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Bangkok, May 29 (EFE/EPA).- Thai street artist who goes by the name Muebon, or Restless Hands, has paid tribute to the fight against the coronavirus with murals depicting winged-characters dressed as a health workers shutting the door on the coronavirus. The artist Muebon said he wanted to highlight the fight against the coronavirus, hoping to do his part by reminding people that the battle is ongoing. Thailand has relaxed stringent lockdown measures allowing certain businesses, to resume operations, after the number of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: GRAFFITI MURALS SHOWING A WINGED-CHARACTERS DRESSED AS HEALTH WOKERS CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE CORONAVIRUS BY THAI STREET ARTIST 'MUEBON' ON WALLS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Torrejón de Ardoz (Spain), May 29 (EFE) .- (Camera: Manuel Única) Located in Madrid, one of the epicentres of coronavirus in Spain, the city of Torrejon de Ardoz started on Friday testing all of its 130,000 residents for the disease. Health workers are expected to test some 28,000 residents a day.FOOTAGE OF THE TESTING.SOUNDBITES OF PEPA SORIANO, DIRECTOR OF THE PROJECT.Translation:"We have planned to carry tests out on all residents over the age of 1, which we estimate is around 130,000 citizens.""It's an antibodies serology test. So each citizen will be able to find out whether they are coronavirus positive or negative and in the case of them being negative, whether they have developed any kind of antibodies."
Karachi / Peshawar (Pakistan), Apr 10 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Rehan Khan / Bilawal Arbab) Pakistani authorities disinfected the streets of Karachi on Friday while some faithful attended Friday prayers among the strong coronavirus measures.The country now has a total of 4,601 cases and 66 deaths due to Covid-19.FOOTAGE OF DISINFECTION IN KARACHI (0:00-1:16) AND PESHAWAR (1:16-END)
People walk along a main street of Brussels as the city goes on lockdown in a measure to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Belgium followed Italy, Spain and France in ordering on Wednesday its citizens to stay at home until April 5, except for medical attention, getting exercise or working in businesses deemed essential. IMAGES
Beijing residents queue for Covid tests as China faces its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020. The capital city is sealing off whole neighbourhoods where handfuls of cases have been detected, while eastern Shanghai is recording dozens of daily deaths. IMAGES
Bangkok, Oct 14 (EFE/EPA).- Anti-government protesters took to the streets again on Thursday calling for the resignation of the Thai prime minister due to the government's mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis. On Thursday morning, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health reported 11,276 new Covid-19 virus infections and another 112 fatalities. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK). SHOT LIST: POLICE OFFICERS STOOD GUARD AS THEY CONTROL THE AREA OF THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS' RALLY AT THE DEMOCRACY MONUMENT, BANGKOK, THAILAND.