Coronavirus: Prof Karol Sikora's anger after a spreadsheet error 'missed' 16,000 coronavirus cases; and did James Bond just kill cinema?

People may have caught Covid-19 because an Excel spreadsheet failure stopped nearly 16,000 cases being transferred swiftly to the test-and-trace system. The mistake's baffled medics like former World Health Organisation doctor Professor Karol Sikora, who joins the podcast to tell us it's not the first error, and the entire system needs overhauled. He also explains how the updated set of figures, including the previously lost numbers, actually show the country doing as expected against the disease, with a lower number of people needing to be hospitalised than thought. 

And, James Bond's under fire, which is probably normal for him, but this time it's film critics taking aim. There's anger after cinema chain Cineworld decided to shut its theatres in the UK and US because the new Bond movie, No Time to Die, has been delayed again. Jack Shepherd, from Total Film magazine, tells us why movie bosses made the decision, and how constant delays of blockbusters are causing problems. He also gives recommendations for people who so still want to go to the movies this week. 

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