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Ho Chi Minh City, Jul 9 (EFE).- Vietnam, one of the countries that best survived the first year of the pandemic, began the confinement Friday of its most populated metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, to curb its latest Delta variant Covid-19 outbreak.The measure comes as the country reached 1,314 infections, its highest daily number, two thirds of them in the old Saigon, with a population of 13 million inhabitants.The measures, in force for the next 15 days, oblige the population to stay at home except for essential activities, prohibit the gathering of more than two people in public spaces, with a minimum distance of two meters between them, and shut down public transport. (Camera: ERIC SAN JUAN).B-ROLL OF THE STREETS OF HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM'S MOST POPULATED METROPOLIS, ON THE FIRST DAY OF CONFINEMENT.
Denpasar, Jul 4 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia continued Sunday with strict measures to combat the Covid-19 surge in the country. Indonesian authorities imposed a partial lockdown until July 20 that focuses especially on the island of Java, which is home to more than 50 percent of the country’s 270 million population, and the tourist island of Bali. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: BALINESE TRADITIONAL GUARDS, LOCALLY KNOWN AS PECALANG, STOP TOURISTS FROM ENTERING A BEACH DURING TIGHTER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN SANUR, BALI, INDONESIA
Pasay City, Fev 24 (EFE/EPA).- Fifty-five town villages in Pasay City have been put under strict lockdown as the number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines continues to increase. The local government of Pasay has asked for help from the Department of Health in determining whether the new infection cases are of the UK variant.(Camera: MARK CRISTINO)SHOT LIST: MEASURES PUT IN PLACE TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN A TOWN VILLAGE UNDER LOCKDOWN IN PASAY CITY, SOUTH OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Santa Cruz, Jan 2 (EFE).- The Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, the largest city in the country, spent the first weekend of 2021 under strong restrictions on the movement of people and vehicles, in addition to the suspension of all activity in an attempt to stop the covid-19 outbreak. (Camera: JUAN PABLO ROCA).SHOT LIST: BOLIVIAN AUTHORITIES CHECK ON VEHICLES AND DISINFECT PUBLIC PLACES IN SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA.
Fremont, Nov 24 (EFE/EPA).- Shelves in many Californian supermarkets have gone mostly empty Tuesday night due to the panic buying following the new overnight stay-at-home order announced by California Governor Gavin Newsom. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: EMPTY SHELVES AT WALMART STORE IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS AT TARGET STORE AND COSTCO WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, US.
Hanoi (Vietnam), 28 Jul (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Linh LuongThai).- Vietnam on Tuesday cut off all transport routes to and from Danang, the country's third largest city, where a new outbreak of the coronavirus has been detected. After over three months without a single locally transmitted case, Vietnam has now reported at least 22 infections since Friday. According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport, for the next 15 days no planes, trains, buses, taxis or boats will be able to access or leave the city, where public transport has also been suspended and social distancing measures have been imposed.INTERIOR FOOTAGE OF AIRPORT IN VIETNAM