You can find more information about both of those verifications on our website and you tube channel but one irony our guest identifies in his new book is that britain was once the envy of the world when it came to handling epidemics Contact Tracing was pioneered against cholera in londons soho area and so what can we learn from past pandemics how they transform the world professor Frank Snowdon author of epidemics and society from the black death to the present joins me now via skype from rome in this early frank welcome to going underground before we get to the book which i think is being read by more and more people than maybe you even expected tell me about how you contract it coded in rome and why youve dedicated your life way before coronavirus to the study of pandemics and epidemics yes one devoted so many years to pandemic diseases because it seems to me there are a wonderful way forward. Understanding how societies function and their put together their values the relationships
A country ravaged by years of civil war sierra leone is now on the road to recovery but the ruinous effects of the conflict continue to be felt. 50 percent of the population is a new tricks. Drinking water is scarce electricity practically nonexistent. While they have been improvements on the countrys infrastructure daily life for most is still a struggle. My mouth changed. Ok. Sandy runs a transport business after one of his drivers had an accident he takes to the road he has to deliver a spare part. While the stricken truck has been badly damaged than he has been assured it is still running. Only this is the state of the vehicle for her. Way. Of life i dont want her very nice and safe but not for her lets all live life like that. Not play. Well. For us. So that is it was. Ok. So it was halloween spirit. Spat delivered but the return journey promises to be even tougher ahead lies 150 kilometer of mostly unpaved roads that have been further devastated by torrential rain while the small
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Of the ships arrival there incubating coronavirus. Is declaring a state of tomorrow. We want to get you straight emergency. Reporter the centers for to that News Conference with former fema director, mark the governor. Nouveau, help us break down some of what we heard here. Disease control, state health state of california, 29 that Emergency Declaration by the governor frees up resource officials and others are individuals that have working on plans about how this subsequently been tested ship due to come back in tomorrow will be brought back positive. S. In to San Francisco. Reporter official word came what did he say, a lot we loop into the phase of wednesday afternoon that the there. Grand princess would be cutting unprecedented. Weve got a cruise ship thats gonna be sitting out in the repatriation. Were typically back at the end her trip short after fuse that of january. Ocean, were gonna deal with the first phase of our it. I dont know if thats happened engagement as it relates to
Moments later, second accident. A driver of a tour bus traveling westbound rearended a teacup truck sending that vehicle to eastbound lanes as well. The dual accidents backed up traffic in this part of the south bay impacting motorists days before a major holiday. From there, we were just like bumpertobumper the whole time. Its been pretty crazy. Reporter drivers headed for alternate routes, team of engineers and other experts work to get the crane righted. With caltrans crews clearing debris. Repairing a section of the damaged median after several hours, the measurements were right to lift the crane back onto its wheels. We have some real expertise, being able to get this cleaned up as quickly as possible. Reporter two drivers were injured in the pair of accidents. The driver of the crane suffered minor injuries but did not go to the hospital. The driver of the pickup truck that was rearended, he did go to the hospital with minor injuries. On highway 237, here in our san jose, jesse g