In this episode of Global National, Jackson Proskow looks at how the production of vital pharmaceuticals and medical supplies has ground to a halt in China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak. We see how the situation is expected to impact doctors, hospitals and patients worldwide. Plus, Mike Armstrong explains how one infectious diseases expert says he was scared to be on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that remains docked near Tokyo in Japan. Also, Dawna Friesen looks at the latest layoffs being handed out by rail companies, as Canada prepares to enter a third week of blockades over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in B.C. Protesters are blocking major railway arteries in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en peoples who oppose the project. Mike Le Couteur looks at the pressure mounting on Ottawa to intervene.
More on the blockades, Mercedes Stephenson looks at the challenges the Canadian government faces as the rail blockades rage on. Plus, Eric Sorensen explains how the blockades are dealing a blow to the economy.
Turning to the Maritimes, one year after a devastating house fire in Halifax killed the seven children of a Syrian refugee couple, a firefighter who was at the scene is talking about how the tragedy haunts him. Capt. Brendan Meagher told Global National's Ross Lord about what everyone endured that painful night.
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