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Various Southeast Asain Cities, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) on Tuesday urged the acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to countries in Southeast Asia, hit hard by a fierce new wave of the pandemic linked in part to the Delta variant.Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are some of the countries most affected, having consistently registered record numbers of deaths and daily cases recently, and as vaccinations are carried out slowly and hospitals are full or overwhelmed."Millions of people in Asia are living on the cruel and sharp edge of a global vaccine divide between richer countries that have a steady supply and most nations in Asia that are struggling to access sufficient doses to keep their populations safe," said Alexander Matheou, IFRC Asia-Pacific director, in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS AUTHORITIES DISTRIBUTE FINANCIAL AIDS TO CORONAVIRUS-HIT FAMILIES IN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES; CORONAVIRUS CHECKPOINTS IN BALI, INDONESIA; VACCINATION DRIVE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; EMPTY STREETS AND SUPERMARKETS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM; AND MASS GRAVE FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS AT CEMETERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Indonesian volunteers begin burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people. The quake and tsunami devasted swathes of Sulawesi on Friday and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer scale of the disaster. IMAGES
Medan, Oct 5 (EFE/EPA).- Health personnel continued on Tuesday to test the residents of the Indonesian city of Medan for Covid-19.Indonesia has so far reported more than 4,200,000 cases of coronavirus throughout its territory. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI).SHOT LIST: MASS COVID-19 TESTING IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
Medan, Sep 3 (EFE/EPA).-Relatives of people who died from Covid-19 paid a visit Friday to their loved ones in the cemetery where Covid-19 victims are buried in the Indonesian city of Medan in North Sumatra. Indonesia has recorded over 4,100,000 coronavirus cases with more than 130,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.(Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI)SHOT LIST: FAMILIES VISIT TOMBS OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.
Medan, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- A mass COVID-19 testing continued Friday in the Indonesian city of Medan for people with mental illness as the government extended the restrictions on community activities until Aug. 30.Indonesia has recorded over 4 million COVID-19 cases and 130,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI).SHOT LIST: HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN HAZMAT SUITS COLLECT SPECIMEN SAMPLES DURING A COVID-19 SWAB TESTS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN MEDAN,NORTH SUMATRA,INDONESIA.
Medan, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- Health authorities carried out Wednesday a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive in Medan. Indonesian autorities extended restrictions on emergency community activities (PPKM) for Java and Bali fromAugust 10 to 16 and for outside Java and Bali from August 10 to 23.(Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE IN MEDAN, INDONESIA.