Amanpour and Company

April 2, 2020

Christiane speaks with former treasury secretary Lawrence Summers about the huge surge of unemployment claims; Tim Spector and Dr. Celine Gounder about the UK's lack of COVID-19 testing; and Mark Suzman about how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping to fight the pandemic. Walter Isaacson speaks with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin about dealing with disaster.

When Pandemic Strikes Rural America

13m 32s

Nowhere is the fragility of the U.S. healthcare system more apparent than in America’s poorer communities. Regina Benjamin served as U.S. Surgeon General under President Obama and founded the BayouClinic, serving a poor fishing community in Alabama. Having worked through Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Benjamin talks to Walter about the lessons learned on what to do when disaster strikes rural America.

Previews + Extras

  • How the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is Fighting COVID-19: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is Fighting COVID-19

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    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been providing both funding and expertise since before the COVID-19 outbreak began, with Bill Gates in particular having sounded the alarm about pandemics for years. Christiane speaks with the CEO of the Foundation to discuss what needs to be done next to fight this outbreak.

  • Former Treasury Secretary on the State of the US Economy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Former Treasury Secretary on the State of the US Economy

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    The latest figures show that 6.6 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week. That’s a surge of over 3000% since early March. The pandemic has so far knocked nearly 10 million people out of the country’s workforce. o examine these figures and what it means for the U.S. and world economies, Christiane speaks with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.

  • Experts Set the Record Straight on Testing and Symptoms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Experts Set the Record Straight on Testing and Symptoms

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    As the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide climbs to nearly a million, the UK Prime Minister is under fierce criticism for failing to deliver the levels of testing he had promised. To discuss this, Christiane is joined by Tim Spector, the founder of an app designed to track COVID-19 symptoms, alongside NYU infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder.

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