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Hawaiian Pizza, Obesity and a Second Wave?

Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK, is there a second wave of the virus? Plus, Jamie Oliver claims over a quarter of all the fruit and veg kids eat comes from pizza, is it true?

Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK - is it a sign of a second wave of the virus? We鈥檙e picking apart the data and asking how concerned we should be, both now and as autumn approaches. Scotland is under-counting Covid deaths, England is overcounting them: we鈥檙e asking why and whether the problems will be fixed. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver claims over a quarter of all the fruit and veg kids eat is in the form of pizza, can this be true? Plus, as some people are blaming obesity for the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK, we鈥檒l find out how big a difference it really makes.

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  • Wed 12 Aug 2020 09:00
  • Wed 12 Aug 2020 21:00

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