By Jake Kanter International TV Editor BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that some of the British broadcaster’s services could be knocked off air by the spread of the coronavirus in the UK.
Speaking before British Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Hall said there “could be” a situation where some news and local services suffer if there is a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
The outgoing leader stressed, however, that the BBC is working hard to make sure this does not happen and is gaming out different scenarios to put contingency plans in place. “We’re also looking at our resilience, if a service was to be hit for a while.
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