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Caloocan City, Oct 28 (EFE/EPA).- Families visited their departed loved ones Wednesday prior to the closure of cemeteries, memorial parks and columbariums nationwide from October 29.The Philippine government ordered the closusre prior to All Saints' Day and All Souls's Day which fall on November 1 and 2, to prevent mass gatherings and possible transmission of the coronavirus disease.(Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA)SHOT LIST: FAMILIES VISITING THEIR LOVED ONES AT A CEMETERY IN CALOOCAN CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Manila, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines on Tuesday reimposed a stricter lockdown in the capital Manila and its adjoining provinces following an appeal by the medical community for more effective measures to curb transmission rates amid an increase in coronavirus infections which have already surpassed 100,000.The new lockdown which comes into force Tuesday will completely restrict the movement of people, public transport has been suspended and only one family member can go out to buy essential items.Hairdressers, restaurants and other stores that had reopened in June will close again.The fresh measures in the capital, where 67 percent of the country's industrial activity is located, could have a detrimental economic impact at a time when the country is already suffering from heavy losses.The Philippines is expected to go into recession for the first time since 1998 with 10 million people losing jobs by the end of the year. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO). SHOT LIST: POLICE OFFICERS INSPECT VEHICLES AT A CHECKPOINT IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Metro Manila, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines on Tuesday reimposed a stricter lockdown in the capital Manila and its adjoining provinces following an appeal by the medical community for more effective measures to curb transmission rates amid an increase in coronavirus infections which have already surpassed 100,000. The new lockdown which comes into force Tuesday will completely restrict the movement of people, public transport has been suspended and only one family member can go out to buy essential items. Hairdressers, restaurants and other stores that had reopened in June will close again. The fresh measures in the capital, where 67 percent of the country's industrial activity is located, could have a detrimental economic impact at a time when the country is already suffering from heavy losses. The Philippines is expected to go into recession for the first time since 1998 with 10 million people losing jobs by the end of the year. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG). SHOT LIST: POLICE OFFICERS INSPECT VEHICLES AT A CHECKPOINT AT THE BORDER BETWEEN BACOOR CITY, CAVITE PROVINCE AND LAS PINAS CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Covid antigen self-test kits are distributed in Queens, New York, where people wait in long lines to get a free test before the Christmas holidays. The US is battling huge infection surges driven by variant Omicron's rapid spread. IMAGES
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters that US President Bidens's speech on the Omicron variant on Tuesday will not be about "locking the country down." SOUNDBITE
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