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A Covid-19 patient in their sixties has been transferred to Marseille from Corsica by military helicopter, after hospital occupancy in Bastia, one of the island's two main cities, passed 79 percent on Tuesday. 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 English variant, presumably more contagious, accounts for about 1% of positive Covid-19 tests in France, according to the preliminary results of a survey conducted over two days last week, says French's Health Minister Olivier Véran. SOUNDBITE
The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa Etienne, reports that there has been nearly a 30 percent increase in Covid-19 cases from October to November in the Americas, where six million new cases were reported last month. SOUNDBITE
Paris, Oct 6 (EFE/EPA).- Paris authorities ordered a 15-day closure of bars and many cafes across the city starting from Tuesday due to the spike of the COVID-19 infections.Restaurants can still operate under stricter health controls. (Camera: MOHAMMED BADRA).B-ROLL OF RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Residents line up in their cars to get tested for COVID-19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as the epidemic is once more blowing up at an exponential rate in the United States. IMAGES
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