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People queue in their cars to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at a drive-thu vaccination centre in Cape Town. Dozens of nations from Europe to Asia have imposed travel restrictions on South Africa and its neighbours since its scientists flagged Omicron last week. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gets vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha township, Cape Town. South Africa has started its vaccination drive after a delayed start caused by concerns about the ability of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula to shield against a widespread variant of the virus. Health care workers were the first to receive the vaccine. IMAGES
Shortly after taking the presidential oath of office, US President Joe Biden tells Americans to come together as one nation in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, adding, "We're entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus." SOUNDBITE
Frontline healthcare workers receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the Memorial Healthcare System Hospital in Miramar, Florida. Hospital officials say they expect to vaccinate 1,100 to 1,200 people per day at the facility, as the United States kicks off a mass vaccination drive, hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak. IMAGES
Floridians line up at a COVID-19 drive-through testing center after new daily record cases in US IMAGES
Residents of Miami, Florida, line up at a drive-through Covid-19 test center, as the world approaches the grim milestone of 1 million deaths from the virus. IMAGES