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Added on the 17/03/2020 22:22:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Tourists gather at a viewpoint atop Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain and visit the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the Brazilian city's main attractions, as they reopen to the public after remaining closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
People visit Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro by presenting their health pass, a proof a vaccination against Covid-19, now mandatory to access public spaces and tourist venues. IMAGES
Two million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 arrive in Rio de Janeiro, after they were brought from India via Sao Paulo. IMAGES
Images show people and ambulances at the entrance to Rio de Janeiro's Miguel Couto hospital, in coronavirus-stricken Brazil, as the total confirmed deaths from Covid-19 around the world pass two million. IMAGES
Students, parents and teachers go to the Lycée Ousmane Sembène in the Yoff district in Dakar, which reopens fully after being closed for 8 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
On the Port of Marseille, chairs and tables are stacked on top of each other and terraces are empty on the first day of a government order to close restaurants and bars to curb the spread of Covid-19. One brewery remains open in defiance of the government order. IMAGES