British officials gave a coronavirus briefing transcript April 16. Dominic Raab said that the UK lockdown could last into June. Read the full transcript of the press conference here.

President Donald Trump’s April 15 coronavirus press conference. Trump threatened to adjourn Congress to push through his judicial nominees [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/kYkAKb4n_HyTPiqC9dVgKSg_8gsmRtNr6uC3Lz-UgrYYNiK7QBRqMDxpSd0GFNVi9OtukNGwXH09Md71AungtAMN2Bo?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=685.22]. He also said the peak for COVID-19 in the US has passed and he expects to reopen the country soon [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/kYkAKb4n_HyTPiqC9dVgKSg_8gsmRtNr6uC3Lz-UgrYYNiK7QBRqMDxpSd0GFNVi9OtukNGwXH09Md71AungtAMN2Bo?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=57.93].

Donald Trump and Mike Pence held a meeting with recovered coronavirus patients on April 14. Read the full transcript of their meeting here.

Admiral William H. McRaven gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas often referred to as the “Make Your Bed” speech.

In a TED Talk from 2015, Bill Gates warned that the world is not prepared for an epidemic, pandemic, or outbreak. This feels all too relevant with the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read the full transcript of his TED Talk here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their April 10 briefing on COVID-19. Trump said he would not open the country “until we know this country is going to be healthy.” [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/g03mdSH4mRaurEYCza2C32mLlx1IazfFqXvGSxnhWtgDGLO4Lnd4cYwJXNmQDIqwqzHVBsem7YeTEj52HCjHEUxDC8A?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=3037.25] Some people found a quote from Surgeon General Jerome Adams offensive, where he said for communities of color to avoid drugs & alcohol, call friends and family, and to “Do it for your abuela, do it for your grandaddy, do it for your big mama, do it for your pop pop.” [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/g03mdSH4mRaurEYCza2C32mLlx1IazfFqXvGSxnhWtgDGLO4Lnd4cYwJXNmQDIqwqzHVBsem7YeTEj52HCjHEUxDC8A?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=1924.04] Read the full transcript here.