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People line up in their cars at drive-through coronavirus testing site, next to another walk-in testing area in Miami, Florida, as cases surge in the US southern and western states. IMAGES
South Pointe beach in Miami is deserted and quiet, except for a wandering cat and patrolling police. Florida has been forced to re-close restaurants, barsm and beaches over a surge in coronavirus cases, ahead of the July 4 weekend. IMAGES
People wait in their cars to get tested at a drive-through coronavirus testing site set up on Hard Rock stadium parking lot in Miami, Florida, as cases across the US South and West surge. Nearly four months after the United States reported its first death from the virus, the nation faces a deepening health crisis. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms that England will lift most of its Covid curbs on July 19th, despite a recent surge in cases. Scientists are fretting that the ending of measures such as mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing spells trouble, and said other guidance such as working from home should also stay in place. SOUNDBITE
Residents of Pretoria get vaccinated against Covid-19, as South Africa struggles with a third wave of infections. The country, the worst affected by the pandemic in Africa, has seen the daily figures for new cases double over the past two weeks, while hospital admissions have climbed by nearly 60 percent over the same period. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a four-week delay to the full lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England due to a surge of infections caused by the Delta variant. SOUNDBITE