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Aceh, Aug 18 (EFE/EPA).-Southeast Asia recorded nearly twice as many Covid-19 deaths than North America in the past two weeks, the Red Cross said Wednesday, urging wealthier nations to urgently share their vaccines with the region.Southeast Asia registered 38,522 Covid-19 deaths over the last two weeks, higher than any other region, the organization said, citing data collected by Johns Hopkins University in the United States.(Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK)SHOT LIST: OXYGEN REFILL STATION IN ACEH, INDONESIA.
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.
Geneva (Switzerland), May 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Antonio Broto) Liberalizing patents for anticovid vaccines could save hundreds of thousands of lives, the Red Cross Health Director, Emanuele Capobianco, defends in an interview with Efe., on the eve of an annual assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) where this issue will be debated.FOOTAGE OF THE INTERVIEW WITH EMANUELE CAPOBLANCO, HEALTH DIRECTOR RED CROSS
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hails "encouraging" news about Covid-19 vaccines but voices serious concern about surging cases in many countries, insisting that complacency is not an option. SOUNDBITE
Dresden (Germany), Mar 31 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Filip Singer) A cosmetic company has donated thousands of hidroalcoholic gel to the Red Cross in Germany to fight the coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF RED CROSS WORKERS.
Healthcare workers in Sierra Leone send Christmas wishes to Ebola patients locked in high risk zone with song and dance. Justin Mitchell reports.
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