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Added on the 07/06/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Tourists exit Barcelona airport on the day Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Images of sweltering passersby in Madrid, as thermometers hover around 38 degrees Celsisus in the city. Looking for shade, using fans, walking bottle in hand, Spain attempts to handle the heat as it suffers through its latest summer heatwave, the fourth of the season, with the mercury soaring notably above 40 degrees Celsius in the northeast and the south of the country. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says 70 percent of adults in the European Union are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, reaching an end-of-summer target the bloc set for itself in January, but issues a warning that "the pandemic is not over". SOUNDBITE
Images of people visiting the Taj Mahal as India eases Covid-19 restrictions. The Taj Mahal had shut to visitors two months ago amid a deadly surge of coronavirus infections that swept the country. IMAGES
Passengers emerge from the arrivals gate of the Palma de Mallorca airport as flights from Germany arrive on the Spanish island. IMAGES
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in new guidance. "Remember here we are talking about private settings where everyone is vaccinated," adds CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. SOUNDBITE