Amanpour: Atul Gawande, Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and Guillaume Long

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the key steps to safely re-opening the United States and around the world. He delves into the lessons that can be learnt from hospitals as well as how we address mortality during the pandemic. Then – actress Julie Andrews is perhaps the most well-known nanny in the world; her iconic roles in “Mary Poppins” and “The Sound of Music” are cultural cornerstones. Her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton is an arts educator and children's author who she has collaborated with on several books. They speak about working on their new podcast series ‘Julie’s Library’ and why it’s important to release your imagination during lockdown. Finally, our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Guillaume Long, the former Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs, about the danger Covid-19 poses to democracy in Latin America. They reflect on the shocking pictures of carboard coffins and bodies left on the side of the streets in the small South American country. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amman for here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	We must treat this virus the respect and attention it deserves.
0:16.0	As blame games and coronavirus conspiracies rule the day calls for an independent investigation into the outbreak.
0:23.4	This and a lot more with the eminent U.S. surgeon and author of being mortal, Dr. Atul Gowanda.
0:29.4	Then, each story will take us on a grand adventure.
0:34.0	Family bonding in lockdown, the inimitable Julie Andrews and her daughter on their new podcast bringing our favorite children's books to life.
0:43.6	Plus, as COVID inflicts deep wounds on Latin America,
0:48.0	Hurry Sri Wesson talks to Ecuador's former foreign Minister. Welcome to the program everyone I'm Pristianna Wancore working from home in London.
1:11.3	Amid an ongoing uproar about the global response
1:14.5	to the coronavirus pandemic, the WHO is holding its annual meeting in Switzerland
1:19.6	by teleconference of course and the Director General says the world has been humbled by a very small
1:25.8	micro and he's renewing his call for unity to defeat it. But more than a hundred
1:31.5	countries are calling for an independent investigation into the outbreak and it spread,
1:36.7	putting the United States, which has the most deaths and infections in the spotlight, and China as well,
1:42.1	where Beijing has faced intense scrutiny ever since COVID
1:45.9	erupted there first. But President Xi Jinping faced down his accusers, insisting the system
1:52.0	acted with openness and transparency.
1:55.1	In this rare and exclusive interview with China's leading medical expert,
1:59.5	Correspondent David Culver finds an unusual admission of the authorities' initial final The
2:05.0	the answer is no and in the U.S.
2:09.0	many have turned to Dr. Anthony Falche,
2:11.0	the nation's top infectious disease expert
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