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Added on the 01/02/2021 16:00:01 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Residents of Pretoria get vaccinated against Covid-19, as South Africa struggles with a third wave of infections. The country, the worst affected by the pandemic in Africa, has seen the daily figures for new cases double over the past two weeks, while hospital admissions have climbed by nearly 60 percent over the same period. IMAGES
South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 89, receives Covid-19 vaccine as the country starts its immunization campaign for people over 60 years old. IMAGES
Passengers walk in a terminal at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands after authorities test whether 61 passengers who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving from South Africa have the new Omicron strain. IMAGES
Police Minister Bheki Cele, and several members of the police force, receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccination against Covid-19, as South Africa faces mounting infections taking the countries new cumulative total past two million. IMAGES
Thousands of South African opposition activists rally in Pretoria to demand a faster coronavirus vaccination rollout in the continent's worst-hit country. The far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party is also pushing for the use of Chinese and Russian vaccines, warning it would stage a sit-in at the home of the regulator's chairwoman if it did not approve the emergency use of the jabs within seven days. 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.