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The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimates -- up to triple the number of deaths attributed directly to the disease. The World Health Organization's long-awaited estimate of the total number of deaths caused by the pandemic -- including lives lost to its knock-on effects -- finally puts a number on the broader impact of the crisis. SOUNDBITE
Dhaka, Aug 7 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Monirul Alam) The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 continued this Saturday in a makeshift center on the outskirts of Dhaka to administer the dose of Sinopharm. FOOTAGE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Srinagar, Apr 6 (EFE/EPA).- India administered a record 4.3 million doses of anti-Covid vaccines within the last 24 hours, even as authorities in capital New Delhi on Tuesday announced a night curfew due to a surge in cases, with the country again registering nearly 100,000 daily cases as part of the pandemic's second wave."In a landmark achievement in India’s fight against Covid-19, more than 43 lakh (4.3 million) vaccination doses were administered in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single day vaccination coverage in the country so far," the health ministry said in a statement. (Camera: FAROOQ KHAN).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FOR COVID-19 AT A TEST CENTER IN SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (EFE), (Camera: Rajat Gupta).- India's Covid-19 infections crossed the three-million mark on Sunday with more than 69,000 fresh cases and over 900 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, health authorities said.The surging number of cases has caused more pressure on the authorities to prevent public gatherings as the season of major religious festivities has begun in the country with the western state of Maharashtra, the worst-hit in India, already celebrating an 11-day long festival of the popular elephant-headed god, Ganesh.According to the union health ministry, the number of infections in the country of 1.35 billion people has risen to nearly 3.05 million, including 708,000 active cases and over 56,700 deaths.FOOTAGE OF AUTHORITIES CARRYING OUT CORONAVIRUS TESTS IN NEW DELHI.
The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder. The price was a record for a new Porsche sold at auction, according to the auction house.The sale reunited members of the original Cars team who created both the car in the Disney and Pixar film and the life-size Sally Carrera, based on a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera. That team included actress Bonnie Hunt, the voice of Sally Carrera, Jay Ward, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, and Bob Pauley, who, as Production Designer for Cars, sketched Sally for the first time 20 years ago. They were joined by Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and key members of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s Sonderwunsch team including Alexander Fabig and Boris Apenbrink.
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