Dr. Vivek Murthy — Former Surgeon General on Combatting COVID-19, Loneliness, and More | Brought to you by <a href="http://nutribullet.com/tim" target="_blank">NutriBullet</a> and <a href="http://trello.com/tfs" target="_blank">Trello</a>.“All of us, regardless of what stage of life we’re at, we’ve got three basic needs: we all want to know that we matter, we want to be seen for who we are, and we want to know that we’re loved.” —&nbsp;Dr. Vivek MurthyDr. Vivek H. Murthy&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/vivek_murthy" target="_blank">@vivek_murthy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vivekmurthy.com/" target="_blank">vivekmurthy.com</a>) served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States between 2014-2017. As the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers globally. During his tenure, Dr. Murthy launched the TurnTheTide campaign, catalyzing a movement among health professionals to address the nation’s opioid crisis. He also issued the first Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, calling for expanded access to prevention and treatment and for recognizing addiction as a chronic illness, not a character flaw.In 2017, Dr. Murthy focused his attention on chronic stress and loneliness as prevalent problems that have profound implications for health, productivity, and happiness. He has co-founded a number of organizations: VISIONS, an HIV/AIDS education program in India; Swasthya, a community health partnership in rural India training women as health providers and educators; software company TrialNetworks; and the grassroots physicians organization&nbsp;<a href="http://www.drsforamerica.org/" target="_blank">Doctors for America</a>.Since leaving government service, Dr. Murthy has continued to focus on loneliness and social connection. 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#417: Dr. Vivek Murthy — Former Surgeon General on Combatting COVID-19, Loneliness, and More

<div>Cruise ships continued to sail as the coronavirus spread. Beth Reinhard explains why. Michael Scherer reports on the awkwardness of campaigning during a pandemic. And Simon Denyer on how Japan is handling covid-19.</div><div> </div><div>Read more: </div><div> </div><div>Cruises didn’t stop operations until it was too late. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cruise-ships-kept-sailing-as-coronavirus-spread-travelers-and-health-experts-question-why/2020/03/20/5b640f14-67e2-11ea-b5f1-a5a804158597_story.html">Health experts are asking why.</a></div><div> </div><div>How do you campaign for <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-biden-face-off-on-a-dramatically-altered-political-landscape/2020/03/22/09bc1fc8-6c77-11ea-aa80-c2470c6b2034_story.html">president during a pandemic?</a></div><div> </div><div>Japan is handling the coronavirus in its own way. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japans-social-distancing-is-shrinking-as-coronavirus-fears-ease-too-soon/2020/03/24/7c816cee-6d0c-11ea-a156-0048b62cdb51_story.html">Here’s what that looks like.</a></div><div> </div><div>Follow the Post’s live coverage of the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/?itid=hp__%3A">coronavirus pandemic here</a>.&nbsp;</div><div> </div><div>Subscribe to The Washington Post: <a href="https://postreports.com/offer">https://postreports.com/offer</a></div>

Why cruises kept sailing despite coronavirus dangers

Japan delays summer games until 2021. Myanmar announces its first official cases of coronavirus, and China prepares to loosen its lockdown on the city of Wuhan.