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India celebrates Holi with full vigor as COVID-19 pandemic on decline

STORY: India celebrates Holi with full vigor as COVID-19 pandemic on decline DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Holi celebrations STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua correspondent "Indians are celebrating Holi, the festival of colors, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the festival is celebrated on March 18, though the festivities tend to run longer in some places." The festival of colors Holi was once again here on Friday and the whole of India is immersed in the mad festive mood, as people had avoided celebrating the festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years. Over the past four days, around 2,500 new cases are registered per day as daily deaths due to the pandemic have come down to below the 100-mark. Only two days ago, the country extended the vaccination drive to children in the age group of 12-14 years. India has been on

Cambodia starts COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 3-4 with China's Sinovac vaccine

STORY: Cambodia starts COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 3-4 with China's Sinovac vaccine DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:01 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): MAO SREYMOM, Mother of a four-year-old girl 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): LY HEANG, Mother of a four-year-old girl 3. various of a vaccination site in Phnom Penh 4. shots of Children, escorted by their parents, are waiting for vaccine 5. shots of vaccinators giving the first shot of Sinovac vaccine to children STORYLINE: Cambodia on Wednesday began inoculating children aged three and four against COVID-19 with China's Sinovac vaccine amid a surge in daily cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The inoculation drive targets roughly 700,000 children at this age group across the kingdom. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): MAO SREYMOM, Mother of a four-year-old girl "I'm very pleased to have my youngest daughter vaccinated for the first time, because the vaccine can protect her from the currently contagious disease