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A Rwandan government spokesperson has confirmed that people seeking asylum in the country after arriving from the UK, who have their claims rejected will still be eligible to apply for residence in Rwanda. She also emphasises that migrants will be able to apply for relocation, "the new arrivals will be free to come and go as they please" she adds. SOUNDBITE
Few tourists can be seen at Beijing's Temple of Heaven for the annual Labour Day holiday as Covid restrictions are tightened. Restaurants across the Chinese capital are temporarily banning dining-in and residents need to clear Covid tests to visit public spaces. The five-day break is typically one of China's busiest travel periods, but the country's worst Covid resurgence since early in the pandemic is keeping people home. IMAGES
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jul 19 (EFE).- Vietnam on Monday tightened restrictions in 19 provinces after recording 5,887 Covid-19 infections the previous day, a figure that in 24 hours quadrupled the 1,465 cases detected in all of 2020.The increase in cases has been reflected in mortality, with 254 deaths out of a total of more than 43,000 cases. On May 15 only 35 people had died from Covid-19.(Camera: LINH LUONGTHAI)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF HANOI AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Jakarta, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Indonesian government has imposed more restrictions from 3 to 20 July, amid rising COVID-19 infections. Indonesia has recorded over 2,300,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN POLICE OFFICERS INSPECT MOTORISTS AT A CHECK POINT, ENFORCING THE IMPOSITION OF COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Buenos Aires, Jun 6 (EFE).- The Peruvian community in Argentina headed to the polls Sunday to participate in the presidential elections, in which they had to elect between the leftist Pedro Castillo and the right-wing Keiko Fujimori, amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: JULIETA BARRERA).SHOT LIST: PERUVIANS LIVING IN ARGENTINA HEAD TO ELECT PRESIDENT AT POLLING STATIONS IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.