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World Service,09 May 2020,49 mins

Coronavirus Coping Tales

Business Weekly

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We hear from New York chef Gabrielle Hamilton who’s lost her life's work to the pandemic and is worrying about her future and that of her staff. What help are governments giving to small businesses like hers? As New Zealand announces that it has no new cases of Covid-19 we find out how businesses are adapting to a new way of working as the country begins to lift lockdown restrictions. Advertising mogul Sir Martin Sorrell tells us about the effect the pandemic is having on his industry - and we’ll hear from the editor of a newspaper who tells us how he’s coping with a fall in advertising revenue. Plus, as parents struggle with working from home and looking after children, we find out what life is like for single parents at the moment. Presented by Lucy Burton. (Picture of Neferteri Plessy and one of her children, credit Neferteri Plessy)

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