‘We still really need to investigate and learn from’ local and global response to Covid-19 pandemic

On Jan 23, 2020, Wuhan sealed itself off, ushering in China’s zero-Covid era of strict travel and health controls, foreshadowing a looming global pandemic. For a deeper perspective, five years on, FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland welcomes Florence Débarre, Author and CNRS Research Dir at the Inst of Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the Sorbonne. Ms. Débarre warns we have not yet taken the time to “investigate” the vast patchwork of local, global responses to the pandemic, to “learn from it and be better prepared” next time.