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Added on the 30/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Bangkok, Apr 10 (EFE/EPA).- Bangkok is gearing up to open a field hospital amid a rapid rise in Covid-19 infections that could overwhelm medical facilities. A Field Hospital has already been set up for Covid-19 patients with the capacity of at least 200 beds for those who display mild symptoms of the infectious disease. A new COVID-19 wave linked to several entertainment venues in Bangkok is identified as a highly contagious British variant strain of the virus that caused hundreds of people to test positive across the country. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: GOVERNOR OF BANGKOK ASAWIN KWANMUANG VISITS A FIELD HOSPITAL SET UP FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS, AMID THE NEW WAVE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, INSIDE THE RATCHAPHIPHAT HOSPITAL, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Denpasar, Jul 4 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia continued Sunday with strict measures to combat the Covid-19 surge in the country. Indonesian authorities imposed a partial lockdown until July 20 that focuses especially on the island of Java, which is home to more than 50 percent of the country’s 270 million population, and the tourist island of Bali. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: BALINESE TRADITIONAL GUARDS, LOCALLY KNOWN AS PECALANG, STOP TOURISTS FROM ENTERING A BEACH DURING TIGHTER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN SANUR, BALI, INDONESIA
Jakarata, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesians queued Wednesday outside an oxygen refill shop in Jakarta amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Indonesia has recorded over two million COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. According to health officials, the recent rise in coronavirus cases could be due to the highly infectious Delta variant, first detected in India, as the country reported an average of 20,000 new daily cases in the last three days. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE UP TO REFILL OXYGEN TANKS IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Bangkok, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- Bangkok on Monday began another partial lockdown after the COVID-19 outbreak showed no sign of slowing down. The Thai government reimposed COVID-19 restrictions, including a ban on dine-in services at restaurants, a shutdown of all construction sites, quarantine of construction workers dormitories and prohibiting workers from leaving the capital of Bangkok and several provinces for 30 days as a prevention measure to contain the new wave of the pandemic. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT / NARONG SANGNAK). SHOT LIST: HEALTH AUTHORITIES COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS TO TEST FOR COVID-19 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND AND B-ROLL OF THE SHUT DOWN OF CONSTRUCTION SITES IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Phnom Penh, May 29 (EFE/EPA).- Authorities in Phnom Penh confined some areas of the city as of Friday to avoid the increase in coronavirus infections.Cambodia has so far registered 26,989 Covid-19 infections and 190 deaths. (Camera: KITH SEREY)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF PHNOM PENH AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.