peak it is not in that declining in size we heard from the representatives of it to these national health institute and they see the only thing they can point out terms of a slight light at the end of this dark tunnel is that the curve of contagion appears to be slightly flattening especially since the 20th of moxon they believe that that is a good sign now the president of the long but the region that's the hardest hit region that saw some 50 percent of those deaths that we saw in that one day close to a 1000 that massive he said that this region means see a decline in the next few days it's hard to understand how these figures work when you send such massive numbers but what's clear as well is the members of the institute of national health that told us it's inevitable that the lockdown period at least will be extended beyond that april date that was set earlier in this crisis we seen these uplifting videos of tally and singing from their balconies what is it like there now i mean how difficult is it to keep that sort of spirit going in italy. well call those flash mobs seem to have stopped i mea

on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., federal health officials from the national institutes of health testified before a house appropriations subcommittee on the president's 2021 budget for the agency, and the work on that -- the work of the nih in researching the coronavirus. at 2:30 p.m., at hearing on the role of global aviation in containing the spread of the infectious disease. acting u.s. customs and border protection officer mark morgan is among one of the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee. >> former new york city mayor mike bloomberg spoke as the results of super tuesday primaries were started to be reported. voters go to the polls on march 17. ♪ mayor bloomberg: well, hello, florida! [cheers and applause] what a crowd. thank you all for coming. judy and i were just going to sit home tonight. her at her home, i at mine. watch a little television. have a drink or two. i want to thank judge judy. isn't she amazing? [cheers and applause] and also a big thanks to all the elected officials in florida supporting our campaign. including the mayor and congr

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virus than any other european nation it also has one of the world all these populations the national health institute says the average fatality age from the outbreak is 81. meanwhile china has published figures that reveal the huge effect of the corona virus on its trade with the rest of the world chinese exports were down more than 17 percent and imports fell 4 percent during january and february compared with the same period a year ago china has also seen a record decline in manufacturing output resulting from factory closures less than half the plants that closed back up and running at the start of march food imports to china are also champlain down. my head of the world health organization is calling on governments to pull out all the stops to come back the corona virus outbreak health officials around the globe are scrambling to build a robust public health response on researches race to develop a vaccine here's a closer look at how vaccines work. the most effective way to prevent specific infections is to harness the body's own immune system that scenes like those used to prevent flu are made f

so we'll be doing this on the level of the health ministers within europe but also the national health institutes like the robert carr institute. so we exchange ideas and work on common. approaches you can see on the robert cock interview there are a number of recommendations that were constantly updating so these recommendations are ones that we adapt as the situation unfolds in terms of who our contact person is how we should track how the virus has spread how we have to deal with people who might have the virus so these a systematic approaches based on our own analyses and then i was these of our colleagues in other countries and we exchange these ideas to get a best practice approach so slowing down the spread of the virus is something that we have been emphasizing for a number of weeks and that will continue to be the case depending on how long it will take it's likely to take months it might take years to spread through our country the longer it takes the better it is not me i can't emphasize that enough when we have a group that we know will have a very serious case of the virus if they're

coronavirus than any other european nation it also has one of the world's oldest populations the national health institute says the average fatality age from the outbreak is 81. meanwhile china has published figures the reveal the huge effect of the corona virus on its trade with the rest of the world chinese exports went down more than 17 percent and imports fell 4 percent during january and february compared with the same period a year ago china has also seen a record decline in manufacturing output resulting from factory closures less than half the plants the close to a back up and running at the start of march food imports to china are also down shop play. every year on the 8th of march international women's day marks the global struggle for women's equality in many countries of the world women are threatened raped and murdered simply because of their gender in mexico for example 10 women are murdered every day on international women's day huge demonstration against femicide is planned in mexico but for months mexican women have been taking to the streets almost every week to demonstrate against them

