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Coronavirus conversations: Mauritius

Despite its vaccine success, Mauritius is going through a surge of Covid-19 cases

The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is preparing to open up to tourists while it's also dealing with its biggest spike so far in Covid cases. We've spoken to two people in Mauritius who work in tourism industry to find out how they are feeling about reopening.

We'll cover President Biden's global Covid vaccine summit and discuss calls to vaccinate 70% of the world by next September with rich countries still holding surpluses of vaccines.

And we'll answer your questions about the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic with one of our regular expert guests. Dr Pedro Hallal is an epidemiologist from Brazil, but currently the Fulbright Chair in Public Health at the University of California in San Diego.

The 91热爆 has spent a year following one would-be migrant from Iran who is among thousands of people trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat, to enter the UK to seek asylum. We'll hear from people who made the documentary about his year-long attempt to make the journey.

(Photo: Ile aux Cerfs (Deer Island) and the coral reef lagoon, east coast, Mauritius. Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Wed 22 Sep 2021 16:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Sep 2021 16:06GMT

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