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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for travel bans to be "urgently" lifted "before further damage is done to our economy". Several countries have implemented travel restrictions to South Africa and other African countries in an attempt to stop the spread of the new Covid variant Omicron. SOUNDBITE
Singapore, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- The construction industry in Singapore has been badly hit by travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions on India and Bangladesh, where a majority of construction workers are from, have resulted in a shortage of manpower and a delay in the completion dates of many government-built apartments. (Camera: WALLACE WOON).B-ROLL OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN SINGAPORE.
Bogor, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the garment industry in Indonesia produced various kinds of clothing, ranging from shirts, pants and other clothing. However, when the pandemic hit Indonesia, the need for these goods decreased. The decline in orders made the home garment industry suffer significant losses. The Bank Indonesia cut its forecast for the the country's economic growth in 2021 from 4.8-5.8 percent range to 4.3-5.3 percent range. (Camera: ADI WEDA). SHOT LIST: WORKERS PRODUCE CLOTHES AT A HOME-BASED APPAREL PRODUCTION OPERATION IN BOGOR, INDONESIA.
Mulegé, Mar 1 (EFE).- The pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the whale-watching business in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California Sur, with the most recent season suffering an 85 percent drop in the number of visitors."This year has been catastrophic for (that sector's) finances, and whale-related activities aren't generating (sufficient) income. In some cases, it's only enough to pay staff, which has already been reduced by 50 percent," Enrique Achoy, a tourism entrepreneur, told Efe on Monday.Baja California Sur each year welcomes around 3,000 whales, and more than 1,500 of these giant cetaceans are born in its waters; the latest whale-watching season began in November 2020 and will end early this month. (Camera: MAHATMA FONG).SHOT LIST: TOURISTS GO ON A WHALE-WATCHING TRIP IN MULEGÉ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO. SOUND BITE: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TOURISM IN MUNICIPALITY OF MULEGÉ, ANTONIO COTA.TRANSLATION: They have taken actions but it is something that we cannot control. The only way for us to control and to have a good and healthy tourism in this region is (to wait for) the vaccines to arrive and be inoculated as they should be.
London (UK), Jan 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Neil Hall).- The detection of a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil has led the UK to ban the arrivals of travellers from South America and Portugal, while the British government is trying to speed up its vaccine program.FOOTAGE OF HEATHROW AIRPORT IN LONDON.