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Inside Covid-19: Mental wellness in lockdown; Respirators from PMB; Remdesivir; Zoomlash - Ep 16

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In episode sixteen, a bumper post-long-weekend edition of Inside Covid-19, features how to maintain mental health during lockdown; insights from two editors who are also specialists in the spread of infectious disease; our regular update from global health and HIV expert Prof Alan Whiteside; the Pietermaritzburg company that’s ready to restart making respirators after corruption forced them to abandon the line 17 years ago; a Zoomlash after the hugely popular video conferencing tool becomes a hack-fest; and the race to discover effective treatment against Covid-19 after a promising 53 person trial for remdesivir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Apr 2020 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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