More than four years after the start of the Covid pandemic, the virus is showing no signs of fading away. This week, the World Health Organisation warned, in fact, that coronavirus is making a comeback, with 84 countries reporting an increase in positive test rates. For an in-depth look at how the world is coping with the disease, Claudia Hammond speaks to immunologist Professor Danny Altmann from Imperial College London to ask what the future might hold. Claudia is also joined by global health journalist Andrew Green to discuss whether Covid conspiracy theories are leading to a rise in AIDS denialism. We hear the latest developments on the spread of the mosquito and midge-borne Oropouche virus, as cases of the disease are confirmed to have been found in Europe for the first time. And as many of Europe’s major football leagues prepare to get underway again this week, we hear about the tobacco product snus that’s proving to be particularly popular with footballers, and whether it could give them an edge or pose a health risk. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Dan Welsh
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Hello and welcome to Health Check from the BBC.
I'm Claudia Hammond here with your weekly dose of health news.
Now, have you had colleagues or friends off work with COVID 19?
As rates rise in at least 84 countries, we'll be asking what's going on now with COVID And it's a topic which will be very familiar, I'm thinking, to my guest today, global health journalist Andrew Green.
Welcome back.
Now, I'm guessing, like me, you covered the pandemic.
Does it kind of take you back to be hearing more about it again?
Yes.
It's like flashbacks to two or three years ago all over again.
Yeah.