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Bangkok, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- Thai National Health Security Office (NHSO) on Thursday began to distribute 8.5 million free COVID-19 antigen test kits to high-risk citizens as the country is facing the worst wave of pandemic. Members of the public will be able to register via the Paotang Application to assess the risks first before qualifying for a free COVID-19 antigen test kit at more than 300 local pharmacies. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: LOCAL PHARMACY DISTRIBUTES FREE COVID-19 ANTIGEN TEST KITS TO HIGH-RISK CITIZENS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
People arrive to attend a test concert of French rock band Indochine and French DJ Etienne de Crecy, aimed at investigating how such events can take place safely amidst the Covid-19 pandemic at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. IMAGES
Spanish customs officers check motorists' PCR tests at the Perthus crossing on the border with France, after the extension of the measure to entries via the land border. IMAGES
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for an at-home Covid-19 test ki. The kit will be available as an over-the-counter item, and not require a prescription to purchase it. The LabCorp Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit will be available to anyone 18 and older. According to CNN, the kit uses nasal swab s to collect samples for testing. The samples are then sent to a LabCorp facility for testing. Positive or invalid results are delivered back to the consumer by phone or through a healthcare provider.
Dharamsala, Oct 14 (EFE/EPA).- The Indian authorities launched in the city of Dharamsala a campaign to raise awareness about COVID-19, with the delivery of special kits with medicines, contact details of personnel and guidelines on hygiene.India has so far recorded more than 7.2 million infections and 110,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus. (Camera: SANJAY BAID).SHOT LIST: INDIAN AUTHORITIES LAUNCH COVID-19 HOME ISOLATION KITS AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN DHARAMSALA, INDIA.
Yangon, May 10 (EFE/EPA).- The first humanitarian flight with 10,000 COVID-19 test kits arrived on Sunday in Yangon as part of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) ongoing support, along with the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS), to scale up testing capacity in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Myanmar. The Southeast Asian nation has so far confirmed 178 cases of coronavirus and 6 deaths (Camera:NYEIN CHAN NAING).SHOTLIST: STAFF MEMBERS HANDLE BOXES CONTAINING COVID-19 TEST KITS AT THE YANGON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN YANGON, MYANMAR.