Covid-19 in Russia: Infections on the rise

There are fears that Moscow will go into a strict lockdown if coronavirus infections continue to rise. Unvaccinated people over 60 in the Russian capital have also been told to stay at home starting from October 25th. We hear reaction to his news from inside the country.

We’ll also be getting the view from doctors in Brazil to a major inquiry that has said that the President Bolsonaro should be accused of crimes over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

And Egypt has appointed nearly 100 women as judges in one of its main judicial bodies – the state council. It is a first for the country. One recent female law graduate tells us what this means to her.

(Photo: A specialist wearing personal protective equipment sprays disinfectant while sanitizing the Leningradsky railway station amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Moscow in October. Credit: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)