OS conversations: Nurses battling Covid-19 surge in Florida

The US state of Florida has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks because of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, which has led to a major increase in state hospitalizations. It echoes the situation of many parts of the US. Data from Johns Hopkins University says the US has recorded more than 4 million new Covid-19 cases in the last four weeks. We hear a conversation between nurses in Florida on the hospital frontline.

And hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Afghanistan on Tuesday to denounce Taliban rule and demand women's rights. The protest was the biggest show of defiance since the Taliban took power. We hear from women who took part in the protests, and get the latest developments from our reporter on the ground.

Also we speak to our Africa editor about the risk of starvation facing people in the Ethiopian province of Tigray.

(Photo: A registered nurse, prepares Covid-19 vaccine doses in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S., August 6, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Octavio Jones)