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The Real Story: Beating coronavirus: What will  you sacrifice?

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13/03/2020 GMT

Beating coronavirus: What will  you sacrifice?

BBC World Service - The Real Story, Beating coronavirus: What will  you sacrifice?

Understanding how culture and psychology underpin our ability to tackle Covid-19

Across the globe, authorities are taking unprecedented steps to curb the spread of coronavirus - as well as the increased levels of public fear and anxiety that accompany it. But do our views on the place of individual freedom and the role of the government in society help dictate how effective those measures will be? As rationing, quarantines and travel restrictions become more common place, there’s growing concern that some countries will struggle to control the actions of their citizens. With many shoppers ignoring pleas not to panic buy provisions, does this bode ill for more stringent curbs on behaviour still to come?  When it comes to tackling a global pandemic, how many of your freedoms are you willing to sacrifice for the greater good?

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