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Bangkok, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Thongsuk Thongrat, a Thai taxi driver who may have been the first to catch COVID-19 outside of China in January last year, awaits the arrival of the vaccine to overcome fear of the virus and return to normalcy.The Covid-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 2.6 million people in one year, spread rapidly around the world, despite warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that , for some critics, were slow and insufficient. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT). B-ROLL OF THONGSUK THONGRAT, A THAI TAXI-DRIVER. SOUND BITES: THONGSUK THONGRAT (IN THAI). 1. I think I got COVID-19 from a Chinese tourist. After analyzing it several times, I think she was the one who sneezed in front of me. She was a woman in her 30s probably. She sat behind me, but she came up to me and gave me her mobile phone so I could see the photos of the tourist sites she had visited. When I turned to ask her more, she sneezed at me.2. I was very scared because it was a new disease, so there was no way to cure it. At that time it began to spread in China and I never thought that I would be the first case in Thailand. I felt very scared and did not know what to do. The truth is that I cried, I got very sad, I thought my life would be very short.3. When I started working again, the first passenger wanted to get off. He must have been scared because of Covid-19. That boy must be really scared. Honestly, I cried and thought that I would not be able to work as a taxi driver again. Everyone saw me as a contagious disease. I felt very bad and did not know what I would do in the future.4. I think I am stronger than before. I usually go to the doctor to donate blood every 3 months, and I take advantage of each time I go to examine my body as well.
Kiambu (Kenya), Mar 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- The Covid-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 2.6 million people in one year, spread rapidly around the world despite warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) which, for some, were slow and insufficient. FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF NAOMI NANA AT HER HOME IN RUIRU, KIAMBU, KENYA. SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 THREE TIMES AND LOST NINE OF HIS FRIENDS DUE TO THE VIRUS.
Turkey, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Tolga Bozoglu) The Covid-19 pandemic, which has already killed more than 2.6 million people in one year, spread rapidly around the world, despite warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that , for some critics, were slow and insufficient.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES FROM HANIFI KESKEC, ANESTHESIOLOGY AND RESUSCITATION DOCTOR, AND ZUMRUYE OZCAN, INTENSIVE CARE NURSE.TRANSLATIONHANIFI KESKEC(00:14 -01: 16): One day after my shift, my fever rose. I had doubts that I had covid-19. My first test was negative but my fever continued. I got tested again and it was positive. After that I isolated myself. Because my illness was getting worse, I was hospitalized. I was in intensive care for 21 days. I was close to intubation. I was treated with high pressure oxygen.(01: 19- 01:49): It was my psychological condition that affected me the most, more than my serious illness. My loved ones were always on my mind. Some days I even shed tears. After my illness I was diagnosed with PTSD.(01: 55- 02:39): I worry about my loved ones. Thanks to the support of my colleagues, I recovered my health and became even more committed to my profession. I decided to work harder for what I went through. ZUMRUYE OZCAN, INTENSIVE CARE NURSE:(03: 41-03: 50): My name is Zumruye Ozca. I am an intensive care nurse.(03: 50- 04'50): After I found out about my illness, I couldn't leave my job immediately, but I went home after the shift change. I immediately isolated myself from my husband. The process was very hard and I felt lonely most of the time. I took medicine for five days. After 15 days I was able to go back to my work.(04: 50-05'27): I started to get tired more quickly in my life after the illness. As you know, we work under heavy conditions here. Now I breathe harder. I was allergic and my allergy increased. I'm so scared to get sick again ... That's why I always take precautions.
Bangkok, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand was celebrating its Buddhist New Year on Tuesday amid the strongest outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has limited festivities while authorities set up field hospitals to house those infected.The country, which until now had kept the spread of the virus under control, registered 965 new cases Tuesday, one of the highest figures since the pandemic began.Songkran festivities, as the occasion that runs until Apr. 15 is known in Thailand, has been restricted to religious rites and authorities have asked citizens to avoid the traditional water splashing battles, as happened last year. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK / DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE POUR TRADITIONAL SCENTED WATER OVER A BUDDHA STATUE TO MARK THE SONGKRAN (THAI NEW YEAR) CELEBRATIONS AT WAT PHO TEMPLE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND WHILE SHOPS ALONG KHAOSAN ROAD ARE CLOSED AS EVENTS ARE CANCELLED IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Apr 9 (EFE/EPA).- Thai people in Bangkok on Friday began traveling back to their hometown to celebrate Thai New Year as cases re-emerged due to the new cluster discovered earlier this week in Bangkok’s nightlife district.Health authorities Friday confirmed 559 new cases of Covid-19, almost half of them in the capital, increasing the total caseload to 30,869 infections. One news death was recorded, increasing the toll to 96. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RETURN TO HOMETOWN FOR THAI NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS AT MO-CHIT BANGKOK BUS TERMINAL, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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