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Abidjan, Apr 29 (EFE).- Muslim families in Ivory Coast have been praying at home during the holy month of Ramadan as the mosques were closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset (Camera: LEGNAN KOULA).FOOTAGE SHOWS A IVORIAN MUSLIM FAMILY PRAYING AT HOME DURING THE RAMANDAN DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.SOUNDBITES: KONÉ ADAMÁ, AN IVORIAN MUSLIM (IN LOCAL LANGUAGE).TRANSLATIONS: My name is Koné Adama. I just prayed at home. There is a big difference between praying at home and praying in the mosque. What is recommended is to pray in the mosque, but due to the coronavirus it is forbidden to go, a decision made by the authorities, so we pray at home. I believe that the decision to close the mosque is to preserve our health. It also benefits everyone who pray at home.
Tunis, Mar 30 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Mohamed Messara)Many Tunisians are working from home as a measure to fight the spread of Covid-19 in the country, where 278 cases have been confirmed.FOOTAGE OF JOURNALIST WISSAL AYADI WORKING FROM HOME, OF ZOUHEIR WARDI, WHO WORKDS FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY, AND OF INES ATADI, STUDENT, AND HER MOTHER CAROLINE LAFFONT FRENCH, TEACHER. .SOUNDBITES OF WISSAL AYADI.Translation:"Since the beginning of Covid-19 I've been working from home. It was decided because of security. I had to leave my son with my parents for his safety anf that of my parents. I wanted to work from home and keep focus on my work, but it is very hard for a journalist to work from home and not be out. The job of a journalist is in the field, I find it hard to work from home."
Bangkok, Mar 25 (EFE/EPA).-Thousands of foreign visitors to Thailand on Wednesday tried to return to their countries, before the state of the state of emergency decreed by the government to combat COVID-19 will come into effect on Mar 26. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLLS OF THE DEPARTURE HALL AND IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINTS AT THE SUVARNABHUMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Segovia (Spain), Sep 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Pablo Martín) Ana Fernández, user of the Mixed Residence of Segovia who will be 97 years old next October, has dressed this Thursday in her best clothes to receive the third dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus, a reason to celebrate and not a reason to have any fear.FOOTAGE OF THE VACCINATION PROCESS IN THE NURSING HOME, SEGOVIA, SPAIN
Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Sep 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Pablo Roca) The 45th edition of the Santa Cruz International Fair, Expocruz, the largest business event in Bolivia, opened on Friday with the participation of at least 1,800 national and foreign exhibitors with a view to economic reactivation after a year at a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE FAIR INAUGURATION.