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Medical staff administer COVID-19 tests to the public in the Iowa Events Center parking lot, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa is warning furloughed workers that they will lose their unemployment benefits if they refuse to return when their employer calls them back to work. Gov. Kim Reynolds is moving to partially reopen 77 of the state’s 99 counties Friday, relaxing restrictions that were intended to stop the spread of the coronavirus.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
As part of the new reality of broadcasting during the coronavirus pandemic, Anand Naidoo is reporting from his home outside of Washington, DC.
In this edition of the Heat, Anand talks with a doctor about the medical response to COVID-19 and a columnist and global affairs commentator.
To discuss:
- Martin Jacques is the author of the best-selling book, “When China Rules the World”
- Dr. Xi Chen is an assistant professor of public health at Yale University.
For more:
China decided to donate another 30 million U.S. dollars to the World Health Organization (WHO) in support of global efforts to fight COVID-19 and the construction of public health systems in developing countries, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Thursday. pic.twitter.com/6tl1uF0nsp
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) April 23, 2020
JUST IN: Fauci says everyone who needs a coronavirus test should be able to get one by early June https://t.co/XLHPHnOGHD pic.twitter.com/TttOPn8G6W
— The Hill (@thehill) April 28, 2020
A top New York City doctor had been saving lives during the COVID-19 outbreak – but she sadly took her own life Sunday.
Here’s more on the psychological impact that frontline healthcare workers are facing during the outbreak and the burden it has. https://t.co/PVuosuWo6r
— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) April 28, 2020
