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Mexico City, Mar 30 (EFE).- Mexico declared a health emergency on Monday and announced strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, including the suspension od all nonessential activities in both public and private sectors until Apr. 30, after its number of confirmed cases surged to 1,094, with 28 related deaths. (Camera: DENISSE TORRES HERNÁNDEZ).FOOTAGE SHOWS A PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDERSECRETARY OF PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION OF MEXICO HUGO LOPEZ-GATELL REGARDING THE COVID-19 SITUATION AT THE NATIONAL PALACE IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUNDBITES: UNDERSECRETARY OF PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION OF MEXICO HUGO LOPEZ-GATELL (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: (The government) orders an immediate suspension of non-essential activities in the public, private and social sectors from March 30 to April 30 to contain the transmission of the coronavirus (01:46-END).
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The Swiss anthem is played at the beginning of the ceremony marking the end of the emergency mobilisation for Swiss soldiers due to Covid-19 pandemic. The government had called up thousands of reservists to help with logistics and relieve pressure on hospitals. IMAGES
Former prime minister Boris Johnson apologises to families of Covid victims, as he began giving evidence at a UK public inquiry into his government's handling of the pandemic. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims and their families," he says at the start of two days in the witness box. Johnson, who has faced a barrage of criticism from his former aides for his indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is expected to admit that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during two days at the inquiry London. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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