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New Taipei, Jun 8 (EFE/EPA).- An exhibition center in New Taipei has been turned into a COVID-19 mass vaccination site as Taiwan rushes to contain the worst outbreak it has seen since the pandemic began. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged people not to travel for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday, as the government extended the national COVID-19 alert level 3 to 28 June amid a spike in infections. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO). SHOT LIST: AN EXHIBITION CENTER THAT HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A COVID-19 MASS VACCINATION CENTER IN NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN.
Taipei, May 19 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan will receive 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday amid an outbreak in the country, which recorded 275 new cases in the last 24 hours, officials said Wednesday.The vaccine shipment will arrive in Taiwan by air from Amsterdam at about 4 pm, government spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng said.The recent surge in Covid-19 cases has changed the minds of the Taiwanese, who were initially reluctant to get vaccinated, leading to a considerable increase in demand for vaccines, state-run news agency CNA reported. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES SPRAYING DISINFECTANT IN A TRAIN STATION, EXTERIOR VIEW OF FAR EASTERN HOSPITAL AND PANIC BUYING AT A SUPERMARKET IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN.
Images of skyline in the eastern district of Shanghai as millions of people in China's financial hub are confined to their homes on Monday. The eastern half of the city goes into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak. IMAGES
Taipei, Sep 1 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan began Wednesday a new school year with in-person learning as COVID-19 cases in the country decrease.Taiwan has recorded a total of 15,995 cases and 835 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).SHOT LIST: STUDENTS ARE BACK AT SCHOOL CAMPUS DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN.
Havana, Aug 6 (EFE).- A shipment of humanitarian aid sent by the Government of Nicaragua arrived in Cuba Friday to help the Caribbean country from a serious shortage of food, medicine and other basic products amid the worst outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nicaraguan merchant ship Augusto César Sandino brought a load of 30 containers of food to the container terminal of the Special Development Zone, in the western port of Mariel, 45 kilometers west of Havana. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO). SHOT LIST: THE ARRIVAL OF THE HUMANITARIAN AID SENT BY NICARAGUA AT THE MARIEL PORT IN SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE, IN THE CITY OF ARTEMISA, CUBA. SOUND BITES: CUBA'S MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT (CITMA), ELBA ROSA PÉREZ (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: - On behalf of the Government and the people of Cuba, I would like to thank the Nicaraguan people and government for this gesture of solidarity towards the Cuban people. We highly appreciate the shipment of donation that we have just received, as well as the signs of support that we have always received from the people of Nicaragua.
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