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Panama, Sep 29 (EFE), (CAMERA: Carlos Lemos) .- The president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, participated in a tribute for nurses who have worked during the Covid-19 crisis.
New York City, Sep 24 (EFE).- Several former Latin American presidents highlighted Friday during the second day of the Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean the lack of unity among the leaders of the region and advocated for unity and independence to face the problems that Covid-19 has left them. (Camera: EFE).B-ROLL OF THE GLOBAL FORUM ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.
Colombo, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka continued Wednesday under the state of food emergency with a shortage of essential food items across the country amid tight COVID-19 lockdown.The Sri Lankan government imposed emergency regulations under the Public Security Ordinance on Aug. 31 to curtail sky rocketing prices of essential food items.The Island’s Consumer Affairs Authority launched raids on black market retailers and acquired some food stocks by traders and food importers. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE AWAIT THEIR TURN TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS IN SHORT SUPPLY INCLUDING RICE AND SUGAR FROM THE STATE-RUN RETAIL SALES OUTLET IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA AND OFFICIALS FROM SRI LANKA’S CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY (CAA) INSPECTS SAMPLE OF RICE AND SUGAR AT WHOLESALE CENTER AND WAREHOUSE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bangkok, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand on Tuesday reported more than 14,000 coronavirus infections and nearly 120 deaths due to the virus as pressure on hospitals intensifies amid the country's worst so far Covid-19 outbreak.Authorities have sounded an alert that hospitals in Bangkok were at a critical point with 100 percent occupancy.The health data showed that the country, the first to detect the virus outside China in January 2020, added 14,150 new cases and 118 deaths over the last 24 hours. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI RAILWAY POLICE WALK INSIDE A PASSENGER TRAIN WHILE WAITING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS ARRIVING TO BOARD A TRAIN BRINGING THEM BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND PROVINCE; AND THAI COVID-19 PATIENTS ARRIVE TO BOARD TRAINS BRINGING THEM BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND PROVINCE, AT THE RANGSIT TRAIN STATION ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Yangon, Jul 19 (EFE/EPA).-Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government (NUG), in opposition to the military junta, has requested urgent humanitarian assistance from the United Nations to tackle the escalating Covid-19 crisis in the country.The NUG, formed after the coup by politicians and activists opposed to the military regime, called for international emergency help to deal with the new wave of the virus that has "spiraled out of control with a death toll that is increasing daily under the mismanagement of the coup council," it said in a letter to the UN on Sunday night.The opposition group, which declares itself the legitimate government and maintains its loyalty to deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said that the official data issued by the military junta is just "the tip of the iceberg" due to lack of systemic data collection, limited testing and the inability to access and deploy vaccines. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF CORONAVIRUS SITUATION, VACCINATION DRIVES, AND ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Jakarta, Jul 9 (EFE/EPA).- A morbid grid of graves in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, widened on Friday as the Southeast Asian nation battles worsening Covid-19 crisis. Indonesia imposed emergency restrictions amid new surge of COVID-19 in Java and Bali island. The country has recorded more than 2,400,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases with over 64,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: MAST IRHAM).AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWS WORKERS BURYING THE COFFINS OF COVID-19 VICTIMS DURING A FUNERAL AT THE ROROTAN CEMETERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.