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Students, parents and teachers go to the Lycée Ousmane Sembène in the Yoff district in Dakar, which reopens fully after being closed for 8 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Colombo, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan Ministry of Education started the high school exam on Monday after school closure due to a sudden spike of the Covid-19 cluster from a textiles factory in the Gampaha District.Sri Lankan government closed kindergartens schools and Colleges, and canceled all other mass gathering events across the country and implemented a curfew in some parts of the country in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SCHOOL OFFICIALS MEASURES THE BODY TEMPERATURES OF STUDENTS BEFORE ENTERING THEIR EXAM CENTER DURING THE FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL EXAM MID OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Mamming (Germany), 27 July (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Philipp Guelland).- German authorities have quarantined an entire cucumber farm and its workers in the town of Mamming due to an outbreak of COVID-19.FOOTAGE OF THE FARM IN MAMMING, GERMANY.
Bangkok Desk, May 26 (EFE).- Singapore's economy is set for its worst recession in the history of the city state, with its 2020 gross domestic product growth forecast downgraded to between -7 percent and -4 percent due to the economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singaporean government said on Tuesday.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE
Dhaka, May 1 (EFE/EPA).- On Mar. 26, when Bangladesh enforced its lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, Ranu Akter, a garment factory worker, was called by her employer and asked to resign. Millions of textile workers in Bangladesh are staring at layoffs as the pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy and brought supply chains to an almost grinding halt.The lockdown has paralyzed Bangladesh's crucial textile sector, which contributed nearly 84 percent of the country's total exports in 2018-19 when it shipped products worth $34 billion.As global demand for clothing, like all other non-essential products, has dried up, big fashion brands face accusations that they are ditching those who toil for them.Trade leaders say thousands of workers have already lost their jobs due to the crisis. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM)FOOTAGE SHOWS GARMENT WORKERS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS AS THEY QUEUE BEFORE ENTERING THE FACTORY THEY WORK AT AT THE MIRPUR AREA IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).