For the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, Please Explain is coming to you five days a week.

In today's episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by Europe Correspondent Bevan Shields to discuss the spread of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has reported over 32,300 cases of COVID-19 and has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll in Europe.

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