Photographers shoot through a doorway a Democratic news conference on statehood for the District of Columbia at the US Capitol, in Washington, on April 21, 2021. AFP
US first lady Jill Biden speaks to a woman receiving a Covid-19 vaccine during her visit to a vaccination centre in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 21, 2021. Reuters
A demonstrator waves a US flag as he attends a protest rally against the German government's Covid-19 policy, in Berlin, Germany, on April 21, 2021. AP Photo
People wait their turn to receive the second shot of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on April 21, 2021. AP Photo
A health worker provides medical care to Kakino Yamaguchi, left, after inoculating her with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in her home in Kitaaiki village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 21, 2021. AFP
People dance at a park in the Chinese capital Beijing on April 21, 2021. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for greater global economic integration. Bloomberg
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, second right, talking to nurses and medics during a visit to the Erawan 2 field hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 21, 2021. EPA / Royal Thai Government handout
People wait outside a Covid-19 vaccination centre to receive the shot in Melbourne, Australia, on April 21, 2021. AFP
Health workers get ready to resume work at a Covid-19 treatment centre in Mumbai, India, on April 21, 2021. Cases are rising rapidly in several megacities, leading to shortage of beds and oxygen supply. EPA
A makeshift Covid-19 quarantine centre set up at a banquet hall in New Delhi, India, on April 21, 2021. Bloomberg