π§ Coronavirus - Lessons from History
π§ Dan Snow's History Hit
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36m
Professor John Oxford is a virologist. He is one of the world's leading experts on influenza. He is a leader in the study of the great Influenza outbreak of 100 years ago that killed upwards of 50 million people around the world. I talked to him today to ask him, what are the key lessons that we can learn from past outbreaks.
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