Lockdown: Tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra
Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis.
The first episode includes concerns about the impact of a full lockdown in Ghana, the impact of the closure of public buildings on one man in Mississippi, there鈥檚 an insight from Hangzhou in China as the restrictions end and a woman in the UK explains how she felt as the symptoms of Covid 19 became clear. Reflective, informative and timely, these global insights offer a perspective on how the world is facing up to a crisis.
By emailing a voice memo recorded on their smartphones listeners from different countries offer their unique perspectives on a global crisis, and a glimpse of not just their own lives in lockdown, but how their country is tackling this unprecedented challenge.
If you want to tell us your story, send your voice memo to theresponse@bbc.co.uk or simply send us a message saying you want to take part.
(Photo: A man sells face masks after the partial lockdown in parts of Ghana to halt the spread of the coronavirus was lifted in Accra. Credit: Getty Images)
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- Tue 21 Apr 2020 02:06GMT麻豆社 World Service
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 08:32GMT麻豆社 World Service
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 12:32GMT麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 14:32GMT麻豆社 World Service Australasia
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 15:32GMT麻豆社 World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Tue 21 Apr 2020 21:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except East and Southern Africa
- Sat 25 Apr 2020 10:32GMT麻豆社 World Service
- Sun 26 Apr 2020 04:32GMT麻豆社 World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Mon 27 Apr 2020 00:32GMT麻豆社 World Service Australasia