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Added on the 22/02/2021 15:53:56 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images show a relatively empty vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, as the US approaches the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from Covid-19. IMAGES
President Joe Biden led Americans in observing a moment of silence on Monday to commemorate the grim milestone of 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19, urging Americans to set aside partisan differences and fight the pandemic together.
The US is the worst-affected country in the world when it comes to deaths and cases, and accounts for 1 in 5 of the global fatalities.
People wait in line outside the new FEMA vaccination site on Miami-Dade College's North Campus to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has also opened sites in Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. IMAGES
The US flag on top of the White House flies at half mast the morning after the US surpassed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19. President Joe Biden ordered flags on all US federal buildings to be lowered in commemoration of those who have died. IMAGES
Quatre patients atteints du Covid-19, hospitalisés en réanimation sur l'île de la Réunion, sont évacués vers un aéroport de la région parisienne par vol sanitaire. Une opération sans précédent par la durée du vol, 11 heures, et le nombre de malades transportés.