Colm Ó Mongáin and RTÉ Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers discuss the situation in nursing homes & childcare difficulties for frontline healthcare staff. Also: Seán Whelan on UK the Queen taking to the airwaves and the Prime Minister taking to his hospital bed.

RTÉ Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan tells Colm Ó Mongáin about the evolution of the Whitehouse response from 'hoax' to war. Also: Testing remains a pressure point in the fight against Covid-19. We look back on what the HSE and the biopharma industry were saying today.

Colm Ó Mongáin talks to RTÉ Science Correspondent George Lee about the data on deaths and contagion. Also, Foreign Desk reporter Juliette Gash on vulnerabilities in the developing world and a possible reprieve for the COVID-19 prime suspect, the pangolin.

Colm Ó Mongáin discusses North-South approaches to the virus in Ireland with Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers, North-South differences in the Eurozone with Europe Editor Tony Connelly and gets a global round-up from Cillian Sherlock. Also - we hear from EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson on migrant camps, corona bonds and cybercrime.

In the first Episode of Pandemic - the new Podcast from RTÉ News, Colm Ó Mongáin talks to Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers about confidential figures he has seen on the impact of a surge on intensive care beds. Also reporter Cillian Sherlock gives and update on the global picture.

COVID19 is having devastating effect on lives and economies around the world. In the 'Pandemic' podcast, RTÉ's reporters will bring you the latest news and analysis on the pandemic.