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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says Russian figure skating Kamila Valieva can continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test. "It means no provisional suspension should be imposed on the skater," says CAS's Director General Matthieu Reeb. SOUNDBITE
Beijing, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19.The coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant and what has now become China's worst outbreak in more than a year, was first detected on 20 July among airport cleaning staff in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected hundreds of people and spread to over two dozen cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. Since the Delta outbreak began spreading across China, the authorities have imposed lockdowns on some residential areas, Covid-19 mass testing, domestic and international travel restrictions. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS OUTSIDE THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.
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.
Sittwe, Jun 24 (EFE/EPA).- According to a report from the Ministry of Health and Sports, Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Myanmar's Rakhine State(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF SITTWE, RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR.
Hong Kong, Apr 21 (EFE).- Minutes after a Hong Kong court passed months-long jail sentences against five pro-democracy leaders Friday for holding an unauthorized peaceful protest in 2019, people attending the hearing erupted in fury.(Camera: ARCHIVE FOOTAGE)FOOTAGE OF PROTEST IN HONG KONG, CHINA.