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Added on the 05/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Beijing, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19.The coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant and what has now become China's worst outbreak in more than a year, was first detected on 20 July among airport cleaning staff in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected hundreds of people and spread to over two dozen cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. Since the Delta outbreak began spreading across China, the authorities have imposed lockdowns on some residential areas, Covid-19 mass testing, domestic and international travel restrictions. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS OUTSIDE THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Johannesburg (South Africa), May 31 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Kim Ludbrook) South Africa, the epicenter of the covid-19 pandemic on the African continent, tightens restrictions as of today to stop the third wave of the disease in the country, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.
Colombo, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- The Government of Sri Lanka has imposed island-wide partial travel restriction as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19.Sri Lanka is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections and the number of cases is increasing day by day. The government will impose partial travel restrictions across the country until 31 May, except for essential services and food transport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to Police Media Spokesman, the public should go shopping or for other purposes based on the final digits of the national identity card. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN POLICE OFFICERS CHECK TRAVEL PASSES AT A CHECKPOINT AFTER THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCED AN ISLAND-WIDE PARTIAL TRAVEL RESTRICTION AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, May 14 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka has imposed inter-district travel following a new wave of Covid-19 infections.Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 135,796 Covid-19 positive cases and 892 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF COLOMBO AMID THE LOCKDOWN TO CONTAIN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Bangkok, May 7 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand continued Friday with a proactive mass COVID-19 testing in an attempt to curb the third wave of infections.The Southeast Asian country has so far recorded over 78,000 COVID-19 cases and 363 deaths. (Camera:RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WAIT TO GET A NASAL SWAB TEST AT A COVID-19 TESTING SITE IN A BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.