Coronavirus conversations: US Veterans

More than two and half a million people worldwide have now died from Covid-19. The United States is at the top of that list with over 500,000 dead. Some in the US have been making a comparison with the loss of life from Covid-19 to those that died during wars. So how does the experience of a pandemic compare to being in a war? And how are those that have experiences conflict dealing with the pandemic? We'll speak to two veterans to find out.

Also, the head of the World Health Organization has said more than 200 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to be sent to 142 countries by the end of May. They will be delivered under the Covax scheme, which provides poorer countries with free vaccines. Today the latest Covax delivery is arriving in Nigeria. We'll speak to our Africa health reporter to find out more.

And every day we are joined by a health expert to help us understand the latest news about coronavirus and to answer your questions. Today our guest is Dr Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases physician and scientist from the University of Toronto.

(Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 20, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Joshua Roberts/Pool)