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Added on the 19/11/2020 17:00:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Scene at a Covid-19 testing site on Judiciary Square in Downtown Washington, DC, as cases rise across the US. IMAGES
People are seen entering the Javits Center, in New York, where a vaccination site has been set up. The United States is on the brink of 500,000 Covid-related deaths on Monday, while the vaccination rollout is picking up pace globally including with the first shots in Australia. IMAGES
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Long lines of cars form at the Hard Rock Stadium Covid-19 testing site in Miami, Florida, as the US surpasses 15 million cases. IMAGES
New Yorkers line up outside a Covid-19 test site in the neighborhood of Queens. The United States is the worst-affected country, with more than 267,000 Covid-19 deaths. IMAGES