Co-hosts Michael Bociurkiw and Melissa Ricci discuss the nexus of travel and the pandemic. A guest from the private aviation sector explains some of the many challenges presented by the pandemic.
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In this kick-off episode to the new year, we take a look at the highlights of 2020 and peer into what’s in store for 2021 - especially with the coronavirus pandemic.
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On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the global body was forced, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to hold its annual high-level gathering of leaders online. How did it go? What was lost? And what are the issues. Also our regular update on the pandemic as the US marks the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths.
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We turn our attention to travel during the global Covid-19 pandemic. Will travel ever be the same again? Will the pandemic change forever the way we interact with strangers on the road? What's the safe and sensible thing to do right now when planning a get-away? For these and others answers we turned to one of North America's top travel experts, Mary Jean Tully.
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Three months after the WHO declared a global public health emergency, we travel to Maryland to speak to the former Acting Surgeon-General of the United States, Dr. Boris Lushniak. About the coronavirus pandemic globally - and more locally in the United States. With some very important advice at the end about coping with the lockdown.
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There's an enormous thirst for facts and more context on the disruption that the coronavirus has brought to our everyday lives. In this revised episode, host Michael Bociurkiw amplify some of the thoughts published in his opinion and on-air comments this week.
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In this launch episode of Global Impact, we present the latest update on the spread of the coronavirus - how some countries such as Israel are enacting draconian measures to limit infection. And how the relationship between WHO and UN member states complicates its work. Also the MH17 criminal trial and a bonus tidbit from my work on Digital Crack - my forthcoming book on smartphone and social media addiction.
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