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Images of the 360° fireworks show on the 4 facades of the Taipei 101 tower to celebrate the arrival of the year 2023. IMAGES
Los Angeles, Apr 21 (EFE/EPA).- After a yearlong closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Getty Villa in Los Angeles reopened its museum and gardens on Wednesday with a new Mesopotamian art exhibit.The exhibition 'Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins' at the J. Paul Getty Museum runs from April 21 to August 16, 2021. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).SHOT LIST: VISITORS WALK IN THE GARDENS OF THE GETTY VILLA, VISITORS ENTER THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM AT THE GETTY VILLA, AND THE EXHIBITION 'MESOPOTAMIA: CIVILIZATION BEGINS' AT THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM AS THE GETTY VILLA REOPENS TO THE PUBLIC AFTER BEING CLOSED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.
Taipei, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- People in Taiwan on Wednesday shopped for ornaments and flowers ahead of the Lunar New Year day which falls on Feb. 12 and will mark the beginning of the Year of the Ox in Chinese astrologies.Most major public gatherings and events in Taiwan were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE SHOPS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR ORNAMENTS AND FLOWERS IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN.
16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Surges of COVID-19 patients are threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the nation. CNN reports at least 123,639 people across the country were in the hospital with the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The COVID Tracking Project says that marks the 32nd consecutive day that the number of hospitalizations has exceeded 100,000. Cases skyrocketed after the Thanksgiving holiday. The fallout form Christmas and New Year's celebrations are still unfolding. Johns Hopkins University data reveals that as of Saturday, more than 20.4 million people have been infected with the virus in the US. At least 350,186 people have died from the illness.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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