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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.
Mumbai (India), July 21 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Divyakant Solanki) India, a country with some of the most densely populated cities worldwide, has been focusing on its major metropolitan regions to try and flatten the Covid-19 infection curve, which continues to rise with more than 1.15 million cases of the disease registered already.The western state of Maharashtra, which has the country's biggest financial hub Mumbai as its capital, had registered 318,696 coronavirus cases by Tuesday, having overtaken the total number of infections in countries like Spain (264,836) and the United Kingdom (296,644).FOOTAGE OF TESTING IN MUMBAI.
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.
Moscow, Oct 17 (EFE).- Russia, where most people are not vaccinated against coronavirus, on Sunday set a new record for daily Covid-19 infections for the fourth day in a row.Authorities reported over 34,300 coronavirus cases and 997 deaths in the last 24 hours, a day after it broke the grim milestone of 1,000 deaths from or with Covid in a single day.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE KOMMUNARKA HOSPITAL IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
Cape Town, Oct 16 (EFE/EPA).- The number of bookings from British tourists wanting to visit Cape Town surged after the United Kingdom took South Africa off the country's COVID-19 red list.South Africa was officially taken off the UK's red list on Oct. 11. (Camera: KIM LUDBROOK).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.