The Scalpel and the Sledgehammer

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

All over Europe, nationwide lockdowns are being put in place as the continent tries to weather the second wave of coronavirus infections. But before several countries turned to these measures, they tried something else first. CNN London-based reporter Salma Abdelaziz traces the months of controversy that have led to the beginning of England’s second national lockdown today. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's locked down 2.0 in France and Germany's citizens must hunker down once again.
0:07.0	Leaders across Europe struggling to strike a balance in the battle against the resurgent
0:12.1	coronavirus pandemic.
0:14.1	We've known for a while there was going to be a surge of COVID-19 cases in the winter
0:18.2	months, and right now we're seeing that play out in Europe where infection rates are skyrocketing
0:24.4	across the entire continent.
0:26.6	This week Germany and France announced month-long nationwide lockdowns in response.
0:33.2	Here's Germany's Angela Merkel.
0:36.3	Our health system can still cope with this challenge today, but at this speed of infections
0:41.1	it will reach the limits of its capacity within weeks.
0:44.6	Similar lockdowns are happening in Belgium, Ireland and the Czech Republic, and meanwhile
0:49.8	today marks the beginning of England's second national lockdown.
0:54.1	Days after the UK passed the grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus infections.
1:00.2	From Thursday until the start of December, you must stay at home.
1:05.9	So how did things get so bad?
1:08.4	Despite the early warnings of a second wave, why are a lot of countries in Europe under
1:13.4	strict lockdown again?
1:15.4	Look, there's no one answer to this question, and each country is going to have its own
1:19.9	story to tell as to how it got to where it is.
1:24.0	And in this episode, we're going to take a deep dive into England.
1:27.6	With my colleague, Salma Abdala-Zes, she's a reporter in CNN's London Bureau and Salma's
1:32.9	going to talk about the twists and turns of how England has been dealing with this pandemic,
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