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Added on the 07/05/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Bhopal, May 2 (EFE/EPA).- The Indian government resumed pint to point partial passenger train services after forty days to evacuate stranded migrants, students, pilgrims and tourists for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha.Travelers arriving by these trains will be quarantined for 14 days and will be watched by local health authorities. The Indian ministry of home affairs (MHA) extended the nationwide lockdown for another two weeks to stem the widespread of COVID-19.(Camera: SANJEEV GUPTA)FOOTAGE SHOWS INIDIAN PASSENGERS ON A TRAIN UPON THEIR ARRIVAL TO MISROD RAILWAY STATION NEAR BHOPAL, INDIA.
Himachal Pradesh, Apr 29 (EFE/EPA).- India continues to be in confinement to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.India has more than 31,000 cases of contagion and more than 1,000 deaths from SARS-CoV-2.(Camera: SANJAY BAID)FOOTAGE SHOWS A MAN ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO STAY IN CONFINEMENT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA.
Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Banda Aceh, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).- Children's health service program continued Tuesday in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh as cases of coronavirus infection in children continued to rise.According to the Aceh Pediatrics Association, cases of coronavirus infection in children continue to increase with an age range between 5 and 18 years in the Aceh province. This increase is in line with the increase in COVID-19 cases for adults. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOT LIST: NURSES REGISTER CHILDREN FOR A HEALTH CHECKUP AT THE CHILDREN COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE IN ULEE KARENG, BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Shiite Muslims in Kolkata marked Friday the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar.The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival which is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: SHIITE MUSLIMS MARK ASHURA DAY IN KOLKATAA, INDIA.