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5 Live Politics: Coronavirus: Do we need more restrictions?

Coronavirus: Do we need more restrictions?

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Katya Adler speaks to Greg Clark and Andy Burnham on measures to tackle coronavirus.

Katya Adler speaks to former business secretary Greg Clark and mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham on the Government’s measures to tackle coronavirus.

With the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in the UK rising daily, Katya Adler looks at whether our social distancing measures go far enough in an extended programme. Joining us are the Conservative former Business Secretary Greg Clark and Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. Also on the show is the former Education Secretary Justine Greening on how school closures could impact vulnerable children, and Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels on developing a vaccine.

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