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Added on the 09/06/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
New Delhi, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- On a scorching summer day, Samarth Thapa was forced to drive around for an entire day with his ailing mother in the frantic hunt for a sickbed from one Delhi hospital to another after she developed clear Covid-19 symptoms.He brought her home in the evening since the government-run as well as private hospitals across the Indian capital, a city of nearly 19 million residents, denied her critical care and refused admission on one or the other pretext.(Camera: HARSIH TYAGI/RAJAT GUPTA).FOOTAGE SHOWS HEALTH AUTHORITIES CARRYING A COFFIN WITH THE BODY OF A COVID-19 PATIENT; COVID-19 TESTING CENTERS; A QUARANTINE FACILITY FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS IN NEW DELHI.
New Delhi/Dharamshala/Jammu, Mar 26 (EFE).- India on Thursday announced measures worth 1.7 trillion rupees (around $22.5 billion) to help the poor and most vulnerable segments of the population, which have been hit hard by economic activity grinding to a halt amid a total lockdown aimed at preventing an outbreak of the new coronavirus.On the second day of the three-week nationwide shutdown, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced at a press conference that the government would release food aid for two-thirds of the population - around 800 million people - and release cash, subsidies and loans for the poor, farmers, construction workers and rural women (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA/SANJAY BAID/JAIPAL SINGH).SHOTLIST: B-ROLLS OF THE STREETS AND PEOPLE IN New Delhi (00:00-01:38),Dharamshala (01:38-02:57) AND JAMMU (02:57-END) ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE THREE-WEEK NATIONAL LOCKDOWN DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN INDIA.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery package if it carries out rule of law reforms. She says the EU's approval of the plan announced on Wednesday is "important" but only "a first step, as the money will be disbursed when the reforms and investments are in place". SOUNDBITE
People queue outside a Covid-19 test center as Germany hits a record 100,000 daily Covid-19 cases. Germany's daily toll of new Covid-19 cases has topped 100,000 for the first time, according to data from the country's public health agency. IMAGES
Jakarta, Sep 20 (EFE/EPA).- After two years of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production and sales of Indonesia traditional masks Ondel-ondel finally increased by 20 percent after Indonesian government gradually eased COVID-19 restrictions. Ondel-ondel is large puppet figure featured in Betawi folk performance of Jakarta. (Camera: ADI WEDA).SHOT LIST: WORKERS MAKE AND PUT ONDEL-ONDEL MASKS FOR SALE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.