"Magic of Aurora Borealis." Russia Tatiana Merzlyakova/IPPAWARDS hide caption
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Saturday
People in Tokyo wear masks on May 7. Daily coronavirus infections in Japan's capital have topped 4,000 — nearly four times as many as a week ago. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images hide caption
George Harrison performs at the Concert for Bangladesh, held at Madison Square Garden on August 1, 1971 in New York City. Asked why he joined in organizing the event, he said, "Because I was asked by a friend if I'd help, that's all." Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
People line up for coronavirus testing on Thursday in Nanjing, in China's Jiangsu province. Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will extend a state of emergency to four more prefectures due to rising coronavirus infections. Here, Suga addresses a news conference on July 8. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via AP hide caption
Counseling a newly diagnosed HIV patient in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
A woman is vaccinated at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 5. Israel will offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
Wednesday
A man receives the Pfizer COVID vaccine in Ramat Gan, Israel. A small Israeli study suggests vaccinated people who experience rare breakthrough infections may develop symptoms that last as long as six weeks. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption
COVID Symptoms May Linger In Some Vaccinated People Who Get Infected, Study Finds
People stand in the International Arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London on Jan. 26. The British government said that starting Monday, fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter England without the need for quarantining. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
A female Anopheles mosquito, a common vector for malaria, feeds on human skin. In a landmark study, researchers showed that genetically modified Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes could crash their own species in an environment mimicking sub-Saharan Africa, where the malaria-carrying mosquitoes spread. Dunpharlain/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-Destruct
Tuesday
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives her Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus at the statehouse in Dar es Salaam on July 28. Her administration has reversed the government's anti-vaccination stance. Emmanuel Herman/Reuters hide caption
People walk along a main street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn on Thursday in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
To mask or not to mask: That is the question for vaccinated people as the delta variant surges. The answer may depend on the situation, experts say. Here, these roller coaster riders mask up at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
Soccer on the sand of Lumley Beach is a big Sunday pastime in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Pick-up games run up and down the shoreline. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption