 President Felix Tsichidzheidi says hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa are overwhelmed by a rise in COVID-19 infections as the country is hit by a third wave of the disease. Like many African countries, a Congo has officially registered relatively few cases, but the virus has killed a number of prominent politicians and low vaccination rates have left the country vulnerable to more contagious variants. Health officials recorded 254 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, one of the highest daily totals since the pandemic began. In all, Congo has registered 35,000 cases and 830 deaths.