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Colombo, Sep 6 (EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan health ministry continued vaccinating people who are in the 20-30 age group as the country struggles with a surge of Delta variant infections.The Sri Lankan government last week began the COVID-19 vaccination program for the age group of 20-30 years with the aim of vaccinating 3.7 million people before the end of October. According to health officials, Sri Lanka had completely vaccinated 8.6 million people, or 43.7 percent of the total population over the age group of 30 as of 6 September. The Sri Lankan government has extended a nationwide lockdown till 13 September 2021, as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN YOUTHS RECEIVE THE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 DURING A 20- 30 YEARS AGE GROUP VACCINATION PROGRAM IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka continued Monday under strict travel restrictions imposed by the government untill May 31 in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 164,201 COVID-19 cases with 1,210 deaths while a total of 1,454,485 people have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 333,423 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS TO TEST FOR COVID-19 AND INOCULATE CITIZENS WITH COVID-19 VACCINE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Kuta, Feb 3 (EFE/EPA).- The coronavirus pandemic and restriction measures continues to hit tourism sector in the Indonesian island of Bali, a major tourist destination. Bali’s economy relies largely on its tourism industry. The Indonesian National Statistic Bureau had announced that foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia dropped 75,03 per cent in 2020 compare to 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions. (Camera: MADE NAGI). B-ROLL OF TOURISM AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN KUTA, BALI, INDONESIA.
Shanghai, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- China's annual Lunar New Year rush officially continued in Shanghai Friday as Chinese people made trips back to their home towns to celebrate the Lunar New Year amid pandemic.According to China's National Health Commission, people who are going back home need to have a negative COVID-19 test issued up to seven days before departure, 14 days quarantine time, or home observation and testing every seven days (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF PEOPLE WALKING AT THE SHANGHAI RAILWAY STATION AND IN THE AIRPORT IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.