democratic government. the country has witnessed three years of protests since the downfall of former president and strongman omar al bashir. the army says it won t tolerate protests, but out on the streets, demonstrators vow not relent. uncertain times for a country on the brink of total collapse. emmanual igunza, bbc news. turning now to the coronavirus pandemic, where the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections around the world. although the variant appears to be less likely to leave people needing hospital treatment, the sheer scale of cases is starting to place more pressures on health systems. america s top infectious disease expert, anthony fauci, has warned there is a danger of a surge of hospitalisations later this month. william schaffner is an infectious diseases expert at vanderbilt university school of medicine. thank you very much indeed for
community can move according to what the street wants. this protest began last october after the military announced a coup against the civilian led government of prime minister abdalla hamdok. despite reinstating him back a month later, the military leaders have faced growing demands to leave power. meanwhile, us secretary of state anthony blinken has condemned the use of political force against protesters and warned that the us was ready to take punitive actions against those who blocked sudan s return to civilian and democratic government. the country has witnessed three years of protests since the downfall of former president and strongman, omar al bashir. the army says it won t tolerate protests, but out on the streets demonstrators vow not relent. uncertain times for a country on the brink of total collapse. emmanual igunza, bbc news. turning now to the coronavirus pandemic, where the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections