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New Delhi, Mar 25 (EFE).- India on Thursday completed a year since the government locked down its 1.35 billion citizens to contain the coronavirus outbreak, triggering social and economic chaos that left many jobless and pushed millions into poverty.The anniversary of the tumultuous nationwide confinement measure comes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, sparking fears of new curbs, more economic disorder, and impoverishment. (Camera: INDIRA GUERRERO).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF NEW DELHI AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.SOUND BITES: SITA, OMPAL AND SATEY PAL (IN HINDI).TRANSLATIONS:SITA: The crops got destroyed and we had to throw them. They couldn't be sold, even though we spent a lot of money on it. OMPAL: Lockdown brought a lot of hardships. We could not eat on time. What can we consume when there is no produce. We are passing our time. When did the lockdown end? It isnt over.SATEY PAL: Earlier, I looked handsome. Now see how my face looks. I didn't get enough to eat. It was strange. Earlier, I used to drive something else, now I am running this (electric iron). Earlier, I was fine-looking but now I have turned like this (the iron).
President Donald Trump has changed his thinking, and now says he wants a big stimulus bill passed before the general election on November 3rd. Fed Chair Jay Powell also wants to see one passed and has warned that without one, the US economy's recovery will surely falter. But the Republican-led Senate hasn't passed a new coronavirus relief bill since April 21st, and shows little signs of doing so before the election. According to Business Insider, the GOP is far more concerned with getting the Supreme Court tilted to the right by having Amy Coney Barrett confirmed. For more than five months, Congress has held up a comprehensive stimulus package for tens of millions of Americans and left them in limbo. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants a so-called 'skinny' bill, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is holding out for far more for the American worker.
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.
Buenos Aires, Jun 11 (EFE).-Argentina's consumer price index registered a year-on-year increase of 43.4 percent in May, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported on Thursday. According to the agency, the country´s CPI rose 1.5 percent month-on-month, which confirms the slowdown seen in April after a 3.3-percent rise in March.Just like April, the May economy was largely affected by an unprecedented macroeconomic inactivitiy due to the coronavirus lockdown that has been in place since Mar 20. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO).SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Chennai / Kolkata / Mumbai / Bangalore, Aug 23 (EFE/EPA).- India recorded Monday just over 25,000 cases of the coronavirus, the lowest figure in five months, after this country of 1.35 billion people became the global epicenter of the pandemic in mid-May, according to the health ministry.With a total of 25,072 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, India reported the lowest number of infections in 160 days, compared to the record of more than 400,000 cases a day at the peak of the pandemic three months ago. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN THE CITIES OF CHENNAI, KOLKATA, MUMBAI AND BANGALORE, INDIA.
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