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Added on the 08/03/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
New Yorkers line up outside a truck offering Covid-19 testing in Corona, a neighborhood in Queens where the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc last year. One year ago, on March 1, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the state's first known coronavirus case. The next morning, he and Mayor Bill de Blasio held a joint briefing where they to talked about the importance of testing. IMAGES
New Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai, Jan 30 (EFE/EPA).- As India marks the anniversary on Saturday of the first confirmed COVID-19 case, the Asian giant has surpassed 150,000 deaths and the virus rages on. India is the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States. (Camera: MIKAELA VIQUEIRA/PIYAL ADHIKARY/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF BUSINESSES AND NEARLY EMPTY STREETS IN NEW DELHI, VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS IN KOLKATA AND MUMBAI, INDIA.SOUND BITES: KARAM MAKAN AND MANOJ KUMAR MANOJA, BUSINESS OWNERS IN NEW DELHI (IN ENGLISH).
Bangkok (Thailand), Jan 12 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Narong Sangnak).- Just a year ago, Thai health authorities detected the first case of Covid-19 outside of China when the world was not yet aware of the devastating pandemic. Now Thailand is among the least affected countries in the world since it has managed to bring the pandemic under control.FOOTAGE OF BANGKOK.
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Dhaka (Bangladesh), Sep 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Monirul Alam) .- About 170 workers and 130 volunteers from the Bangladesh Rural Promotion Committee (BRAC) held an event on Thursday of awareness through the streets of Dhaka about covid-19, delivering masks to avoid contagion.FOOTAGE FROM THE BRAC WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS 'COVID-19 AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.