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Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea reported 2,434 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, almost 700 more than the previous day and a new record after one of the most important holiday periods in the country.Of the new cases recorded, 2,416 were local infections and the remaining 18 were detected in overseas arrivas, according to data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday.The Seoul metropolitan area, made up of the capital, the nearby city of Incheon and the surrounding province of Gyeonggi, also reached an all-time high of 1,747 new cases, 72.3 percent of the total. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE WAIT TO BE TESTED AT A COVID-19 TESTING STATION IN SEOUL; SOUTH KOREAN HEALTH WORKERS GATHER TO DEMAND GUARANTEE OF LABOR RIGHTS AMID PANDEMIC; AND SOUTH KOREAN SEPARATED FAMILIES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE AN ANCESTOR-MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK PARK DURING CHUSEOK HOLIDAYS NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea reported 2,434 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, almost 700 more than the previous day and a new record after one of the most important holiday periods in the country.Of the new cases recorded, 2,416 were local infections and the remaining 18 were detected in overseas arrivas, according to data released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday.The Seoul metropolitan area, made up of the capital, the nearby city of Incheon and the surrounding province of Gyeonggi, also reached an all-time high of 1,747 new cases, 72.3 percent of the total. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WAIT TO BE TESTED AT A COVID-19 TESTING CENTER IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Dili, Aug 25 (EFE/EPA).- East Timor on Wednesday continued its mass COVID-19 swab tests in the capital amid rising number of cases.East Timor has so far recorded a total of 15,296 COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE FOR A COVID-19 SWAB TEST IN DILI, EAST TIMOR.
Bogor, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- The medical system in Indonesia is on the brink of collapse amid a shortage of medical oxygen in some hospitals and a rising daily number of Covid-19 infectionsIndonesian authorities have imposed tighter restrictions, from 3 to 20 July 2021, amid a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Java and Bali. Indonesia has so far recorded over 2,600,000 coronavirus (COVID-19 disease) cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN WORKERS FILL OXYGEN TUBES AT AN OXYGEN REFILL STATION IN BOGOR, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA.
Bogor, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian authorities have imposed tighter restrictions, from 3 to 20 July 2021, amid a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Java and Bali. Indonesia has so far recorded over 2,500,000 coronavirus (COVID-19 disease) cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: INDONESIANS LINE UP AT A COVID-19 RESTRICTION CHECK POINT AT BOGOR TRAIN STATION DURING THE IMPOSITION OF THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS, IN BOGOR, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA.
Dili, Jul 12 (EFE/EPA).- East Timor continued Monday the COVID-19 swab tests amid rising number of cases in the capital.The Southeast Asian country has recorded a total of 9,823 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS TO TEST FOR COVID-19 IN DILI, EAST TIMOR.