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Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers gathered on the banks of India's Ganges river on Friday for a holy bathe despite a 30-fold rise in coronavirus cases in the past month. Hindus believe a bathe in the holy river on the Jan. 14 Makarsankranti festival washes away sins.
Malaysian volunteers, who help to give virus victims a Muslim burial, say they are being stretched like never before, as the Southeast Asian country struggles to cope with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
Health systems in Africa hobbled by shortages of oxygen and other resources are struggling with Covid's "second wave," pushing the fatality rate above the global average. In Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, health officials have described being forced to "decide which patients to manage and which not to manage".
Johannesburg (South Africa), 15 July (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) Health authorities have ordered the preparation of graves in Johannesburg, in response to an expected rise in deaths from COVID-19. FOOTAGE OF EMPTY GRAVES IN THE MUSLIM QUARTER OF WESTPARK CEMETERY, JOHANNESBURG.
With near-deserted streets and police checks, the seven million people of Chile's capital, Santiago, began a strict quarantine Saturday after a sharp resurgence of coronavirus cases. Having remained below 1,000 a day last month, the daily average has shot up to well over 2,000 new infections a day.
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