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World Service,24 Feb 2020,26 mins

Coronavirus spike puts part of Italy in lockdown

World Business Report

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A spike in cases of the new coronavirus in Italy fuelled concerns of a possible pandemic. Professor Michele Geraci is an economist who was until recently the undersecretary of state at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, and discusses the possible economic implications of parts of Italy being put into lockdown. Also in the programme, our regular workplace commentator Peter Morgan reflects on the success or otherwise of employers' attempts to boost the fitness of their workforce. Plus the BBC's Elizabeth Hotson looks at how brands aim to forge strong relationships with certain types of music. (Picture: A man wears a face mask in central Milan. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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