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Protesters waving US flags gather in Los Angeles to voice their opposition to California's stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Few New Yorkers are seen in Washington Square Park in Manhattan amid a stay-at-home order that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES
Kathmandu May 7 (EFE/EPA).- Nepal is staring at a looming health crisis with record numbers of around 9,000 daily infections as fear grows over a Covid-19 spillover from the neighboring India, which is battling a devastating second wave of the virus.Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese work as seasoned laborers in India, where a rapidly-spreading strain of the virus is partially blamed for the steep rise in widespread infections and deaths.According to officials, thousands of migrant laborers have fled the second-worst affected nation and returned home, possibly infected. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Revellers early Saturday began leaving an illegal New Year rave in northwestern France that drew some 2,500 people, led to clashes with police and sparked concerns it could spread the coronavirus. IMAGES
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says that people should celebrate New Year in their own homes with just their own households to avoid the spread of Covid-19, a move which sees the cancellation of the major Hogmanay celebrations usually held in Edinburgh. SOUNDBITE