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New Delhi (India), Nov. 4 (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Harish Tyagi).- New Delhi on Wednesday recorded dangerous levels of contamination for the population while India continues its fight against COVID-19, which has already totaled more than 8 million infections and 123,000 deaths.FOOTAGE OF POLLUTION IN NEW DELHI, INDIA
Delta Air Lines has added a total of 460 names to its no-fly list since April for refusing to wear masks onboard. CEO Ed Bastian said "Wearing a mask is among the simplest and most effective actions we can take to reduce transmission". Business Insider reports that Bastian went on to say that the company requires customers and employees to wear masks. The Atlanta, Georgia-based airline began requiring non-vented fabric face coverings during flights in May. Bastain sees mask-wearing as a crucial step in getting the airline safely through the fall and winter months. Delta is also one of only two major US airlines that block the middle seats on planes for social distancing.
New Delhi (India), 22 Oct (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Rajat Gupta) - Air quality in New Delhi has once again reached dangerous levels. The deterioration of air quality continues while India fights the pandemic remains the second most affected country by COVID-19.FOOTAGE OF POLLUTION LEVELS IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Cairo (Egypt), Apr 13 (EFE / EPA) .- Ahmed Naser is the name of the Egyptian clown who helps children in Cairo to put on gloves and masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus.(CAMERA: Khaled Elfiqi)
Bangkok, Feb 11 (EFE).- Simple surgical masks, with colorful designs and even bulging filters have become commonplace in many cities in Asia due to air pollution and coronavirus.The Japanese have been wearing masks for the longest time and, in China, their use has been declared mandatory in many cities due to a new coronavirus the World Health Organization has provisionally named 2019-nCoV, but their use is also rapidly expanding in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.The coronavirus, detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, has caused at least 1,000 deaths and infected more than 42,000 people in China while 161 cases have been detected in Japan (135 on a cruise ship), 45 in Singapore, 32 in Thailand and 28 in South Korea, out of a total of 27 affected countries. (Camera: GASPAR RUIZ CANELA). FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE COMMUTING ON THE STREETS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND, WITH FACE MASKS. SOUNDBITES: THANITTHAR CHAIPORNKAEW, 36-YEAR-OLD BUSINESSWOMAN; AND WICHAI PHONGBUAPUEN, 46-YEAR-OLD MOTOTAXI DRIVER.TRANSLATIONS: 1.) Thanitthar Chaipornkaew: The cause of this problem would have to do with several things such as traffic or the field burning by farmers, so the government has to solve every detail of these problems, otherwise it will accumulate (00:48-01:05)2.) Wichai Phongbuapuen: This (mask) cannot really protect me that much, but it is necessary to wear it (01:25-01:30).3.) Wichai Phongbuapuen: Of course, I am very worried, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. My throat hurts if I don't wear anything. Plus, I am a motor taxi driver who works on the street, the pollution directly affects me (01:37-01:54).
A thick veil of smog has fallen on New Delhi, leading to a health emergency and warnings from authorities for citizens to stay indoors in order to avoid the dangerous haze. Indian farmers usually burn their crop stubble around the beginning of November, which is believed to be the leading cause of the thick smog. The Indian Medical Association has declared a health emergency and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the city has become a "gas chamber"
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