joining us is lakshman narasimhan. thank you so much for joining us .a pretty balanced outlook. can you be more specific about performance in recent weeks? where is the strength, and where is it not? for havinghank you me on. we do have a balanced outlook. just a month ago, we just started strong, very strong in some places, but at the same time we are working through a whole bunch of other challenges across the globe. -- we have a portfolio that we believe is well-positioned. it certainly fits against these global trends that are underpinning what we are seeing onund us, and we are focused ensuring that we can execute against that. so just in terms of demand -- francine: i'm sorry, i cut you off. i want to talk about new roof and sales. there were reports that the drugs affectedry coronavirus p have you seen a big dip in demand? lakshman: we have seen no information or evidence that supports that position. it is a position that has been underscored by commentary from the who as well as from the european medical association. cash regulatory bodies have