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Mar 2020
36m 21s

Inside the coronavirus epidemic

Arabian Business
About this episode

In the inaugural edition of the Arabian Business Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Wael Faroug Mohamed Elamin, a consultant clinical microbiologist and infection specialist at King’s College Hospital in Dubai. 

In this episode, Dr. Elamin explains why coronavirus outbreaks are spreading in diverse parts of the globe, even as new cases and fatalities slow in its epicenter in China, as well as the efficacy of response efforts, whether such outbreaks are inevitable, preventative measures, what else can be done and - importantly - whether the world should be worried or not. 


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