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Beijing, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19.The coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant and what has now become China's worst outbreak in more than a year, was first detected on 20 July among airport cleaning staff in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected hundreds of people and spread to over two dozen cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. Since the Delta outbreak began spreading across China, the authorities have imposed lockdowns on some residential areas, Covid-19 mass testing, domestic and international travel restrictions. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS OUTSIDE THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Beijing, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19. The new coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant, was first detected on 20 July in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected more than 400 people and spread to more than20 cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: TRAVELERS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS INSIDE AN ALMOST EMPTY TERMINAL 3 DEPARTURE HALL OF BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AMID THE NEW WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Singapore, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- The construction industry in Singapore has been badly hit by travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions on India and Bangladesh, where a majority of construction workers are from, have resulted in a shortage of manpower and a delay in the completion dates of many government-built apartments. (Camera: WALLACE WOON).B-ROLL OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN SINGAPORE.
Colombo, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- The Government of Sri Lanka has imposed island-wide partial travel restriction as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19.Sri Lanka is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections and the number of cases is increasing day by day. The government will impose partial travel restrictions across the country until 31 May, except for essential services and food transport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to Police Media Spokesman, the public should go shopping or for other purposes based on the final digits of the national identity card. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN POLICE OFFICERS CHECK TRAVEL PASSES AT A CHECKPOINT AFTER THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCED AN ISLAND-WIDE PARTIAL TRAVEL RESTRICTION AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bali, May 14 (EFE/EPA).-The Indonesian government has enforced strict travel restrictions from May 6 till May 17 coinciding with Eid al-Fitr to contain the contagion of Covid-19. About 88 percent of the more than 265 million Indonesians practice Islam.Indonesia has registered more than 1.7 million infections and 47,800 deaths from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.(Camera: MADE NAGI)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WALKING IN A SHOPPING CENTER IN KUTA, BALI, INDONESIA.
Colombo, May 14 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka has imposed inter-district travel following a new wave of Covid-19 infections.Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 135,796 Covid-19 positive cases and 892 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF COLOMBO AMID THE LOCKDOWN TO CONTAIN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.