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Buenos Aires, Aug 16 (EFE).- Hundreds of people took part in the "march of the stones" in Argentina on Monday to honor those who had died due to Covid-19 during the past year-and-a-half and protest against President Alberto Fernández's administration for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.The emotional march was convened on social media by citizens who were unable to say goodbye to loved ones or be with them during their last moments due to health restrictions that prevented them from going near their sick family members, travel within the country or perform funeral ceremonies.The participants placed a stone in front of Casa Rosada, the seat of the government, and at the Olivos presidential residence, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, but also in other iconic spots in the interior of the country. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS PLACE STONES WITH THE NAMES OF VICTIMS OF COVID-19 DURING A PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS, IN FRONT OF THE CASA ROSADA (EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS), IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
New Delhi, Jun 16 (EFE/EPA).- Due to the unavailability of proper pipeline water supply, people in Sanjay camp filled up their canisters and containers twice a day from water tankers supplied by Delhi Municipal Corporation. As soon as water tankers arrive in the area, locals rush towards tankers, ignoring the COVID-19 protocols due to erratic water tankers supply and long hours of wait. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RUSH TO FILL THEIR CONTAINERS WITH WATER SUPPLIED BY DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Cartagena, May 2 (EFE) .- Cartagena decreed this weekend a curfew to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has already taken the lives of more than 74,700 people in Colombia.(Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA.
The Pentagon has upped the number of National Guard members it wants present at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration by 4,000. CNN reports the Pentagon on Friday authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members, marking an increase from the 21,000 troops authorized a day earlier. Law enforcement in Washington, DC, and around the country is bracing for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week. The DOD announced Tuesday that Guardsmen and women will be armed. Law enforcement is monitoring phones and other communications in an all-out effort to track individuals to ensure they do not travel to Washington.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is expected to get emergency use authorization from the Food & Drug Administration. And according to Business Insider, the Pentagon is working with military precision to deliver the vaccine to US troops. The Pentagon announced plans on Wednesday to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to US military personnel, starting with almost 44,000 doses. Initially, vaccination will be voluntary, as is standard practice with emergency use authorizations. However, it could eventually become mandatory.
Employees of a call center contractor for Amazon are complaining of dangerous working conditions in the city of Cebu, in the Philippines. Business Insider reports workers say they're being forced to make an impossible choice: either become infected with COVID-19--or starve. The contractor, Teleperformance, provides call center services for Amazon's Ring video doorbell products. Dozens of the call center's employees have developed flu-like symptoms, which are characteristic of COVID-19 infection. As public transport has been shut down in Cebu, workers were sleeping on the floor at work so as not to arrive late for their shifts. Workers say that workstations aren't properly sanitized, and when shifts overlap, or when staff sleep on the floor, it's difficult to socially distance. Workers allege that cleaners come through sporadically and when they do, it's with a bucket of water and a towel. People are scared because we don't know who has it and who doesn't have it. But people don't have a choice, because it's either you will be infected or you will die of starvation. Contractor, Teleperformance
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