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Tunisia, Mar 25 (EFE) .- (Camera: Natalia Román Morte) A year after confirming its first case of Covid-19, Tunisia is facing a severe economic, political and social crisis that has pushed its precarious health system to the limit and weakened the most disadvantaged classes, forced to choose "between dying of hunger or dying of coronavirus" in the second country in Africa in the percentage of deaths associated with the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNISIA.SOUNDBITES IN FRENCH OF HECHMI LOUZIR GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE AND MEMBER OF THE TUNISIAN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE.TRANSLATION:- "There has been a lack of respect for preventive measures and lack of means because our system, already in normal conditions, the resuscitation and oxygen beds, were at the limit, we can say".- "We've never heard of this. Pharmaceutical companies ask and demand, even before distributing the vaccines, that there be specific legislation in the countries that are going to receive them that says that in case of side effects the Government takes over. For this it has been necessary to pass laws, we have approved two".- "Many have been invited (to be vaccinated) and have not shown up, let's hope they show up. We know that first-line doctors play a very important role as intermediaries and if they are convinced of the benefits of the vaccine and are better informed of the risks and advantages, etc. the message is more easily transmitted to the population".
Jammu, Jan 18 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of Indian Sikh devotees on Monday participated in a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, in northeastern India, amid pandemic.Guru Gobind Singh became leader of the Sikhs at the age of nine and founded the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa. Sikhs celebrate the Guru's birthday on Jan. 20 annually. (Camera: JAIPAL SINGH). SHOT LIST: INDIAN SIKH DEVOTEES JOIN THE ANNUAL RELIGIOUS PROCESSION AHEAD OF THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TENTH SIKH GURU, GOBIND SINGH, IN JAMMU, INDIA.
Hanoi, Nov 19 (EFE/EPA).- In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and with its borders closed since March, Vietnam has opened this year the world's first gold-plated hotel in its capital. With 120,000 square meters of golden facade, the Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake hotel has been accredited Thursday by the International Union of Records as the only hotel in the world with gold-plated tiles. (Camara: LUONG THAI LINH).SHOT LIST: THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE DOLCE HANOI GOLDEN LAKE HOTEL NEAR GIANG VO LAKE IN HANOI, VIETNAM.
Hanoi, Aug 10 (EFE/EPA).- Students in Vietnam on Monday attended their graduation ceremony, complying with all the health measures recommended by health authorities to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.So far, Vietnam has recorded 841 confirmed cases and 13 deaths from COVID-19. (Camera: LINH LUONG THAI). SHOT LIST: STUDENTS IN HANOI, VIETNAM, ATTEND THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONY.
Hanoi, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- The new wave of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam after three months without detecting community infections has been accompanied by a campaign of arrests related to the illegal entry of Chinese citizens into the country although the government has avoided establishing a direct link between the two phenomena.The latest ruling came on Tuesday, when a court in the north of the country sentenced six members of a gang to between two to six years in prison for facilitating the entry of Chinese citizens into Vietnam in June in exchange for 4,000 yuan ($576). (Camera: LINH LUONG THAI).SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN HANOI, VIETNAM.
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