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Jakarta, Jul 3 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia on Saturday tightened measures to combat the Covid-19 surge in the country, while other Southeast Asian countries were also battling severe outbreaks, some linked to the Delta variant.Indonesian authorities imposed a partial lockdown until July 20 that focuses especially on the island of Java, which is home to more than 50 percent of the country’s 270 million population, and the tourist island of Bali.Health authorities reported more than 25,000 new cases and 539 deaths on Friday, the highest numbers since the start of the pandemic. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF JAKARTA, INDONESIA, UNDER TIGHTER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.
Seoul, Oct 11 (EFE/EPA).- People in South Korea on Monday enjoyed the last day of a prolonged weekend amid concerns over potential spike of new COVID-19 cases.South Korea has recorded a total of 332,816 COVID-19 cases and over 2,500 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). B-ROLL OF THE DAILY LIFE OF PEOPLE AMID PANDEMIC IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Hanoi, Jul 24 (EFE/EPA).- Hanoi entered a 15-day lockdown on Saturday to combat a new Covid-19 wave linked to the highly contagious Delta variant, the worst the country has faced since the start of the pandemic.The lockdown of the Vietnamese capital, which has more than 4.6 million inhabitants, was announced unexpectedly on Friday night amid a sudden spike in infections in the last 48 hours.(Camera: LINH LUONG THAI)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF HANOI, VIETNAM.
Bangkok, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand has tightened lockdown measures for 13 high-risk provinces, including Bangkok, in order to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases that spiked in recent weeks. Starting on 20 July 2021, with strict health measures, people are not allowed to go outdoors unless necessary, movements in the high-risk provinces will be restricted and shopping malls will stay closed. People are encouraged to work from home and dine-in services at restaurants are banned. Hundreds of construction sites will also close. Supermarkets and pharmacies will stay open until 8pm, with a curfew starting from 9pm to 4am. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: CLOSED SHOPS, LESS CAR VOLUME ON A NEARLY EMPTY STREET, AND A CLOSED SHOPPING MALL IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bogor, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- The medical system in Indonesia is on the brink of collapse amid a shortage of medical oxygen in some hospitals and a rising daily number of Covid-19 infectionsIndonesian authorities have imposed tighter restrictions, from 3 to 20 July 2021, amid a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Java and Bali. Indonesia has so far recorded over 2,600,000 coronavirus (COVID-19 disease) cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN WORKERS FILL OXYGEN TUBES AT AN OXYGEN REFILL STATION IN BOGOR, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA.
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