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Doctors and nurses receive first vaccinations at Cremona hospital, in the hard-hit Lombardy region, in Italy, as EU countries embark on a vaccination campaign against coronavirus. IMAGES
People wait in line for food handouts at the Salvation Army Harlem Temple Corps community center, in New York. Food banks are experiencing a huge spike in demand with more and more people now out of work because of the coronavirus. IMAGES
Miami, May 12 (EFE / EPA).- The Venezuela Awareness Foundation on Tuesday donated food and aid packages to hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants awaiting the approval of their status in Miami who have been left in a precarious situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The Venezuela Awareness Foundation and the Presidente supermarket have joined forces to help these immigrants.Patricia Andrade, director of the Foundation, told Efe that these newly arrived families were left in limbo because they did not manage to receive documents that are necessary to receive the federal aid during the pandemic.(Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA).SHOTLIST: STAFFS FROM THE VENEZUELA AWARENESS FOUNDATION AND PRESIDENTE SUPERMARKET TRANSPORTING AID PACKAGES TO DONATE THEM TO VENEZUELAN IMMIGRANTS.SOUNDBITES: PATRICIA ANDRADE, DIRECTOR OF THE VENEZUELA AWARENESSS FOUNDATION (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: The Venezuelans who jusr arrived in the US were shocked by the coronavirus and those who were requesting political asylum are in a precarious state. This food aid is going to give them the relief they sorely need.
California, Apr 17 (EFE/EPA).- Nearly 1,000 local residents of a latino neighborhood in Santa Ana lined up nearly 3 hours on Friday to receive a free food give-away by Latino Health Access.Unemployment has soared in the region due to lock-down orders that have closed many service businesses. The food has been donated on a weekly basis by local businesses and will also include dog food in the future. (Camera: EUGENE GARCIA)FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE LINING UP IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE FREE FOOD DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Residents in New York's Corona neighborhood stand in line, waiting to pick up bags of food distributed by a charity eager to help those struggling on all fronts amid the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES