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Approximately 6.500 people gather in Marseille city centre to celebrate carnival. The event, unauthorised because of the pandemic, was described as irresponsible by the police, which later disperses the crowd. IMAGES
San Juan Chamula, Feb 16 (EFE).- The indigenous people of Tzotzil and Tzeltal on Tuesday took part in the carnival celebrations in the Mexican city of San Juan Chamula amid the COVID-19 pandemic. SHOT LIST: THE INDIGENOUS CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN SAN JUAN CHAMULA, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: ISMAEL HERNÁNDR “KOLEMAL MAX” (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: It's such an honor to see that the tradition is being conserved, that the tradition is still alive and does not get lost (in time). It's a gift from God that we have here in San Juan Chamula. And I'd say again that it's such an honor for me.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus estimates the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 to be "at least 20 million", well above the official number reported to WHO of "almost seven million deaths". SOUNDBITE
People in Beijing's Chaoyang district -- the Chinese capital's most populous -- queue up to get coronavirus tests as second round of mass mandatory Covid testing continues in the capital city. IMAGES
Rio de Janeiro holds first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil. Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school dance sultry samba in sparkling sequins. IMAGES
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
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