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hello welcome to the naked scientists this is the show where we bring you the

latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.

That's with me, Chris Smith and with Phil Sansom.

This week a detailed look at the coronavirus pandemic that's sweeping the globe.

How does it affect the lungs?

What can doctors do about it?

And we talk to the teams developing new rapid tests for the virus and vaccines to stop it.

Plus in other news, evidence that solar storms can cause whales to beach themselves and researchers discover the oldest

fossil of a modern bird ever found.

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First up, a quick update on

first up a quick update about what's on everyone's minds, the coronavirus pandemic.

Just this afternoon the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a press conference with the

Deputy Chief Medical Officer and the Secretary of State for Housing Communities

and local government, that's Robert Genrick. Here's some of what he had to say.

Well thank you Prime Minister and good afternoon. As a nation we're confronted with the need to make big changes and enormous sacrifices to our daily lives and this is especially true today on Mother's Day when many of us would want nothing more than to be at home with our

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