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Berlin, Jul 28 (EFE).- (Camera: María Alonso) Germany will order mandatory coronavirus testing for all unvaccinated travelers entering the country, authorities said on Wednesday amid warnings of a potential fourth wave of the virus.Ulrike Demmer, the deputy government spokesperson, said that there is a full agreement between all parties involved to issue that regulation although did not confirm when it could be implemented.FOOTAGE OF THE OUTSIDE OF A VACCINATION CENTRE IN THE WEDDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, WHERE THE ETIKA-HESS.EISSTADION SKATING RING IS BEING USE FOR VACCINATIONS, AND OF OTHER VACCINATION CENTRES IN THE CHARLOTTENBURG NEIGHBOURHOOD IN BERLIN.
Mexico City, Jul 20 (EFE).- The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is having its greatest impact among middle-aged people and individuals who have not been vaccinated, the government said Tuesday.Mexico detected 68,637 new infections last week, an increase of more than 36 percent over the previous week that brought the cumulative total since the start of the pandemic to 2.66 million.Covid-19 has claimed more than 236,000 lives in Mexico, a death toll exceeded by only the United States, Brazil and India. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE). SHOT LIST: MEXICO'S DEPUTY HEALTH SECRETARY, HUGO LOPEZ-GATELL, SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITES: HUGO LOPEZ-GATELL, MEXICO'S DEPUTY HEALTH SECRETARY (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: 1. The majority of the people hospitalized for Covid at this moment are people under 52 and an enormous majority are people who weren't vaccinated, this is 97 percent.2. We have a society already long tired - fatigued - of having these long months of epidemic. What one can ask of society in terms of reduction of mobility is not the same today as it was in February 2020.
French President Emmanuel Macron announces mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for health staff on Monday as well as a tightening of restrictions to fight a recent surge in cases. IMAGES
Vehicles cross the Franco-German border at Cocheren in the Moselle and Nassweiler in Saarland, as Germany prepares to restrict crossings from France from midnight on Tuesday, after classifying the Moselle department as a high-risk Covid zone. IMAGES
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that Russia's decision to exit a landmark deal for the export of grain from Ukraine could push food prices higher and add to inflation. The withdrawal constitutes "upside risks to inflation", Lagarde says, after the ECB raised rates for the ninth straight time to fight fast-rising consumer prices. SOUNDBITE
Bayern Munich's team buses pull up at their hotel near the Eiffel Tower ahead of Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain. IMAGES