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Quito, May 21 (EFE).- The UNICEF Representative in Ecuador, Joaquin Gonzalez-Aleman, warned on Thursday that food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic is turning into a "time bomb" as the virus is pushing 350,000 people in the country into poverty."It is a time bomb because food security is the most basic thing," said Gonzalez-Aleman in an interview with Efe in which he warned that Ecuadorian families are experiencing prices rise due to an increase in inflation. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ).SHOT LIST: KIDS ON THE STREETS OF QUITO, ECUADOR.
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.
London, Sep 14 (EFE) .- (Camera: Claudia Sacrest) Facing a winter with the double threat of the delta variant of covid and a flu season more virulent than in other years, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a plan to try to avoid tough new restrictions that includes a third dose of the vaccine for those over 50.FOOTAGE FROM ST.THOMAS HOSPITAL, BRITISH PARLIAMENT, STREET, AND USE OF THE MASK AT SHOPPING IN CENTRAL LONDON.
Bangkok (Thailand), Sep 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Narong Sangnak) .- The Thai Labor Ministry on Monday promoted a cooking course for unemployed people with the aim of preparing food to be later distributed to those affected by covid-19.FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY COVID-19 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Vitoria, Aug 7 (EFE).- The people in the Basque Country's capital Vitoria have given up, for the second year in a row, from the celebrations of Patronal festival, and the Big Week festival also went by without massive crowds. (Camera: EFE).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF VITORIA, BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN.
Paris (France), Aug 4 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García Sánchez) France has proposed to vaccinate all refugees and asylum seekers in August and faces the objective with the burden of bureaucracy and the difficulty that it presents.Doctors Without Borders (MSF), one of the NGOs in charge of immunizing this group, considers the plan "very ambitious" given the complication of recruiting volunteers during the summer months.FOOTAGE OF THE VACCINATION CENTRE FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS OF DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS.
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