Will European lockdowns work or are they too weak?
Melbourne's three-month lockdown was a long and gruelling slog, but eventually the city was able to reopen with very low levels of coronavirus still around. The same almost certainly won't be true for major European countries, which are increasingly being forced into winter lockdowns to try and save their health systems from collapsing. England, France, Belgium and Austria have all recently announced a form of lockdown or social distancing restrictions. So with coronavirus really taking off in Europe, will the lockdowns work? Also on today's show: * What does the Coronacast team think of the various curfew measures in Europe right now? * If I were to be in a room with someone for a long period of time, does it make any difference if I gave them a hug when I saw them?
