Original version

BBC World Service Australasia

Newshour

News

Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Newshour: 17/07/2020 20:06 GMT: Anthony Fauci: Americans should wear masks

Magazines & Reviews

Anthony Fauci: Americans should wear masks

17/07/2020 20:06 GMT

17/07/2020 20:06 GMT: Anthony Fauci: Americans should wear masks

BBC World Service - Newshour, Anthony Fauci: Americans should wear masks

Local officials in Georgia are defying the governor and making mask wearing compulsory

Local officials in Georgia are defying the governor and making mask wearing compulsory.

The most senior infectious disease expert in the United States, Dr Anthony Fauci, has urged politicians across America to encourage their citizens to wear masks. Dr Fauci told an online question and answer session that mask wearing was a vital part of the effort to combat the coronavirus.

Also in the programme: India surpasses 1 million coronavirus cases; and we debate free speech. Is it really under threat from what's been called "cancel culture".

Picture: Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases prepares to testify ahead of a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/File Photo.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newshour

17/07/2020 20:06 GMT: Anthony Fauci: Americans should wear masks

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Australasia

About BBC World Service