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The Documentary: Don't Log Off: Don't log off - part two

Alan Dein

11/04/2020 GMT

Don't log off - part two

Don't Log Off

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Don't Log Off, Don't log off - part two

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic.

Alan Dein connects with people around the world trying to find moments of calm during the coronavirus pandemic.
He speaks to Jens, the captain of a container ship in the middle of the Indian Ocean who is unsure when he may be able to get his crew back home, and Sujatha, an 85 year old in India who is philosophical about being confined to her home in Delhi.
1000 miles south of Delhi, Alan reaches out to Chinu who is feeding Mumbai's urban poor as the Indian government imposes a lockdown. And he speak to Benedetta, who is eight months pregnant in an anxious and eerily quiet Rome.
 
Alan also catches up with 16-year-old Ibrahim who was homeless on the streets of Athens when they last spoke - but now has some good news to share.

The Documentary: Don't Log Off

Across every continent, people are trying to make sense of a new world ? one that happens mostly behind closed doors and often alone.  Alan Dein connects with seven individuals whose lives have shifted under the coronavirus pandemic as they nervously anticipate what will come next in an uncertain future.
 
In Tehran, Golnar, an Iranian who describes herself as ?constant traveller? is inside her apartment ? all future trips postponed.  Across the town is the hostel she set up with a friend.  Forced to close in the city?s lockdown it is now serving a crucial role. 
 
Dhaka is one of the most densely populated city?s on earth.  As the pandemic takes hold, entrepreneur Fahad worries for the successful delivery business he has spent years building up and the future for his parents he shares a home with.
 
Not everyone is inside.  In Greece, Ibrahim is homeless, sheltering in an abandoned building.  His friend Mikki is self-isolating and cannot help him.
 
Plus stories from Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Sudan of isolation and expectation.

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