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In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Images show the Ramada Hotel in Schiphol, Netherlands where Europe's highest number of people so far with the Omicron strain of Covid-19 are being kept in isolation. IMAGES
Bangkok, Jul 19 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand again set a new record for daily Covid-19 cases on Monday and has announced the suspension of domestic air routes to and from high-risk zones, including capital Bangkok.(Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF A COVID-19 TESTING FACILITY AND A VACCINATION CENTER IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Dili, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- Health authorities in East Timor are speeding up mass Covid-19 testing in communities hit strongly by the virus amid rising case numbers.East Timor has recorded more than 9,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU).SHOT LIST: HEALTHCARE WORKERS COLLECT NASAL SWAB SAMPLES DURING A COVID-19 SWAB TEST IN DILI, EAST TIMOR.
Jakarta/Banda Aceh, Jul 5 (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 infections.The world's fourth most populous country added more than 27,000 coronavirus patients and 555 deaths Sunday, even as the government imposed new emergency measures to curb the exponential spike in infections that has overwhelmed the healthcare infrastructure.The new measures, which took effect in the islands of Java and Bali, will be in force until July 20. (Camera: MAST IRHAM/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOT LIST: MILITARY PERSONNEL STAND GUARD AS THEY USE ARMOURED VEHICLES TO BLOCK THE ROAD AT A CHECK POINT DURING THE IMPOSITION OF THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS IN JAKARTA , AND ACEH JOINT SECURITY FORCES OFFICERS CARRY OUT A SECURITY CHECK, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE FAILING TO WEAR A PROTECTIVE MASK IN PUBLIC IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
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