'Why India's Covid-19 mortality rates don't tell the whole story'
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Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, wear masks and face shields as they distribute food to the poor and homeless in Kolkata, India, on August 26.
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Cemetery workers carry Wilson Gil's remains on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on August 26. Gil died of complications related to Covid-19, according to family members.
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Workers in New Delhi prepare to cremate the body of a coronavirus victim on August 22.
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A health worker administers a Covid-19 test in the Indian village of Kusumpur on August 17.
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People gather in Little Venice on the Aegean Sea island of Mykonos, Greece, on August 16.
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Thousands of people gather for an electronic music festival at a water park in Wuhan, China, on August 15. The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan late last year.
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Funeral workers in Peru's Uchumayo District bury a coffin in a massive burial ground for low-income people and unidentified victims of Covid-19.
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A man receives an injection while taking part in a vaccine trial in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13.
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Election officials sort absentee ballots in Atlanta, where there were several runoffs taking place on August 11.
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Gravediggers bury a coronavirus victim at the Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 10.
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Kindergarten students wear face masks and play in screened-in areas at the Wat Khlong Toey School in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 10.
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Medics wait to transport a woman with possible Covid-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas, on August 7.
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A coronavirus victim is lowered into the ground during her funeral in New Delhi on August 7.
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Resident doctors and interns attend a rally in Seoul, South Korea, on August 7. They were protesting the government's plan to expand admissions to medical schools — a policy meant to address a shortage in physicians.
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A health worker performs a Covid-19 test at a gymnasium in Navotas, Philippines, on August 6.
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A worker disinfects a public school in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 5. The local government has begun preparations for the reopening of schools in early September.
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Cemetery workers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 victim at a graveyard in Comas, Peru, on August 5.
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Elementary school students walk to class in Godley, Texas, on August 5. Three rural school districts in Johnson County were among the first in the state to head back to school for in-person classes.
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Poll worker Debra Moore sanitizes her workspace during a primary election in Detroit on August 4.
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A stylist from Grey Matter LA cuts a client's hair on a rooftop parking lot in Los Angeles on August 4.
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Paul Adamus, 7, waits at the bus stop for his first day of school in Dallas, Georgia, on August 3.
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Beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up in Hong Kong on August 1. AsiaWorld-Expo has been converted into a makeshift hospital that can take up to 500 patients.
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Medical workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, showcase designs during a fashion show of personal protective equipment on August 1. The fashion show was held as a form of gratitude for all medical personnel who have been fighting Covid-19.
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A volunteer disinfects a rooftop area in Rio de Janeiro on August 1.
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Volunteer health workers disinfect a mosque prior to Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 31.
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A casket carrying the body of coronavirus victim Lola M. Simmons is placed into a hearse following her funeral service in Dallas on July 30.
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Relatives of Covid-19 patients line up to recharge oxygen cylinders in Villa Maria del Triunfo, Peru, on July 29.
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People watch the film "The Prestige" from a gondola boat in Venice, Italy, on July 28. Around the world, many films are being shown outside so that people can practice social distancing.
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A health worker tests a child for Covid-19 at a school in New Delhi on July 27.
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