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Depok, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia is battling skyrocketing Covid-19 case numbers as the Red Cross warned on Tuesday of the collapse of hospitals.It is the country in Southeast Asia hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and on Monday registered 20,694 infections and 423 deaths."Urgent increases are needed in medical care, testing and vaccinations as Indonesia teeters on the edge of a Covid-19 catastrophe," the international body said in a statement Tuesday."The more dangerous and deadly Delta Covid-19 variant is fueling infections that are skyrocketing across Indonesia, overwhelming hospitals and oxygen supplies in Jakarta and other areas of the country," it added. (Camera: ADI WEDA).SHOT LIST: THE FUNERAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA.
Kolkata, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- The government of West Bengal, India, imposed on Wednesday a one-week total lockdown in the state due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.So far, India has recorded more than 1,900,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 39,000 deaths. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE EMPTY STREETS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Srinagar, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Indian Kashmir government on Monday reimposed lockdown in most parts of Srinagar and other districts to stem the spread of coronavirus. The region is witnessing an unusual spike in infections rate during the past few days. (Camera: FAROOQ KHAN).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF NEW ROUND OF LOCKDOWN IN SRINAGAR, THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIAN KASHMIR.
Atlanta, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp spoke on Monday about the ongoing COVID-19 infection rises in the state. Kemp, to Republican, gave state workers an additional day off on Work Day weekend to get the COVID-19 vaccine and said have would not intervene with local school authorities enacting mask mandates. (Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SPEAKS ABOUT THE ONGOING COVID-19 INFECTION ARISES IN THE STATE, AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US.
A Covid-19 patient in their sixties has been transferred to Marseille from Corsica by military helicopter, after hospital occupancy in Bastia, one of the island's two main cities, passed 79 percent on Tuesday. IMAGES
Bangkok, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand has tightened lockdown measures for 13 high-risk provinces, including Bangkok, in order to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases that spiked in recent weeks. Starting on 20 July 2021, with strict health measures, people are not allowed to go outdoors unless necessary, movements in the high-risk provinces will be restricted and shopping malls will stay closed. People are encouraged to work from home and dine-in services at restaurants are banned. Hundreds of construction sites will also close. Supermarkets and pharmacies will stay open until 8pm, with a curfew starting from 9pm to 4am. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: CLOSED SHOPS, LESS CAR VOLUME ON A NEARLY EMPTY STREET, AND A CLOSED SHOPPING MALL IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.