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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".
Buenos Aires, Mar 20 (EFE).- (Camera: Julieta Barrera) Argentina marks on Saturday a year of sanitary restrictions due to the pandemic, measures avoided the collapse of the health system but not the spread of the virus, which has claimed the lives of 54,476 people in the country. FOOTAGE OF BUENOS AIRES.
Manila (Philippines), Mar 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Francis Malasig / Rolex dela Pena).- Manila marked one year of uninterrupted lockdown this Monday with a worrying rebound in Covid-19 cases throughout the country, particularly in the capital.FOOTAGE OF MANILA AND THE EU'S MEETING ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Guatemala City, Mar 13 (EFE) .- Guatemala marked Saturday a year since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in their territory with more than 181,000 infections and 6,500 deaths (Camera: ESTEBAN BIBA) SHOT LIST: VACCINATION OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA.
Valencia (Spain), Mar 1 (EFE), (Camera: EFE)- A gym in Valencia has decided to move its workout machines outdoors due to the restrictions imposed in the region to curb Covid-19. FOOTAGE OF THE GYM THAT HAS PLACED ITS EQUIPMENT OUTDOORS.
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