Covid: Top Chinese scientist says lab leak not ruled out

A former top Chinese government scientist has told the BBC that possibility the Covid virus leaked from a laboratory should not be ruled out. He was speaking to our correspondent, John Sudworth, as part of a new podcast series called - 'Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin'. We'll hear from John Sudworth about what Professor George Gao had to say.

Our Russia editor for BBC Monitoring will join us to talk about drone attacks in Moscow.

And finally, we'll be hearing about a group of Filipino pensioners who've come up with a novel way to help fund their retirement - through drag! Called the Golden Gays, this community of older LGBTQI+ people in Manila share a home and stage shows and pageants together to make ends meet.

Presenter: Lukwesa Burak.

Photo: A worker in a protective suit is seen at the closed seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 10, 2020.
Credit: Reuters.