Episode 744
Covid-19: is the UK's reaction the right one?
The UK stance is currently at odds with the response across Europe. Is this the right approach to controlling the impact of the virus?
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
March 14, 202033m 42s
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Show Notes
As the focus shifts to Europe, now regarded as the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, Chris Smith rejoins Radio New Zealand National's Kim Hill to debate whether the UK stance, currently at odds with the reaction seen across the rest of Europe, is the right one. They ask, how effective are travel bans, why Italy has been so hard hit, why children don't seem to be getting sick, and the influence of the weather on the spread of SARS-Cov-2... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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coronaviruscovid-19pandemicSARSSARS-Cov-2kim hillradio new zealand nationalRNZviruscontrol of diseaseepidemicantibody dependent enhancementepidemiologyrespiratory disease