joining me now is nicole mason, president of the institute for women's policy research in washington,es nicole, how have female lead countries react differently to this pandemic? when we see what has happened in female lead countries, what we see is that the cases of the virus are lower, and female leaders have responded very swiftly, promptly, empathetically, and they have used science and evidence to shape their strategy and response, and that has not been the case in countries like the united states, britain and italy who have delayed their response to the coronavirus, so that is the big difference. that's the difference, what explains it, in your opinion? from your perspective, what explains why female leaders have approached this problem differently? so, when we look at all the countries, from germany to norway to iceland, norway is number one in the world for gender equity, and what that means is that, in terms of political participation, and the trust of women to make big decisions are there and countries like the united states and italy, where of course there is a movement to

interesting stuff, nicole mason from the institute for women's policy research speaking earlier. just over 3,000 cases and fewer than 60 deaths. it's allowed government to begin easing restrictions from sunday. but there's nervousness about the possibility of a second wave of infections, so many restrictions still remain in place. 0ur correspondentjonathan head reports from bangkok. an inner—city temple in bangkok's low—income port district. the residents have been summoned for sample testing. few countries have got their covid—i9 cases down as low as thailand has, but the authorities are nervous. they want to keep it that way. thailand doesn't have the testing capacity of countries like south korea, so the government is focusing on any areas it views as high—risk, like this one, to prevent or discover early any further outbreaks of the virus. a six—week lockdown has been eased, but only partially. street stalls have been able to stay open, but restaurants like this one can only restart their businesses with strict social distancing measures. panuwat reckons he can only keep goin