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Quezon City, Jul 9 (EFE/EPA).- The government of Philippines disbursed on Friday relief funding as part of ongoing efforts to support citizens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to records of the government's Department of Social Welfare and Development, some 18 million families affected economically by the COVID-19 pandemic are looking to get a boost from government welfare programs, which in turn have faced difficulties in manual and digital payout schemes more than a year since various levels of lockdown protocols have been implemented. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: CITIZENS REGISTER AND RECEIVE GOVERNMENT SOCIAL WELFARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT A PUBLIC PARK USED AS A PAYOUT FACILITY IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Jundiaí, Brazil, May 25 (EFE).- “I lost my dad, my mom and my grandpa in the course of two weeks.” A retelling of the same words can be heard all across Brazil. Thousands of children have been orphaned by Covid-19, victimized by an overlooked tragedy still unaddressed by public institutions.At least 45,000 children and teenagers have lost both parents to the pandemic, according to preliminary estimates by Brazil’s Institute for Applied Economic Research.FOOTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR PARENTS.SOUNDBITES OF ADRIANA DEL RÍO, RENATA PASCHOALINI, RYAN LUCATTO AND GLAUCE GALÚCIO.TRANSLATIONS:Adriana del Rio:"It is a pain that will never leave. A pain that only God will teach me to live with as time goes by""(The initiative) is like a father who embraces his son in a moment of pain""I couldn't just mourn, be on my own and cry because of the pain of losing my family. I had to just smile the next day and tell my granddaughters that everything is fine, that granny is here"Renata Paschoalini:"The initiative 'Mothers who welcome' arose from the need to help two young siblings, one who was 20 years old and the other 10, who lost their parents and grandfather in just 15 days due to Covid""Only this last week 5 mothers died and we got 19 minors whose five mothers died."Ryan Lucatto:"The first question my brother asked me was, did Mmm and Dad suffer? I told him that from what I know, I understand, they didn't, because they were both intubated when they died. And there he asked me, will we ever find them in heaven? Yes, I told him. Those are the only two questions he asked me and still asks me."
Singapore, May 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wallace Woon) Singapore, one of the most successful countries so far in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic, announced on Saturday a new lockdown starting Monday, with measures such as the prohibition of meetings of more than two people, the closure of restaurants to the public and the obligation to telework.FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF SINGAPORE.
The English variant, presumably more contagious, accounts for about 1% of positive Covid-19 tests in France, according to the preliminary results of a survey conducted over two days last week, says French's Health Minister Olivier Véran. SOUNDBITE
In less than three months, Israel expects to have immunized all its citizens who are over 16 against the novel coronavirus. Business Insider reports achieving that goal would likely make Israel the world's first to immunize the vast majority of its population. Israel has far outpaced the rest of the world with its vaccination campaign. In fact, it has already administered the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to about one in five of its citizens. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a deal with Pfizer to secure enough doses to immunize its adult population by the end of March.
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