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Bangkok, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand, which is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic due to the strong impact of the delta variant, recorded a record number of infections Friday with 17,345 new cases and 117 deaths.Bangkok and twelve other provinces are under partial lockdown, which imposes a night curfew and limits meetings to five people, the closure of restaurants and leisure establishments, among other measures.The vaccination campaign, which began in February, is lagging behind the initial schedule presented by the government, and so far only about 5 percent of the eligible population has received the full course. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI MILITARY OFFICIALS WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHILE WAITING FOR THE COVID-19 PATIENTS ARRIVAL TO BOARD THE ARMY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FOR BRINGING THEM BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND PROVINCE, AT THE AVIATION DIVISION ARMY MOVEMENT CENTER, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Tokyo, July 27 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Tuesday added 2,848 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise of infections in the Olympic host city since the pandemic began.The record spike in daily infections comes in the middle of the global sporting event that opened last Friday.The figure is more than the previous record of Jan.7 when health authorities detected 2,520 cases in the Japanese capital, currently in the fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS TOKYO 2020 BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO AND DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST AGAINST THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Bangkok, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- At least 6,850 Covid-19 cases were detected in crowded prisons of Thailand, authorities said on Monday, sparking concerns over one of the largest sources of the current coronavirus outbreak.Almost 50 percent of 22,120 prisoners across eight jails have tested positive for the coronavirus since the beginning of May. The results of over 2,230 are pending.The Thai government said it provided protection and treatment to all the inmates and had transferred the infected to field hospitals. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT). SHOT LIST: PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE OF COVID-19 ARRIVE AT A FIELD HOSPITAL SET UP AT THE NIMIBUTR GYMNASIUM, NATIONAL STADIUM IN BANGKOK, AND RESIDENTS FROM LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES UNDERGO NASAL SWAB TEST TO CONTAIN THE RAPID SPREADING OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
New Delhi, Apr 7 (EFE/EPA).- India recorded 115,736 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of new daily coronavirus infections in the country since the start of the pandemic.India is seeing a second wave of the virus which has led several states including Maharashtra and the capital, New Delhi, to impose new restrictions. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF HEALTH AUTHORITIES TAKING SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS IN INDIA.
New Delhi residents line up to get nose and throat swabs at a Covid-19 testing centre, as new data showed the biggest daily jump in new infections since the pandemic began. Hopes at the start of the year that the outbreak may be subsiding in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people have been dashed in recent weeks with a fresh wave of new cases. ++COMPLETES V045_97E2B4++ IMAGES
New Delhi residents line up to get nose and throat swabs at a Covid-19 testing centre, as new data showed the biggest daily jump in new infections since the pandemic began. Hopes at the start of the year that the outbreak may be subsiding in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people have been dashed in recent weeks with a fresh wave of new cases. On Monday health ministry data showed new infections exceeding 100,000 for the first time. IMAGES
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