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Brussels, Nov 19 (EFE), (Camera: Leopoldo Rodríguez).- Social isolation, problems with teleworking due to the dependence on an interpreter or the inability to read lips to communicate. These are some of the challenges the deaf community is facing amid the coronavirus pandemic. For this reason, the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels has launched an initiative to fabricate transparent masks. FOOTAGE OF THE WORKSHOP WHERE TRANSPARENT MASKS ARE MADE. SOUNDBITES OF:JÉRÉMIE DROUART, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COUNCILOR OF THE ANDERLECHT COMMUNE IN BRUSSELS. "The different Belgian governments, federal, regional and local, distributed masks for the entire population, but we realized that they did not do so for certain types of people, such as deaf people, who need to read lips. Therefore we had the idea of ??making masks so that these people could communicate with their environment.""It is a mixture of fabric and plastic, we have done an analysis to find the highest quality plastic which, at the same time, is not toxic for the people who use it. They had to meet sanitary conditions and be easy to use." "It is a social integration company, it helps workers to reintegrate into the world of work. It has a social perspective and is located in the Anderlecht neighborhood, so it can be said that it is made in Anderlecht."MARK WHEATLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OF THE DEAF.
Bangkok, Aug 31 (EFE).- Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha and five of his ministers face a vote of no confidence in parliament that began Tuesday and will end Saturday amid a wave of anti-government protests in the country.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THAI PRIME MINISTER GEN. PRAYUT CHAN OCHA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AND ANTI GOVERNMENT PROTESTS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Lima, Jul 17 (EFE).- Lima held Saturday the first massive concert in Peru since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2021.The first large-scale cultural event was held in an open air space with limited capacity and health protocols. (Camera: MIKHAIL HUACAN).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ATTEND THE OPEN AIR CONCERT HELD IN LIMA, PERU.
Quezon City, Apr 5 (EFE/EPA).- Metro Manila on Monday continued its vaccination drive as authorities mull proposals to turn schools into COVID-19 isolation facilities to prevent citizens with mild symptoms from overcrowding hospitals. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: CITIZENS RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE SHOTS AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL USED AS AN INOCULATION SITE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Bangkok, Dec 23 (EFE/EPA).- Bangkok's vibrant nightlife, a benchmark in Asia, is going through the Covid-19 pandemic faced with two opposite realities: closed or deserted bars in tourist areas contrasting with the busy establishments frequented by locals.The closure of international borders has drastically affected the sector that earned $5.5 billion in 2018, according to official figures, when Bangkok remained the world's most visited city for the fourth year in a row.Hundreds of thousands of tourists traveled each year to the country's capital to enjoy endless revelry and unbridled nights any day of the week. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).B-ROLL OF NIGHT LIFE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.