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Added on the 25/03/2020 04:07:17 - Copyright : AFP EN
A supermarket heaves with customers in Beijing as rumours swirled online that authorities were about to impose a three-day lockdown, prompting many to rush to buy food. IMAGES
Kolkata, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- The government of West Bengal, India, imposed on Wednesday a one-week total lockdown in the state due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.So far, India has recorded more than 1,900,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 39,000 deaths. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE EMPTY STREETS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Bangalore, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Karnataka government has imposed a one-week total lockdown for Bangalore starting 14 July amid the sudden surge in coronavirus cases. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV). SHOT LIST: RESIDENT OF THE INDIAN CITY OF BANGALORE PREPARE FOR A SECOND ROUND OF CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN AND MIGRANT WORKERS LEAVE THE CITY.
Jammu/Kolkata, Mar 25 (EFE/EPA).- Indians across cities and regions on Wednesday were seen rushing out in panic and queuing up outside shops selling groceries and other essential supplies a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a three-week complete nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.(Camera: JAIPAL SINGH/PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOTLIST: MEASURES TAKEN ON THE FIRST DAY OF NATIONAL LOCKDOWN DUE TO COVID-19 IN JAMMU (0:00-1:02) AND KOLKATA (1:02-1:36), INDIA.
Only a handful of vehicles are to be seen on roads in India's capital New Delhi, as the country's billion-plus population goes into a three-week lockdown. IMAGES
Srinagar, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- Friday congregational prayers were held Friday at Jamia Masjid in the Kashmir’s grand mosque in Srinagar amid Covid protocols for the first time since April 2021. The government allowed the reopening Jamia Masjid mosque following their closure after the second wave of coronavirus but urged the people to wear masks and maintain social distancing norms. (Camera: FAROOQ KHAN).SHOT LIST: DEVOTEES OFFER FRIDAY CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS AT JAMIA MASJID, THE GRAND MOSQUE OF SRINAGAR, THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIAN KASHMIR.