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Added on the 27/04/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janiero over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left over half a million dead in the country. IMAGES
Buenos Aires, Apr 17 (EFE).- Citizens in Buenos Aires gathered Saturday to protest against the new restrictions imposed by the Argentine government to curb the spread of COVID-19, especially the suspension of classes in schools. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST NEW COVID-19 MEASURES IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Quezon City, Apr 16 (EFE/EPA).- Protesters in Philippines Friday called for concrete programs to gradually and safely resume school classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.More than a year of online classes due to lockdown restrictions have led to reduced quality of education, increased expenditures on families and rising student dropout rates, said members of student youth group. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF A STUDENT YOUTH GROUP HOLD A RALLY CALLING FOR IMPROVED GOVERNMENT MEASURES IN EDUCATION, OUTSIDE THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
The city of Sao Paulo in Brazil has issued a new lockdown due to the worsening Covid-19 health situation. These restrictions include the closure of all non-essential shops. Nearly 260,000 people have died of Covid in Brazil, the second-highest pandemic death toll in the world after the United States. IMAGES
São Paulo, Mar 6 (EFE), (Camera: Wallace Carvalho).- All non-essential shops and businesses in Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest and most populous state, closed down on Saturday for the next few weeks due to a serious spike in cases and deaths from Covid-19, which have pushed the healthcare system to the verge of collapsing.With 46 million inhabitants, the country's financial engine was the first state to impose more severe measures of lockdown and social isolation a year ago and, with Governor Joao Doria at its head, led the implementation of the first vaccine. But despite those efforts, the state remains the most affected in absolute terms.FOOTAGE OF CLOSED BUSINESSES IN SAO PAULO