Covid-19: Six Months On

The Briefing Room

It's been six months since the coronavirus-induced lockdown was introduced across the UK - what have we learned about Covid-19 in that time?

David Aaronovitch explores what we now know about the science of the virus, the symptoms it produces, and the policies which have been developed to tackle its spread.

Contributors:

Ravi Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Cambridge

Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology. King's College London

Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Global Public Policy, University of Oxford

Keith Neal, Emeritus Professor in the Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, University of Nottingham

Team: Richard Fenton-Smith, Kirsteen Knight and Julie Ball. Studio Manager: Rod Farquhar Editor: Jasper Corbett

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