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Added on the 01/06/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
New Delhi residents queue up for coronavirus vaccines, as India is due Saturday to open up its jumbo vaccination drive to all adults, but many states don't have the stocks as hospitals reel from a vicious Covid surge. India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. IMAGES
New Delhi, Apr 7 (EFE/EPA).- India recorded 115,736 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of new daily coronavirus infections in the country since the start of the pandemic.India is seeing a second wave of the virus which has led several states including Maharashtra and the capital, New Delhi, to impose new restrictions. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF HEALTH AUTHORITIES TAKING SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS IN INDIA.
Colombo, Aug 10 (EFE/EPA).-According to the Health Authorities of Sri Lanka, 111 Covid-19 deaths were reported in Sri Lanka on Monday, the highest ever number recorded on a daily basis. The Indian Ocean island nation is currently in the midst of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the number of cases is increasing day by day. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 332,947 Covid-19 cases with 5,222 deaths while a total of 11,260,795 people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine and 3,249,670 have already received the second one. Sri Lanka is currently using Oxford AstraZeneca, China's Sinopharm, Russian Sputnik V, and Moderna Covid -19 vaccines for the Vaccine rollout.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: VACCINATION DRIVE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bangkok, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand on Wednesday recorded new daily Covid-19 highs of 20,200 cases and 188 deaths, despite strong restrictions imposed in the outbreak epicenter Bangkok and 28 other provinces.The outbreak, linked to the Delta variant of the virus, has led the Thai government to impose stay-at-home orders, a night curfew, travel bans, gathering limits of five people and closed restaurants, bars, parks and almost all commercial establishments. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI DEPUTY ABBOT OF MAHA PROMPHONG AND SOME OF BUDDHIST MONKS HELP COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM PEOPLE TO TEST FOR COVID-19 IN THE COMMUNITY AREA OF WAT SUTHI WARARAM TEMPLE, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Kolkata, June 22 (EFE).- India added less than 50,000 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest daily cases in more than three months, a day after the country vaccinated a record 8.6 million people. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY)SHOT LIST: VACCINATION DRIVE AGAINST COVID-19 IN KOLKATA, INDIA.