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Quezon City, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Rights organization Amnesty International said Monday that hospitals in Manila and neighboring provinces are on the verge of collapse due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 infections in the Philippines, the second most affected country in Southeast Asia.In a statement, Amnesty said authorities have not acted adequately to curb Covid-19, which has caused the saturation of hospitals, while accusing them of taking advantage of the pandemic to persecute human rights activists."It is heartbreaking to see dozens of ambulances and private vehicles waiting outside hospitals. Inside are Covid-19 patients along with their families, some dying while waiting for treatment," said Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty’s regional deputy director. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: FILIPINOS WAIT IN QUEUE TO RECEIVE FREE FOOD ITEMS FROM A COMMUNITY PANTRY AND FILIPINOS RECEIVE DOSES OF SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Depok, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia is battling skyrocketing Covid-19 case numbers as the Red Cross warned on Tuesday of the collapse of hospitals.It is the country in Southeast Asia hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and on Monday registered 20,694 infections and 423 deaths."Urgent increases are needed in medical care, testing and vaccinations as Indonesia teeters on the edge of a Covid-19 catastrophe," the international body said in a statement Tuesday."The more dangerous and deadly Delta Covid-19 variant is fueling infections that are skyrocketing across Indonesia, overwhelming hospitals and oxygen supplies in Jakarta and other areas of the country," it added. (Camera: ADI WEDA).SHOT LIST: THE FUNERAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA.
Cochabamba (Bolivia), May 28 (EFE), (CAMERA: Claudio Abrego) .- Cemeteries in the Bolivian region of Cochabamba collapse again due to the high demand for burials and cremations in this third wave of covid-19.
Mwea (Kenya), Sep 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- The Roka Primary School, located in Mwea, a town about 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, like others in the region and the country, has turned its classrooms into chicken coops and the playground into a garden where two teachers have changed the books for growing vegetables. FOOTAGE OF SCHOOLS TURNED INTO FARMS.SOUNDBITES OF:-JAMES K. KUNG'U, OWNER OF ROKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.-MOSES WANDERA, CHIEF OF STUDIES, ROKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.-BEATRICE MAINA, MANAGER OF MWEA BRETHREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
London, Jul 23 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Andy Rain).- The Cultural sector in the UK has criticised the slow government's response to Covid-19 impact in the culture industry. FOOTAGE OF THEATRES AND MUSIC VENUES IN LONDON.
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