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Havana, Aug 6 (EFE).- A shipment of humanitarian aid sent by the Government of Nicaragua arrived in Cuba Friday to help the Caribbean country from a serious shortage of food, medicine and other basic products amid the worst outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nicaraguan merchant ship Augusto César Sandino brought a load of 30 containers of food to the container terminal of the Special Development Zone, in the western port of Mariel, 45 kilometers west of Havana. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO). SHOT LIST: THE ARRIVAL OF THE HUMANITARIAN AID SENT BY NICARAGUA AT THE MARIEL PORT IN SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE, IN THE CITY OF ARTEMISA, CUBA. SOUND BITES: CUBA'S MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT (CITMA), ELBA ROSA PÉREZ (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: - On behalf of the Government and the people of Cuba, I would like to thank the Nicaraguan people and government for this gesture of solidarity towards the Cuban people. We highly appreciate the shipment of donation that we have just received, as well as the signs of support that we have always received from the people of Nicaragua.
Various Southeast Asain Cities, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) on Tuesday urged the acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to countries in Southeast Asia, hit hard by a fierce new wave of the pandemic linked in part to the Delta variant.Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are some of the countries most affected, having consistently registered record numbers of deaths and daily cases recently, and as vaccinations are carried out slowly and hospitals are full or overwhelmed."Millions of people in Asia are living on the cruel and sharp edge of a global vaccine divide between richer countries that have a steady supply and most nations in Asia that are struggling to access sufficient doses to keep their populations safe," said Alexander Matheou, IFRC Asia-Pacific director, in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS AUTHORITIES DISTRIBUTE FINANCIAL AIDS TO CORONAVIRUS-HIT FAMILIES IN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES; CORONAVIRUS CHECKPOINTS IN BALI, INDONESIA; VACCINATION DRIVE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; EMPTY STREETS AND SUPERMARKETS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM; AND MASS GRAVE FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS AT CEMETERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Mumbai/Bangalore, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- India crossed a grim milestone of over 400,000 Covid-19 deaths after fewer than 900 new fatalities were reported from across the country on Friday.It is the lowest number of daily deaths in recent weeks in the country suffered a devastating health crisis due to the second wave of the coronavirus amid deadly shortages of medicines, hospital beds, and life-saving medical oxygen.The federal health ministry data showed that the virus claimed 400,312 lives since the outbreak in the country last year. (Camera: ARCHIVE). B-ROLL OF DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MUMBAI, AND COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Lorry drivers, stuck in the UK, get tested for Covid-19 to cross the Channel at Dover port. France and Britain reopened cross-Channel travel after a 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant but thousands of truckers faced being stranded for days near the port of Dover. IMAGES
New Delhi, Dec 19 (EFE/EPA).- India recorded 10 million cases and more than 145,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus Saturday as authorities planned to proceed with a massive vaccination plan as soon as possible. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT COVID-19 SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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