the national institutes of health, the food and drug administration, the state department, usaid and the small business administration. that package, mr. president, also authorizes an additional 500 million and demanded tory spending for health through medicare. combined, this emergency supplemental provides $8.3 billion in resources to attack the crisis at the local, state, federal, and international l levels. mr. president, the situations like this, i believe no expense should be spared to protect the american people and is crafted in this package. it as is an aggressive plan a vigorous plan that has received an overwhelming positive reaction in the house. today, it is the senate's responsibility to keep the momentum going. i urge our colleagues to vote yes and demonstrate to the american people that we, here in the senate, are unified and have their back on this crisis. >> mr. president, the senator for vermont. >> mr. president, i agree with what chairman shelby has said. we tried to set an example, the two of us from two different parties, two different parts of the country, two

it's shocking figures really but earlier on friday you had representatives from italy's national health institute essentially saying it cautiously optimistic despite the cement speak is because they say that of contagion is flattening any has been just slow ever so slightly since march 20th insult you even had the governor of the region saying that the region needs start to see a decline in infections in the next few days the long before recall is the hardest reach hit region in the north of italy so we're nowhere near the peak in terms of number of it didn't factions and we're not in a declining phase either here in italy but there is a sign that days are diminishing in terms of the number of infections and still containment they're saying it's even more important now for everyone to stand tall and stick to those knock down measures of azima gupta in rumble as the global death toll climbs the world health organization has announced trials for a new drug and that treating those who already suffer from corona virus a large number of countries are said to be involved in a study which will compare t

health safety net in the history of the world. we had the centers for disease control. we had the national institutes of health. in cincinnati we have the national institutes of occupational safety and health, only one of its kind in the world. we have our county public health departments in each of ohio's 88 counties and all over the country. we had the best in the world until president trump began to try to gut the c.d.c. and the n.i.h. he refused to fill key public health positions. most importantly, this is just unbelievable when you think about it and i know senator young, the presiding officer, had concerns about that. he got rid of the white house's entire global health security team two years ago. let me repeat that. for two years president trump left us without the team that's supposed to manage pandemics. now, you know what that means? it means -- there were about 40 people at the white house led by an admiral who is an m.d. and also a doctor. his job was to survey the world and look around for potential illness outbreaks, to look around for potential pandemics. it might have been sars. it might have b

of physical, psychological, social and other factors, the research supported by the national institute of mental healthly by the national institute of mental health must range from basic studies on the mechanisms of drug interaction, addicting qualities of new drugs and how they act in the body to study social patterns of drug abuse as well as studies of new methods of treatment and rehabilitation. >> deep in the heart of kentucky's blue grass kentucky is the treatment of narcotic addicts. since the first prisoner patient was admitted in 1935, the federal hospital at lexington and its companion at ft. worth, texas, have born the brunt of caring for these little-understood and often feared and much maligned american dope addicts. for decades, these hospitals themselves have been maligned and misunderstood, often cited as prime examples of how hopeless it is to treat, much less cure an addict. it is well to remember when opened these institutions were only a first step in society's enlightened policy toward the drug addict. while steel bars and windows are necessary to enforce the punitive side of our ju

the first thing is we look to two major health care organizations of the federal government -- the national institutes of health, which is the premier health research agency in the world, and the center for disease control, which again leads the world when this comes to preventing the spread of disease and threats to the public health of america. the question we should ask ourselves is how have we treated these agencies to date. the answers are mixed. the answer when it comes to national institutes of health is a positive one. over the last four years, something dramatic has occurred. i was happy to be part of a bipartisan effort that was led by senator patty murray of washington, senator roy blunt of missouri, senator lamar alexander of tennessee. what we have accomplished in the last four years is to increase the spending at the national institute of health for medical research grants from $30 billion to $39 billion. it's a dramatic increase. we started off with the premise that we wanted to increase the n.i.h. budget by real growth, that's 5% over inflation each year. we held to that standard. in f

