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New Delhi, Nov 9 (EFE).- A special court for environment related cases on Monday banned the sale of firecrackers in India's most polluted cities, to contain the surge in air pollution witnessed every year during the Hindu festival of Diwali especially amid the risk posed by the Covid-19 crisis. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF NEW DELHI, INDIA.
A thick veil of smog has fallen on New Delhi, leading to a health emergency and warnings from authorities for citizens to stay indoors in order to avoid the dangerous haze. Indian farmers usually burn their crop stubble around the beginning of November, which is believed to be the leading cause of the thick smog. The Indian Medical Association has declared a health emergency and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the city has become a "gas chamber"
Hong Kong, Apr 19 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong government has banned flights from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines for the next two weeks after detecting the first community case of a highly infectious strain of Covid-19 in the city.The two-week ban will come into effect from Tuesday.A traveler from Dubai, who arrived in the city last month, was infected with a strain of the British and South African variants of coronavirus. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS WALK IN THE ARRIVAL HALL AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Apr 19 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong government has banned flights from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines for the next two weeks after detecting the first community case of a highly infectious strain of Covid-19 in the city.The two-week ban will come into effect from Tuesday.A traveler from Dubai, who arrived in the city last month, was infected with a strain of the British and South African variants of coronavirus. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS WALK IN THE ARRIVAL HALL AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HONG KONG.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (EFE/EPA).- India on Thursday added a record-high of more than 126,000 new Covid-19 cases as several states announced restrictions, causing hundreds of migrant laborers to flee cities over fears of job losses.The federal health ministry said 126,789 new patients tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours from Wednesday morning, while some 685 lost their lives in the same period.India has been struggling with a second wave of the coronavirus with a steep rise in the daily numbers after infections had plummeted to less than 10,000 cases and 100 deaths a day in February. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ARRIVE TO CATCH A BUS AT A BUS STATION IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
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