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People wait outside the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital as Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world. IMAGES
New Yorkers line up outside a truck offering Covid-19 testing in Corona, a neighborhood in Queens where the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc last year. One year ago, on March 1, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the state's first known coronavirus case. The next morning, he and Mayor Bill de Blasio held a joint briefing where they to talked about the importance of testing. IMAGES
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
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
Scene at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York as the total confirmed deaths from Covid-19 around the world passes two million, according to a count by AFP. The grim milestone comes as countries around the globe battle rising infections, despite the gradual rollout of vaccination campaigns. IMAGES