but earlier on friday you had representatives from italy's national health institute essentially saying that they're cautiously optimistic despite the immense figures because they say the curve of contagion iss flattening and it has been ever so slightly since march 20. so you even had the governor of lombardi region saying that the region may start to see a decline in infections in the next few days. if you recall, it is the hardest hit region in the north of italy. so we're nowhehere near the peak in terms of number of infections and we're not at a declining phase either here in italy but there is a sign that days are diminishing in terms of number of infections so containment authorities are saying is even more i importantnt now for evere to stay at home and stick to lockdown measures. pablo: at an e.u. videoconference, italy's prime minister, giuseppe conte, urged the e.u. commissioion to tackle ththe pandemic.c. what help is i italy hoping forr reporter: countries likike italy and s spain, harder hit, they wt to see a europe-widede response. they want a joioint debt issuane measure

jon:ell, giovanni retza is the director of the department of infectious disease at the national health instituterome. giovanni: when we realize there was an epidemic in italy, it was already too late. therwere already three or four generations ofases since the virus was introduced in the middle of january, so even intervention, it was after the the first, t index case, actually, it was difficult to slow down the epidemic, a we get some now -- in the initial red area, but there a new outbreaks now tt have been very active, actually, also we have clusters of cases in other regions,a, like emi where the outbreak is very active, this just continues to the previous red zone, and also in, let's s, in the markets, and all of the markets. so this is qui bad, in pt ofth north of italy, meaning in the center and in the south, actually, is a bit better. there are somehas of transmission in rome, but they , and be contained actually in the south, i mean, there are relatively few cases compared to north. jon: that was giovanni rezza speaking from rome. let's move now to spain, because that country has marked

health-care system can our businesses and communities and schools all have action plans. senators have a number of briefings from officials at the centers for disease control and the national institutes of health. they are t working on ways to identify the virus and test ways to treat people who are infected by the virus. they are working on quarantines in the vaccine and that is what they should be doing. this is a massive nationwide undertaking. i've gone to meetings on this since it was first noted around the beginning of the year and this issue in china whereas people noww know that the doctr who tried to get the word out to the world was the first to notice this specific new virus, the coronavirus. he was reprimanded by the chinese for trying to do what he learned as a doctor which is to share medical knowledge and information to get ahead of the disease that is progressive and reprimanded by the chinese government and subsequently died of the disease but there are a number of us as bipartisan would go as senators to briefingss we have been going back since the time of the impeachment. we would have an impeachment in the afternoon in discussions ifs about the virus in the mornin

shocking figures really but earlier on friday you had representatives from italy's national health institute essentially see if they're cautiously optimistic despite the cement speakers because they say that curve of contagion is flattening any it's has been just ever so slightly since march 20th and so you even have the governor of the region saying that the region needs start to see a decline in factions in the next few days no longer before recall is the hardest hit region in the north of italy so we're nowhere near the peak in terms of number infections and we're not in a declining phase i data here in italy but there is a sign that days are diminishing in terms of the number of infections and still containment they're saying it's even more important now for everyone to stand tall and stick to those knock down measures now. you have a video conference on thursday italy's prime minister g 7 cantero urged the european commission to come up with new ideas for a joint effort to tackle the pandemic what kind of help is italy hoping for. well countries like italy and spain in particular that h

the national health institute says italy's yet to reach the peak of this outbreak and that the nationwidefor several months. meanwhile, the pope gave an address on st peter's square, a very empty st peter's square behind me tonight, he gave his urbi et orbi blessing to the city and the world, which he usually only gives that easter and christmas — another sign of the historic times we are in. he said that this is a thick darkness that has enveloped cities. he said we find ourselves afraid and lost. and he called doctors, nurses, and caregivers exemplary companions on this difficult journey. mark lowen in rome. in spain, the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, with 769 deaths in 24 hours. more and more patients are dying alone, because their families aren't allowed in. it's putting an enormous emotional strain on families and medical staff, as our correspondent damian grammaticas reports from madrid. cheering and applause. from his bed he waves, a moment of triumph in a spanish hospital. he's their first patient well enough to leave intensive care, but the medical staff are

