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Added on the 30/12/2021 13:21:41 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. 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
As Latin America approaches one million deaths due to Covid-19, Brazilians in Sao Paulo visit the Villa-Lobos "mega drive-thru" vaccination center. 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
Nurse Monica Calazansis is the first person in Brazil to receive the CoronaVac Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against Covid-19 at the Clinicas hospital in Sao Paulo, immediately after the country's health regulatory agency (Anvisa) authorized the emergency use of two vaccines. IMAGES
Ambulances bring patients to the Royal Hospital London, as hospitals across the UK struggle to face a surge in coronavirus cases. The country has registered its record daily death toll with 1,564 deaths. IMAGES
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