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The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says during an online conference that the novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades. SOUNDBITE
Britain is "past the peak" of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says during a press conference, despite recording another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 26,711. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Austria's Far-right Freedom Party gather to protest against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations. Next week, the country will impose a partial lockdown which constitute the toughest restrictions introduced in Europe in recent weeks as Covid-19 cases surge continent-wide. IMAGES
Italians walk without masks in Rome as the whole country becomes a "low-risk" zone for Covid-19, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020. IMAGES
Demonstrators from the Rio de Paz human rights activist group lower Brazilian flags and mock body bags into symbolic graves on Copacabana beach, during a protest against the Brazilian government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The country reached a bleak new milestone this week as its death toll passed 400,000 and the Senate launched an investigation into whether President Jair Bolsonaro's far-right government has exacerbated the crisis. 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.