recently called a dream to tell him we're not dreaming we're working on making it a reality the work is likely to take months of painstaking research and testing and cooperation with the public and private sectors around the world until then germany's government says it will reevaluate the situation every 2 weeks and adjust precautions accordingly. political correspondent simon young can tell us more welcome simon there's been a lot of talk about reproduction numbers this week 100 reports but this is not point 7 in germany outline for us why it's important. yeah this reproduction rate is really the number that tells you if the virus is spreading in a controlled way or whether it's out of control and anything under one basically a good

germany's public health institute the robot institute is not against relaxation but wary of how it happens merkel's cabinet ministers have also weighed in some are hinting at a rollback on restrictions with caviar. this year. we should do it step by step and keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we're able to keep treating patients patient abundant current. the chancellor is set to discuss the country's options with the leaders of germany 16 states today as a federal system they have to be on board with last happens next a final decision is expected shortly thereafter a change in social distancing regulations would require all to comply but is this image shows even politicians and doctors sometimes have difficulty following the rules. all right at the table now is to be a political correspondent and many many oversee it so is germany likely to ease the lockdown well this will all depend on the outcome of the outcome of that meeting this afternoon where the 16 states will discuss what comes next in fact each state will be restaurant's a bill for implementing all softening the me

co-payments for testing and on 60 days for treatment and while america's leading national public health institute recommends the use of face masks president donald trump says it's voluntary and he will not follow their advice and those are the headlines coming up next it's inside story about. is the oil price war between saudi arabia and russia about to end crude prices enjoyed that biggest have a $1.00 day rally after the us president raised hopes of a truce will donald trump intervention be enough and what's the impact of the rift between the oil superpowers this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm bernard smith over the past month 2 of the world's biggest oil producers have been in dispute about how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic demand collapse stuff to add lines grounded the planes factories shut the doors on countries impose travel bans crude prices fell further when saudi arabia and russia couldn't agree on cutting supplies to try and force prices higher now u.s. president donald trump is suggesting the feud may soon end saudi arabia has called for an emergency me

as you heard the head of the year of robert cock institute germany's main sort of medical public health institute was saying that the number is now at 0.7 well that means is that if you've got 10 people who are infected with this virus on average they'll only infect another 7 people so as fewer and fewer people are being affected infected as those people then recover there are even fewer who are just beginning to get sick with the disease and that of course should mean inter but ultimately the death rate will come down it's at the moment is around $300.00 a day here in germany. but that of course that reflects the figures of the infected from some time ago so it may come down although i should also say there's equally a possibility for instance that as it begins to get into care homes perhaps god forbid then we might see the death rate go back up again so as well as testing the band lots of tests at the start of this pandemic what else has germany been getting right. yeah a lot of people said that the testing really is the core of it but also of course a pretty robust health care system it would

involved with the ball in this league around 20000 tests over the rest of the season germany's public health institute has a problem with that. but i don't see why certain parts of the population where their athletes or any other group in which society has a certain interest should be routinely screen and. the issue of germany's capacity for testing is central to whether the ball in this league can actually restart on may 9th. well who will pay the international olympic committee has been forced to backtrack over who will bear the cost of the postponed tokyo will the big games japan complain that a section on the i.o.c. website wrongly quoted its prime minister is saying that his country japan would pay the extra costs or else some japanese scientists are doubting that the olympics will take place at all next year due to you guessed it the buyers. with the olympic fireworks on hold until next year games organize his face a monumental challenge not to mention a massive bail but the question of who picks up that tab is causing tension between japan and the international olympic committee a section on th

into some sort of renormalizing nation and i think we need to do that quite soon germany's public health institute the r k i is not against relaxation but wary of how it happens as of tuesday morning the r k i's latest figures for do. many were $125098.00 total cases that's an increase of 2082 from the previous day total deaths are now at $2969.00 overall new cases have slowed that's the good news the r.k. i said but they've plateaued at a higher level so any optimism must be the cautious card americans cabinet ministers weighed in today some are leaning towards a rollback on restrictions with coffee outs this year. we should do it step by step and keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we're able to keep treating patients patient and 100 curran on wednesday the chancellor is set to discuss the country's options with the leaders of germany's 16 states as a federal system they have to be on board with what happens next a final decision is expected shortly thereafter. and one place the world is looking to for guidance on planning an exit from the lock down is china it was the 1st country

into some sort of really normalize ation and i think we need to do that quite soon germany's public health institute the robot called the institute is known as against relaxation but it's wary of how it happens as of wednesday morning the institute registered a total of 127584 cases in germany that's an increase of 2486 on the previous day total deaths are now at $3254.00. medicals cabinet ministers have been weighing in some like the health minister yet are hinting at a rollback on my stricture with caviar. this year. we should do it step by step and keep control over the outbreak and make sure that we're able to keep treating patients for inspiration to 100 can. the chancellor is set to discuss the country's options with the leaders of germany 16 states today as a federal system they have to be on board with last happens next a final decision is expected shortly thereafter a change in social distancing regulations would require all to comply but says this image shows even politicians and doctors sometimes have difficulty following the rules. all right at the table now is state of the a political c

we're expecting a statement from chancellor merkel shortly meanwhile the head of germany's public health institute is urging people to remain cautious and warning that the pandemic is far from over. you unappointed me compendium it like this can only end when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been infected then we have a chance to stop the violence there according to our data the percentage of germans inflicted is still in the single digits so it's clear this is a marathon but it's not clear how long it will be until this marathon is. well chancellor merkel is due to hold a news conference to outline the results of today's deliberations very shortly we'll bring that to you live in the meantime we can hear from d.w. political correspondent hans bronx. ok. nothing that. give me one second i'm sure that these barriers hansbrough political correspondent welcome to talk us through some of the measures on the table. well one of the things you mentioned already was religious services religious gatherings that's something that's been discussed and this gathering or this consultation today with the re

