In the summary of the show, we also talk about obesity and tanzanitis.
In
South Africa,
the Covid-19 pandemic is aggravated by another scourge: that of
obesity
.
More than a third of the country's population is overweight, which makes them much more vulnerable to the virus.
To cope with this situation, the government relies on vaccines.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the arrival of 20 million doses in the next six months, for a population of 59 million people.
Fragile people and at risk, including obese and diabetics, will be given priority.
We also show you a precious stone, 1000 times rarer than diamonds:
tanzanite
.
As the name suggests, there is only one deposit in the world located in Tanzania.
This site is less than 20 km² and will be exhausted in a few years.
Small operators are trying their luck in the extraction of this exceptional stone which can bring in millions.
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