BBC地平线冠状病毒特别节目

Injustover100days,anewcoronavirushastakenanunpreparedworldbystorm,infiltratingeverycorneroftheglobe,sendingentirenationsintolockdown,killingthousandsandinfectingcountlessmore.Acrosstheworld,governmentsarescramblingtoreact,hospitalsarestrugglingtocopeandanincreasinglyanxiouspublicarestartingtopanic.Theworld’smediaisawashwithdata,informationandmisinformation.Butwhatarethefactddd?WhatisCOVID-19andwhyisthisstrainofcoronavirussodangerous?Whathappensinourbodieswhenthevirusattacks?Howdoesthiscomparetopreviouspandemics?Whatdoallthethenumbersreallymean,andhowcandatamodellinghelpuslookforanexitstrategy?Thisprogrammeinvestigatesthescientificfactsandfiguresbehindthebiggestpublichealthcrisisinlivingmemory,andexploresthelatestresearchfromthefrontlineofthemedicalandscientificfightback.