yes, but, again, you see, today, the director of our national health institute underlined the fact thateans that 85% of the people who died, well, we say that they died from coronavirus, but, actually, it would be more accurate to say they died with coronavirus, because they were old people who had other illnesses, heart problems or other problems and so on. -- all —— all people. in fact, there has also been sort of a dispute about the fact that they should actually be referred to as people with —— who died with coronavirus, and not because of coronavirus. journalist christina nadotti there on the situation in italy. the french prime minister has announced all schools and nurseries in the two areas most affected by coronavirus will be closed from monday for 15 days. in addition, all social gatherings will be stopped —— and all vulnerable people asked to stay at home — in l‘0ise and le haut—rhin. the tally of confirmed cases now stands at 613 in france, while 9 people have died. in the united states, vice president mike pence has acknowledged a lack of virus testing kits. with markets co

that it though earlier today we did hear from the officials from entities our national health institute and they say despite the surge i in deaths that was seeing as well as the number of infections. in terms of the rate of infection. it seems to be slowing down since the twentieth of march so it's not just the numbers every day but king it. often so they're making it veryry. when near the p. in terms of infection and we are not at the declining phase in any which way awful but that rate is slowing down and that is significant. and they're hoping that it does continue which is why distrusting very much thahat the container images. happy to continue the law. please at the- i cannot stop now we five of the fees officials said that the april. in terms of how this locked to six to lie is likely to be so pasta problem. going to be extend it will to wait to hear what the f. say we on. that the i do more intense of trying become more self sufficient. for the respirators and other equipment that is very much needed calling on other industries stop using them we also are told that the fashion in

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off at a hospital in brush to keep suspected covert 9000 patients separate from others the national health institute wants a new corn seen redzone said. that would make 3 in its cities north. has the u.k. updated its number of confirmed corona virus cases to 51 signs of the outbreaks impact starting to show that. this pub in sorry closed for a deep clean after someone with a virus visited but on the day the government on veiled its action plan it's clear the u.k. is trying not to overreact but let me be absolutely clear that for the overwhelming majority of people who contract the virus this will be a mild disease from which they will speedily and fully recover as we've already seen. but i fully understand public concern for the moment no blanket school closures no major reorganization of health services no army involvements no advisories against travel not unless things get significantly worse. time increment which measures if you do it. you end up with a lot of people having to russian or societal destruction our time not getting better europe's big carriers a meeting at an aviation conference in

the national health institute says italy's yet to reach the peak of this outbreak and that the nationwidebe extended for several months. meanwhile, the pope gave an address on st peter's square, a very empty st peter's square behind me tonight, he gave his urbi et 0rbi blessing to the city and the world, which he usually only gives that easter and christmas — another sign of the historic times we are in. he said that this is a thick darkness that has enveloped cities. he said we find ourselves afraid and lost. and he called doctors, nurses, and caregivers exemplary companions on this difficult journey. this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson and the health secretary, matt hancock, have both tested positive for covid—19, but say their symptoms are mild and they're working from home. president trump has signed into law a $2 trillion emergency spending package to relieve the impact of the coronavirus on the us economy. let's stay with that story: gus faucher is the chief economist at the pnc financial services group. he was also senior economist at moody's analytics, where he was respo

the national health institute says italy has not yet reached the peak and that nationwide restrictionshe pope gave a special address on a very empty st peter's square, he gave his urbi et 0rbi blessing, to the city in the world, which he normally only gives it christmas and easter, so another sign of the historic times we are in. he talked of the thick darkness enveloping our cities. he said, "we find ourselves afraid and lost. doctors, nurses and caregivers were exemplary companions on this journey". but in truth, sophie, italians are finding it hard at the moment to keep the faith. they are hoping, bleeding, many of them are praying for that peak to come. —— hoping, pleading. in spain, the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, with 769 deaths in 24 hours. with so many critically—ill patients, it has meant that more and more are dying alone, because their families aren't allowed in. it's putting an enormous emotional strain on families and medical staff, as our correspondent damian grammaticas reports from madrid. cheering and applause. from his bed, he waves, a moment of

