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Added on the 24/04/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Bangkok, Apr 24(EFE/EPA).- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Friday in Thailand, with mosques acorss the country closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Thailand has so far confirmed 2,854 cases of coronavirus and 50 deaths. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOTLIST: MUSLIMS AND CLOSED MOSQUES IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Alicante, Jun 23 (EFE).- Several cities in the Spanish province of Alicante closed their beaches Wednesday night to avoid crowds during the Saint John's Eve celebration, in order to comply with the COVID-19 restrictions. (Camera: EFE).B-ROLL OF THE POSTIGUET BEACH AND THE ARENAL-BOL BEACH IN ALICANTE, SPAIN.
Denpasar, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian authorities issued travel restrictions ahead of the Eid Al Fitr holidays to reduce Covid-19 contagion while people travel from big cities to their native rural areas for the celebrations. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: INDONESIANS WAIT FOR THE BUS AHEAD OF EID AL-FITR HOLIDAYS AT MENGWI BUS STATION IN BADUNG, BALI, INDONESIA.
Manila, Oct 5 (EFE).- Over 24 students in the Philippines began their virtual classes on Monday for a new school year amid a possibility that more than 3 million children from lower-income families, with no access to gadgets and technology, will be left out of the mainstream education.The new academic year, originally scheduled to start in June, began after it was pushed back twice due to the pandemic that has infected 322,500 people and killed more than 5,700.Some 22.5 million students have enrolled in public schools and 2.1 million in private institutions for the new school year, compared to a total of 27.7 million in the previous year. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA / MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: STUDENTS AND TEACHERS JOIN VIRTUAL CLASSES IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Singapore, Sep 17 (EFE/EPA).- The Singaporean government has announced that it will be giving away 100 SGD vouchers to Singaporeans for use at various sights and attractions in a bid to boost domestic tourism amidst the global economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: WALLACE WOON). SHOT LIST: SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS IN THE CHINATOWN TOURIST DISTRICT OF SINGAPORE.