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Added on the 05/01/2021 09:26:05 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Beijing residents queue for Covid tests as China faces its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020. The capital city is sealing off whole neighbourhoods where handfuls of cases have been detected, while eastern Shanghai is recording dozens of daily deaths. IMAGES
Workers in PPE test residents, including elderly and children, in a locked-down Shanghai residential district. Shanghai, a city of 25 million and China's economic engine room, has become the heart of the country's biggest outbreak since the peak of the first virus wave in Wuhan over two years ago, rattling the country's adherence to a strict zero-Covid policy. Residents locked down since early April have complained of food shortages and over-zealous officials forcing them into state quarantine, as authorities rush to construct tens of thousands of beds to house Covid-19 patients with daily infections topping 20,000. IMAGES
People line up to do self-swabs at a Covid-19 test site in Los Angeles as millions of American travelers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday. IMAGES
People line up at the Lincoln Park Covid-19 testing center, in Los Angeles, after California imposed a curfew across much of the state to stem the rapid rise of coronavirus cases. The 10:00 pm to 5:00 am stay-at-home order will take effect Saturday evening and remain in force through December 21. IMAGES
Residents of the US capital wait in line at a Covid-19 testing site in downtown Washington as cases continue to rise across the country. 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.
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