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Various Southeast Asain Cities, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) on Tuesday urged the acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to countries in Southeast Asia, hit hard by a fierce new wave of the pandemic linked in part to the Delta variant.Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are some of the countries most affected, having consistently registered record numbers of deaths and daily cases recently, and as vaccinations are carried out slowly and hospitals are full or overwhelmed."Millions of people in Asia are living on the cruel and sharp edge of a global vaccine divide between richer countries that have a steady supply and most nations in Asia that are struggling to access sufficient doses to keep their populations safe," said Alexander Matheou, IFRC Asia-Pacific director, in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS AUTHORITIES DISTRIBUTE FINANCIAL AIDS TO CORONAVIRUS-HIT FAMILIES IN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES; CORONAVIRUS CHECKPOINTS IN BALI, INDONESIA; VACCINATION DRIVE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; EMPTY STREETS AND SUPERMARKETS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM; AND MASS GRAVE FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS AT CEMETERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Residents of Pretoria get vaccinated against Covid-19, as South Africa struggles with a third wave of infections. The country, the worst affected by the pandemic in Africa, has seen the daily figures for new cases double over the past two weeks, while hospital admissions have climbed by nearly 60 percent over the same period. IMAGES
La Paz / Cochabamba, Jun 7 (EFE).- Lines, crowds and complaints at the doors of health centers in the main Bolivian cities marked the continuation of mass vaccination on Monday, which is being carried out amid an escalation of third wave Covid-19 infections.The same scenes are playing out in several of the most important cities in the country such as Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, El Alto and La Paz, with patients waiting hours for inoculation. (Camera: CLAUDIO ABREGO).SHOT LIST: CITIZENS WAIT TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE IN LA PAZ AND COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA.SOUND BITE: MARY CRUZ, VACCINATION COORDINATOR OF COCHABAMBA'S FACULTY OF MEDICINE (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: People are used to wanting to be the first. There are some who come here at like 6 or 4 in the morning so that they can be the first. However, if we do have the established number (of the vaccines), people can just gradually come (throughout the day) to get the vaccine.
Johannesburg (South Africa), Jun 3 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) South Africa, the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic on the African continent, is striving to accelerate vaccination to curb the third wave of the disease in the country. FOOTAGE OF VACCINATIONS AT A GOVERNMENT-ADMINISTERED CLINIC IN HILLBROW, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Johannesburg (South Africa), May 31 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Kim Ludbrook) South Africa, the epicenter of the covid-19 pandemic on the African continent, tightens restrictions as of today to stop the third wave of the disease in the country, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.
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