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Added on the 08/05/2020 16:24:45 - Copyright : France 24 EN
President Donald Trump faces a ticking clock with respect to the current proposed COVID-19 relief package. Trump has suggested he may reject the $900 billion package that Congress approved earlier this week unless lawmakers include $2,000 stimulus payments. Business Insider reports Trump could cost jobless workers a week of $300 federal unemployment benefits if he fails to sign the bill by midnight Saturday. Business Insider reports nearly 14 million Americans may lose all their unemployment aid this weekend if the bill doesn't pass. Labor experts say a two-to-three week gap in unemployment benefits is inevitable, as states need to recalibrate their computer systems to send the payments.
Business Insider reports world-famous Portuguese soccer star and mega-gazillionaire Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus. Business Insider reports the Portuguese Football Federation said the 35-year-old is 'doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation.' After Ronaldo, who plays as a forward for Juventus, tested positive, his teammates all took new tests and received negative results. Ronaldo brought in $109 million in 2019. According to Forbes, that makes him the second-highest-paid athlete in the world, behind only Lionel Messi. After nine seasons with Real Madrid, Ronaldo signed a four-year deal in 2018 with Italian powerhouse Juventus. That banks him a sweet $64 million a year.
Medan, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- The Indonesian government has allowed the reopening of cinemas throughout the country, following the decrease in Covid-19 cases in the country and its effort to boost the economy.Indonesia has reported 4,223,094 Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.(Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI)SHOT LIST:THE REOPENING OF CINEMAS IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
Dhaka, Aug 3 (EFE/EPA).- Textile factories in Bangladesh continued in operation Tuesday after authorities allowed export-oriented mills and factories to re-open from Sunday amid COVID-19 pandemic.Bangladesh imposed a 14-day nationwide lockdown from Jul. 23 through Aug. 5, in a bid to curb the spreading of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the country. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM).SHOT LIST: WORKERS WARING FACE MASK WORK AT A TEXTILE FACTORY IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Colombo, Jul 29 (EFE/EPA).-Sri Lankan health workers wearing protective gear performed Thursday COVID -19 swab tests in Colombo.Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the number of cases is increasing day by day. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 301,832 COVID-19 cases with 4,258 deaths while a total of 8,718,433 people have received the first dose of the vaccine and 1,994,384 have already received the second one.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS CARRY OUT COVID-19 SWAB TESTS IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps personnel carried out Monday a vaccination drive with China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at a public park in Colombo. Sri Lanka has so far received over six million doses of Covid-19 vaccine with the stock of newly arrived 26,000 doses of Pfizer- BioNTech Comirnaty Covid19 vaccines Monday. Sri Lanka is currently using Oxford AstraZeneca, China's Sinopharm, Russian Sputnik V, Covid -19 vaccines for the Vaccine rollout. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a serious shortage of Oxford AstraZeneca (Covishield) vaccine, to be given as a second dose.Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 265,630 Covid-19 cases with 3,236 deaths while a total of 2,971,751 people have received the first dose of the vaccine and 1,250,443 have already received the second one.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST:VACCINATION DRIVE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.