蜜芽传媒

Based on the current statistics we have, Peru in South America has the highest number of Covid related deaths per capita, with more than 6,000 Peruvians per million having died from the disease. We speak to two healthcare professionals in Peru to find out about their experiences and how the country is coping.

We go to Mexico to find out about journalist Lourdes Maldonado, who has been shot dead in the northern border city of Tijuana. She is the second journalist to be killed in the region this week. We hear from other journalists in Mexico and people who knew her.

We get the latest from Ukraine, as the US and UK begin withdrawing staff from their embassies in the country in response to what they describe as the growing threat from Russia. We bring you the latest developments on the ground, as well as continuing to hear from ordinary Ukrainians across the country.

And one of our Covid-19 experts, Professor Manfred Green, professor of epidemiology in the school of public health at the University of Haifa in Israel, will be looking at the latest coronavirus headlines and answering listener questions. You can send your audio question to the OS WhatsApp on +447730 751925.

(Photo: Vaccination centre in Mangual, Peru October 11, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda)