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6:11 PM February 18, 2021
Dr Anil Mehta administers a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to a homeless person at YMCA Romford.
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Homeless people were given a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at YMCA Romford.
Residents and staff at the charity s site in Rush Green Road were given the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine by a team from Fullwell Cross Medical Centre in Barkingside.
A charity spokesperson said the vaccinations came after Bridget Quinlan, support worker for projects and programmes at the YMCA, worked with the Partnership of East London Co-operatives (PELC).
This organisation, which was originally formed by GPs to provide out-of-hours GP services, has been providing support to people during the pandemic.
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The number of new coronavirus cases reported across the globe has declined for a fourth week in a row, according to data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), offering a glimmer of hope the world is turning a corner in its efforts to contain the pandemic.
The number of COVID-19 deaths reported worldwide decreased for the second week running, with 88,000 new deaths reported last week, a 10 per cent drop compared to the previous week, according to WHO.
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A medical worker takes a swab sample at a COVID-19 testing centre in Cyprus.(SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
More than 3.1 million new cases were reported around the world last week, WHO said in its weekly epidemiological update.