Staying In with Jan Powell
I'm a journalist and humanitarian living in France. With a third of the world having to stay in because of the Covid-19 lockdown, I talk to people from different ends of the earth to hear how they are coping with their own particular coronavirus confinement. From Paris to Penzance, Istanbul to India, what are people experiencing - the local rules, the frustrations, the highs and lows and what, if anything, do we all have in common? Audio postcards from the pandemic with me, Jan Powell.
Staying In with Jan Powell
Lockdown Legacy and Ageism in Bergamo
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Jan Powell
The Italian town of Bergamo in Lombardy was devastated by the Coronavirus back in March when it first began to spread in Europe, with hospitals and cemeteries overwhelmed by the number of cases. This week Jan talks to Bergamo citizen Matteo Tarantino about his memories of the frightening early days of the pandemic, and how he and his family coped with strict lockdown conditions. Matteo is a sociologist and university lecturer who has some interesting thoughts about how ageism affected the treatment of COVID-19 patients, and how the legacy of the pandemic will force us to rethink our future cities.
