Together to protest racial injustices. These protests began in response by Minneapolis Police officers with the recent killings of other africanamericans. My prayers go out to the family and the long list of other victims. I stand in solidarity with all of those who are peacefully protesting and challenging the status quo. But these protests are more than the treatment off africanamericans and police but also the racial inequities from our society have been festering for years and are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. This racial inequity in healthcare from this pandemic africanamericans and latinos and other people of color that are hospitalized and dying from cove in 18 at alarming rates. It with that disproportionate rate and those that represent just 4 percent of the population of arizona or 21 percent of the coronavirus in that state so the last week subcommittee briefing that that was exacerbated by the crisis who have an urgent and Larger National
Temporary rules changed change to allow members to vote remotely and lawmakers continue so aan social distancing, link the is expected. Watch coverage friday at 9 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan, online at cspan. Org, or listen with the free cspan radio app. From baltimore is dr. Lee to win. She is a visiting professor at George Washington university. Today it was announced that the washington post, and served as the City Health Commissioner in baltimore. Ask for joining us here on cspan. We appreciate it. Happy to be with you. New want to begin with some projections from the university of washington. By august 4 u. S. Death toll could exceed 100 and 47,000. When you see that number and see that projection, what is your reaction . That it is an is underestimate. I hate to say this, because that is so many people. It is unimaginable for where we are right now. If two months ago you had said that we have 80,000, more than 80,000 americans who had died from covid19, im not sure how many people
We will get the details later this hour with a wall street journal congressional reporter. A leading Public Health expert on what is next as some areas of the country begin to slowly reopen. The impact this virus is having on native American Communities with representative deb haaland of new mexico. Our phone lines are open. We want to hear from you. For those of you out west if you are a medical professional, please dial in. We would love to hear from you. Good tuesday evening. We begin with the official numbers courtesy of john hopkins university. Worldwide the number of cases, 4. 25 million. The death toll in excess of 291,000. Joining us from baltimore is dr. Leana wen. She is the visiting professor at George Washington university. Today it was announced the Washington Post new opinion contributor and Baltimore City Health Commissioner from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Wen happy to be with you. Host i want to begin with new projections new 4, the withy august death toll could exceed 147,000.
Today in terms of the data. Down hospitalizations take. T is better than going up day butt is one slightly. Or bending net change in total hospitalizations is on decline. The threeday average which is more accurate than any one day number. The icu admissions is down. Of incubations and your patience [indiscernible] the reality and counter narratives, counter fact, the walked intow cases the door is still about 2000 per high. D that is still very fewer people in the hospital, but still 2000 people walking into the door and if you notice, it has hovered about the same several weeks. It peaked at 2000, but that is a high number. To number of deaths refuses come down dramatically. 630. That is still breathtaking and basically flat again like any of the other numbers. Context,of overall everybody wants to ask where we are going and i understand that. We have to get to tomorrow. What is the final conclusion . I believe it is when we have a vaccine. When people know that the virus is totally
Us president has declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and says likely hell soon be tested after possibly being exposed trumps announcement freeze a 50000000000. 00 to address a growing crisis that hes been accused of previously downplaying hours earlier the World Health Organization said the epicenter had moved from china to europe or italy has the highest number of infections and deaths spain is declaring an emergency as other e. U. Countries closed their borders wall street meanwhile ward back from huge losses the day before european stocks were also up capping a rollercoaster week alan fischer has more on the new steps taken and washington d. C. From the u. S. President a dramatic announcement officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words with more than 40 dead and the number of infected growing the president has opened up funding include states to take important steps to blunt the spread of the virus emerging every state to set up Emergency Oper