Much to talk about now how come to us one of the at the centers of sars epidemic back in 2003 and here right in the middle of it being the key members of the team which actually isolated the virus why do you think the world hasnt learned the lessons of it and where we are right now ok well. We did learn the lessons in 2003 and we learned the hard way because we in terms of we were prepared i think none of the world was prepared in 2003 or dealing with such a severe disease and so so the society has learned about things like social distancing about the use of. Face masks and also for the preparation within hospitals having special wards which could cope with these emerging diseases which were transmissible and which had a high mortality so. We learned so lessons the hard way so thats why when the outbreak occurred and the general this here we were well prepared so it was like ok its its on science science again so it was hong kong was thats not the wars that stop the elective. Missions
Very good morning to you from all of us here in moscow this is our 3 international with mina karen lets begin with the latest figures on covert 19 the Global Pandemic is still raging with 2700000 cases now confirmed and the number of fatalities has the past 191000 but if it were over 750000 people have recovered. Muslims around the world are going to celebrate the holy month of ramadan in isolation with most mosques closed and religious Services Suspended muslims are unable to participate in Traditional Press arties large gouty have joins us now to explain how typical ramadan practices have been adapted to cheering the pandemic my good to see you at tell us how are muslims adapting to ramadan or adopting ramadan well were talking here about a quarter of the worlds population 2000000000 muslims and this is a very very different ramadan what they expected what everybody thought was going to happen because obviously were in the middle of a pandemic and ramadan is its a very superficial th
Asked Professor John nicholls clinical professor of psychology at the university of hong kong and has been studying carnivorous it for 25 years and east a leading expert in the field. John nicholls clinical professor anthology at the university of hong kong its really great to have you with us so much to talk about now hong kong who was one of the at the centers of sars epidemic back in 2003 and you were right in the middle of it being the key members of the team which actually isolated the virus why do you think the world hasnt learned the lessons of it and we are where we are right now ok well we did learn the lessons in 2003 and we learnt the hard way because we. In terms of we werent prepared i think none of what was prepared in 2003 dealing with such a severe disease. And so so the society has learned about things like social distancing about the use of face masks and also for the preparation within hospitals having special wards which could cope with these emerging diseases which
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