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World Service,15 Feb 2020,53 mins

Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returnees to contain coronovirus

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As coronovirus, continues to spread, Beijing has ordered everyone returning to the city to go into quarantine for 14 days or risk punishment in the latest attempt to contain the virus, state media report. Marketplace reporter Scott Tong explains that the flood of misinformation on Covid-19 is proving as challenging to stop as the virus itself. Mike Johnson takes a look at the problems caused by air pollution around the world. Every five seconds, according to the World Health Organisation, someone dies prematurely because of the health problems caused by air pollution. Peter Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent in Sydney joins Rahul Tandon for comment across the hour. (PIC: Reuters)

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