Coronavirus (COVID-19): trying to understand the information being supplied to the public (open access)

By Geoff Auty, Neil Walker

Issue 376 | Page 6 | Published Apr 2020

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A physics teacher asks a biology teacher to explain the reasons behind some of the coronavirus advice and information being given on television and in the newspapers.

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