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Global COVID-19 fight continues as new variant emerges

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Visitors, some wearing face masks, stand in front of the illuminated Christmas tree at the Winter Wonder and Christmas Market on the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, today. Belgium and the Netherlands are among some of the worst hit countries in Western Europe and are planning a series of new restrictions.
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Lights illuminate the Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, today. France has launched a plan to give COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, as it opted against a further lockdown or curfew to help combat a worrying uptick in infections in the country at Christmas season.
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A police officer checks the ID of a protestor holding a sign which reads "Stop Lying" during a small demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions outside a ministry building where caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced an extension of the partial lockdown in The Hague, Netherlands, today.
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Protestors make noise during a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions outside a ministry building where caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced an extension of the partial lockdown in The Hague, Netherlands, today.
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People wear a protection mask during a visit to the Winter Wonder and Christmas Market in Brussels, Belgium, today. Belgium and the Netherlands are among some of the worst hit countries in Western Europe and are planning a series of new restrictions.
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People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, today. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. Scientists say it is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province.
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A busker plays his guitar as people walk past in Leicester Square, in London, today.
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A person is administered a vaccination against COVID-19 in Warsaw, Poland, today.
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People lineup to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa', today. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa.

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