COVID-19: Coming to a Community Near You?

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🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to prepare for COVID-19 to spread within the US. (That’s the new disease caused by coronavirus.) When the CDC says ‘this could be bad,’ they mean major disruptions to your everyday life. But health experts want to make it clear that preparing doesn’t mean panicking. Meanwhile, the Syrian civil war made a surprise appearance in last night’s Democratic primary debate. We’ll explain why the current situation in Syria is so dire, and why millions of people there still need help. Also on the show: Gretchen Carlson shares her advice for what to do if you’re dealing with harassment at work, and talks about her new organization, Lift Our Voices. Click here to learn more about the situation in Syria and how you can help children and families fleeing conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, February 26th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.2	they matter.
0:09.6	You saw the news alerts, the CDC is warning Americans that when it comes to the spread
0:13.7	of coronavirus, quote, this could be bad.
0:17.0	We'll explain what exactly that means and what the U.S. government is actually doing in
0:21.1	response.
0:22.4	Then candidates at last night's Democratic primary debate had answers for just about
0:26.6	everything.
0:27.6	But there was one foreign policy topic where the answer isn't so simple.
0:31.7	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:33.8	Let's skim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by H&R Block Tax Pro Go, expert tax prep without the
0:44.4	office visit.
0:48.1	We cannot hermetically seal off the United States to alarms and we need to be realistic
0:52.6	about that.
0:53.7	That's Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
0:56.7	He was on Capitol Hill yesterday talking about the spread of coronavirus.
1:00.3	We'll have more cases in the United States and we've been very transparent about that and
1:04.2	we will then work to mitigate the impact of those.
1:07.3	Side note, health officials say the disease the virus causes is technically called COVID-19
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