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How the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is Fighting COVID-19
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been providing both funding and expertise since before the COVID-19 outbreak began, with Bill Gates in particular having sounded the alarm about pandemics for years. Christiane speaks with the CEO of the Foundation to discuss what needs to be done next to fight this outbreak.
Former Treasury Secretary on the State of the US Economy
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The latest figures show that 6.6 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week. That’s a surge of over 3000% since early March. The pandemic has so far knocked nearly 10 million people out of the country’s workforce. o examine these figures and what it means for the U.S. and world economies, Christiane speaks with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.
Experts Set the Record Straight on Testing and Symptoms
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As the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide climbs to nearly a million, the UK Prime Minister is under fierce criticism for failing to deliver the levels of testing he had promised. To discuss this, Christiane is joined by Tim Spector, the founder of an app designed to track COVID-19 symptoms, alongside NYU infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder.
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