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Added on the 09/07/2020 12:43:39 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A mass screening campaign for Covid-19 begins in Roubaix, in the north of France, as concerns grow over the spread of the new 'British' strain of coronavirus. The week should be decisive in assessing the threat of this version of the coronavirus, reputed to be more contagious, on French territory. IMAGES
Kuala Lumpur, May 25 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia on Tuesday continued its mass COVID-19 testing as the country reported over 6,000 new cases for the sixth consecutive day.Malaysia has so far recorded 518,600 COVID-19 cases and 2,309 deaths. (Camera: AHMAD YUSNI).SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES TO TEST FOR COVID-19 FROM CITIZENS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
New York, Aug 10 (EFE/EPA).- The increase in Covid-19 infections among children and the divergence of views on masks and vaccines have overshadowed the beginning of the school year in the United States.One in four American students returns to school this week, in many cases for the first time in person since the beginning of the pandemic, and amid nervousness about the spread of the Delta variant. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY).B-ROLL OF EXTERIOR VIEW OF SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.
Shanghai, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- China confirmed 80 new Friday cases of Covid-19, the highest number since several outbreaks associated with the delta variant began spreading in recent weeks, as authorities have responded with selective confinements, mass test rounds and transport restrictions.These 80 positives represent a slight rebound compared to Thursday’s 62, Wednesday’s 71 or Tuesday’s 61, although local press estimated the curve would not stabilize until tests in the affected areas and the tracking of nearby cases aren’t carried out. (Camera: ALEXANDER PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF SHANGHAI, CHINA.
A Covid-19 patient in their sixties has been transferred to Marseille from Corsica by military helicopter, after hospital occupancy in Bastia, one of the island's two main cities, passed 79 percent on Tuesday. IMAGES