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World Service,08 May 2020,23 mins

SeriesDon't Log Off

Don't log off - part five

The Documentary

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Around the world our borders are closed and we’ve been told to keep our distance. But that’s not always easy. For some, it’s near impossible. Alan Dein connects with people around the globe, as they try to find space amongst those around them. Under the setting sun of the African Savannah, Maasai leader Kimaren is used to living collectively – something he has been told they can no longer do. Novia, originally from Indonesia, is a domestic worker in Singapore, living with a family that is not her own. In Hangzhou, China, Fish has gone outside for the first time after weeks locked down on her University campus. And in a South African township, Zanyiwe tries to make sense of social distancing - living in a six-metre ‘shack’ with nine others.

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