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🗓️ 25 March 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Ear, nose and throat experts believe there may be a link between covid-19 and the loss of the senses of smell and taste. Might this help tackle the spread of the disease? And, how scientists and manufacturers are trying to keep up with demand for life-saving ventilators. Plus, the climate impact of staying at home. Kenneth Cukier hosts.
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0:00.0 | It can be tricky getting the balance right when it comes to kids and screen time. |
0:05.0 | You don't want it to miss out, but you're mindful of the well-being. |
0:09.0 | Try the Google Family Link app. |
0:11.0 | It lets you set screen time limits, create a bedtime for your child's device, |
0:16.0 | and block or approve the apps they download, all from your own phone, |
0:21.0 | helping you find a healthier balance for your family online. |
0:25.0 | Download the Google Family Link app today. |
0:30.0 | COVID-19 is spreading faster than a bullet train, so it says New York's governor Andrew Cuomo. |
0:44.0 | The city now has over 25,000 confirmed cases of the disease and the pattern is similar across the world. |
0:51.0 | Amid this surge in the number of cases in hospital, |
0:54.0 | are the many people with milder symptoms battling the illness in their homes. |
0:59.0 | Meanwhile, researchers are racing to better understand the virus and provide life-saving care. |
1:05.0 | Hello, I'm Kenneth Kukie, a senior editor at the Economist, |
1:08.0 | and you're listening to Babbage on Economist Radio, |
1:11.0 | are weekly podcasts on technology and science. |
1:14.0 | Coming up on today's show, could losing your sense of smell mean you've contracted COVID-19? |
1:20.0 | There's been a huge increase in the number of patients who are presenting to ENT surgeons, |
1:25.0 | raising incidents of COVID-19 with the nausea. |
1:29.0 | And the manufacturers that are teaming up to respond to the demand for ventilators. |
1:34.0 | They're also going to 24 hour operation, shifting people out of the office onto the production floor, |
1:39.0 | and doing everything they can. |
1:41.0 | Plus, people are being required to stay at home. |
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