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Added on the 17/11/2021 14:59:04 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Air raid sirens ring out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on day seven of Russia's invasion. Russia has stepped up its bombing campaign and missile strikes, hitting Kyiv's main television tower, two residential buildings in a town west of the city and the city of Bila Tserkva to the south of the capital. IMAGES
Covid antigen self-test kits are distributed in Queens, New York, where people wait in long lines to get a free test before the Christmas holidays. The US is battling huge infection surges driven by variant Omicron's rapid spread. IMAGES
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters that US President Bidens's speech on the Omicron variant on Tuesday will not be about "locking the country down." SOUNDBITE
Skopje (North Macedonia), Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Georgi Licovski) The number of new coronavirus infections has grown at an alarming pace in North Macedonia in the past two weeks, prompting the government to implement new restrictions for unvaccinated residents.People who have not been inoculated with the full course of the Covid-19 vaccine will not be allowed to access cafés, restaurants and other indoor public spaces.STOCK FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF SKOPJE AND HOSPIITALITY SECTOR
San Salvador, Jul 14 (EFE).- A ban on mass public and private gatherings for 90 days, amid the rise in covid-19 cases, came into effect in El Salvador on Wednesday, after its publication in the Official Gazette. El Salvador’s congress voted Tuesday night to impose a 90-day ban on concerts, sporting events, rallies and other mass gatherings. (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS ADMINISTER DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO SALVADORANS, IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
Tokyo, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held without spectators due to the state of emergency that is to be enforced to curtail a surge in coronavirus cases, the Olympics minister Tamayo Marukawa confirmed Thursday. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF TOKYO AND THE OLYMPIC STADIUM.