Inside Covid-19: Tracing app; scientists knew Covid-19 was coming - but didn't prepare. Ep 81

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In this episode (81) we talk to Professor Christophe Fraser, of the University of Oxford, the man who advised the South African and British governments on the Covid-19 contact tracing app. And we speak to Stellenbosch university’s Professor Wolfgang Preiser, a virology expert of global standing on diseases that jump from animals to humans - and what the latest thinking is on Covid-19, which is a zoonotic disease. He tells us the world did very little to safeguard against a disease they knew about some years back - and he shares his views on the Covid-19 app. - Jackie Cameron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Sep 2020 3PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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