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Quezon City, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Rights organization Amnesty International said Monday that hospitals in Manila and neighboring provinces are on the verge of collapse due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 infections in the Philippines, the second most affected country in Southeast Asia.In a statement, Amnesty said authorities have not acted adequately to curb Covid-19, which has caused the saturation of hospitals, while accusing them of taking advantage of the pandemic to persecute human rights activists."It is heartbreaking to see dozens of ambulances and private vehicles waiting outside hospitals. Inside are Covid-19 patients along with their families, some dying while waiting for treatment," said Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty’s regional deputy director. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: FILIPINOS WAIT IN QUEUE TO RECEIVE FREE FOOD ITEMS FROM A COMMUNITY PANTRY AND FILIPINOS RECEIVE DOSES OF SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
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.
Los Angeles, Jan 5 (EFE / EPA) .- Emergency Medical Services in Los Angeles have received orders not to transfer to hospitals patients that are unlikely to survive due to the increase in coronavirus infections.(Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT)SHOT LIST: PATIENTS TRANSFERRED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE LAC USC HOSPITAL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (US).
Tunisia, Sep 10 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Mohamed Messara) Tunisia registered the highest number of infections since the start of the pandemic, with 465 cases registered on Tuesday.
Tunis, Sep 7 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohamed Messara) The wicker workshop of Fatma Mzoughi, 70, has suffered the economic onslaught of covid-19 by losing most of its sales that were destined for tourism sector and international fairs, events that have been canceled for a whole year and it is not known when they will return in the same format. According to official data, the income of the tourism sector in Tunisia has decreased by 65% during the current year, and the number of arrivals decreased by 78%. The sector's losses have been estimated over the past year at more than $ 2.1 billion, according to Tunisian Tourism Minister Habib Ammar.FOOTAGE FROM THE FATMA MZOUGHI WICKER WORKSHOP IN TUNIS
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