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Dr. Anthony Fauci said that there was "no appetite" for lockdowns in the US. He said steps like wearing masks and social distancing could be enough to control the pandemic. Fauci appeared on "Good Morning America" on Thursday. "You don't have to take that step that people are trying to avoid." According to Business Insider Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisor recommended a national lockdown that could last between four to six weeks.
Images of skyline in the eastern district of Shanghai as millions of people in China's financial hub are confined to their homes on Monday. The eastern half of the city goes into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak. IMAGES
Manila, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA) .- Manila began its third Covid-19 lockdown on Friday for at least two weeks to stop the highly infectious Delta variant in the Philippine capital. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).B-ROLL OF SECURITY CHECKPOINTS IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
Colombo, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka received Tuesday a shipment of 1.6 million doses of vaccines from the Sinopharm laboratory donated by China.To date, Sri Lanka has recorded 298,181 Covid-19 infections and 4,147 deaths from the disease. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: SINOPHARM VACCINE SHIPMENT IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Guangzhou, Jun 2 (EFE).- Health authorities in China have launched new preventive measures in the southeastern Chinese province of Guangzhou, which has seen a resurgence of coronavirus cases in recent days, state-run newspaper China Daily reported Wednesday. The southern province's capital with the same name has confirmed 41 local infections since Sunday, in addition to several asymptomatic cases, which has led the local government to expand its testing capacity with the setting up of a new laboratory. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF GUANGZHOU, CHINA.
Shanghai, Mar 10 (EFE/EPA).- . One year after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, China managed to keep it at bay. At the same time, the United States plunged into a health crisis that has already left more than half a million people dead. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WEARING FACE MASKS FOR PROTECTION IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.