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We speak to a journalist in the Brazilian city of Manaus in Amazonas state, where hospitals have reported severe oxygen shortages. We also discuss with our coronavirus expert of the day, Dr Megan Murray from Harvard University, what is known about the two coronavirus variants detected in Brazil.

We speak to Ugandans about Thursday's vote. Early preliminary results show President Yoweri Museveni has a lead in the presidential race but his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, said that tally was the result of the worst rigging in Ugandan electoral history.

And we continue to bring together people with similar experiences during the pandemic. Today we hear from three women with facial disfigurements; they describe the everyday discrimination they face, and how the use of masks has had unexpected side effects.

(Photo: Workers carry oxygen cylinders at the Getulio Vargas University Hospital, in Manaus, Brazil, 14 January 2021. Manaus. Credit: Raphael Alves/EPA)