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Added on the 16/01/2021 19:55:14 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Pondok Ranggon cemetery's staff bury the coffin of a Covid-19 victim in Jakarta as the global death toll from the coronavirus nears one million.
The number of people who have died from Covid-19 around the world has passed three million, according to an AFP tally, as the number of fatalities continues to rise despite vaccination campaigns. IMAGES
Healthcare workers in Buenos Aires test residents for the new coronavirus at a drive-through testing site, as the world nears 2 million Covid-19 deaths. IMAGES
Sao Paulo's largest cemetery Vila Formosa opens to visitors for the Day of the Dead amid the coronavirus pandemic, with health measures in place for those arriving. 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