TV personality and NHS doctor Dr Ranj Singh has teamed up with Heart radio to create a new podcast aimed at educating children about coronavirus. 

The podcast - A Kids’ Guide to Coronavirus with Dr Ranj - answers questions from children who have called in to Heart's breakfast show with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holdon in recent weeks.

Here's what you need to know about the new podcast.

What does the podcast cover?

The one-off podcast features an introduction from Heart Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston and questions from children who listen to the show, which range from “how likely is it for a child to get coronavirus?” to “is there a cure for coronavirus?” to “when will I see my friends again?” to “is it alright for my mum to be drinking wine while she’s teaching me about the ancient Greeks?”.

“A lot of people have been getting in touch with me saying ‘can you explain coronavirus to my kids, or put it in a way that they can understand?’.

Dr Ranj said: "We know that kids will have many questions – we all do – so we’ve created a podcast that we hope will be helpful and informative.

"We’ve taken questions from kids and answered them directly and I hope children and their families will find it useful.”

'A friendly and informative podcast for children'

Heart Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston said: “Every time Dr Ranj joins us on the show we see an incredible response from Heart Breakfast listeners.

“Many of our listeners are families who are home-schooling right now, and Dr Ranj’s chats on Heart Breakfast really resonate with them – we receive so many questions from parents and carers as well as from kids themselves.

“We are so pleased to be teaming up with Dr Ranj to explain coronavirus to young people in an accessible and friendly way and we really hope our podcast will be of some help to families right around the UK.”

How to listen and download the podcast

Heart’s brand-new podcast ‘A Kids’ Guide to Coronavirus with Dr Ranj’ can be heard exclusively on the Global Player app now.

The Global Player app is free from the Apple and Android app stores, and can be accessed online and through a smart speaker.