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Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host Jason Palmer.

Six months ago today, the World Health Organization was first alerted to a pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China.

As the weeks passed, our correspondence in China witnessed a lockdown like none the world had ever seen.

When you get close to the border, there are police checkpoints, there are medics in protection suits, masks and goggles, taking everyone's temperature.

At the end of January, the WHO weighed in on what was clearly a global disaster in the making.

I'm declaring a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of novel coronavirus.

Lockdowns started to spread, first in Europe and eventually to America.

But unfortunately, it's time for us to go.

There are now more than 10 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide. More than 500,000 people have died.

In many parts of the world, cases are still rising sharply.

We'll begin this hour in Brazil where health officials have announced more than 42,000 new cases.

The Australian government is encouraging everyone in the state of Victoria with cold and flu symptoms to be tested for COVID-19.

The Northeastern state of ASEAN has decided to go back under a full lockdown.

ASEAN has reported the highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in two months.

25 states now reporting more cases this week than last week.

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