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Added on the 12/05/2020 12:21:14 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Colombo, May 26 (EFE/EPA).- After enduring months of lockdown, stringent preventive measures and daytime-curfew, daily activities in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, are beginning to resemble pre-coronavirus times as authorities have loosened regulations.The Sri Lankan government announced on Tuesday that an island-wide day time curfew would be lifted to restart the country's economic activities. The curfew was imposed for nearly two-month in order to slow down the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF SRI LANKAN PEOPLE RESUMING DAILY ACTIVITIES IN SOCIETY AND ECONOMY, IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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.
Traffic in Paris is gradually returning to normal five days after lockdown measures ease. The usual cacophony of car horns and scooters weaving their way between the vehicles are back at Place de la Bastille in the capital. IMAGES
Rue de Rivoli in central Paris is busier than its been in a while as traffic slowly returns to the streets following two months of lockdown. IMAGES
In the business district of La Défense, at the gates of Paris, commuters are beginning to return as France eases lockdown restrictions. For 55 days, the place was almost deserted, brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES