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Havana, Feb 1 (EFE).- Cuba reported 906 new Covid-19 cases Monday in the midst of the worst wave of the pandemic in the last ten months, while health authorities predicted that the contagion curve will continue to rise in February. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO).B-ROLL OF PEOPLE WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS AND WALKING ON THE STREETS IN HAVANA, CUBA.
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Lima, Jul 1(EFE).- Peruvian health authorities on Wednesday reported a total of 288,477 confirmed coronavirus cases, 3,264 of them in the past 24 hours, and a death toll so far of 9,860 on the first day of the "new normal" proposed by the government after lifting the 107-day nationwide quarantine to limit the spread of the pandemic. (Camera: JUAN PALOMINO).FOOTAGE SHOW THE STREETS OF LIMA, PERU, AND MEASURES BEING TAKENAMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Amritsar/New Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore, Jun 8 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Raminder Pal Singh/Iqbal Abhimanyu/Harish Tyagi/Divyakant Solanki/Jagadeesh NV) India formally began the first phase of relaxing its measures against Covid-19 on Monday, despite a steady increase in the number of cases after more than two months under stringent lockdown.Under the current relaxation, places of worship, malls and restaurants will now be permitted to reopen in most parts of the country.FOOTAGE OF INDIA ON MONDAY.SOUNDBITES OF MOHAMMAD FAISAL, OWNER OF A RESTAURANT IN DELHI.Translation:"There aren't many people around here, they have returned to their home cities so business is pretty slow right now. Now that the confinement has been eased, people will come back and I hope business will resume as well."
Lima, May 26 (EFE) .- The COVID-19 epidemic reached a new record in Peru on Tuesday, reaching 5,700 cases detected in a single day, making the country the second most affected in Latin America, behind Brazil.(Camera: MIKHAIL HUACAN)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF LIMA, PERU, AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.