The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with more than 30 cases verified in Canada and cases in more than 80 countries around the world. 

On this episode of This Is Why, we begin a two-part series looking at the biological and psychological aspects of COVID-19.

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Guests:

Dr. Chris Mody, head of the department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary

Dr. Steven Taylor, professor and clinical psychologist at UBC & author of “The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the next global outbreak of infectious disease”