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Coronavirus and Asia

World Questions explores the impact of Covid-19 with experts from around the world.

World Questions explores the impact of Covid-19 on Asia with a panel of leading public health experts, politicians and analysts from across the region.
What can be done to slow down the spread of the virus? And how should countries balance the needs of their economies with the need to save lives?
The programme is presented by Jonny Dymond and the panel includes:

Manish Sisodia: Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, India
Jiyoon Kim: Analyst and broadcaster, South Korea
Dr Shahid Jameel: Leading virologist, India
Sophia Yan: Daily Telegraph Beijing Correspondent, China

Producer: Helen Towner
Studio Manager: Tim Heffer

麻豆社 World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.

(Photo: A representative of the Tokyo metropolitan government wearing a face mask holds a sign saying Stay Home, Credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images)

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53 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 May 2020 11:06GMT

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  • Sat 9 May 2020 18:06GMT
  • Sun 10 May 2020 11:06GMT