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Added on the 07/04/2020 19:46:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Samaritan's Purse, a US-based Christian global relief agency, is building a field hospital on Central Park's East Meadow lawn, with workers in face masks setting up white tarps and other equipment. The site is right across from one of the facilities in the Mount Sinai hospital group. IMAGES
Members of the National Guard are seen outside the Javits Center in New York, which is being used as a field hospital for coronavirus patients. IMAGES
The new London field hospital for coronavirus, set up at the Excel London exhibition centre, is ready to receive its first patients. The Excel centre has been converted into the NHS Nightingale hospital to provide an extra 4000 beds. IMAGES
Nurses from the Bronx, including one who tested positive to COVID-19 a few days ago, hold a protest in the borough of Queens in New York, to denounce their working conditions. "The government has abandoned us. Our hospitals have abandoned us," says the President of the New York State Nurses Association during the protest. IMAGES
People wait in line outside Elmhurst Hospital in New York to get tested for COVID-19, as the city grapples with sky-rocketing infections and a severely strained health system. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.