Description
Added on the 13/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
UPI reports Ohio State University found nearly 40% of US residents plan to attend gatherings of ten or more people this holiday season. Despite concerns over the spread of COVID-19, one-third of respondents said they wouldn't ask attendees at holiday parties with family or friends to wear masks. The data showed that just over 25% indicated that they wouldn't practice social distancing, either. Figures from Johns Hopkins University report nearly 10.5 million people nationally have been sickened by the virus. More than 240,000 have died from it.
Between COVID-19 and various efforts across the country to make it downright difficult to vote, the challenges of voting are becoming increasingly obvious. Following the lead of major retails, US tech giants like Twitter and Salesforce are giving their employees Election Day off in order to vote. According to Business Insider, rideshare company Uber is giving employees the day off as part of their 'Get Out the Vote' effort. Uber is providing links to voter registration sites through its app, and will assist in getting voters to the polls on election day. Other companies, like Apple and Facebook, are encouraging employees to volunteer to be poll workers.
Tokyo, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo recorded 77 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the fourth straight day marking under 100 cases, after the Japanese government lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency in 19 prefectures including Tokyo. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA). SHOT LIST: PEDESTRIANS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS WALKED ACROSS A CROSSWALK AT SHIBUYA IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Melilla, Sep 17 (EFE).- Melilla celebrated its 524th anniversary as a Spanish city this Friday with a civic act that, according to the Mayor-President of the Spanish exclave of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, has served as the city's tribute to the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: PAQUI SANCHEZ).SHOT LIST: THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 524TH ANNIVERSARY OF MELILLA AS A SPANISH CITY, IN MELILLA, SPAIN.
Tetovo, Sep 8 (EFE / EPA).- At least 10 people died Wednesday in a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, a northwestern city of Macedonia.'At the moment, 10 people are confirmed to have died, but that number could rise,' said Macedonian health minister Venko Filipce, expressing his 'profound condolences' to the victims' families. (Camera: GIORGI LICOVSKI). B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE FIRE BROKE OUT, IN TETOVO, NORTH MACEDONIA.
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).
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
