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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, says that travel to countries in southern Africa should be suspended immediately to slow the spread of the the new Covid-19 variant of concern. She also recommends the implementation of strict quarantine for travelers from affected countries and notes that the EU's contracts with the manufacturers of coronavirus vaccines requires the vaccines to be adapted to new variants 'immediately'. SOUNDBITE
Paranaque City, Sep 7 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines lifted since Monday the COVID-19 travel restrictions, allowing people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to enter the country. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).B-ROLL OF THE MANILA'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN PARANAQUE CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Jakarta, Aug 31 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian government extended the emergency state of public mobility in Jakarta for another week until Sep. 6 to curb the spread of COVID-19.The extension comes, however, with a certain number of relaxations for community activities such as conducting trials or reopening of public areas.Indonesia has recorded a total of 4 million COVID-19 cases and 130,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN PASSENGERS TRAVEL ON THE TRAIN DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Quezon City, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).- Manila continued Tuesday under the COVID-19 lockdown due to the increase in community transmission of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Metro Manila a and nearby provinces, as the number of cases hit a new record on Monday.The Southeast Asian country has recorded over 1.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 32,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).B-ROLL OF THE BORDER OF A STREET UNDER LOCKDOWN DUE TO RECORDED COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES IN A COMMUNITY IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Beijing, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19.The coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant and what has now become China's worst outbreak in more than a year, was first detected on 20 July among airport cleaning staff in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected hundreds of people and spread to over two dozen cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. Since the Delta outbreak began spreading across China, the authorities have imposed lockdowns on some residential areas, Covid-19 mass testing, domestic and international travel restrictions. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS OUTSIDE THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Beijing, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19. The new coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant, was first detected on 20 July in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected more than 400 people and spread to more than20 cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: TRAVELERS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS INSIDE AN ALMOST EMPTY TERMINAL 3 DEPARTURE HALL OF BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AMID THE NEW WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.
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