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In times of crisis, communities rely upon public officials to provide the facts and support needed to weather the storm. We examine who has stepped to the forefront of public life across the globe to aid in the fight against the coronavirus. Expert opinion is offered by Political Strategist Matt Klink and Professor Lincoln Mitchell of Columbia University. IN TIMES OF CRISIS, COMMUNITIES RELY UPON OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO GIVE US THE FACTS WE NEED. SOT: Dr. Anthony Fauci/U.S. NIAID Director “WHENEVER YOU PUT THE CLAMPS DOWN AND SHUT THINGS DOWN. YOU DO IT FOR TWO REASONS. YOU DO IT TO PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD. THIS WE CALL MITIGATION. BUT YOU ALSO DO IT TO BUY YOURSELF TIME, TO GET BETTER PREPARED FOR WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A REBOUND.” THEIR LEADERSHIP REASSURES US AS THEY OUTLINE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. SOT: Matt Klink/Political Analyst "GOVERNOR CUOMO HAS BEEN CALLED THE MAN OF THE HOUR BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN EVER PRESENT ON TV." SOT: Vice Adm. Jerome Adams/U.S. Surgeon General: "WE NOW KNOW THAT ABOUT 25 PERCENT AND IN SOME STUDIES EVEN MORE OF COVID 19 IS TRANSMITTED WHEN YOU ARE ASYMPTOMATIC OR PRE-SYMPTOMATIC" (:07) THEY ARE THE EMERGING VOICES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GLOBAL LEADERS AS PUBLIC SERVANTS; WHEN ONE IS DOWN, ANOTHER STEPS UP. SOT: Dominic Raab/U.K. Foreign Secretary "THE GOVERNMENT IS UNITED IN OUR FOCUS, OUR DETERMINATION, AND OUR NATIONAL MISSION TO DEFEAT THE CORONAVIRUS AND DEFEAT IT WE WILL." (:07) THEY WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE US BEYOND A CRISIS AND INTO A RECOVERED STATE. SOT: Gov. Gavin Newsom/California "WE'LL BE DRIVEN BY FACTS. WE'LL BE DRIVEN BY BY EVIDENCE. WE'LL BE DRIVEN BY SCIENCE. WE'LL BE DRIVEN BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORS." AND EVEN AMONG A HEATED POLITICAL LANDSCAPE… SOT: Lincoln Mitchell, Assoc. Prof. / Columbia University 09:15 "WE MAY NOT BE IN THIS TOGETHER IN THE SAME WAY, BUT WE'RE ALL TOGETHER IN SOME WAY." ONE THING IS CLEAR; THEIR VOICES WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS PIL