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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.
Los Angeles, Jan 5 (EFE / EPA) .- Emergency Medical Services in Los Angeles have received orders not to transfer to hospitals patients that are unlikely to survive due to the increase in coronavirus infections.(Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT)SHOT LIST: PATIENTS TRANSFERRED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE LAC USC HOSPITAL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (US).
Dhaka, May 1 (EFE/EPA).- On Mar. 26, when Bangladesh enforced its lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, Ranu Akter, a garment factory worker, was called by her employer and asked to resign. Millions of textile workers in Bangladesh are staring at layoffs as the pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy and brought supply chains to an almost grinding halt.The lockdown has paralyzed Bangladesh's crucial textile sector, which contributed nearly 84 percent of the country's total exports in 2018-19 when it shipped products worth $34 billion.As global demand for clothing, like all other non-essential products, has dried up, big fashion brands face accusations that they are ditching those who toil for them.Trade leaders say thousands of workers have already lost their jobs due to the crisis. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM)FOOTAGE SHOWS GARMENT WORKERS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS AS THEY QUEUE BEFORE ENTERING THE FACTORY THEY WORK AT AT THE MIRPUR AREA IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Tokyo (Japan), Aug 25 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Kimimasa Mayama).- The Government of Japan decided today to extend the state of health emergency due to coronavirus to eight more regions, bringing to 33 of the 47 Japanese prefectures those affected by measures to contain the record rise in covid-19 infections.FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS IN TOKYO, JAPAN
Bali, Aug 18 (EFE/EPA).-The Australian federal government organised a repatriation flight from Bali for arround 200 Australians due to high Covid-19 case registration in Bali.(Camera: MADE NAGI)SHOT LIST: AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS LINING UP FOR A REPATRIATION FLIGHT AT NGURAH RAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN BALI, INDONESIA.