Coronavirus deaths, face masks and a potential baby boom
Is the coronavirus related death count misleading because of delays in reporting? Do face masks help prevent the spread of the virus?
Is the coronavirus related death count misleading because of delays in reporting? Do face masks help prevent the spread of the virus? Was a London park experiencing Glastonbury levels of overcrowding this week? And after reports of condom shortages, we ask whether there’s any evidence that we’re nine months away from a lockdown-induced baby boom.
Plus in a break from Covid-19 reporting we ask a Nobel-prize winner how many Earth-like planets there are in existence.
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- Wed 8 Apr 2020 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 9 Apr 2020 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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