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Rio de Janeiro, Dec 4 (EFE).- Rio de Janeiro began taking Friday the massive COVID-19 tests, with an aim of carrying out up to 1,500 daily tests, at a time when the pandemic is once again taking force in Brazil's most iconic state.With more than 22,000 deaths and 360,000 confirmed cases, Rio de Janeiro is one of the regions most affected by the coronavirus in the South American country. (Camera: FABIO MOTTA).SHOT LIST: MEDICAL PERSONNEL TAKE TESTS FOR CORONAVIRUS IN SAO GONCALO, RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL.
Sao Paulo, Jun 30 (EFE).- Brazilians have become accustomed to seeing 2,000 of their fellow citizens die every day from Covid-19 and will not submit to additional lockdowns or restriction aimed at containing the pandemic, one of the country's top public health officials said Wednesday.(CAMERA: Wallace Carvalho)
Colombo, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka on Wednesday began vaccinating pregnant women over 30 of years of age against COVID-19 with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.After some delay in the verification of the safety and suitability of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for pregnant women, Sri Lanka kicked off the campaign at the Castle Street Maternity Hospital and the community clinic of the Medical Officer of Health, Piliyandala. Sri Lanka is one of the first countries to receive and administer the vaccines following the World Health Organisation's approval for emergency use. Total number of doses received as donations by the Chinese government and purchases by Sri Lanka so far totals 3.1 million as of 9 June 2021. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: PREGNANT SRI LANKAN WOMEN BEING VACCINATED WITH THE CHINESE SINOPHARM COVID-19 VACCINE AT THE COMMUNITY CLINIC OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, PILIYANDALA IN THE SUBURBS OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Sao Paulo, May 27 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Antonio Lacerda) Brazil, one of the countries in the world most affected by the pandemic, recorded 2,245 deaths and 67,467 cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.