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Lugo (Spain), July 19 (EFE), (Camera: Eliseo Trigo) .- Eight pilgrims have tested positive for Covid-19, one in origin, on Saturday, and another seven, which were close contacts of the first and that are confined in the public shelter of Palas de Rei, Lugo, Spain.FOOTAGE OF THE TOWN OF PALAS DE REI (LUGO) PILGRIMS WALKING THROUGH THE TOWN. FOOTAGE OF THE HOSTEL WHERE THE PILGRIMS ARE LOCATED, CONFINED.
The Rennes University Hospital nursing home administers the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to its residents and staff members over the age of fifty. IMAGES
It's generally thought that once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, front-line healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be first in line. But according to Gizmodo, bank tellers may get to skip the line--past them, and past the over-65's and those with underlying conditions. The industry trade group American Bankers Association has asked federal health authorities to designate consumer-facing bank employees as 'essential workers.' Such a designation would give them vaccine prioritization once the Federal Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization. To date, the U.S. has seen nearly 15 million COVID-19 cases and 280,000 deaths--the most in the world. The CDC predicts 19,500 new deaths will be reported during the week of Christmas, and that another 300,000 COVID-19 cases will be added in December.
Paterna (Valencia) Jun 18 (EFE).- A nursing home in Valencia has installed a "hug arch" so residents can hug their relatives under safe conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. FOOTAGE OF THE 'HUG ARCH' IN A NURSING HOME LOCATED IN PATERNA, VALENCIA.
The World Health Organization's emergencies director Michael Ryan warns that China's official statistics "under-represent the true impact" of its Covid-19 outbreak, "particularly in terms of deaths". His comments come amid growing concern over China's steep rise in Covid infections since Beijing last month abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions, with hospitals and crematoriums quickly overwhelmed. SOUNDBITE