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Added on the 05/01/2022 13:00:29 - Copyright : Euronews EN
A long line of people snakes across a park in Washington, DC, at a makeshift Covid-19 test site near the White House, as people prepare for holiday festivities, just a few days away. IMAGES
New Delhi, Jun 14 (EFE/EPA).- India on Monday added 70,421 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in the last 74 days, with many states beginning to relax restrictions imposed ahead of the peak of the devastating second wave of the virus.However, the number of daily fatalities continues to be very high, with 3,921 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry data showed.The new deaths took the overall fatalities to 374,305 in the country that has recorded the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases with more than 29.5 million infections since the pandemic began last year. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI). SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Taipei, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan, which has been relatively successful in controlling Covid-19 so far, on Monday banned the entry of foreigners without a residence permit and shut down schools as part of emergency measures to check the spread of an outbreak which has led to over 700 infections being reported in the last three daysOn Monday, the Taiwanese Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported 335 new corronavirus cases, including 333 locally transmitted infections, after 207 cases were found on Sunday and 185 on Saturday.The detection of 727 cases in such a short period has rung alarm bells on the island, which had managed to keep Covid in check last year without having to resort to massive lockdowns. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO). SHOT LIST: PANIC BUYING AT A SUPERMARKET AMIDST THE INCREASE OF COVID-19 CASES, IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN .
Kolkata, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- India on Monday reported 281,386 new Covid-19 infections, marking a further decline in daily reported cases but daily deaths remained above 4,000.Daily infections dropped below 300,000 for the first time since April 21, increasing the overall caseload in the country to 24.9 million.The daily death count stood at 4,106, mounting the toll to 274,411 since the pandemic erupted last year. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN KOLKATA, INDIA.