the national health institute now says the restrictions will have to be extended beyond the 3rd of aprilthe pope has given an address on an empty and very rainy st peter's square. he has given an extraordinary address and compared the situation to the thick darkness to a gospel story. he said we find ourselves afraid and lost and he compared the doctors, nurses and he compared the doctors, nurses and caregivers and volunteers to exemplary companions on this journey. but in truth, it is hard for italians to keep faith at the moment. they are taking things day by day, hoping, pleading, many of them praying for the peak to come. thank you. in spain, the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase — with 769 deaths in 24 hours. with so many critically ill patients, it has meant that more and more are dying alone, because their families aren't allowed in. it's putting an enormous emotional strain on families and medical staff, as our correspondent damian grammaticas reports from madrid. cheering and applause. from his bed he waves, a moment of triumph in a spanish hospital. he is their

developed by pharmaceutical companies are drugs that benefited from the research at the national institutes of health. and who pays for the research at the national institutes of health, at n.i.h.? well, the taxpayer, to the tune of about $40 billion a year. so it makes no sense at all for the taxpayers who made this big investment in research and development of a drug to then be price-gouged by the pharmaceutical companies that take the benefits of that good work and then add a big, big price tag. and so our proposal would make sure that where you have that kind of public investment in research and development, you essentially have a process to make sure that there's a reasonable price. and ultimately when it comes to a public health vaccine, we need to make sure it is available to everybody and that nobody cannot afford that. second, as our schools have been shut in many states, we're seeing the results of the digital divide. just one piece of that the. because there are a lot of students, a lot of students who don't have access to the internet. and, therefore, they're not going to be able to engag

crabtree: carl, i'd like to present to you one of our staff from the national institutes of health, dr. davis, the associate director of our national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, and ask him to answer this question and then any other scientific questions you may have. carl: dr. davis, awfully nice to have you come and see us tonight. i will ask what seems like a silly question, but what is this virus like? what is this virus? dr. davis: well, to begin with, influenza is the specific disease caused by a specific virus. this virus was first isolated in 1931 by the rockefeller institute and subsequently in 1933, it was shown as a human disease by british scientists. now we know that there are three major classifications of virus. types a, b, and c. and more recently, a new type, a fourth type, d, has been described in japan. carl: this a, b, c, and d. type,s fourth type, the d is that the asian flu? that's what confuses me, the a, b, and c. dr. davis: type-a influenza is the influenza which commonly causes epidemics and pandemics at intervals throughout the recent years.

health resources. the national institute of health has a 39 percent increase . cdc, 24 percent increase. advanced biomedical research, 35 percent increase. national stockpile, this is a number of items we've stockpile for any prices, 42 percent. when the republicans were in the majority went further. we created the infectious disease rapid response fund in fy 19 and we've increased that by 70 percent. we did not know coronavirus will be here but we wanted to prepare for this day if it ever came so this is an opportunity that we have. the preparation ahead of time to show that we can deal with this. those around the world have shown that america can lead on this as well and i want to thank the president for his work on it and more importantly the action he took early even when joe biden and others were criticized for it, trying to contain it and not coming to america but yesterday adding down with those in theprivate sector as well. how can we find a vaccine as fast as possible ? the president is working to streamline his ability to make that happen and working with others to go forward a

president trump leading the nations public health officials, institutions, laboratories and facilitiesience, researchers all in the fight against the coronavirus. today, president trump at the national institute of health. there he met with doctors and scientists working to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic as well as antivirals with which to combat the virus and the president today holding a round table discussion with task force members and national institute of health officials, which he praised the efforts of the nih under the leadership of doctor anthony fauci. >> scientists and researchers all over the world say this is the best there is, i think the world is extremely happy. i want to thank everybody at nih and scientists and doctors and everybody, i know you're working around the clock. i know you've made great fines already, it makes us feel very good. we had good meetings yesterday with the companies, you would ultimately go to the companies. we had johnson & johnson and other great companies, they were very positive for the outcome. lou: with all of this, th

federal health officials from the national institutes of health testify before house appropriations subcommitteet's 2021 budget for the agency and the work of the nih in researching the coronavirus. at 2:30 p.m., a hearing on the role of global aviation in containing the spread of infectious disease. acting u.s. customs customs and border protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the senate commerce aviation subcommittee. >> massachusetts elizabeth warren spoke in detroit on super tuesday. senator warren lost her home state's primary, finishing third before former vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders. ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪

