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Beijing residents queue for Covid tests as China faces its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020. The capital city is sealing off whole neighbourhoods where handfuls of cases have been detected, while eastern Shanghai is recording dozens of daily deaths. IMAGES
Images of a few vehicles driving on a quiet street of Shanghai as the city reports seven new deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday, after the metropolis recorded hundreds of thousands of cases during a weeks-long lockdown. City authorities revealed the first virus deaths on Monday, with Tuesday's fatalities bringing the total official toll to just 10, despite the scale of the outbreak. IMAGES
Images of people walking in protective gear in a quiet street of Shanghai as the city reports that three people had died from Covid-19. This is the first official announcement of deaths from the latest outbreak that plunged the megacity into a weeks-long lockdown, sparking widespread anger and rare protests. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden tells Americans in his first speech to Congress that the nation has pulled off a massive logistical success with its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 euros ($120,000) from her foundation to the Covax scheme for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization announces. SOUNDBITE
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