Covid-19 in Asia

We'll look at the rapid rise in Covid cases in many parts of Asia, and hear about the situation in China, Malaysia and Bhutan. We speak to the BBC's regional specialists.

The US President Joe Biden has again appealed to all Americans to be vaccinated, and this week he is expected to announce a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees. We speak to health reporters in two American states - in Alabama where vaccination rate is the lowest in the country, and in Vermont which continues to lead the nation with the highest percentage of adults vaccinated.

And, we speak to our regular health expert Dr Maria Sundaram who answerd listeners' questions about the coronavirus.

Photo: An elderly man receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine from a volunteer doctor in Malaysia. Credit: Ahmad Yusni/EPA)