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Colombo, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka continued Wednesday under the state of food emergency with a shortage of essential food items across the country amid tight COVID-19 lockdown.The Sri Lankan government imposed emergency regulations under the Public Security Ordinance on Aug. 31 to curtail sky rocketing prices of essential food items.The Island’s Consumer Affairs Authority launched raids on black market retailers and acquired some food stocks by traders and food importers. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE AWAIT THEIR TURN TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS IN SHORT SUPPLY INCLUDING RICE AND SUGAR FROM THE STATE-RUN RETAIL SALES OUTLET IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA AND OFFICIALS FROM SRI LANKA’S CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY (CAA) INSPECTS SAMPLE OF RICE AND SUGAR AT WHOLESALE CENTER AND WAREHOUSE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bangkok, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand has tightened lockdown measures for 13 high-risk provinces, including Bangkok, in order to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases that spiked in recent weeks. Starting on 20 July 2021, with strict health measures, people are not allowed to go outdoors unless necessary, movements in the high-risk provinces will be restricted and shopping malls will stay closed. People are encouraged to work from home and dine-in services at restaurants are banned. Hundreds of construction sites will also close. Supermarkets and pharmacies will stay open until 8pm, with a curfew starting from 9pm to 4am. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: CLOSED SHOPS, LESS CAR VOLUME ON A NEARLY EMPTY STREET, AND A CLOSED SHOPPING MALL IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Cannes (France), Jul 6 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Marco Álvarez San Román) Cannes kicked off its 74th edition on Tuesday with an unusual image: the control of the health certificate or the negative covid test at the entrances to the Palace of Festivals, which registered its first queues while finalizing the preparations for the opening gala.FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CANNES FESTIVAL IN CANNES, FRANCE
The Promenade des Anglais in Nice is almost deserted during this first weekend of confinement as the region battles an increasingly worrying number of Covid-19 cases. IMAGES
Paris (France), Dec 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Mohammed Badra) Owners of restaurants, cafes, nightclubs and protesters from various economic sectors participated in a protest in Paris against the closure measures established by the Government French to try to stop the contagion of COVID-19.
French so-called "non-essential" shops should soon find out whether they can reopen or not: a Defence council starts at the Elysee Palace, where President Macron and his ministers are expected to take several decisions, two weeks after the start of a second lockdown and before a new PM presser later in the day. IMAGES
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