Sadness, hope and love: revisiting the people who helped us report on the pandemic – podcast

Throughout 2020 we have reported on the shocking developments as Covid-19 swept through Britain, changing our way of life in a flash. In this episode we revisit people who helped us tell the story, from Wuhan, ICU wards, care homes and unemployment claims to a blind date that led to romance

2020 has been a year of unprecedented disruption, sadness and anxiety for many people. When news first emerged of a ‘novel coronavirus’ in China at the start of the year, few could have imagined its devastating global impact. Through the months that followed, Today in Focus tracked the spread of the virus and its effects, not only with our specialist journalists but with the people working on the front line.

In this episode, Anushka Asthana looks back on a year like no other and revisits some of the people we spoke to along the way.

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