germany's public health institute the institute says that on average each new patient is now infecting less than one other person meaning the outbreak is on the decline. if you are reproduction number we calculate is currently 0.7 on average in germany of course there are regional differences here too but it's clear that this reproduction number has continued to fall which means that on average each person no longer effects another person i each person is infected infection of the person under present. that's brand going to surely he's the deputy director of the institute of. charlotte's a hospital in berlin positionally as we've just heard the call of iris infection rate is currently 0.7 on average in germany how significant is that number for this country. these are good news of course because we are no longer in the exponential growth phase that means you have less new infections and that also means that the restriction measurements have been effective but we have to be still cautious because if you look back in history in 180919 when spanish flu. yes may cost many casualties then $

the public health institute in rome is seeing a significant slowdown in the spread.overnment is threatening tighter virus restrictions amid signs people are ignoring the rules. fine weather over the weekend sent thousands to beauty spots and local parks in defiance of police warnings. the health secretary says the government will not hesitate to ban all outdoor activities if people continue to flout the roles. in the u.k., prime minister boris johnson is in hospital for coronavirus tests after suffering the effects and remaining in self-isolation for 10 days. downing street says it is just a precaution and he remains in control of the government. johnson's partner is also showing symptoms, but has yet to be tested. the u.k. has seen its deadliest day yet, with over 700 new fatalities, taking the total to about 4300. economies around the world are reeling from the fallout of the coronavirus, with businesses closing and unemployment soaring. hong kong says the recovery could take at least six months. the financial secretary says the government will continue to offer fi

co-payments for testing and on 60 days for treatment and while america's leading national public health institute recommends the use of face masks president donald trump says it's voluntary and will not follow their advice. china has held a 3 minute silence in memory of the more than 3000 people who died during the corona virus outbreak 82000 people have been infected by the virus in china but most have already recovered spain has recorded more than 900 new deaths for the 2nd day in a row the government's now imposed one of europe's strictest lockdowns more than 117000 people have been infected in spain and the 11000 have died and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after upfront good buy. to al-jazeera we ask one of the you will of course well when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen now to world war saying you'll be into gold field you know at this stage of the world but even not in with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the ground 0. i'm at the house and welcome to a very special edition of upfront special beca

my new favourite website is the robert —— institute the public health institute in germany.very day which is their calculation of the r number in germany at the moment. it's amazing. you look at it and it goes up amazing. you look at it and it goes up and down between a range and it was at one early this week. so i got up was at one early this week. so i got up earlier with our berlin correspondent to hear more about it. the r number is only really seen as ofie the r number is only really seen as one of a number of factors governing political decisions about what to do concerning the outbreak. at the moment there was a bit of a spike here on monday when the r number i’ose here on monday when the r number rose to one. 1.0. that caused more concern overseas that he did in germany partially because here to eight people here know what to do it which the way the rate is calculated in delays and some of the information about infection rates coming and being looked at by the scientist. it's now gone back down to .75 at the moment, i think. we told it will fluctuate quite a bit. how

areas that may not have the same amount of access to the indian health services and to the public health institutions and public health and state labs so they can use that and start forward leaning into surveillance. we know there are people waiting for tests and they're waiting for tests because when these areas became very, when they got on to the logarithmic curve, we prioritized people whose decisions, where the test decision would make it critical for their care. so we prioritized hospitals and we prioritized nurses and doctors and front line workers. so that means if you went through a drive-through or you went through your doctor, you could have that delay. so the masks, so what i tried to give you is how we're using data in a very granular way. and so there is experiencal data, when you look at communities often times utilized masks in general for personal protection from, when they particularly themselves sick and have used their mask in public. we have looked at the rate of this covid-19 in those populations and we're looking at the scientific evidence to bring those two pieces together. le

organization start by specialists all over the world with huge networks according to all of the public health institutions throughout the involving the united states as an important contributor. using that network and using the intelligence that the who picks up, always trying to make a judgment, what is it we are seeing here? findwards, you can always places where different decisions should have been made. we know that. those of us who work in public in after action reviews. through that, we modify and change. for example, after the ebola thereak in west africa, were many studies that identify points were action could have been taken more rapidly, could have been done differently. people could have been more forthright. things that would have led to a lower death rate and much better consequent is. consequences.- after action reviews are key. when you are trying to make decisions day by day, you have to make very tough calls. the after action reviews help us to be better. that is number one. i and everyone else who has been involved in this are looking forward to the after action reviews. we hope they ar

those areas that may not have the same amount of access to the health services and to the public health institutions and the public health and state labs so that they can use that and start for wood into surveillance. no, we know there are people waiting for tests because when these areas became -- when they got onto the logarithmic curve, we prioritized peoples whose decisions where the test decision we make it critical for their care. and so we prioritize hospitals and we prioritized nurses and doctors and frontline workers. that means if you went through a drive through for you went through your doctor, you could have that delay. the masks, what i tried to give you is how we are using data in a very granular way, so there is experiential data and you look at communities that have oftentimes utilized masks in general for personal protection when they were themselves are sick and have used their mask in public and we've looked at the rate of this covid-19 and those populations and then we are looking at the scientific evidence. to bring those two pieces together. let me just say one thing. and the

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