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Global Covid-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world

FILE PHOTO: A worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) rests while preparing a grave at a burial area provided by the government for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) victims as the case surges, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 15, 2021. [Reuters]

Worldwide deaths related to Covid-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain.

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