Indian devotees walk for a health check-up at the Babughat transit camp before the Ganga Sagar annual fair in Kolkata, eastern India. EPA
Patients rest inside a Covid-19 isolation centre in Navi Mumbai, India. AFP
An Israeli paramedic collects a swab sample from a child at a Covid-19 testing centre in Jerusalem. AFP
A caricature of Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic looks over a market in the Indian city of Siliguri, a day after a court overturned the Australian government's decision to cancel his visa on Covid-19 vaccination grounds. AFP
Workers spray disinfectant outside a shopping mall in Xi'an, northern China. AFP
Women wearing kimonos and protective masks ride on an escalator in Tokyo. Reuters
Dr Anthony Fauci speaks during a US Senate committee hearing to examine the federal response to Covid-19. AP
A centre for filling oxygen tanks in Bangalore, India. EPA
Medical staff dressed in superhero costumes accompany children aged 6 to 11 as they receive a vaccine at a school in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AFP
A shopper walks past empty frozen-food coolers at a shop in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Shortages at US shops have grown in recent weeks amid supply-chain struggles and labour issues. AP
Students and staff at the University of Southern California are required to get Covid-19 vaccine booster shots and show proof of a negative test to return to in-person classes. EPA
A teacher takes a class remotely at Hazelwood Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty
Dr LouAnn Woodward of the University of Mississippi refers to a graph outlining the rising number of Covid-19 patients over a 14-day period. AP
Medics tend to a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit of Cremona Hospital in northern Italy. AFP
Pharmacy workers remove Christmas decorations from a window in Lisbon, Portugal. While Portugal has been reporting record figures of daily new coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, the number of patients in intensive-care units has fallen. Bloomberg
Students wearing protective masks study in a classroom at the Merlan school in Paillet, Ivory Coast. Reuters
A Pakistani health worker takes a sample to test for Covid-19 during a surge in Omicron cases in Islamabad. EPA
A general view of the Nightingale Covid-19 Surge Hub which is being erected at the Royal Preston Hospital in Preston, England. Getty
Indian devotees walk for a health check-up at the Babughat transit camp before the Ganga Sagar annual fair in Kolkata, eastern India. EPA
Patients rest inside a Covid-19 isolation centre in Navi Mumbai, India. AFP
An Israeli paramedic collects a swab sample from a child at a Covid-19 testing centre in Jerusalem. AFP
A caricature of Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic looks over a market in the Indian city of Siliguri, a day after a court overturned the Australian government's decision to cancel his visa on Covid-19 vaccination grounds. AFP
Workers spray disinfectant outside a shopping mall in Xi'an, northern China. AFP
Women wearing kimonos and protective masks ride on an escalator in Tokyo. Reuters
Dr Anthony Fauci speaks during a US Senate committee hearing to examine the federal response to Covid-19. AP
A centre for filling oxygen tanks in Bangalore, India. EPA
Medical staff dressed in superhero costumes accompany children aged 6 to 11 as they receive a vaccine at a school in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AFP
A shopper walks past empty frozen-food coolers at a shop in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Shortages at US shops have grown in recent weeks amid supply-chain struggles and labour issues. AP
Students and staff at the University of Southern California are required to get Covid-19 vaccine booster shots and show proof of a negative test to return to in-person classes. EPA
A teacher takes a class remotely at Hazelwood Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty
Dr LouAnn Woodward of the University of Mississippi refers to a graph outlining the rising number of Covid-19 patients over a 14-day period. AP
Medics tend to a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit of Cremona Hospital in northern Italy. AFP
Pharmacy workers remove Christmas decorations from a window in Lisbon, Portugal. While Portugal has been reporting record figures of daily new coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, the number of patients in intensive-care units has fallen. Bloomberg
Students wearing protective masks study in a classroom at the Merlan school in Paillet, Ivory Coast. Reuters
A Pakistani health worker takes a sample to test for Covid-19 during a surge in Omicron cases in Islamabad. EPA
A general view of the Nightingale Covid-19 Surge Hub which is being erected at the Royal Preston Hospital in Preston, England. Getty
Indian devotees walk for a health check-up at the Babughat transit camp before the Ganga Sagar annual fair in Kolkata, eastern India. EPA
