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Bangkok, Sep 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand began to roll out Monday the COVID-19 vaccination drive for students aged between 10 and 18 years old, aiming to reach the vaccination goal of 70 percent of the country's population as part of its 'living with COVID-19' strategy. The Southeast Asian country has so far recorded over 1.4 million COVID-19 cases and over 15,000 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: THAI STUDENTS RECEIVE A DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Tetovo, Sep 8 (EFE / EPA).- At least 10 people died Wednesday in a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, a northwestern city of Macedonia.'At the moment, 10 people are confirmed to have died, but that number could rise,' said Macedonian health minister Venko Filipce, expressing his 'profound condolences' to the victims' families. (Camera: GIORGI LICOVSKI). B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE FIRE BROKE OUT, IN TETOVO, NORTH MACEDONIA.
Paranaque City, Sep 7 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines lifted since Monday the COVID-19 travel restrictions, allowing people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to enter the country. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).B-ROLL OF THE MANILA'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN PARANAQUE CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
New York, Aug 10 (EFE/EPA).- The increase in Covid-19 infections among children and the divergence of views on masks and vaccines have overshadowed the beginning of the school year in the United States.One in four American students returns to school this week, in many cases for the first time in person since the beginning of the pandemic, and amid nervousness about the spread of the Delta variant. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY).B-ROLL OF EXTERIOR VIEW OF SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.
Bangalore / New Delhi, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- The official Covid-19 death toll in India stood at around 400,000 at the end of June 2021 but the reality could be “catastrophically worse,” with estimates of excess deaths in the Asian country during the pandemic being as high as 4 million according to a new research published Tuesday.Excess mortality is an estimation of the number of deaths from all causes during a crisis that are above normal levels.Earlier this year, India was overwhelmed by a huge second wave of Covid-19, which pushed the country’s hospitals to the brink amid a shortage of oxygen and medical supplies. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE FUNERAL OF THE COVID-19 VICTIMS IN BANGALORE AND NEW DELHI, INDIA.