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World Service,20 May 2020,53 mins

Coronavirus and the elderly, country by country

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We hear about legal action in Canada, the lack of deaths in Hong Kong, and an 'adopt-a-granny' scheme in Bolivia. We also take a look at the situation for the Ultra Orthodox Jewish communities who are seeing a high levels of cases. The Bay of Bengal is bracing for the arrival of super cyclone Amphan later today. The Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now have to deal with this, as well as the arrival of Covid-19.

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