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Ireland v UK Response to Covid 19, Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald, Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan & The Stats, Models, Projections of Covid 19

Gabriel Scally, public health physician, former Regional Director of Public Health in England, Ho...

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13.09 22 Mar 2020


Ireland v UK Response to Covid 19, Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald, Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan & The Stats, Models, Projections of Covid 19



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13.09 22 Mar 2020


Gabriel Scally, public health physician, former Regional Director of Public Health in England, Hon Professor of Public Health at the University of Bristol, joined Gavan to discuss the differing approaches of the UK and Irish governments in the face of the Covid 19 crisis.

Gavan speaks to Dr Chris Luke, recently retired emergency physician with over 35 years experience, about answering the call to return to the front line in a bid to alleviate the growing pressure felt by healthcare workers across the country.

Sinn Fein Leader, Mary Lou McDonald joined Gavan on the line to discuss how she thinks the crisis has been handled by the government thus far and Charlie Flanagan, Minister for Justice, also spoke to Gavan about the measures which might be implemented by the government in the coming days and weeks.

Finally, Gavan was joined by John Burn-Murdoch, Senior data-visualisation journalist with The Financial Times to talk through some of the key stats and figures regarding Covid 19.


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