health organization. but more than that the u.s. national institutes of health are second to none in the world in their technical capacity for vaccine development. we will be in the vanguard. i also know that tony fauci and others at nih, they are not going to just go it alone. they are working in partnership and in collaboration around the world. solidarityt global around a vaccine is there. my only worry is that it may become in short supply. if so, will rich countries like the united states, germany, and others poured the vaccine -- and lethe vaccine others die in sub-saharan countries, like africa. these are hard questions. just happen when the virus gets embedded in places like syria, yemen, and other fragile states. we have got a lot of challenges ahead of us globally, not just nationally. gostin, i have a question for you on text, text a question for you. does the president have the power to order u.s. cruise ship companies to make some of their vessels available for converging to hospital ships -- for converting to hospital ships? last: first o

on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., federal health officials from the national institutes of health testified before a house appropriations subcommittee on the president's 2021 budget for the agency, and the work on that and i itch in researching the coronavirus. at 2:30 p.m., at hearing on the role of global aviation in containing the spread of the disease. acting u.s. customs and border protection officer mark morgan is among one of the witnesses slated to appear before the committee. >> c-span. your unfiltered view of government, created by cable in 1979 and, brought to you today by your cable-television provider. [cheers and applause] >> on super tuesday, former vice president joe biden spoke to supporters in los angeles. he was joined onstage by his wife dr. jill biden and his sister. a protester attempted to interrupt the speech at one point. [cheers and applause] >> hello, hello, hello! it's a good night. and it seems to be getting better. they don't call it super tuesday for nothing. by the way, this is my little sister valerie. and i am joe biden. oh, they switched on me. this is my wife an

from the national institute of health. >> thank you, mr. vice president. i want to make three comments and points. to underscore with the vice president and secretary azar said, we had an extraordinary meeting with ceo's, individuals in pharmaceutical and biotech industries. they were already actively collaborating with and were enthusiastic about helping us along with the development of products and availability, vaccines, antibodies, it was very gratifying. second, i am very pleased the president and vice president will be visiting tomorrow and we will have an opportunity to show them in real time the types of things we are doing. and one comment about ambassador, dr. burks. we go back a long time -- nobody goes back as long as i go with ambassador burks. she was a fellow in my program as a trainee and we knew she was a star. she has become a superstar. together we saw the first patients with hiv in the 1980's. we were involved in the first successful trial with hiv. i have had the privilege and honor putting together a program for president bush she was

health organization. but more than that, the u.s. national institutes of health are second to none in the world and its capacity for vaccine development. we will be in the vanguard but nih fauci and others at the will not go it alone. they are working in partnership and collaboration around the world, so global solidarity around the vaccine is there. my only worry is that if it comes in short supply, which countries like the united states , germany, and others, will they hoard the vaccinations and let potentially millions of people poor areas like sub-saharan africa or the middle east? these are hard questions. just imagine what will happen when the virus gets embedded in places like syria, yemen, and other fragile state. we have a lot of challenges ahead of us globally. question from the audience. does the power does president have the power to order cruise make theiries to vessels available for conversion into hostile at all ships? -- hospital ships? >> the last place on earth i would want a hospital is a cruise ship. it is a petri dish and i don't kn

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specialists that the president appointed, whether it's mike pence, anthony fauci of the national health instituteto reassure the american people where we are going at the moment from one day to the next. paul: the focus, the president in the speech really focused on travel bans and said this has been crucial to limiting the exposure here. but as dan suggested and as these closings show, i think the real danger here is the domestic spread now and in my view that speech really didn't address that adequately and the whole process of social distancing that we're seeing and that's going to have to take place. >> well, dan just said we've got to listen to the scientists. it was notable that anthony fauci was in front of congress this week and asked about the european travel ban, did point out that 70% of new infections worldwide are coming from europe and that about 30 of the states are dealing with infections because of people who had traveled from the couldn't then. so that's -- continent. that's a real aspect. in that regard, fauci himself said the travel ban was merited. you're talking about the fa