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Banda Aceh, May 18 (EFE/EPA).- Oxygen refilling stations in Indonesian city of Banda Aceh experienced an increase in oxygen demand from the local hospital by 30 percent amid increasing COVID-19 cases in the city. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOT LIST: WORKERS FILL OXYGEN CYLINDERS AT AN OXYGEN REFILLING STATION IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
Kolkata, May 4 (EFE/EPA).- India on Tuesday surpassed 20 million coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, registering 357,229 new cases in the last 24 hours, while a virulent second wave has strained the country's healthcare system.The South Asian country also reported 3,449 deaths in 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 222,408, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, while experts believe that the actual figures could be significantly higher.Tuesday's figures represent a fall in the number of infections for the third consecutive day, after India recorded more than 400,000 cases on Saturday. However, the number of deaths have remained on its upward trend. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE IN KOLKATA, INDIA, AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Bangkok, Apr 10 (EFE/EPA).- Bangkok is gearing up to open a field hospital amid a rapid rise in Covid-19 infections that could overwhelm medical facilities. A Field Hospital has already been set up for Covid-19 patients with the capacity of at least 200 beds for those who display mild symptoms of the infectious disease. A new COVID-19 wave linked to several entertainment venues in Bangkok is identified as a highly contagious British variant strain of the virus that caused hundreds of people to test positive across the country. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: GOVERNOR OF BANGKOK ASAWIN KWANMUANG VISITS A FIELD HOSPITAL SET UP FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS, AMID THE NEW WAVE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, INSIDE THE RATCHAPHIPHAT HOSPITAL, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Depok, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Face-to-face classes continue Indonesia despite the high number of Covid-19 infections.The Indonesian government has not yet decided to continue or relax the implementation of community activity restrictions (PPKM) level 4 which end 16 August. According to epidemiologist from Griffith University Australia, Dicky Budiman, said that PPKM did have an effect on decreasing cases in urban areas in Java-Bali. However, the progress has had no effect in rural areas where case and death rates remain high. (Camera: ADI WEDA). SHOT LIST: SCHOOL CHILDREN SIT DURING A CLASS SESSION AS THEY STUDY AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN DEPOK, INDONESIA.
Tokyo, July 27 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Tuesday added 2,848 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise of infections in the Olympic host city since the pandemic began.The record spike in daily infections comes in the middle of the global sporting event that opened last Friday.The figure is more than the previous record of Jan.7 when health authorities detected 2,520 cases in the Japanese capital, currently in the fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS TOKYO 2020 BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO AND DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST AGAINST THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.