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To do here. I have always been reluctant to say this truly could be one of the most important things we as members of this committee do. The world is experiencing today and what the american and as is americas face is one of the most significant challenges that a lot of us will face in our lifetime. The bad news, the really bad news is that its entirely possible that it will happen again. I say this of course because the experts tell us that this virus that made the leap from one species to another can very easily happen again and if there are 2000 of these viruses out there you have no idea w...

Committee will come to order good good morning everyone. I want to think all of you who are attending this important hearing. Today we are going to discuss the International Response of the covid19 pandemic and the future pandemic preparedness prevention and response. The hearing will focus on senate bill 3829 with senator murphy and i have introduced, the Global Health diplomacy act. It is written on paper, not on stone which will we will talk about a little bit in the future here. This is an important endeavor that this committee will take up indeed, probably one of the weightiest matters th...

Taking thorough measures we can avoid the spread of infection. Abe said officicials made th decision after assessing the number of recent infections and the state of local, medical and testing systems. He says the government will consider lifting the declaration for the rest of the prefectures including tokyo and osaka next week before it expires at the end of the month. The recent decline in the number of new infections in the country is the result of peoples efforts to stay home andnd redu human to human contact. Many of those efforts need to remain in place. They may have to be reimposed wh...

Across japan there have been more than 2,600 cases excluding 712 from the diamond princess cruise ship. 82 people have died including 11 from the ship. The head of the World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is set to cross some grim milestones as it takes a growing toll across the globe. The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days, we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths. He says he is concerned about the rapid escalation of infection. There are already more than 800,000 confirmed cases and over 40,500 deaths globally. ...

Agencies as well. This is our first hearing on the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request. However, i want to start with a matter of urgency. The coronavirus, covert 19, cases are growing as is alarm, this is both domestically and internationally. The u. S. Government has responded to the covert 19 outbreak with aggressive measures, significant travel restrictions, mandatory 14day quarantine for individuals returning to the u. S. From province. Mr. Secretary, i support your declaration of a Public Health emergency, we are dealing with the likelihood of a global pandemic, interesting to no...