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Amanpour: Richard Horton, Lawrence Wright, Bill Frist and Kevin Bacon
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Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of medical journal The Lancet, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's return to work and his government's response to Covid-19. He says the UK were late to lockdown. Lawrence Wright, the award-winning journalist, explains how his novel "The End of October" about a devastating pandemic, wasn't meant to predict the coronavirus outbreak we are living through today. Bill Frist, transplant surgeon and former U.S. Senate majority leader, raised the alarm about preparing for pandemics 15 years ago. He joins our Michel Martin to asses Trump's handling of the crisis so far. Then the actor and philanthropist Kevin Bacon talks about setting us his charity SixDegrees.org and why he was inspired to set up a fund to provide meals for front line health workers. He highlights how it's more important than ever to stay connected but whilst staying at home and protecting our loved ones.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
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