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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
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
Hundreds of US truckers and their supporters gather in southern California for a "People's Convoy" modeled on the Canadian protests against Covid-19 restrictions, for the start of a cross-country journey to the capital, Washington, DC. IMAGES
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