Brazil Covid hospitals 'close to collapse'

Experts say health systems across Brazil are under incredible strain, after it reported its highest daily number of deaths with Covid-19. They also say the highly contagious variant is a "threat to humanity". We speak to our reporter and regular expert epidemiologist in Brazil to explain what is happening and why things appear to be worsening in Brazil, even while they're improving in many other countries.

We're reflecting on a year since the Covid-19 outbreak was officially declared a pandemic by the WHO. One of the most important tools now being used to tackle the disease are the vaccines now in use around the world. Nicholas Kitchin is a Senior Director in Pfizer’s Vaccine Clinical Research and Development group and you'll hear him describe what it was like to be part of the development of the Pfizer / BioNTech jab.

And we’ll talk about the latest demonstrations in Myanmar against the military coup, with the security forces targeting railway workers who were taking part in a general strike. We’ll also hear our reporter in India who has been to the border with Myanmar to speak to Burmese people who have left their country.

Picture: Covid-19 patients are cared for in an area that was improvised to accommodate more patients at the public HRAN Hospital in Brasilia, Brazil (REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino)