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Depok, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia is battling skyrocketing Covid-19 case numbers as the Red Cross warned on Tuesday of the collapse of hospitals.It is the country in Southeast Asia hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and on Monday registered 20,694 infections and 423 deaths."Urgent increases are needed in medical care, testing and vaccinations as Indonesia teeters on the edge of a Covid-19 catastrophe," the international body said in a statement Tuesday."The more dangerous and deadly Delta Covid-19 variant is fueling infections that are skyrocketing across Indonesia, overwhelming hospitals and oxygen supplies in Jakarta and other areas of the country," it added. (Camera: ADI WEDA).SHOT LIST: THE FUNERAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jun 7 (EFE/EPA).-(Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) At least 16 people have died in monsoon-triggered floods and landslides that forced thousands out of their homes in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday.The officials said over 270,000 people were affected by the rains that lashed out for days and caused heavy flooding across the island nation.FOOTAGE OF THE KADUWELA SUBURB IN COLOMBO.
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.
Manaus, Apr 22 (EFE).- In the largest cemetery in Manaus, they have begun burying coffins in mass graves. Enough funeral services cannot be held and public hospitals are being overwhelmed by the increase in the number of deaths and cases of Covid-19 in the state of Amazonas, one of Brazil's regions hardest-hit by the pandemic.Before the arrival of the coronavirus in Amazonia, Manaus averaged 20-35 burials per day, but now that number has tripled to about 100 per day, according to what Mayor Arthur Virgilio Neto, a former senator, told EFE. (Camera: RAPHAEL ALVES). SHOT LIST: FUNERAL SERVICE WORKERS AT THE JOAO LUCIO HOSPITAL IN MANAUS, BRAZIL.
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES