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Added on the 11/05/2020 18:37:22 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Caracas, Jul 20 (EFE), (Camera: Jackdwin Sáez).- Wearing a black suit and a hat, artist Jesús García has brought to life the Venezuelan physician José Gregorio Hernández, to spread awareness and prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the streets of Caracas.Doctor Hernández, who will be beatified 101 years after his death, is credited with scientific advancements in Venezuela in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the introduction of the microscope to the country. FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF ARTIST JESÚS GARCÍA:"To raise awareness...Since doctor Hernández combined science and religion, we will have faith but we will also support health workers and scientists so they can end with this virus once and for all."
Metro Manila, May 16 (EFE/EPA).- The Philippine capital Manila is slowly coming back to life as "modified lockdown" has been put in place by the government on Saturday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under modifed lockdown or modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), certain activities and establishments are allowed to open.Only 50 percent of a business's workforce can report back to work.Public transportation is still being suspended. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES, AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUT UNDER 'MODIFIED LOCKDOWN' ALLOWING CERTAIN BUSINESSES TO REOPEN.
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Hong Kong, May 6 (EFE/EPA).- Over 1,000 residents in 400 units of the 52-storey residential block in Hong Kong have been ordered into government quarantine centers for 21 days, including fully vaccinated residents, after a domestic helper and her employer’s 10-month-old daughter tested positive for a mutated strain of Covid-19 coronavirus on Apr. 29. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TOWER 11 OF CARMEL COVE AT THE CARIBBEAN COAST HOUSING ESTATE IN HONG KONG.
Tokyo, Apr 29 (EFE/EPA).- The number of daily Covid-19 infections in Tokyo on Thursday crossed 1,000 for the first time since the end of January, while the Japanese capital and other regions of the country remain under a health emergency due to a surge in cases.The Tokyo metropolitan area recorded 1,027 new cases, showing a continued increase in infections in the capital as a part of the fourth wave across the country.In Osaka prefecture, the hardest hit by the current wave of infections, there were 1,117 new cases reported on Thursday and a record 44 daily deaths. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS WEARING FACE MASKS AT A SUBWAY STATION IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Manila, Mar 29 (EFE/EPA).- Manila and its neighboring provinces went back to strict confinement Monday to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases, the most severe peak that the Philippines has suffered since the pandemic began over a year ago.(Camera: MARK CRISTINO)SHOT LIST: LOCKDOWN IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.