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Manila, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).- Manila continued Tuesday under the COVID-19 lockdown due to the increase in community transmission of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Metro Manila a and nearby provinces, as the number of cases hit a new record on Monday.The Southeast Asian country has recorded over 1.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 32,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Guangzhou / Beijing / Shanghai, Aug 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Chinese health authorities Sunday said they have detected 81 local infections of the coronavirus among the 96 new cases registered over the past day.The National Health Commission of China said 38 people tested positive for the virus in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the epicenter a new outbreak.Among the infected people were 15 travelers from abroad, who tested positive in Shanghai, Yunnan, Canton, and Sichuan. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF DAILY LIFE OF PEOPLE AMID PANDEMIC IN GUANGZHOU, BEIJING AND SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Images of soldiers patrolling the streets of Ecuador's capital, Quito, on armored vehicles after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels that use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. IMAGES
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's motorcade arrives at the prosecutor's office in Lima, where she is due to testify about the work of the security forces during the latest anti-government demonstrations, which left more than 50 dead. IMAGES
Covid antigen self-test kits are distributed in Queens, New York, where people wait in long lines to get a free test before the Christmas holidays. The US is battling huge infection surges driven by variant Omicron's rapid spread. IMAGES