The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with more than 30 cases verified in Canada and cases in more than 80 countries around the world.\xa0\n\nOn this episode of This Is Why, we begin a two-part series looking at the biological and psychological aspects of COVID-19.\n\nContact:\n\nAdam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter\n\nDave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter\n\nThis is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter\n\nEmail us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca\n\nGuests:\n\nDr. Chris Mody, head of the department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary\n\nDr. Steven Taylor, professor and clinical psychologist at UBC & author of \u201cThe Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the next global outbreak of infectious disease\u201d