Easing the lockdown

The Briefing Room

• Episode: Easing the lockdown
• Website: The Briefing Room
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cblx9/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:28:19
• Published: 2020-04-23 21:15

Some countries have opened schools, hairdressers and small non-food shops. David Aaronovitch asks what has guided those tentative first steps and whether the lockdown can be eased safely. What have we learnt about the behaviour and epidemiology of the virus and how might that inform decisions in the UK? He also quizzes experts about how long it could take to end the lockdown fully, and whether some form of social distancing could be in place for many months to come. Contributors: Dr Nathalie MacDermott, Imperial College London Dr Michael Tildesley, Warwick University Prof Hans Joern Kolmos, University of Southern Denmark Prof Martin McKee, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Ngaire Woods, Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance at Oxford University Producers: Kirsteen Knight, Darin Graham and Rosamund Jones Editor: Jasper Corbett