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Added on the 14/07/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Kolkata (India), May 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Piyal Adhikary) India broke a new record of deaths in one day due to Covid-19 this Wednesday, with 4,205 deaths, and already exceeds 250,000 deaths since the pandemic started.FOOTAGE OF KOLKATA STREETS IN CONFINEMENT.
Bogor, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the garment industry in Indonesia produced various kinds of clothing, ranging from shirts, pants and other clothing. However, when the pandemic hit Indonesia, the need for these goods decreased. The decline in orders made the home garment industry suffer significant losses. The Bank Indonesia cut its forecast for the the country's economic growth in 2021 from 4.8-5.8 percent range to 4.3-5.3 percent range. (Camera: ADI WEDA). SHOT LIST: WORKERS PRODUCE CLOTHES AT A HOME-BASED APPAREL PRODUCTION OPERATION IN BOGOR, INDONESIA.
Mulegé, Mar 1 (EFE).- The pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the whale-watching business in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California Sur, with the most recent season suffering an 85 percent drop in the number of visitors."This year has been catastrophic for (that sector's) finances, and whale-related activities aren't generating (sufficient) income. In some cases, it's only enough to pay staff, which has already been reduced by 50 percent," Enrique Achoy, a tourism entrepreneur, told Efe on Monday.Baja California Sur each year welcomes around 3,000 whales, and more than 1,500 of these giant cetaceans are born in its waters; the latest whale-watching season began in November 2020 and will end early this month. (Camera: MAHATMA FONG).SHOT LIST: TOURISTS GO ON A WHALE-WATCHING TRIP IN MULEGÉ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO. SOUND BITE: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TOURISM IN MUNICIPALITY OF MULEGÉ, ANTONIO COTA.TRANSLATION: They have taken actions but it is something that we cannot control. The only way for us to control and to have a good and healthy tourism in this region is (to wait for) the vaccines to arrive and be inoculated as they should be.
Paris (France), Dec 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Josep Puig López).- The French foi gras industry has been one of the hardest-hit by the coronavirus crisis. The sector is seeing a drop in sales due to the closure f restaurants and the lack of tourists in the country.FOOTAGE OF TWO "''EPICERIES" (GROCERIE STORES) IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Torbat-e Heydarieh (Iran), Nov 20 (EFE), (Camera: Artemis Razmipour).- The saffron harvest has been hit hard by the restrictions imposed to contain Covid-19 in Iran, the largest producer in the world.The lack of day labourers has affected this industry, which is a very important source of income in a country with 90% of the world's total production.FOOTAGE OF SAFFRON HARVEST IN TORBAT-E HEYDARIEH , IRAN.SOUNDBITES OF MANUCHEHR MALEKÍ, FARMER FOR 28 YEARS:"Due to the coronavirus, our day labourers did not come this year, their number was significantly reduced. It meant that we harvested the flowers later and that some farmers could not harvest on their land and could not take advantage of it properly."