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Added on the 26/03/2020 21:43:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The residents of the 19th arrondissement of Paris applaud for healthcare staff from their windows, just before Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation on France's 28th day of confinement, decreed by the government to fight against the spread of coronavirus. IMAGES
Residents sing and clap from their balconies in Malakoff, on the outskirts of Paris, to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus epidemic on the 21st day of the lockdown. IMAGES
It's generally thought that once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, front-line healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be first in line. But according to Gizmodo, bank tellers may get to skip the line--past them, and past the over-65's and those with underlying conditions. The industry trade group American Bankers Association has asked federal health authorities to designate consumer-facing bank employees as 'essential workers.' Such a designation would give them vaccine prioritization once the Federal Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization. To date, the U.S. has seen nearly 15 million COVID-19 cases and 280,000 deaths--the most in the world. The CDC predicts 19,500 new deaths will be reported during the week of Christmas, and that another 300,000 COVID-19 cases will be added in December.
As South Africa gets closer to the much-anticipated easing of the national lockdown, residents of Cape Town come together from their confinement at 8pm local time to applaud the country's healthcare workers. IMAGES
Residents of Paris's 7th arrondissement applaud healthcare workers from their windows, as France undergoes its 26th day of lockdown. IMAGES