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WHO Europe director Hans Kluge warns of another 236,000 Covid-19 deaths in Europe by December 1, saying that "several countries" are observing an "increased burden on hospitals". SOUNDBITE
People are seen entering the Javits Center, in New York, where a vaccination site has been set up. The United States is on the brink of 500,000 Covid-related deaths on Monday, while the vaccination rollout is picking up pace globally including with the first shots in Australia. IMAGES
South Korea ramps up coronavirus checking efforts at its 150 temporary testing stations erected nationwide this week amid a surge in cases. The country reported over 1,000 cases on Wednesday, having earlier broken its daily case record with 1,030 cases on Sunday. IMAGES
The United States has recorded over 300,000 deaths from Covid-19, on the day the country kicks off a mass vaccination drive hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak. IMAGES
Health workers in Mexico City perform COVID-19 tests at a mobile testing site as the virus deaths count surpasses 50,000, the world's third-highest fatality toll from the disease, behind only the United States and Brazil. IMAGES
A thousand crosses are placed in front of the Brazilian Congress to honour the people who died of Covid-19, and to denounce President Jair Bolsonaro handling of the pandemic. Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus worldwide, after the United States: more than 1.2 million and 55,000, respectively. IMAGES