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Britain is to open a 4,000-bed field hospital at London's giant ExCeL exhibition centre as part of government plans to treat coronavirus cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says. SOUNDBITE
Construction crews assemble beds at a makeshift field hospital at Miami-Dade County fairground in Westchester, Florida. The county is preparing for a surge of coronavirus cases. IMAGES
Ambulances line up at the Royal London hospital and a patient is rushed into the emergency unit, as recent data shows that 100,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain since the pandemic took hold last year. IMAGES
UK Environment secretary George Eustice announces that over 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have now died in Britain. SOUNDBITE
Members of the National Guard are seen outside the Javits Center in New York, which is being used as a field hospital for coronavirus patients. 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.