MONDAY, MARCH 16
PROGRAM # 8831 12:00 PM PT
Coronavirus: Latest News.
As the death toll continues to rise, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, warning about widespread community transmission. In the US, the country is now under a national emergency, after the outbreak overwhelmed states’ health care systems. How to best prepare and slow spread of coronavirus? How to manage emotional hygiene in times of quarantines, and social isolation? How fast is the government responding? Why so few people have been tested? Are the hardest-hit communities getting help? How to treat the outbreak of Asian xenophobia? Experts address these and other questions, and comment on the need for a plan to protect the most vulnerable uninsured and undocumented population. A federal lawmaker explains the Families First Coronavirus Act, a bill that just passed the House and seeks free testing, paid leave, extended unemployment compensation, and other benefits to provide relief to those affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Guests: Dr. Jesús Sepúlveda, Distinguished Professor of Global Health, Executive Director of the Institute for Global Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Dr. Jane Delgado, Executive Director, President, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Washington, DC; Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-CA, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
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