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UN agencies warn of erosions on schooling in West Asia, as well as on employment and maternal health in Latin America.

Elsewhere, Africa's cases rise in its third wave, as Brazil's ongoing surge shows signs of another uptick.

Officials warn that Africa is at risk due to continued virus circulation and low vaccine uptake.

Four of the five countries with the most cases last week were in the Americas.

In the northern Amazon basin where cases are spiking, ICUs in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia are filling up with COVID-19 patients.