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Tourists gather at a viewpoint atop Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain and visit the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the Brazilian city's main attractions, as they reopen to the public after remaining closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Bangkok, Jun 1 (EFE/EPA).- Several businesses in Thai capital continued to close Tuesday after Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced the delay of the reopening of certain businesses due to a rise in COVID-19 infections.The businesses that need to remain closed for another 14 days include entertainment venue, gyms, boxing stadiums, massage parlors, spa as well as beauty salons.Thailand has so far recorded over 160,000 COVID-19 cases and over 1,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).B-ROLL OF SHOPS AND BUSINESSES IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Los Angeles, Oct 5 (EFE/EPA).- Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Theaters, announced the temporarily closure of all the United States cinemas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: EUGENE GARCIA).B-ROLL OF SEVERAL REGAL-OWNED CINEMAS IN LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA, CALIFORNIA, US.
Havana, Sep 1 (EFE).- The government of Cuba imposed Tuesday the most restrictive measures since the beginning of the pandemic, putting the city under curfew and banning citizens from leaving the city. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF HAVANA, CUBA.
Wilmette, May 26 (EFE / EPA) .-The popular summer destinations for children and families which usually opens for the Memorial Day holidays such as swimming pools, theme parks and aquatic parks will remain closed for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).FOOTAGE SHOWS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE EMPTY CENTENNIAL PARK SWIMMING AND ATHLETIC COMPLEX IN WILMETTE, ILLINOIS.
Rio de Janeiro, May 8 (EFE), (Camera: Dhavid Miranda/Antonio Lacerda).- In Rio de Janeiro, hospitals are collapsing amidst hundreds of patients waiting for care. The harsh reality has hit the favelas, where the poorest live, as many die in the waiting line for an Intensive Care Unit. The crisis that the iconic Brazilian city has been experiencing for years is more severe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.FOOTAGE OF ALESSANDRA ROCHA, DEPUTY HEALTH COORDINATOR OF THE CITY OF RIO:TRANSLATION: "MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING IN THE SAME LINE, BECAUSE (THE DOCTORS) HAVE NO WAY OF THINKING 'I'M GOING TO LET THEM LIVE OR DIE' SINCE THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET CONSIDERED FOR A PLACE IN A ICU BED. THOSE PEOPLE ARE DYING WAITING FOR THAT SLOT. CARLOS VASCONCELLOS, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE RIVER DOCTORS' UNION:TRANSLATION: "THE SERVICES WERE OUTSOURCED, PEOPLE LOST STABILITY AND THERE WAS A LACK OF INTEREST FROM THE MOST SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE A CAREER IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR (...) THIS GENERATED A DISORGANIZATION AT THE TIME OF THE CRISIS AND THERE IS LITTLE CREDIBILITY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING MOBILIZED TO WORK HAVE EFFECTIVE RIGHTS SUCH AS EVEN THAT OF QUARANTINE"."THERE ARE SPEECHES BY THE PRESIDENT SAYING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GO TO THE STREETS TO WORK BECAUSE 70 % OF THE POPULATION WOULD BE INFECTED AND THERE WOULD BE DEATH, THAT WAS NATURAL, BUT THE ECONOMY COULD NOT STOP".
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