How dangerous is the coronavirus?
What do previous pandemics tell us about the new coronavirus? David Aaronovitch tracks the disease's origins in China, assesses its spread, and asks how prepared we can ever be.
What lessons do previous pandemics provide about how we should treat the new coronavirus? David Aaronovitch tracks the disease's origins in China, explores its spread. He considers how dangerous this virus is and asks how prepared we are for an outbreak in the UK.
Contributors:
Howard Zhang, editor of the 麻豆社鈥檚 China service
Dr Nathalie McDermott, Imperial College, London
John Oxford, Professor of Virology, Queen Mary鈥檚 College, London
Dr Josie Golding, Epidemic Preparedness and Response Programme at The Wellcome Trust.
Producers: Rosamund Jones, Kirsteen Knight and Jordan Dunbar
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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