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The Promenade des Anglais in Nice is almost deserted during this first weekend of confinement as the region battles an increasingly worrying number of Covid-19 cases. IMAGES
Colombo, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka continued Wednesday under the state of food emergency with a shortage of essential food items across the country amid tight COVID-19 lockdown.The Sri Lankan government imposed emergency regulations under the Public Security Ordinance on Aug. 31 to curtail sky rocketing prices of essential food items.The Island’s Consumer Affairs Authority launched raids on black market retailers and acquired some food stocks by traders and food importers. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE AWAIT THEIR TURN TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS IN SHORT SUPPLY INCLUDING RICE AND SUGAR FROM THE STATE-RUN RETAIL SALES OUTLET IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA AND OFFICIALS FROM SRI LANKA’S CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY (CAA) INSPECTS SAMPLE OF RICE AND SUGAR AT WHOLESALE CENTER AND WAREHOUSE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bilbao (Spain), Jan 24 (EFE), (Camera: EFE).- The city of Bilbao entered into a partial lockdown this weekend amid a spike in coronavirus infections.FOOTAGE OF POLICE CHECKPOINTS ON SUNDAY IN BILBAO, SPAIN.
On the first day of France's return to lockdown, traffic is less dense but steady on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. The measures meant to counter a spike in cases are less strict than France's previous lockdown and provide for the continuation of some professional activites, school, postal and other services. IMAGES
Manila, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- Manila reached six uninterrupted months of quarantine Tuesday and is heading toward the world’s longest and strictest lockdown, with no end in sight, while efforts to contain the pandemic continue to fail in the Philippines, the center of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia.The Philippine capital has more than 144,000 cases, more than half of the country's total (54 percent), indicating that the harsh confinement has not yielded the expected results in one of the most densely populated cities in the world. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/ MARK CRISTINO / FRANCIS MALASIG).SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE AMID LOCKDOWN IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
New Delhi/ Dharamsala/Amritsar, May 18 (EFE / EPA).- India on Monday entered what Prime Minister Narendra Modi called "phase 4" of the COVID-19 lockdown, in which shops and businesses outside designated containment zones are allowed to open at staggerred timings.India on Sunday extended the weeks-long nationwide coronavirus lockdown until 31 May as the number of infected people exceeded 91,000.Despite relaxing some measures, the government still banned some activities throughout the country regardless of the areas mapped into red, orange, and green zones based on the number of active Covid-19 cases.These include domestic and international air travel, metro rail services, running of educational institutions, hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality services.Venues for large public gatherings such as cinemas, shopping malls, gymnasiums, and entertainment parks will remain closed.The ban on social, political, cultural, and similar gatherings and other congregations, including at religious temples and places of worship will remain in place.(Camera: HARISH TYAGI/SANJAY BIAD/RAMINDER PAL SINGH).FOOTAGE SHOWS A METRO STATION IN NEW DELHI AND WORKERS COMMUTING IN DHARAMSALA AND AMRITSAR, INDIA.