蜜芽传媒

From the first reports of a mystery disease in Wuhan, China, and the announcement of the death of 鈥減atient zero鈥� on December 1st 2019, to the start of lockdown on March 23rd 2020, we hear how we watched and waited for arrival of Covid 19.

There were increasingly urgent warnings from global health bodies, tourists on cruise ships were repatriated, and scientists debated herd immunity. There was a big debate over sporting events going ahead while we all learnt the elbow bump greeting and how to wash our hands properly.

In the corridors of power, there were arguments over emergency planning, and fevered scientific activity - until, when the modelling showed without doubt that the NHS would be quickly overwhelmed, the Government acted.

Archive Producer: Howard Shannon
Additional Interviews: Rob Walker
Sound Design: Alice K. Winz
Producer: David Prest
A Whistledown production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4