Amazon profits swallowed by Covid costs

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Amazon’s profits will be swallowed up by Covid-related costs, disappointing investors; keeping the online retail giant afloat throughout the crisis will be expensive, as the BBC’s Zoe Thomas in San Francisco explains. Plus, we look at the best ways to trace the coronavirus using app technology: the idea of ‘contact tracing’ isn’t so straightforward however, as testing for the virus – a crucial part of it – has not yet become common enough. Bollywood megastar Rishi Kapoor’s funeral has been dramatically different to that of his peers because of social distancing, as India, one of the world’s biggest economies, comes to grips with the pandemic. And the animation industry seems to be thriving in a stay-at-home economy. We discuss all this with Paddy Hirsch, editor of NPR podcast ‘The Indicator’ from Planet Money in Los Angeles, and journalist Mehmal Serfraz, Co-founder The Current PK in Lahore. (Image: Amazon delivery boxes in a warehouse. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)