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New Delhi, Mar 25 (EFE).- India on Thursday completed a year since the government locked down its 1.35 billion citizens to contain the coronavirus outbreak, triggering social and economic chaos that left many jobless and pushed millions into poverty.The anniversary of the tumultuous nationwide confinement measure comes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, sparking fears of new curbs, more economic disorder, and impoverishment. (Camera: INDIRA GUERRERO).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF NEW DELHI AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.SOUND BITES: SITA, OMPAL AND SATEY PAL (IN HINDI).TRANSLATIONS:SITA: The crops got destroyed and we had to throw them. They couldn't be sold, even though we spent a lot of money on it. OMPAL: Lockdown brought a lot of hardships. We could not eat on time. What can we consume when there is no produce. We are passing our time. When did the lockdown end? It isnt over.SATEY PAL: Earlier, I looked handsome. Now see how my face looks. I didn't get enough to eat. It was strange. Earlier, I used to drive something else, now I am running this (electric iron). Earlier, I was fine-looking but now I have turned like this (the iron).
Karachi / Peshawar (Pakistan), Aug 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Shahzaib Akbar / Bilawal Arbab).- Pakistan is gradually reopening its economy after several months of lockdown due to the pandemic. FOOTAGE OF STALLS, RESTAURANTS IN KARACHI AND PESHAWAR.
Bacoor City/Kawit, Jun 1 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of people returned to work and the public transport was back on the Manila roads on Monday as the government began relaxing the 78-day strict stay-at-home orders – the longest lockdown in the world – to restart the economy of the Philippines.The government allowed the opening of more nonessential services even as the Covid-19 infection curve continues to rise across the country.Almost all establishments were allowed to open – except beauty salons, barbershops, and massage parlors. However, restaurants can only offer takeaways. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG/ROLEX DELA PENA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RETURN TO WORK, TRAFFIC JAMS AND COMMUTERS IN BACOOR CITY, KAWIT (CAVITE PROVINCE); AND IN QUEZON CITY, THE PHILIPPINES, AS CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN MEASURES RELAXED.
Lagos (Nigeria), May 28 (EFE / EPA) .- The Nigerian government of Lagos is considering reopening its economy in the coming weeks, after the partial closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.(CAMERA: Akintunde Akinleye)
Los Angeles, May 1 (EFE / EPA) .- US president Donald Trump supporters demonstrated on Friday in Los Angeles to protest against measures of confinement and to demand the reopening of the economy.The death toll due to coronavirus in the US exceeds 60 thousand people and there are more than a million confirmed infections. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PROTEST AGAINST CONFINEMENT MEASURES IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (UNITED STATES).
Shops remain open as Kabul goes on lockdown, part of a planned three-week isolation period to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Afghanistan has officially recorded four deaths and 110 cases of coronavirus, but the true figure is feared to be many times higher as the war-torn country struggles to administer tests and screen the influx of people returning from Iran. IMAGES
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