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The South Dakota Department of Health on Saturday reported 54 new deaths from COVID-19. According to Business Insider, the number surpassed the state's previous record death total of 53. But that didn't stop South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from tweeting state residents and encouraging them to go shopping. The GOP governor has refused to issue a statewide mask mandate. She has also disputed science and calls to enact stricter measures to contain the virus in the state.
Manila, Oct 5 (EFE).- Over 24 students in the Philippines began their virtual classes on Monday for a new school year amid a possibility that more than 3 million children from lower-income families, with no access to gadgets and technology, will be left out of the mainstream education.The new academic year, originally scheduled to start in June, began after it was pushed back twice due to the pandemic that has infected 322,500 people and killed more than 5,700.Some 22.5 million students have enrolled in public schools and 2.1 million in private institutions for the new school year, compared to a total of 27.7 million in the previous year. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA / MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: STUDENTS AND TEACHERS JOIN VIRTUAL CLASSES IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Managua, Sep 25 (EFE).- Nicaragua began Saturday the electoral campaign for the November elections, which will be marked by the pandemic, the arrest of several presidential candidates, the lack of propaganda, and the predominance of Sandinista symbols, whose leader, President Daniel Ortega, also seeks another reelection. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS).SHOT LIST: THE CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE NICARAGUAN CHRISTIAN WAY (CCN) PARTY GUILLERMO OSORNO AND THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VIOLETA MARTINEZ PARTICIPATE IN THE START OF THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN, IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
Manila, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA) .- Manila began its third Covid-19 lockdown on Friday for at least two weeks to stop the highly infectious Delta variant in the Philippine capital. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).B-ROLL OF SECURITY CHECKPOINTS IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
Pampanga, Jul 16 (EFE / EPA) .-Thousands of students from the Philippines, who were unable to return to the classroom due to Covid-19 restrictions, attend their graduation ceremonies online. The country, immersed in a new spike of infections has recorded a total of 1,490,665 infections and 26,314 deaths from the disease to date. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO)SHOT LIST: GRADUATION CEREMONY CARRIED OUT ONLINE IN PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES.
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