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People queue outside a Covid-19 test center as Germany hits a record 100,000 daily Covid-19 cases. Germany's daily toll of new Covid-19 cases has topped 100,000 for the first time, according to data from the country's public health agency. IMAGES
Yangon, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- The lack of oxygen supply and the distrust of the population towards the military junta has aggravated the Covid-19 situation in Myanmar, which is currently suffering a serious outbreak.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE UP TO REFILL OXYGEN TANKS IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Various Southeast Asain Cities, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) on Tuesday urged the acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to countries in Southeast Asia, hit hard by a fierce new wave of the pandemic linked in part to the Delta variant.Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are some of the countries most affected, having consistently registered record numbers of deaths and daily cases recently, and as vaccinations are carried out slowly and hospitals are full or overwhelmed."Millions of people in Asia are living on the cruel and sharp edge of a global vaccine divide between richer countries that have a steady supply and most nations in Asia that are struggling to access sufficient doses to keep their populations safe," said Alexander Matheou, IFRC Asia-Pacific director, in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS AUTHORITIES DISTRIBUTE FINANCIAL AIDS TO CORONAVIRUS-HIT FAMILIES IN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES; CORONAVIRUS CHECKPOINTS IN BALI, INDONESIA; VACCINATION DRIVE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; EMPTY STREETS AND SUPERMARKETS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM; AND MASS GRAVE FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS AT CEMETERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Venice Beach, Jun 15 (EFE/EPA).- California rolled back most of its restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday as vaccinated residents can now go without masks in most settings. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ENJOY THEIR DAY WITHOUT WEARING FACE MASKS AS CALIFORNIA DROPS MOST OF ITS RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN VENICE BEACH, CALIFORNIA, US.
Singapore, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- The construction industry in Singapore has been badly hit by travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions on India and Bangladesh, where a majority of construction workers are from, have resulted in a shortage of manpower and a delay in the completion dates of many government-built apartments. (Camera: WALLACE WOON).B-ROLL OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN SINGAPORE.
Bangkok, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- Cash-strapped Thais are being forced to sell off their valuable items to get by as Thailand's economy has been hit hard by Covid-19. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration-run pawn shops have lowered interest rates to 0.50 percent and extended the pawning period as an effort to help cash-strapped households to strive for their financial crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVD-19). Amid the pandemic economy halt, cash-strapped Thais flocked to pawnshops seeking for loans by selling off and pawn their valuables such as jewelry, gold, televisions, stereos sets, electronic devices as well as households kitchenware, including pots and pans, while many Thais have been forced out of work trading their profession tools for quick cash. An estimated million people in Thailand have been forced out of work and prompted to lose their jobs after the vast numbers of businesses have been shut down due to the pandemic. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT). SHOT LIST: CUSTOMERS PAWN THEIR VALUABLE ITEMS AT A BANGKOK METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION-RUN PAWNSHOP IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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