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The world continues to battle the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed millions of lives globally and affected the health systems of many countries.
The virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has spread to over 200 countries. More than 100 million people have been infected with over 2.4 million deaths recorded globally, data from
Some countries are also reporting new COVID-19 variants leading to increase in infection cases and deaths. While some countries are already administering the COVID-19 vaccines on citizens, many others have yet to do so.