Coronavirus — what's going on in Italy?

About this episode

Coronacast is a daily podcast that's all about answering your coronavirus questions, hosted by Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor. On the show today — what's going on in Italy and what are the chances mass quarantine will work? Does air travel increase the risk of getting infected? And how does the COVID-19 testing pr ... Show More

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