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Added on the 24/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Quezon City, 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: ROLEX DELA PENA).B-ROLL OF THE BORDER OF A STREET UNDER LOCKDOWN DUE TO RECORDED COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES IN A COMMUNITY IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Machakos, Aug 26 (EFE / EPA) .-Kenyan hospitals are running out of ICU beds and oxygen amid an increase in infections caused by the Delta variant.The country tries to speed up vaccination and has fully inoculated 2.8 percent of its adult population. The goal is to vaccinate at least 10 million people by the end of the year. (Camera: DANIEL IRUNGU) SHOT LIST:INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT A HOSPITAL MACHAKOS IN KENYA.
Manila, Aug 6 (EFE / EPA) .-Manila began its third Covid-19 lockdown on Friday for at least two weeks to stop the highly infectious Delta variant in the Philippine capital. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG)SHOT LIST: LOCKDOWN IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Dhaka, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- Bangladesh continued Wednesday under a strict COVID-19 lockdown as the country reported over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.The South Asian country has so far recorded over 900,000 COVID-19 cases and 14,388 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM). SHOT LIST: COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE BEING TRANSPORTED FOR TREATMENT AT THE DHAKA MEDICAL HOSPITAL COVID-19 UNITE IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Manila, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines on Tuesday reimposed a stricter lockdown in the capital Manila and its adjoining provinces following an appeal by the medical community for more effective measures to curb transmission rates amid an increase in coronavirus infections which have already surpassed 100,000.The new lockdown which comes into force Tuesday will completely restrict the movement of people, public transport has been suspended and only one family member can go out to buy essential items.Hairdressers, restaurants and other stores that had reopened in June will close again.The fresh measures in the capital, where 67 percent of the country's industrial activity is located, could have a detrimental economic impact at a time when the country is already suffering from heavy losses.The Philippines is expected to go into recession for the first time since 1998 with 10 million people losing jobs by the end of the year. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO). SHOT LIST: POLICE OFFICERS INSPECT VEHICLES AT A CHECKPOINT IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.