SINGAPORE - Catch up with the hottest topics on The Straits Times' weekday talk show.

The Big Story, broadcast every weekday at 5.30pm on Facebook and YouTube, has reporters and senior editors discussing the top stories of the day, in the heart of the newsroom.

Helmed by multimedia journalist Dylan Ang and assistant video editor Olivia Quay, the show airs live from ST's digital studio.

On Friday's episode (March 13), we will speak to news editor Zakir Hussain about the new electoral boundaries, as the countdown to the Singapore general election begins.

The Ministry of Health has also announced more measures to limit social contact, in the light of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Professor David Chan, director of the Behavioural Sciences Institute at the Singapore Management University will talk about social responsibility.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife has tested positive for the coronavirus, while Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a lockdown of the capital, Manila.

The English Premier League has also been hit by infections, with reports of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea player Callum Hudson-Odoi testing positive as well.

Sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz will tell us more about its implications on the sporting world.

Topics covered in previous episodes include Italy being on a nationwide lockdown, and Malaysia PM Muhyiddin Yassin's new Cabinet.