The Current for April 14, 2020
How do we safely move past the pandemic lockdown? We discuss two ideas to ease restrictions: tracking the spread of #COVID19 with mobile technology, and testing the population for immunity. How do these tools work, and what are the concerns around privacy, and the gaps in our knowledge about COVID-19 immunity.
Then, the CBC's Adrienne Arsenault takes us inside a Toronto hospital battling the pandemic, and Susan Ormiston discusses the mood in New York, the epicentre of the U.S. outbreak.
Plus, having a baby is stressful, having a baby in a pandemic is a whole other matter. We talk to two mothers about their worries (and their joy), and a panel of experts about the steps being taken to ensure quality of care.
Keith McArthur — host of CBC podcast Unlocking Bryson's Brain — discusses his quest to cure his son's rare genetic disorder.
Then, author Margaret Atwood talks to Tom Power about the current world crisis, how she's occupying her time, and the importance of the arts right now.
Plus, former CBC health reporter Pauline Dakin discusses how lessons from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic can be applied today; and the Globe and Mail's health columnist Andre Picard on how the pandemic has exposed critical problems in how we care for our elders.
How is Canada weathering the economic storm created by COVID-19? We check in with economists Frances Donald and Armine Yalnizyan.
