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  The world under the sign of the coronavirus

  Remote Collective

  These people in Singapore watch a movie outdoors. At a distance, it is true, but that is more than is currently possible in many other countries. The small island nation attributes the very low number of new infections since October to strict monitoring of its citizens, using a mobile app, among other methods.

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  Despair in South Africa

  South Africa is the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic on the African continent. This patient from a hospital near Cape Town is one of 1.4 million infected so far. A new variant of the virus, also known as B.1.351 or 501Y.V2, is of particular concern. Similar to the British mutation, the South African mutation is said to be many times more contagious.

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  Also on the beach

  In Australia, many people seek to cool off in the sea, in view of the summer temperatures. So that crowded beaches do not cause a renewed increase in infections, the signs remind that social distancing is also necessary in the sun, on the beach. There have been very few new infections in Australia since late September.

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  Family pain

  Kelvia Goncalves, 16, cries uninhibited at the grave of her mother, Andrea dos Reis Brasao, in Manaus. Brasao, only 39 years old, is one of the many victims of COVID-19 in the Brazilian city, where oxygen is scarce for those affected. More and more Brazilians are blaming far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for the catastrophic conditions in the country.

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  Better safe than sorry?

  Numerous health workers are testing for coronavirus in a confined area of ​​Hong Kong. Faced with the sharp increase in infections, particularly affected areas were cordoned off without warning. In the fight against the coronavirus, the China Special Administrative Region relies on measures as rigorous as mainland China, and so far it has hardly been affected.

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  Different concert

  While many other events are only held digitally, the Flaming Lips have come up with something special for their fans: In Oklahoma City, rock musicians gave a concert using inflatable plastic balls. So that visitors could listen to their music without fear of the coronavirus. Vocalist Wayne Coyne even rolled over the audience on his own ball.

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  Cult vaccination

  In times of closed churches, there is plenty of room in places of worship. Lichfield Cathedral in the UK quickly became a vaccination center. In Britain, unlike the EU, there is no shortage of vaccines, so vaccination has not been interrupted.

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  Light at the end of the tunnel

  Egyptian Amy Ezzat prepares a “Coronavirus Vaccine” cake to say, “Bye Bye Corona.” He wants to distribute the symbolic candy to COVID patients in a Cairo hospital. Although vaccination campaigns are progressing very slowly in different places, vaccines are currently the only hope for many.

  Author: Ines Eisele

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