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People queue outside a Covid-19 test center as Germany hits a record 100,000 daily Covid-19 cases. Germany's daily toll of new Covid-19 cases has topped 100,000 for the first time, according to data from the country's public health agency. IMAGES
People take Covid-19 swab tests in New Delhi as India posts a global one-day record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections. IMAGES
South Korea ramps up coronavirus checking efforts at its 150 temporary testing stations erected nationwide this week amid a surge in cases. The country reported over 1,000 cases on Wednesday, having earlier broken its daily case record with 1,030 cases on Sunday. IMAGES
WHO Europe director Hans Kluge warns of another 236,000 Covid-19 deaths in Europe by December 1, saying that "several countries" are observing an "increased burden on hospitals". SOUNDBITE
Images of a hospital where coronavirus patients are being treated in Kommunarkab, outside the Russian capital, as Moscow registers 9,056 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours, a record since the start of the pandemic. New variants of Covid-19 are suspected of causing a sudden jump in the number of cases in the Russian capital, the mayor said, amid a sluggish vaccination drive. 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