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Kolkata, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- The government of West Bengal, India, imposed on Wednesday a one-week total lockdown in the state due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.So far, India has recorded more than 1,900,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 39,000 deaths. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE EMPTY STREETS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Mumbai (India), July 21 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Divyakant Solanki) India, a country with some of the most densely populated cities worldwide, has been focusing on its major metropolitan regions to try and flatten the Covid-19 infection curve, which continues to rise with more than 1.15 million cases of the disease registered already.The western state of Maharashtra, which has the country's biggest financial hub Mumbai as its capital, had registered 318,696 coronavirus cases by Tuesday, having overtaken the total number of infections in countries like Spain (264,836) and the United Kingdom (296,644).FOOTAGE OF TESTING IN MUMBAI.
Srinagar, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Indian Kashmir government on Monday reimposed lockdown in most parts of Srinagar and other districts to stem the spread of coronavirus. The region is witnessing an unusual spike in infections rate during the past few days. (Camera: FAROOQ KHAN).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF NEW ROUND OF LOCKDOWN IN SRINAGAR, THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIAN KASHMIR.
"An ongoing surge in China is not anticipated to significantly impact the COVID-19 epidemiological situation in the WHO European Region" says the World Health Organization's European regional director, Hans Kluge. "The surge of two virus variants circulating in China are those that have already been seen in Europe and elsewhere," he adds. China is battling a wave of Covid cases since the government's decision to lift nearly three years of restrictions. SOUNDBITE
Images show closed Covid booths in Beijing as cases surge in the Chinese capital. The country is navigating a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy, unwinding years of hardline restrictions. IMAGES
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is preparing eight “Nightingale” units each able to house up to 100 patients, as the country continues to battle a surge in Covid infections. The Omicron strain has become the dominant form of the coronavirus in the UK, with nearly 200,000 infections reported on Wednesday. The special surge units will be used to help prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed by patients. IMAGES
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