Amanpour: Donna Shalala, Donald G. McNeil Jr., Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Dr. F. Perry Wilson

Amanpour

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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As almost every U.S. state in is now set to lighten lockdown restrictions, America's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci testified on Tuesday before the Senate Health Committee. The message: open too quickly and face serious consequences. Donna Shalala, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, joins Christiane to digest the hearings. Donald G. McNeil Jr., science and health reporter at the New York Times, talks to Christiane about America's roadmap to recovery, and the politicization of the coronavirus pandemic. Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir explains how her country got the coronavirus under control, without imposing strict lockdown measures, and reflects on her next steps to protect Iceland's economy. And Hari Sreenivasan speaks to world-renowned clinical researcher Dr. F. Perry Wilson about dangers of misunderstanding, and even deliberate misinformation, when politics and medicine collide.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 Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:08.0	There is no doubt even under the best of circumstances when you pull back on mitigation
0:16.1	you will see some cases appear.
0:19.3	Dr. Anthony Fauchy delivers a stark warning as he testifies a distance before the Senate.
0:25.6	Reaction from Congresswoman and former health secretary Donna Shalala and veteran science and
0:31.3	health reporter Donald McNeil on the path to reopening.
0:35.0	Then Iceland has almost fully recovered.
0:38.0	Prime Minister Katrin Jakobstutir on their viral success.
0:42.0	Plus... The coronavirus pandemic is... COBstotir on their viral success.
0:43.0	The coronavirus pandemic is more or less a perfect storm
0:47.1	to have medical misinformation be propagated.
0:51.0	Our hurry, Sri Navasan puts scientific information under the microscope with Yale Professor
0:56.4	Dr Perry Wilson.
0:58.0	And we celebrate the mother of Modern Nursing Florence Nightale, on her 200th birthday. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpore working from home in London.
1:23.0	Open to quickly and you will face serious consequences.
1:27.0	That is the stark warning to US states from Dr. Anthony Fauchy.
1:31.0	America's top infectious disease expert has been testifying along with other officials
1:36.5	before the Senate Health Committee.
1:38.6	Take a listen.
1:39.6	What I've expressed then and again is my concern that if some areas, city, states, or what have you,
1:48.7	jump over those various checkpoints and prematurely open up without having the capability of being
1:56.6	able to respond effectively and efficiently.
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