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The European Union calls for an independent probe into the reported discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges. SOUNDBITE
Depok, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia is battling skyrocketing Covid-19 case numbers as the Red Cross warned on Tuesday of the collapse of hospitals.It is the country in Southeast Asia hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and on Monday registered 20,694 infections and 423 deaths."Urgent increases are needed in medical care, testing and vaccinations as Indonesia teeters on the edge of a Covid-19 catastrophe," the international body said in a statement Tuesday."The more dangerous and deadly Delta Covid-19 variant is fueling infections that are skyrocketing across Indonesia, overwhelming hospitals and oxygen supplies in Jakarta and other areas of the country," it added. (Camera: ADI WEDA).SHOT LIST: THE FUNERAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA.
Quezon City, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Rights organization Amnesty International said Monday that hospitals in Manila and neighboring provinces are on the verge of collapse due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 infections in the Philippines, the second most affected country in Southeast Asia.In a statement, Amnesty said authorities have not acted adequately to curb Covid-19, which has caused the saturation of hospitals, while accusing them of taking advantage of the pandemic to persecute human rights activists."It is heartbreaking to see dozens of ambulances and private vehicles waiting outside hospitals. Inside are Covid-19 patients along with their families, some dying while waiting for treatment," said Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty’s regional deputy director. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: FILIPINOS WAIT IN QUEUE TO RECEIVE FREE FOOD ITEMS FROM A COMMUNITY PANTRY AND FILIPINOS RECEIVE DOSES OF SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Manaus, Jan 16 (EFE).- More than 1,000 people have been buried over the last seven days in this Amazon metropolis battered by coronavirus and the coroner's office is making house calls to expedite the issuance of death certificates so families can lay deceased loved ones to rest.A record 213 funerals took place in Manaus on Friday, 102 of them for victims of Covid-19. (Camera: RAPHAEL ALVES). SHOT LIST: PATHOLOGISTS VISIT RESIDENCES IN MANAUS, BRAZIL, TO COLLECT SAMPLES FROM BODIES AND ISSUE A DEATH CERTIFICATE SO THE FAMILY CAN LAY THEIR LOVED ONE TO REST.
Images of freshly dug empty graves at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as the world coronavirus death toll surpasses one million, according to an AFP tally based on official sources at 2230 GMT Sunday. AERIAL IMAGES
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