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Panama City, Oct 13 (EFE).- Panama began Wednesday to administer the third booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine to citizens over 55 years of age, who have already received the first two doses of Covid vaccine .Panama has so far recorded a total of 469,440 Covid-19 cases and 7,275 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RECEIVE THE THIRD BOOSTER SHOT OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Atlanta, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- The state of Georgia on Tuesday urged its residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine as it surpassed 1 million confirmed coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic.A COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, to raise immunity, is expected to be approved by US authorities. (Camera: ERIK LESSER). SHOT LIST: NURSES WAIT FOR PATIENTS AT A FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC AT THE FULTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US.
The White House rejects a call by the World Health Organization for a moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots until at least the end of September as millions across the world have yet to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the United States can continue to donate vaccine doses abroad while keeping enough supply to provide Americans with a booster shot if needed. SOUNDBITE
The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind us", Prime Minister Jean Castex says, announcing that travel restrictions will be relaxed from early next month. Castex tells reporters there has been a "drop in the circulation of the virus" over the last 10 days, confirming that restrictions confining people to a 10-kilometre (six-mile, ed) radius of their homes would be dropped from May 3. SOUNDBITE
New Delhi, Apr 20 (EFE).- New Delhi has been put under a six-day lockdown until next Monday, April 5.India is witnessing an intense second wave of the virus which has led several states including Maharashtra and the capital, New Delhi and Madhya Pradesh to impose new restrictions. (Camera: DAVID ASTA ALARES).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Bogota, Apr 10 (EFE).- The major cities of Colombia Saturday began the first weekend of strict lockdowns in a bid to reduce the spread of the third wave of the coronavirus following several days of more than 10,000 daily infections.Bogotá, Medellín, and Barranquilla woke up with lower-than-usual traffic and public transportation.Authorities imposed a night curfew in Cali and Cartagena, which also closed the beaches in the afternoon. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LOPEZ). SHOT LIST: ALMOST EMPTY BOLIVAR SQUARE AND AN ALMOST EMPTY JIMENEZ AVENUE IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.