Coronavirus hits cruise lines again
Covid cases found on two different cruise ships as the industry struggles to revive after the pandemic
Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten temporarily suspends cruises after 41 passengers and crew test positive for Covid 19. We talk to Stewart Chiron, The Cruise Guy, about how the industry can come back after the pandemic. Also in the programme, the US interests of social media company TikTok look set to be bought by Microsoft. Georgia Wells, tech reporter from the Wall Street Journal gives us the latest. We hear from one of the world's most eminent environmental scientists, James Lovelock, and we celebrate the life and work of Bill English an early computing pioneer, who invented the computer mouse.
Joining us for live discussion throughout the programme are Nicole Childers, executive producer of Marketplace Morning Report in Los Angeles and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist from Delhi.
(Image: Hurtigruten cruise ship, Image credit: Reuters)
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