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Shanghai, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- China confirmed 80 new Friday cases of Covid-19, the highest number since several outbreaks associated with the delta variant began spreading in recent weeks, as authorities have responded with selective confinements, mass test rounds and transport restrictions.These 80 positives represent a slight rebound compared to Thursday’s 62, Wednesday’s 71 or Tuesday’s 61, although local press estimated the curve would not stabilize until tests in the affected areas and the tracking of nearby cases aren’t carried out. (Camera: ALEXANDER PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Seoul, Dec 14 (EFE/EPA).- The government of South Korea on Monday began offering free coronavirus tests at 150 new makeshift testing facilities in the capital and its surrounding areas amid recent rise in cases in the country. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN HEALTH WORKERS TAKE SWAB FROM CITIZENS AT A MAKESHIFT TESTING SITE OUTSIDE THE SEOUL STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Images of locked down compounds and queues for Covid testing in Beijing. China currently faces its highest amount of Covid cases since the pandemic began, official data showed Thursday. IMAGES
Beijing residents queue for Covid tests as China faces its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020. The capital city is sealing off whole neighbourhoods where handfuls of cases have been detected, while eastern Shanghai is recording dozens of daily deaths. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).