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Nurses and other health workers demonstrate outside Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital, one of South Africa's coronavirus testing and isolation sites, against lack of protective equipment and transport to work. A nurse who worked at the hospital died after contracting COVID-19. IMAGES
Israeli security forces in protective gear check vehicles at the Walajah checkpoint in Jerusalem on a road leading to the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The city of Bethlehem was under lockdown on Friday after the first Palestinian cases of the deadly coronavirus were discovered there and authorities announced a state of emergency. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden tells Americans in his first speech to Congress that the nation has pulled off a massive logistical success with its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 euros ($120,000) from her foundation to the Covax scheme for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization announces. SOUNDBITE
In Switzerland, authorities in the Swiss canton of Geneva close bars, restaurants and non-essential businesses in an effort to curb the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Residents have been told that they should leave their homes only when strictly necessary. Hospitals have warned that surging emergency cases may force them to decide to admit one Covid-19 patient over another if his or her chances of survival are better. 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.