By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/watch-live-deborah-birx-white-house-coronavirus-response-coordinator-speaks-about-post-coronavirus-future Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: White House coronavirus response coordinator speaks about post-pandemic future Health Jul 7, 2020 1:15 PM EDT White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx spoke July 7 about managing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic with members of the international community. Watch the discussion in the video player above. Dr. Birx, a member of the Trump administration’s White House task force on COVID-19, said experts have been surprised by the impact the virus has had on high-income and upper-middle-income countries. She said public health experts never thought that 80 percent of the cases and probably 90 percent of the deaths would be reported in high-income and upper-middle-income countries. She also said COVID-19′s impact in the United States has been aggravated by the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity, highlighting America’s need to become a healthier nation. Birx spoke Tuesday during an online event hosted by the Atlantic Council. By — Associated Press Associated Press
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx spoke July 7 about managing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic with members of the international community. Watch the discussion in the video player above. Dr. Birx, a member of the Trump administration’s White House task force on COVID-19, said experts have been surprised by the impact the virus has had on high-income and upper-middle-income countries. She said public health experts never thought that 80 percent of the cases and probably 90 percent of the deaths would be reported in high-income and upper-middle-income countries. She also said COVID-19′s impact in the United States has been aggravated by the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity, highlighting America’s need to become a healthier nation. Birx spoke Tuesday during an online event hosted by the Atlantic Council.