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Added on the 27/03/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. IMAGES
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
The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind us", Prime Minister Jean Castex says, announcing that travel restrictions will be relaxed from early next month. Castex tells reporters there has been a "drop in the circulation of the virus" over the last 10 days, confirming that restrictions confining people to a 10-kilometre (six-mile, ed) radius of their homes would be dropped from May 3. SOUNDBITE
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gets vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha township, Cape Town. South Africa has started its vaccination drive after a delayed start caused by concerns about the ability of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula to shield against a widespread variant of the virus. Health care workers were the first to receive the vaccine. IMAGES
Residents of Boston, Massachusetts, line up at a Covid-19 testing site as the United States experiences a surge in coronavirus cases. IMAGES
Residents are out and about in Barcelona despite local officials urging residents to stay at home amid virus spike. IMAGES