COVID, 2 years later: Lessons learned from a global pandemic

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, Npr, Daily, On Point

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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COVID, two years later. We discuss building trust and lessons for leaders who will face the next pandemic. Richard Tofel and Jack Beatty join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:37.6	This is on point.
0:38.6	I'm Megna Chakrabardi.
0:40.9	On March 11, 2020, Dr. Tedros Adnom Gobrasius, the World Health Organization's Director-General,
0:49.4	sat down in Geneva and made a sober announcement.
0:53.2	We're deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming
1:01.7	levels of inaction.
1:05.0	We have therefore met the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.
1:13.8	I remember that moment and I will be completely honest.
1:18.5	I also remember not really comprehending the seriousness of what Dr. Gobrasius was saying
1:26.4	and not feeling all that concerned about it.
1:31.3	It's truly terrible to say now because on March 11, 2020, there were already more than
1:37.3	100,000 COVID cases around the world.
1:40.7	China and Italy were locked down.
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