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Kathmandu May 7 (EFE/EPA).- Nepal is staring at a looming health crisis with record numbers of around 9,000 daily infections as fear grows over a Covid-19 spillover from the neighboring India, which is battling a devastating second wave of the virus.Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese work as seasoned laborers in India, where a rapidly-spreading strain of the virus is partially blamed for the steep rise in widespread infections and deaths.According to officials, thousands of migrant laborers have fled the second-worst affected nation and returned home, possibly infected. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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.
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.
Singapore, Apr 21 (EFE/EPA).-The unskilled foreign workers living in small rooms and unhygienic conditions in squalid working-class dormitories of Singapore have become victims of a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak, which has led the number of cases tripling within a week in a country that had been touted as a model for containing the epidemic.As many as 1,091 of the total 1,111 fresh case reported nationwide on Tuesday were detected in these dormitories, situated away from the wealthy center of the city, which consist of tiny quarters that house up to 20 people.(Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG/WALLACE WOON).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE COCHRANE LODGE 2 DORMITORIES, WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED AS AN ISOLATION AREA, IN SINGAPORE; AND B-ROLLS OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS IN AN UPSCALE NEIGHBOUR HOOD IN SINGAPORE.
Assam/New Delhi, Apr 6 (EFE/EPA).- The number of COVID -19 cases in India has doubled within a week to stand at 4,067, with 109 total deaths as of Monday, while the previous 24 hours saw the biggest single-day rise in deaths with 32, also marking the fourth consecutive day with more than 500 new cases. (Camera: STR/RAJAT GUPTA). SHOT LIST: INDIAN STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT WORKERS SPRAY DISINFECTANT DURING A LOCKDOWN AMID THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN GUWAHATI, ASSAM STATE, AND GENERAL VIEW OF YAMURA RIVER THAT HAS TURNED TRANSPARENT IN THEWAKE OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.