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The number of people who have died from Covid-19 around the world has passed three million, according to an AFP tally, as the number of fatalities continues to rise despite vaccination campaigns. IMAGES
Friends and family bury their loved ones at the Villa Formosa cemetery, the largest one in Latin America, a day after global Covid-19 deaths surged past two million. IMAGES
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus estimates the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 to be "at least 20 million", well above the official number reported to WHO of "almost seven million deaths". SOUNDBITE
The World Health Organization says that Europe and Central Asia could see another half a million deaths by February next year. SOUNDBITE from Director of WHO Europe Hans Kluge
The world has passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths, says the World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that the true toll is likely higher. IMAGES of a WHO press conference
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.