EP.861: Yemen- ‘Coronavirus Will KILL Us! (Radhya Almutawakel)

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to American infectious disease epidemiologist and Public Health Expert at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, David Heymann. He discusses the global coronavirus pandemic, the correlation between a high number of hospital beds and lower mortality rates, the UK’s earlier ‘herd immunity’ approach, the danger of COVID-19 spreading through prisons, how countries are sharing research on Coronavirus with each other for free and more! Finally, we speak to Radhya Almutawakel, Chairperson of Mwatana for Human Rights on the Yemen War. She discusses Western arms sales to the country and support for Saudi Arabia and UAE, why Yemen is not prepared for the arrival of Coronavirus after health facilities have been decimated, the likely scale of the Coronavirus crisis in her country should it arrive considering the largest outbreak of cholera in history happened in Yemen, why the Yemen War must end to stop the spread of Coronavirus and more!