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Madrid, Mar 25 (EFE).- The number of Covid-19 related deaths in Spain jumped by 738 in the last 24 hours as the country surpassed China to become the second-deadliest global hotspot in the pandemic after Italy.The health ministry said Wednesday that 3,434 people had died from the virus in Spain since the beginning of the outbreak, more than the 3,281 reported by China, where Covid-19 first emerged late last year, while Italy remains the deadliest with more than 6,500 fatalities.FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENTSOUNDBITES OF DR. FERNANDO SIMÓN, HEAD OF THE EMERGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Yangon, Aug 3 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar has surpassed 10,000 Covid-19 deaths, according to latest official figures, and comes amid an uncontrolled wave of the virus adding to the deep political and social crisis as a result of the military coup.Health authorities reported 3,689 new infections and 330 deaths, a new high in the daily death tolls, bringing the total to 306,354 cases, including 10,061 deaths.However, groups of Myanmar doctors warn that official records do not reflect the disastrous reality in the country due to the collapse of the health system and the limited testing capacity. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF CORONAVIRUS SITUATION, VACCINATION DRIVES AND MYANMAR PEOPLE WAIT TO REFILL OXYGEN TANKS OUTSIDE AN OXYGEN FACTORY IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Bangalore, Jun 1 (EFE/EPA).- India recorded Tuesday 2,795 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the first time in 34 days that daily fatalities dropped below 3,000, according to official data.As per health ministry records, the pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 331,100 people in the South Asian country, a number that is only behind that of the United States and Brazil.The decline in the number of deaths per day, even as experts warn that the actual figures could be much higher, contrasts with the more than 4,000 deaths recorded around the middle of May. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES INOCULATE CITIZENS WITH COVID-19 VACCINE AND COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES TO TEST FOR COVID-19 IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Seoul, Jan 5 (EFE/EPA).- The number of coronavirus-related deaths in South Korea passed 1,000 on Tuesday after the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 26 new deaths and 715 new cases, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,007 and 64,979 cases overall. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS CONDUCT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) TESTING AT A MAKESHIFT CLINIC OUTSIDE THE SEOUL CITY HALL IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Barcelona (Spain), Dec 12 (EFE).- A total of 1,016 volunteers will participate in a clinical trial to validate rapid COVID-19 tests as a strategy to enable the celebration of concerts. They will take an antigen and PCR tests ahead of a concert that will be held on Saturday at the Sala Apolo in Barcelona. FOOTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE CORONAVIRUS TESTS AT THE MUSIC VENUE SALA APOLO IN BARCELONA.