Covid Catch-up
What happens if a rise in Covid cases coincides with flu season?
October 7, 2022
30 min
680 of 2,000
October 7, 2022
Covid Catch-up
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<p>Covid levels are rising again in the UK. The BBC’s medical editor Fergus Walsh talks us through what could happen if the increase coincides with flu season.</p><p>This episode of Newscast is presented by BBC Newsnight’s UK editor Sima Kotecha, who also talks us through a story she’s been investigating about racist and homophobic abuse in a WhatsApp group of former Metropolitan Police officers. She discusses what the force can do to tackle racism in its ranks with former Met Police Chief Superintendent Parm Sandhu.</p><p>And Graham Norton is on Newscast’s virtual sofa, as he swaps roles and is interviewed by Adam Fleming.</p><p>This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Miranda Slade and Alix Pickles. The assistant editor was Alison Gee. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.</p>
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