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Added on the 25/01/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Hong Kong, Jan 23 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong government placed Saturday around 10,000 residents in an estimated 200 buildings of Jordan district under a 48-hours COVID-19 lockdown, not allowing anyone to leave until most of the testing for COVID-19 has been completed and that they test negative. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS AND POLICE PATROL AND ENFORCE A 48-HOUR LOCKDOWN IN JORDAN DISTRICT, HONG KONG.
Hong Kong's leader John Lee announces that the city will fully scrap the mask mandate: "I have an announcement to make, the mask mandate will be fully scrapped starting tomorrow, 1st March." SOUNDBITE
Kathmandu (Nepal), 22 July (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Narendra Shrestha) - The Government of Nepal on Wednesday lifted the lockdown, which was imposed on 24 March, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF PASSENGERS SITTING IN KATMANDU, AFTER THE LIFTING OF THE LOCKDOWN.
Russia lifts a range of anti-coronavirus measures including a strict lockdown on the capital of Moscow, allowing residents to travel freely for the first time since late March. Near the Kremlin, traffic has resumed and residents walk about. IMAGES
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather in Central district Hong Kong for a rally themed "2020 Karma to Commies Universal Siege on Communists". Hong Kong's protests were sparked by a now abandoned plan to allow criminal extradition to the mainland, where the opaque court system is beholden to the communist party. It has since morphed into a wider anti-government movement. IMAGES