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Colombo, Oct 11 (EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan government started a COVID-19 vaccination program for all university students. The Indian Ocean island nation is preparing for a full reopening of all schools, universities, and higher education institutes in an effort to avoid a slump in the education system in the country. Education institutions have been closed for nearly six months with strict restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE DURING A SPECIAL VACCINATION PROGRAM AT SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA UNIVERSITY, IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bangkok, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Thai research organisation Medica Innova have co-developed Favipiravir syrup, an liquid antiviral drug to treat COVID-19 patients such as children or people over 70 years old who have difficulty swallowing tablets. The Favipiravir syrup will be available free of charge to COVID-19 infected people from Friday, 6 August. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: CHULABHORN ROYAL ACADEMY'S SECRETARY-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF THE CHULABHORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NITHI MAHANONDAAND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO CO-DEVELOPED LIQUID ANTIVIRAL DRUG FAVIPIRAVIR SYRUP HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT CHULABHORN ROYAL ACADEMY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Dhaka, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- Bangladesh continued Thursday its COVID-19 vaccination drive to curb the pandemic.The South Asian country has recorded over 1.31 million COVID-19 cases and over 21,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM).SHOT LIST: THE COVID-19 VACCINATION IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Depok, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia is battling skyrocketing Covid-19 case numbers as the Red Cross warned on Tuesday of the collapse of hospitals.It is the country in Southeast Asia hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and on Monday registered 20,694 infections and 423 deaths."Urgent increases are needed in medical care, testing and vaccinations as Indonesia teeters on the edge of a Covid-19 catastrophe," the international body said in a statement Tuesday."The more dangerous and deadly Delta Covid-19 variant is fueling infections that are skyrocketing across Indonesia, overwhelming hospitals and oxygen supplies in Jakarta and other areas of the country," it added. (Camera: ADI WEDA).SHOT LIST: THE FUNERAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA.
Bangkok, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- Three of six specially trained Labrador Retriever dogs have been deployed in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to sniff out human sweat collected from residents in the outbreak communities to detect Covid-19 infections. The dogs have been trained to sniff out Covid-19 in human sweat. They will sit down immediately when detecting the perspiration scent of COVID-19 infections with an accuracy rate of nearly 95 percent during training. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: SNIFFER DOGS TRAINED TO DETECT COVID-19 IN HUMAN SWEAT DURING TRAINING AT THE SMALL ANIMAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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