How Covid-19 Is Challenging Cultures
To the left: an empty subway car in Beijing, China. To the right: a crowded park in Berlin, Germany. Amy Xiaomeng Cheng/NPR and Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption
To the left: an empty subway car in Beijing, China. To the right: a crowded park in Berlin, Germany.
Amy Xiaomeng Cheng/NPR and Rob Schmitz/NPRAre authoritarian systems of government like China's better equipped to contain the COVID-19 pandemic? Why did Germany wait so long to impose restrictions on public spaces? How is Greece balancing public health concerns and faith in the lead-up to Greek Orthodox Easter?
On this episode of Rough Translation, we're checking in with NPR international correspondents to discuss the interplay between culture, history and nations' responses to COVID-19. And, how correspondents are also questioning the best way to keep reporting when they're also being warned to keep their distance.
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