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A Sri Lankan army soldier prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Sri Lankan health authorities on Wednesday began rolling out doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those who have received only the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Health officials were compelled to use Pfizer as the second dose due to a shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines. Eranga Jayawardena
A Sri Lankan army soldier administers a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly woman at a vaccination site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Sri Lankan health authorities on Wednesday began rolling out doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those who have received only the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Health officials were compelled to use Pfizer as the second dose due to a shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines.
S. Korea logs record 1,275 daily coronavirus cases
July 8, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A person is tested at a COVID-19 testing center near Seoul station on July 8, 2021. (Kyodo) SEOUL (Kyodo) South Korea reported a record 1,275 daily coronavirus infections on Thursday amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases, eclipsing the previous daily high of 1,240 set back in December. The country has confirmed over 1,000 cases for the second day in a row, with most of the new cases found in the Seoul metropolitan region. Concern is mounting that the surge may be fueled by the more contagious Delta variant, first identified in India, which is also blamed for growing coronavirus cases in other countries.
The Latest: Virus outbreak straining Fiji s medical system
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1of18FILE - In this May 17, 2021 file photo, a medical worker receives the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine at the Iran Mall shopping center in Tehran, Iran. Iran announced on Sunday, July 4, 2021, that it was reimposing coronavirus restrictions on major cities as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant spurs fears of another devastating surge in the nation.Ebrahim Noroozi/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18A woman walks among the graves of COVID-19 victims at the Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Across the country, the coronavirus pandemic is again spreading rapidly with bursting beyond capacity and oxygen supplies are running out, leaving people do what they can to cope with caring for sick friends and relatives at home.Tatan Syuflana/APShow MoreShow Less