and the longer that we wait, the more risk we have of other variants of concern like this one developing and causing harm to all of us. dr maria sundaram speaking to me a little earlier. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the chilean currency, the peso, has fallen by 4% to a record low against the dollar following the victory of the left—wing candidate gabriel boric in sunday's presidential election. mr boric won 56% of the vote, beating the far—right candidatejose antonio kast. rebel tigrayan forces fighting the ethiopian government say they are withdrawing immediately from neighbouring regions. it comes after pro—government forces made significant military gains. the rebels say they are hoping there will now be a ceasefire. the english premier league and football league have chosen to go ahead with their christmas and new yearfixtures, despite ongoing disruption caused by the pandemic. 90 players tested positive in england's top tier