The drama of Peru’s Covid orphans
A tragic effect of the pandemic is that thousands of children are now without a parent or guardian. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Craig Taylor
Covid: Omicron and Delta driving tsunami of cases – WHO
The warning comes as record cases are once again reported across the US and Europe. BBC News – Europe
Covid: Nightingale surge hubs to be set up in eight hospitals, NHS England says
It comes as the UK saw record daily case numbers of 183,000 on Wednesday. BBC News – UK
Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls
A jury in New York convicts her of recruiting and trafficking teenagers in a “pyramid of abuse”. BBC News – US & Canada
Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state in his old cathedral
The coffin of the archbishop will remain at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town for two days. BBC News – Africa
UK air travel sees huge slump in 2021 due to Covid
International flights to and from the UK fell to just 400,000 this year, says analytics firm Cirium. BBC News – Business