Around the World Today Series 4 Episode 2 - Covid-19 A Year on

COVID-19: It's been a year since cases were reported in the UKTerry D Talks about COVID-19 and It's been a year since cases were reported in the UK. It was a Wednesday afternoon when a 23-year-old Chinese national called the NHS 111 phone line from his hotel room in York city centre. The University of York student, known in medical journals only as "B", was suffering with a fever, a dry cough and muscle pain. His 50-year-old mother, "A" - who had flown to the UK from Wuhan, in Hubei province, a week earlier - was also feeling unwell with a fever, cough and sore throat.When she arrived in the UK, coronavirus had spread from the Chinese province to countries including Thailand and the US, with some 500 confirmed cases and 17 dead. On 23 January - the day patient A landed in the UK with the student's father - Wuhan and its population of 11 million people, became the first in the world to enter coronavirus lockdown.SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: https://zurl.co/rHuu​Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealTerryo​Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealTerryo​Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RealTerryo​For more content go to http://realterryo.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/around-the-world-today--2871637/support.Thanks for Listening!You’ve just tuned in to Around the World Today.Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Share your thoughts and feedback with us on social media, and join the conversation with our community of listeners.🎧 Listen on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Follow us for updates, behind-the-scenes content, and sneak peeks of upcoming episodes:Facebook: Around the World Today PodcastX (formerly Twitter): @RealTerryoUntil next time, keep exploring the world… one story at a time.