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A nurse was arrested in Palermo, Sicily, for pretending to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to consenting patients, in particular to two spouses. In the video surveillance images, the nurse empties the content of a syringe into a gauze before giving the injection. IMAGES
People queue in their cars to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at a drive-thu vaccination centre in Cape Town. Dozens of nations from Europe to Asia have imposed travel restrictions on South Africa and its neighbours since its scientists flagged Omicron last week. IMAGES
New Delhi residents line up to get nose and throat swabs at a Covid-19 testing centre, as new data showed the biggest daily jump in new infections since the pandemic began. Hopes at the start of the year that the outbreak may be subsiding in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people have been dashed in recent weeks with a fresh wave of new cases. On Monday health ministry data showed new infections exceeding 100,000 for the first time. IMAGES
At least four people have died after a fire broke out in Romania's main hospital treating Covid-19 patients, officials have said. IMAGES
3/4ths of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China still have symptoms months later. These patients actually have at least one lingering symptom six months after getting sick. Around 63% of the patients reported fatigue or muscle weakness. This is the most common long-term symptom, reports Business Insider. Doctors say long-term COVID-19 cases resemble chronic fatigue syndrome. Tens of millions of people have covered from the coronavirus so far worldwide.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).