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Around 300 volunteer healthcare workers arrive at Orly aiport to head to the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe where hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. IMAGES
At least 115,000 health and care workers have died from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the World Health Organzation chief says at the opening of the organisation's main annual assembly. SOUNDBITE
Argentine healthcare workers from San Martin general Hospital in La Plata receive their second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. Argentina is one of the first countries in the world to use the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and has also signed deals to purchase the AstraZeneca/Oxford and Covax vaccines. IMAGES
Empty seats are lined up on a square in the Colombian capital Bogota to pay tribute to health workers killed by Covid-19. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces that the country's healthcare workers who are managing the Covid-19 crisis will receive a tax-free bonus of €1,500. (COMPLETE VID1QM0X6_EN) SOUNDBITE
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.