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WHO boss warns of Covid 'tsunami'

The Director General of the World Health Organisation says the Omicron variant is leading to a 'tsunami' of Covid-19 cases.

The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the Omicron variant is leading to a tsunami of Covid-19 cases. We hear from the WHO's special envoy on Covid-19, David Nabarro.

Also in the programme: the Tequila fish makes a comeback; and gambling addiction in Northern Ireland.

(Picture: A health worker takes a swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 testing, in New Delhi, India, 29 December 2021. Credit:EPA/RAJAT GUPTA)

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