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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters that US President Bidens's speech on the Omicron variant on Tuesday will not be about "locking the country down." SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the Covid-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says at the administration's daily press briefing. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden tells Americans in his first speech to Congress that the nation has pulled off a massive logistical success with its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden will give a primetime television address this week to mark the one year anniversary of the US lockdown ordered to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic. In the address on Thursday, Biden will "discuss the many sacrifices the American people have made over the last year, and the grave loss communities and families across the country have suffered," says White House press secretary Jen Psaki. SOUNDBITE
The Biden administration will distribute more than 25 million masks across the United States to curb the spread of Covid-19, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients says during a news briefing. SOUNDBITE
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.