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Denpasar / Jakarta, Jul 1 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia's president on Thursday announced a series of emergency measures, to be in effect between July 3 and 21, to contain a Covid-19 outbreak linked to the Delta variant in the country."The government will mobilize all available resources to contain the spread of Covid-19," Joko Widodo said in a video message, in which he also announced more beds in hospitals and quarantine centers for the infected, as well as the availability of oxygen tanks.The measures are mainly focused on the islands of Java, where more than 50 percent of the country's 270 million inhabitants live, and Bali, a popular tourist destination. (Camera: MADE NAGI / MAST IRHAM).B-ROLL OF BALI, INDONESIA AND A FUNERAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS AT ROROTAN CEMETERY, JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Colombo, Jun 16 (EFE/EPA).- The Government of Sri Lanka extended the strict travel regulations across the country until Jun. 21 due to the increase in COVID-19 cases.Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of the third wave of the pandemic and has recorded over 228,000 COVID-19 cases as well as 2,300 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). B-ROLL OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATOIN DRIVE AND MASS TESTING IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Guangzhou, Jun 2 (EFE).- Health authorities in China have launched new preventive measures in the southeastern Chinese province of Guangzhou, which has seen a resurgence of coronavirus cases in recent days, state-run newspaper China Daily reported Wednesday. The southern province's capital with the same name has confirmed 41 local infections since Sunday, in addition to several asymptomatic cases, which has led the local government to expand its testing capacity with the setting up of a new laboratory. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF GUANGZHOU, CHINA.
Bangkok, Apr 21 (EFE/EPA).- Several shops in Bangkok's major business areas were seen closing down Wednesday after Thai government categorized Bangkok and other provinces as areas with maximum control and tightened health measures in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).B-ROLL OF BANGKOK, THAILAND, AFTER BEING DECLARED 'RED ZONE' OR THE MAXIMUM CONTROLED AREAD BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram/Getty Images Forty-three hospital employees at Kaiser Permanente San Jose tested positive for COVID-19 from December 27 to January 1. The outbreak occurred after an emergency room employee briefly wore an inflatable costume to work on Christmas. The costume's fan may have splayed infectious particles across the emergency department. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. A well-meaning gesture at a California hospital may have backfired this Christmas: To celebrate the holiday, an emergency room employee at Kaiser Permanente San Jose briefly wore an inflatable costume to work on December 25.
Bangkok, Dec 28 (EFE/EPA).- After months of zero reported local COVID-19 infections, Thailand is now tackling an outbreak with its source tracked to a wholesale shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province, which has seen infections reach 43 provinces. Several regional governments in Thailand announced measures such as temporarily closing businesses and imposing travel restrictions in order to try to control an uptick of Covid-19 cases in the country since last week. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PRAYING OUTSIDE A SHOPPING MALL IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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