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Bangkok, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand, which is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic due to the strong impact of the delta variant, recorded a record number of infections Friday with 17,345 new cases and 117 deaths.Bangkok and twelve other provinces are under partial lockdown, which imposes a night curfew and limits meetings to five people, the closure of restaurants and leisure establishments, among other measures.The vaccination campaign, which began in February, is lagging behind the initial schedule presented by the government, and so far only about 5 percent of the eligible population has received the full course. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI MILITARY OFFICIALS WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHILE WAITING FOR THE COVID-19 PATIENTS ARRIVAL TO BOARD THE ARMY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FOR BRINGING THEM BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND PROVINCE, AT THE AVIATION DIVISION ARMY MOVEMENT CENTER, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Tokyo, July 27 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Tuesday added 2,848 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise of infections in the Olympic host city since the pandemic began.The record spike in daily infections comes in the middle of the global sporting event that opened last Friday.The figure is more than the previous record of Jan.7 when health authorities detected 2,520 cases in the Japanese capital, currently in the fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS TOKYO 2020 BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO AND DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST AGAINST THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Bangkok, Jul 19 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand again set a new record for daily Covid-19 cases on Monday and has announced the suspension of domestic air routes to and from high-risk zones, including capital Bangkok.(Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF A COVID-19 TESTING FACILITY AND A VACCINATION CENTER IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- Three of six specially trained Labrador Retriever dogs have been deployed in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to sniff out human sweat collected from residents in the outbreak communities to detect Covid-19 infections. The dogs have been trained to sniff out Covid-19 in human sweat. They will sit down immediately when detecting the perspiration scent of COVID-19 infections with an accuracy rate of nearly 95 percent during training. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: SNIFFER DOGS TRAINED TO DETECT COVID-19 IN HUMAN SWEAT DURING TRAINING AT THE SMALL ANIMAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, May 13 (EFE/EPA).-Bangkok will open 25 vaccination centers in public places such as shopping malls throughout the city, in order to conduct emergency vaccinations following a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections. The main target groups are medical personnel, public health workers and people who may have contact with many people such as taxi drivers and teachers. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE FOR THE REGISTRATION TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINATION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND AND THAI PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT CHAN-O-CHA VISITS A VACCINATION STATION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.