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World Service,30 Mar 2020,53 mins

US: hundreds of thousands of deaths predicted from Covid-19

Newsday

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Trump extends social distancing measures in the US after previously saying the outbreak would be over by Easter. South Korea, much praised for its testing regime, is now bracing itself for a second wave of infections - so how is it preparing? And as Zimbabwe begins its first day of lockdown, hundreds of healthcare professionals are refusing to work because they say they don't have the protective equipment needed.

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