• Public health nurse Kathy Luu administers a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to a staff member at the Ararat Nursing Facility in the Mission Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. AFP
    Public health nurse Kathy Luu administers a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to a staff member at the Ararat Nursing Facility in the Mission Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. AFP
  • A healthcare worker tests for Covid-19, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
    A healthcare worker tests for Covid-19, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
  • A nurse wears a badge reading "I get vaccinated, I protect you" at the Cavale Blanche hospital in Brest, western France during a vaccination operation of the medical staff against the Covid-19 disease. AFP
    A nurse wears a badge reading "I get vaccinated, I protect you" at the Cavale Blanche hospital in Brest, western France during a vaccination operation of the medical staff against the Covid-19 disease. AFP
  • A worker installs equipment in a temporary Covid-19 testing laboratory built on an indoor tennis court in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Xinhua via AP
    A worker installs equipment in a temporary Covid-19 testing laboratory built on an indoor tennis court in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Xinhua via AP
  • Volunteer and medical student Tereza Zalesakova treats a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Prague's General University Hospital. AFP
    Volunteer and medical student Tereza Zalesakova treats a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Prague's General University Hospital. AFP
  • Candles and flowers are placed by a relative on the grave of Joao Marinho, 76, who passed away due to Covid-19 at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil. Reuters
    Candles and flowers are placed by a relative on the grave of Joao Marinho, 76, who passed away due to Covid-19 at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil. Reuters
  • A church worker carries a placard reminding mass-goers to maintain physical distancing outside Quiapo Church in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
    A church worker carries a placard reminding mass-goers to maintain physical distancing outside Quiapo Church in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
  • A waiter picks up a sweet takeaway at a bakery in the Gothic Quartier in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
    A waiter picks up a sweet takeaway at a bakery in the Gothic Quartier in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
  • A woman walka back home from work in Spruitview near Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
    A woman walka back home from work in Spruitview near Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
  • A man transports children on his tricycle, in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
    A man transports children on his tricycle, in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
  • An empty main road seen during a complete closure amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Gaza City. EPA
    An empty main road seen during a complete closure amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Gaza City. EPA
  • US President-elect Joe Biden removes his mask as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US. Reuters
    US President-elect Joe Biden removes his mask as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US. Reuters

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