Routine Checkup: What The Heck Is Coronavirus?

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Brian, Jer and intern Lauren sit down to discuss the hot topic that is Coronavirus 2020. From the facts to misinformation to the panic induced xenophobia and racism being spread just as fast as the virus. If you take anything from this episode: Wash your hands and don't let children sneeze into your mouth.

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0:00.0	It's becoming pretty clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is ripping up the political
0:05.3	playbook.
0:05.8	And when it comes to what it all means for Canada, well, as they say, it's complicated.
0:09.8	But our podcast, two blocks from the White House, is a way to make sense of it all.
0:13.8	Join me, Willie Lowry, and senior Washington correspondents, Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson
0:18.6	every week as we break down the headlines from Capitol Hill with a Canadian spin.
0:24.2	Find and follow two blocks from the White House on your favorite podcast app, including YouTube.
0:30.2	This is a CBC podcast. I'm Here we are. It is January 31st, 2020, and today marks the one month anniversary
1:11.0	of
1:11.8	is it would it be an anniversary
1:13.1	today marks the one month
1:15.9	since the day
1:17.0	that the coronavirus
1:17.9	became a thing
1:18.8	yeah I guess so
1:20.2	technically it was the
1:21.7	it's it's been a month
1:22.9	since it was reported
1:24.2	right this is not
1:25.4	going well
1:26.7	well you know that's true that's what it is that is Right. This is not going well. Well, you know, that's true.
1:28.2	That's what it is.
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