Coronomics: how the pandemic is becoming political

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🗓️ 21 April 2020

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Summary

This six-part series is the latest addition to Spectator Radio. Each week, our panellists from around the world select a story that gives you an inside look at what's happening outside their windows.

This episode, we take a look at Italy's cautious reopening, the political blame game stateside, and Hong Kong's second wave worries.

With Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli in Rome, former Italian Correspondent for Politico; Jennifer Creery in Hong Kong, Managing Editor of the Hong Kong Free Press; and Nick Gillespie in New York, Editor at Large for Reason magazine.

Presented by Kate Andrews.

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0:45.2	Thank you. U.S. forward slash free trial. Hello and welcome to Coronomics, the Spectator's six-part series on stories from countries
0:50.0	turned upside down by COVID-19.
0:52.5	I'm Kate Andrews.
0:53.7	This new podcast will feature our panel
0:55.8	based around the world, as each person selects a story that gives you an inside look as to what's
1:01.0	happening outside their windows. Sylvia Ciorilli Borelli is reporting from Rome and former
1:06.5	Italian correspondent for Politico Europe. Jennifer Creeery is reporting from Hong Kong and managing editor of the
1:12.8	Hong Kong free press. And Nick Gillespie is reporting from New York City and editor-at-large for Reason magazine.
1:19.2	Welcome all. Jennifer, some good news from Hong Kong on Monday. Zero new cases of infection from COVID-19 reported.
1:29.8	But that hasn't stopped Hong Kong from planning.
1:34.9	In fact, they have a five-point plan, including one for what's being called catastrophe. Can you talk us through your story this week? Yeah. So as you said, on Monday, Hong Kong recorded zero new
1:42.0	daily coronavirus cases. And this comes during a week of just single digit daily coronavirus cases.
1:50.0	But Hong Kong authorities are warning Hong Kongers not to drop their guard.
1:55.0	Bearing in mind, Hong Kong didn't go into lockdown the same way that the European countries did.
2:00.0	While of course, you know, gyms are closed and other leisure and activity centres are closed,
2:05.7	people are still out in the street, walking about, going to the beach, that kind of stuff,
2:09.8	with various restrictions, including travel restrictions.
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