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Singapore, Apr 23 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore is restricting arrivals from India, including both short- and long-term pass holders who have travelled to India in the past 14 days. This will include any visitors who have transited through India. An extension of 7 days, in addition to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period will also be implemented owing to the rise in Covid-19 cases in India and the emergence of new variants of the virus. (Camera: WALLACE WOON)SHOT LIST: INDIAN NATIONALS WAIT IN THE DEPARTURE HALL OF THE CHANGI AIRPORT IN SINGAPORE.
Singapur, Sep 11 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore Airlines has announced that it will have to lay off some 2,400 employees due to the impact of COVID-19 and the forecast that international passenger volume will not recover until 2024.(Camera: WALLACE WOON)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES PLANES IN SINGAPORE.
Mwea (Kenya), Sep 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- The Roka Primary School, located in Mwea, a town about 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, like others in the region and the country, has turned its classrooms into chicken coops and the playground into a garden where two teachers have changed the books for growing vegetables. FOOTAGE OF SCHOOLS TURNED INTO FARMS.SOUNDBITES OF:-JAMES K. KUNG'U, OWNER OF ROKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.-MOSES WANDERA, CHIEF OF STUDIES, ROKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.-BEATRICE MAINA, MANAGER OF MWEA BRETHREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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.
Singapore, Apr 29 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore’s economy may contract more than forecast this year entering a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to decline by one to four per cent due to the loss of economic activity in the country and globally. (Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG). SHOT LIST: GENERAL VIEW OF SINGAPORE DURING A PARTIAL LOCKDOWN 'CIRCUIT BREAKER' PERIOD TO PREVENT THE SPREAD COVID-19 IN SINGAPORE.
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