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Italians walk without masks in Rome as the whole country becomes a "low-risk" zone for Covid-19, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020. IMAGES
Tourists at the Colisseum fend off high temperatures during a new heatwave in Rome, Italy. IMAGES
WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns a "toxic mix" at the global level of low vaccination coverage and testing rates, creating a fertile breeding ground for new Covid-19 variants to 'breed'. SOUNDBITE
Two protests, one organised by political groups and one organised by bar and restaurant owners, take place in Rome against the government's introduction of restrictions on unvaccinated people. The Green Pass, which is an extension of the EU's digital Covid certificate, will be required from August 6 to enter cinemas, museums, indoor swimming pools or sports stadiums, or eat indoors at restaurants. IMAGES
Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janiero over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left over half a million dead in the country. IMAGES
Restaurants on Campo de' Fiori square in Rome reopen, as an easing of coronavirus restrictions means they are permitted to serve customers during the day. Sixteen regions are now under the lower-risk "yellow" category, while five -- Sicily, Sardinia and Puglia in the south, Umbria in the centre and South Tyrol in the north -- are still "orange." IMAGES
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