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27/03/2021 GMT

South Africa's fight against coronavirus

BBC World Service - Weekend, South Africa's fight against coronavirus

South Africa's  ex-chief medical advisor about the country's fight against COVID-19

The South African government's former chief medical advisor, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, on his country's bid to fight the coronavirus.

Also, Myanmar's  military regime has used an annual military parade marking Armed Forces Day to defend its seizure of power and to give a stark warning to protesters.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Verashni Pillay, a South African journalist and founder of the Explain news portal; and David Robert Grimes, an Irish physicist, cancer researcher and science author.

(Picture: South African scientist, epidemiologist, Professor Salim Abdool Karim. Credit: Getty Images)

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