Myanmar protests: Police fire rubber bullets

Police in Myanmar have fired rubber bullets during a demonstration in the capital Nay Pyi Taw, as thousands defied a ban on protests. Water cannons and tear gas have also been used against protesters, who are standing against a coup that removed the elected government last week. We hear from our BBC Burmese reporter and people living in the country.

Also on the programme our regular coronavirus expert Dr Isaac Bogoch is answering listener questions about the virus, and talking through the latest stories on the pandemic.

And we hear from two young people who are clinically vulnerable and needed to shield immediately when the coronavirus pandemic started last March. We hear about their experience shielding for months on end and how they feel now that they have received the first dose of a Covid vaccine.

(Photo: Riot police stand guard during a protest against the military coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 09 February 2021.Credit: EPA/Maung Lonlan)