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On January 30 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) that originated in Wuhan, China. Healthcare experts have warned that Covid-19 could rapidly spread, if not properly contained, and many governments around the world have begun to take precautionary measures to ensure public health safety. Amid the international concern and heightened fears about the disease, what is fact and what is fiction? The Asia Society Hong Kong Center brings you regular updates on the coronavirus story in Hong Kong that has reverberations elsewhere in the world. We are pleased to present on-the-ground public health experts and internationally renowned specialists with the latest facts and evidence-based findings regarding this epidemic outbreak. In episode 30, join the in-depth discussion about the Covid-19 variants from Professor Sharon Peacock, Professor of Public Health & Microbiology at the University of Cambridge, Professor Ravindra K Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease at the University of Cambridge and Professor Salim Karim, Professor for Global Health in Epidemiology at Columbia University, moderated by Elizabeth Cheung, Health Reporter at SCMP.
