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Countries take action to stop spread of coronavirus

14/03/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Countries take action to stop spread of coronavirus

Countries globally are announcing new measures to stop the further spread of coronavirus. President Trump declared a national emergency and increased the number of tests available from next week.  

Also in the programme: How far are we from a vaccine? And the story of a Pulitzer prize winner.

Joining Alex Ritson, to discuss these and other issues are Christos Christou, president of the MSF- Médecins Sans Frontières and Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Times newspaper join our panel today.

PHOTO: A ticket agent helps travellers arriving on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany (CREDIT: REUTERS/Jim Urquhart)

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