Injustover100days,anewcoronavirushastakenanunpreparedworldbystorm,infiltratingeverycorneroftheglobe,sendingentirenationsintolockdown,killingthousandsandinfectingcountlessmore.Acrosstheworld,governmentsarescramblingtoreact,hospitalsarestrugglingtocopeandanincreasinglyanxiouspublicarestartingtopanic.Theworld’smediaisawashwithdata,informationandmisinformation.Butwhatarethefacts?WhatisCOVID-19andwhyisthisstrainofcoronavirussodangerous?Whathappensinourbodieswhenthevirusattacks?Howdoesthiscomparetopreviouspandemics?Whatdoallthethenumbersreallymean,andhowcandatamodellinghelpuslookforanexitstrategy?Thisprogrammeinvestigatesthescientificfactsandfiguresbehindthebiggestpublichealthcrisisinlivingmemory,andexploresthelatestresearchfromthefrontlineofthemedicalandscientificfightback.
