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Miami (USA), Aug 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (camera: Cristóbal Herrera) Florida has become the epicenter of the recent rebound in covid-19 in the United States due to the rapid expansion of the delta variant.
Mexico City, Feb 15 (EFE).- Mexico began on Monday to vaccinate those age 60 and over throughout the country, prioritizing the poorest populations.President of mexico said that vaccines against covid-19 'are not dangerous' and asked adults over 60 to have 'confidence' in the vaccination plan. However, the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine to the northern part of the country was delayed "due to bad weather." (Camera: AMÉRICA NERI/MITZI FUENTES).SHOT LIST: MEXICAN ELDERLY WAIT FOR THEIR TURN TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19, IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
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
New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins emerges as the sole nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's new prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside parliament in the capital Wellington, Hipkins said he will strive to "reach a consensus about who was best to lead Labour and therefore New Zealand forward." SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne holds a meeting on Covid-19 via videoconference with the prefects and directors of regional health agencies, as Europe currently experiences a seventh wave of the epidemic. IMAGES
Images show vehicles driving on a highway in Israel's Shar Agay area, west of Jerusalem, as they participate in the "Freedom Convoy" against the government's Covid-19 restrictions. IMAGES