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Added on the 05/05/2020 17:36:52 - Copyright : AFP EN
The English variant, presumably more contagious, accounts for about 1% of positive Covid-19 tests in France, according to the preliminary results of a survey conducted over two days last week, says French's Health Minister Olivier Véran. SOUNDBITE
Medical and support staff at London's NHS Nightingale hospital take part in the weekly 'clap for carers', in support and gratitude for the UK's coronavirus first responders. IMAGES
Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxebe hospital tests its staff for COVID-19. The country is fighting against the spread of the novel coronavirus by enforcing a 5 week lockdown until the end of April. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces that the country's healthcare workers who are managing the Covid-19 crisis will receive a tax-free bonus of €1,500. (COMPLETE VID1QM0X6_EN) SOUNDBITE
A truck stationed outside London's St Thomas' Hospital displays messages of support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Messages on its LED screen call on people to clap for him as he battles to make a recovery from COVID-19. IMAGES
Images of Melbourne Park as the Australian Open begins, the day after Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia. World number one Djokovic was supposed to have been the headline act in the night session, but the unvaccinated Serbian is not defending his title after a court upheld the cancellation of his visa. IMAGES