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Our global health reporter will update us on the latest reported cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant around the world and the different responses countries are now taking. We'll also hear from our correspondent in South Africa, as the country continues to see a steep rise in infections, driven by the new variant.

As countries assess the threat of Omicron, many have moved to speed up vaccine rollouts and booster programmes. But developing world access and distribution continues to be an issue. We're going to spend time in Malaysia to find out why it has one of the highest vaccination rates globally, on the day that it reported its first Omicron case. How has Malaysia done it? We speak to two doctors.

Also, we go to Nigeria to talk about the story of a 12-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death in school after refusing to join a ‘cult’. We speak to our team in Lagos to hear the different accounts of what happened and reflect the big response online from Nigerians.

Picture: A woman in Hanoi, Vietnam, reads a newspaper featuring an article about the Omicron variant (EPA/LUONG THAI LINH)