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Guachochi, Sep 11 (EFE).- In the impoverished Sierra Tarahumara region of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, many children and young people were on the verge of dropping out of school during the pandemic due to lack of resources just like around 250,000 children in Mexico, according to recent report, making it easier for them to be attracted to drug trafficking.For a year and a half -from March 2020 until the end of August- Mexico kept schools closed and long-distance classes were offered -through television, radio and internet- to more than 33 million students of all levels. (Camera: RAUL MORALES).B-ROLL OF MEXICAN STUDENTS LEARNING AT SCHOOL IN GUACHOCHI, CHIHUAHUA STATE, MEXICO.
Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Aug 7 (EFE).- (Camera: Jorge Piñeiro) Neither the cold and rainy summer in Galicia nor the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic have managed to discourage thousands of pilgrims from taking the Camino de Santiago, which in July counted more than 39,000 pilgrims, mostly of national origin.FOOTAGE OF PILGRIMS AT THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO IN SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN.
La Paz, Jul 3 (EFE).- The Mexican state of Baja California Sur, which is home to the important tourist center of Los Cabos, has been suffering its highest spike of covid-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic and is setting off alarm bells of the third wave of infections in Mexico.With more than 2,701 active cases, 1,698 deaths and some 300 daily infections, Baja California Sur has already surpassed its peak in January, forcing the state government to impose certain health restrictions. (Camera: MAHATMA FONG).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF LA PAZ IN THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Mexico City, Jun 11 (EFE), (CAMERA: America Neri).- A Mexican funeral home opened Thursday the exhibition "Dad's Lessons" with messages for fathers who died in the pandemic, as a way to commemorate Father's Day, celebrated on June 20 in Mexico.
Monterrey, Mexico, May 25 (EFE).- With intelligent spaces that allow students to interact and feel they are in a classroom, Mexico's Monterrey Institute of Technology has resumed hybrid classes after almost a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.(Camera:JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ)SHOT LIST: MEXICO´S MONTERREY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN MONTERREY, MEXICO. SOUND BITES: DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SERVISES AT TEC DE MONTERREY'S GUADALAJARA CAMPUS VERONICA RANGEL (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATION: This has had a lot of evolution, it has had a lot of evolution, it is a model that has always been characterized by using technology in its classrooms, so this is a model that has evolved a lot. At this time we're working so that the students feel like they're right here (in the school), although they're not physically present on campus, and they can interact with their classmates, see their professor, hear perfectly, feel integrated, not only just take the classes but so that (the student) can interact, that he can ask.