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The economic crisis in Venezuela has forced members of the Warao indigenous group to flee their traditional homeland on the Orinoco river delta for border towns in neighbouring Brazil. The lack of medicines and basic goods mean Waraos face a daily fight to survive.
Quito, Sep 24 (EFE).- The Ecuadorian president, Guillermo Lasso asked the parliament Friday to "fight together" against the new economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Lasso also presented Friday in the National Assembly the urgent economic project known as "Law for the Creation of Opportunities". (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHÁVEZ).SHOT LIST: THE ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT GUILLERMO LASSO SPEAKS AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN QUITO, ECUADOR.SOUND BITES: ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT GUILLERMO LASSO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: It is time to fight together against this new national emergency. This is a historic opportunity to become the Ecuador that we all dream of.
Falmouth (UK), Jun 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest) The British authorities have established spaces in the towns of Truro and Falmouth where protests are allowed during the summit, although groups such as the environmentalist's Extinction Rebellion have warned that they will try to bring their demonstrations closer to the hotel where the leaders are staying.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST TO CLAIM THE LIBERALIZATION OF PATENTS SO THAT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN PRODUCE THEM; AND OF FRIDAY'S FOR FUTURE PROTEST AGAINST THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
Caracas, Mar 26 (EFE).- (Camera: Iván Cárdenas) "I do not know anyone infected with Covid-19". This phrase was recurrent in Venezuela, even when the rest of the countries had reached the limits of their health resources. But the trend was reversed, and now, while others are recovering and vaccinating at different rates, the South American nation is suffering and the collapse of the health system is visible.FOOTAGE OF CARACAS.
Tunisia, Mar 25 (EFE) .- (Camera: Natalia Román Morte) A year after confirming its first case of Covid-19, Tunisia is facing a severe economic, political and social crisis that has pushed its precarious health system to the limit and weakened the most disadvantaged classes, forced to choose "between dying of hunger or dying of coronavirus" in the second country in Africa in the percentage of deaths associated with the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNISIA.SOUNDBITES IN FRENCH OF HECHMI LOUZIR GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE AND MEMBER OF THE TUNISIAN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE.TRANSLATION:- "There has been a lack of respect for preventive measures and lack of means because our system, already in normal conditions, the resuscitation and oxygen beds, were at the limit, we can say".- "We've never heard of this. Pharmaceutical companies ask and demand, even before distributing the vaccines, that there be specific legislation in the countries that are going to receive them that says that in case of side effects the Government takes over. For this it has been necessary to pass laws, we have approved two".- "Many have been invited (to be vaccinated) and have not shown up, let's hope they show up. We know that first-line doctors play a very important role as intermediaries and if they are convinced of the benefits of the vaccine and are better informed of the risks and advantages, etc. the message is more easily transmitted to the population".
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