Amanpour: Jens Spahn, Katharine Hayhoe, Andrew Farley, Sheila Bair and Archie Brown

Amanpour

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🗓️ 18 April 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Whilst the UK are set to overtake Italy with nearly 15,000 coronavirus deaths, Germany have recorded under 5,000 deaths. Jens Spahn, the German Health Minister, joins Christiane Amanpour to reflect on how his country's policy of intensive testing as well as their high ICU bed capacity have helped to reduce mortality rates. Amid this pandemic we have seen fascinating effects on our climate; from a huge reduction in pollution levels to changing behaviors in animals. Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks about the climate crisis that will still be present and need addressing when the lockdown lifts. Her husband Andrew Farley happens to be an evangelical pastor and meditates on the news that some religious communities are failing to adhere to social distancing measures. He urges us to use 'common Godly sense' to protect ourselves and others. The crisis is testing economies around the world, with 22 million Americans filing for unemployment. Sheila Bair is the former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which works to make banking safer for communities. She speaks to our contributor Sheelah Kolhatkar about how to ensure we don't repeat the mistakes of the 2008 bailout. Archie Brown, author of "The Human Factor," wants to dispel the theory that the Cold War was won through military might and economic superiority. He argues that it was down to the stellar leadership of UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and U.S. President Ronald Reagan that seized opportunity and paved the wave to success. He unpacks the lessons learnt that can be applied to our war against Covid-19 today.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 Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	Promising coronavirus news from Germany, the super tester, where the curve is flattening and some
0:16.1	lockdown is lifting. I'll ask Health Minister Jens Spahn how they did it.
0:21.6	Then, the forces shaping the climate and the debate amid the
0:26.6	pandemic with atmospheric scientists Catherine Hayho and her husband
0:30.8	pastor Andrew Farley and Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall.
0:35.0	The difference the right leaders can make at the right time.
0:41.0	The difference the right leaders can make at the right time
0:44.3	Historian Archie Brown on Thatcher, Gorbachev and Reagan and the end of the Cold War. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpore working from home in London.
1:09.6	Governments around the world are wrestling with their coronavirus response, weighing whether to keep the health lockdowns in place or to restart their frozen economies.
1:20.3	Here, the UK will stay at home for another three weeks, while China, Denmark and more begin a gradual return to business.
1:28.5	President Trump says the United States has passed the peak of new cases and the White House is proposing
1:34.3	new guidelines to reopen parts of the country.
1:37.3	The public health experts warn a strong testing program is still needed.
1:42.2	This comes amidst more dismal economic news as
1:44.9	another 5.2 million workers filed for unemployment. Overall then that's
1:50.4	22 million Americans who've lost their jobs in less than a month.
1:54.8	Meanwhile, protesters are marching in several states demanding a return to work
2:00.0	with some calling strict stay-at-home rules government overreach.
2:04.4	I'm here to protest the rights of the people.
2:08.8	I truly believe that there are some people that are at a higher risk than others.
2:12.3	Us people that are at a lower risk than others. Us people that are at a lower risk,
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