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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Coronavirus: What is it, how does it spread and how to stay safe?
Description: It’s the word on everyone’s lips, and has been for months now -coronavirus. We haven’t seen an international response to a crisis on this scale before. One in which every single one of the world’s 195 countries are at risk. Nations are closing their borders, halting flights, limiting social interaction and closing workplaces... except for the most essential. The world's stock market has tumbled and shows no signs of stability. These are unprecedented times, when fake news and panic travel faster than the virus.
Host Suhail Akram talks to Dr Tarik Jasarevic of World Health Organisation and scie...