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The G7 vows to donate one billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer countries, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, as the group of leading economies try to redress stark global inequalities in vaccinations. SOUNDBITE
Montevideo, Mar 16 (EFE/EPA).- The Government of Uruguay will not apply drastic measures regarding the reduction in mobility to combat the spread of Covid-19, and will continue with "responsible freedom" policy, which lifts many restrictions and appeals to individual responsibility, President Luis Lacalle Pou said Tuesday. (Camera: SANTIAGO CARBONE).SHOT LIST: A MINISTERS MEETING IN LIGHT OF THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS, IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY. SOUND BITES: LUIS LACALLE POU, PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: The responsibility is ours and we assume it, but there has to be a concordance between the situation the country is in, the government's measures and the individual behavior of the people.
Even though we're in a new year, our daily routine and its accompanying COVID-19 restrictions may seem repetitive. If we're not careful, monotony can lead to depression and all its unpleasant knock-on effects. But according to HuffPost, psychologists say there are ways to deal with boredom. First, plan fun things you can do, even if you're in lockdown, like reading books or painting a wall. Second, write down something you noticed that's blessedly different, like a growing flower, or melting snow. Finally, if you are grieving, acknowledge it. Reach out for the support you need, and don't give up.
Yangon, Oct 20 (EFE/EPA).-With one of the worst healthcare systems in the world, the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar is confronting a surge in COVID-19 cases with the help of an army of community volunteers.(Camera: LYNN BO BO). SHOT LIST: VOLUNTEERS HELPING TO COLLECT GOODS AND CLEANING TO HELP COVID-19 VICTIMS AND THE PREVENTION OF THE DISEASE IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Caracas, Venezuela Sep 10 (EFE), (Camera: Jackdwin Sáez).- Blanca, Ángel and Alí can't wait for Monday. They are elderly people who live alone in Caracas, hard hot by the pandemic and the crisis but, at the beginning of the week, they receive meals for the next five days from the Good Neighbour, a solidarity initiative that helps 1,000 people per month.FOOTAGE OF "GOOD NEIGHBOUR" VOLUNTEERS DELIVERING FOOD AND MASK PRODUCTION:SOUNDBITES OF:-BLANCA DÍAZ:"We receive a pension of some 400,000 bolivars, which is equivalent to 1.30 dollars per month. What can a person do with 1,30 dollars per month?-VERÓNICA GÓMEZ, JOURNALIST AND VOLUNTEER OF GOOD NEIGHBOUR:"No, I don't want to go to nursing homes. I want to go to the houses of those old people who don't have their children here because they had to leave the country.""Little by little, we have grown and that 50 meals now have turned into 1,000 meals per week. Today we deliver food to 200 people every week. They alternate so those who receive their meals this week won't get them next week but in 15 days so this way we can deliver meals to 1,000 people during a month.""Most of them are retired, their children live abroad and they're over 60. In our database, most of them are between 60 and 70 years old...They are alone at home and the neighbours are who register them and, on some occasions, the neighbours were the ones helping them so when they knew about the Good Neighbour they saw it as economic relief for themselves. They now know that, apart from the community, they have other people who can help them.""In a recent interview with a friend, he asked me 'do you see these old people worse now?' And I said "A lot." Some of them, 5 months ago, looked impeccable, shaved, with their (clean) clothes...the clothes are now too big, they don't shave, they don't tuck in their shirts...They are alone, they don't speak with anyone. I always say that the best part of the Good Neighbour is not the food but the company. They even have our personal numbers."-ANGELO RANGEL, LEADER OF MASK INITIATIVE IN CARACAS:"A month ago we wanted to start the production of masks. The initiative was born due to the need because there aren't masks. It is uncomfortable because we are showing a reality that shouldn't exist, I mean, it should be a state that guarantees all this."
Caracas Sep 10 (EFE) (CAMERA: Jackdwin Sáez) .- Local aid networks strive to combat the Covid-19 crisis handing out food packages to elderly neighbors in Caracas, Venezuela.
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