Sharp rise in Coronavirus cases in South Korea

South Korea has confirmed a sharp rise in the number of people that have contracted Coronavirus, taking the total there to almost three thousand. Officials reported six hundred new cases, the biggest rise yet.

Also in the programme: Malaysia faces political uncertainty as prime minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Dr. Ulrike Franke, a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Lance Price, a British broadcaster, writer and political commentator.

(Image: A passenger from a flight which originated in South Korea arrives in Mexico City. Credit: Getty Images.)