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Prague, Apr 7 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Martin Divisek) Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks to media during a press conference after meeting with newly appointed Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger. Former Health Minister Jan Blatny was removed by President Zeman after about five months in office. According to the Czech Ministry of Health, more than 27,300 people have died in the Czech Republic since the beginning of the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
Brasilia, Sep 16 (EFE).- Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday swore in General Eduardo Pazuello as minister of health, a position he held temporarily since May, while again defending the use of chloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.After four months of being hit hard by the pandemic, which has left almost 134,000 deaths in the country, Brazil once again saw a new health minister taking office - the third since the first Brazilian case of COVID-19 was detected in February. (Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN).SHOT LIST: BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO SWEARS IN GENERAL EDUARDO PAZUELLO AS MINISTER OF HEALTH IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.SOUND BITES: BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO AND NEW HEALTH MINISTER GENERAL EDUARDO PAZUELLO (IN PORTUGUESE).TRANSLATION:1. BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO.- The first problem, with the Prime Minister, was that of our well-known hydroxycoloquine. I accept, although I am not a doctor, any criticism of it as long as it comes from people who present an alternative.- There are studies that show that up to 30 percent of deaths could have been avoided with the early use of chloroquine.2. NEW HEALTH MINISTER GENERAL EDUARDO PAZUELLO.- I want to reaffirm that this integrated work will continue in the exact same way, with a lot of effort, focus and dedication to save lives.
Speaking at the daily Downing Street press briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is 'absolutely confident' that the UK can 'turn the tide in the next 12 weeks' of the spread of coronavirus. SOUNDBITE
Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, and his supporters march to 10 Downing Street in London to call for his release after a British High Court heard a last-ditch bid by the jailed WikiLeaks founder to appeal his extradition to the US to face espionage charges. Washington indicted Assange multiple times between 2018 and 2020 over WikiLeaks's publication of hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic files on the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. IMAGES
Speaking at the beginning of Prime Minister’s Questions, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says that “the thoughts of the House and the country are with the king and his family” and that he wishes King Charles “a speedy recovery.” King Charles III has been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer and is undergoing treatment. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).