I'm Dr. Saline Gounder and I'm Ron Klayne and I'm Ron Klayne.

And this is epidemic. In this episode we've got a roundup of the latest news from the coronavirus outbreak

in the United States and around the world we're to talk about Congress finally stepping forward and around the world, we're going to talk about Congress finally stepping forward and

funding the response.

We'll hear about Vice President Pence's press conference yesterday, and we have an interview

with the man who used to run the Centers for Disease Control,

Tom Frieden.

We're gonna ask him about the testing fiasco

the CDC is at the center of

and its impact on the coronavirus situation.

And finally, we're going to be taking your questions on travel.

So first our news round up for the week.

In the US, we're now seeing local community spread in California and Washington states.

There's a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington that's at the center of the Seattle

area outbreak.

This nursing home has had a recent history of disease outbreaks and violations with respect to infection control practices.

Now it's important to note that nursing homes are a very difficult place in which to control

infectious diseases and are often susceptible to having flu outbreaks as well.

Also in the Seattle area, North Shore School District, which is north of Seattle, is canceling class for the next two weeks after a parent volunteer was

diagnosed with a disease. Many are questioning what the impact may be for low-income

students who may not have access to computers and the internet to continue their studies.

In addition, many are reliant on the free and reduced lunches schools offer, and parents count

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