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ECDC warns of surge in Legionnaires' disease in Europe

STORY: ECDC warns of surge in Legionnaires' disease in Europe DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECDC 2. various of lakes in Stockholm 3. various of street views in Stockholm STORYLINE: European authorities must be vigilant in detecting and monitoring outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, a form of pneumonia that has seen a surge to unprecedented levels in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Monday. Over 10,700 cases, including 704 fatalities, were reported in 2021, the ECDC said in its latest Annual Epidemiological Report. With 2.4 cases per 100,000 population, it was the highest annual notification rate of the disease caused by the Legionella bacteria, it said in a press release. Four countries -- Italy, France, Spain, and Germany -- accounted for 75 percent of the reported cases, the ECDC said. Males aged 65 years and older we

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Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport

STORY: Spain ends face mask mandate on public transport DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spain's Minister for Health 3. various of people in Spain STORYLINE: People in Spain will no longer have to wear face masks on public transport from Wednesday after the decision was taken to end their obligatory use as a protection against COVID-19 during Tuesday's cabinet meeting. The decision is the latest towards the normalization of life in Spain after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the obligatory use of face masks in most indoor settings ending on April 20, 2022, and outdoors a year ago, on Feb. 10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAROLINA DARIAS, Spain's Minister for Health "We eliminate the obligatory use of face masks on public transport, but face masks will still have to be worn in hospitals, health centers and pharmacies." The country's epidemiological situation is steadily improving, Darias

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New monkeypox case confirmed in Egypt

STORY: New monkeypox case confirmed in Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of doctors and patients in hospitals STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced on Monday that close contact with a case of monkeypox has been confirmed. The patient is currently being treated in a hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population. The ministry stated that a new case is a 34-year-old man. The patient was in close contact with one of the previously detected cases, a 39-year-old who resides in a European country on a visit to Egypt, which was announced on 8 December. The discovery of this case comes within the procedures taken in epidemiological investigations and follow-up of close contacts of positive cases and within the national strategy of the Ministry of Health and Population for preparedness for emerging diseases. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Syria's cholera outbreak largely contained: health official

STORY: Syria's cholera outbreak largely contained: health official DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ibn al-Nafis hospital in Damascus 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZUHAIR AL-SAHWI, Syrian Health Ministry official 3. various of the hospital laboratory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ZUHAIR AL-SAHWI, Syrian Health Ministry official 5. various of Zuhair al-Sahwi speaking STORYLINE: Cholera infections in Syria have largely been contained following the measures taken by the health authorities countrywide and at border points, a Syrian health official said on Tuesday. Zuhair al-Sahwi, director of communicable and chronic diseases at the Syrian Health Ministry, made the remarks after a tour for the journalists to the Ibn al-Nafis hospital in the Syrian capital Damascus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZUHAIR AL-SAHWI, Syrian Health Ministry official "Currently, the epidemiological curve of cholera (in Syria) is flattening, which indicates that the suspected cases h

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Egypt detects 1st monkeypox case

STORY: Egypt detects 1st monkeypox case DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. A still photo of the Health Ministry's statement 2. various of the Health Ministry 3. various of the health minister speaking 4. various of an airport STORYLINE: Egypt has detected its first monkeypox case in an Egyptian who has residency in a European country and frequently visits it, the health ministry said late Wednesday. "The 42-year-old man has been quarantined in a specialized isolation hospital, and his condition was stable," the ministry reported in a statement. The statement added that the case was detected amid ordinary epidemiological monitoring procedures by the ministry, noting that preventive measures approved by the World Health Organization have been taken with the patient and the people in direct contact with him. The statement did not reveal the name of the European country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Egypt sees decrease in COVID-19 cases

STORY: Egypt sees decrease in COVID-19 cases DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Egypt's Health Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt's acting Health Minister 3. various of people waiting at hospital 4. various of a hospital 5. various of people taking coronavirus vaccine STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced Wednesday that Egypt witnessed a decrease in infection with coronavirus during the current epidemiological week compared to the previous epidemiological week by 55 percent, in addition to a 20 percent decrease in deaths. The minister confirmed that no positive cases of monkeypox had been proven in Egypt so far, as he followed the ministry's procedures in preparation for the global outbreak. He explained that an integrated guideline for the disease has been issued and updated in accordance with the latest

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Spain confirms first monkeypox-related death

STORY: Spain confirms first monkeypox-related death DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference of the Ministry of Health 2. various of the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, at a press conference 3. various of people walking and patients at the entrance to the hospital in Barcelona 4. various of monkeypox researchers in a laboratory 5. various of monkeypox vaccine manufacturing 6. various of people walking around Barcelona STORYLINE: The Spanish Health Ministry on Friday confirmed the first death from monkeypox in the country. The news came less than a week after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. Until now, 4,298 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Spain, and 120 people were admitted to the hospital for treatment, according to data collected by the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network (RENAVE). Of the total, only 64 were wome

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Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15

STORY: Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15 DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a file 2. various of a press conference 3. various of Peru STORYLINE: Twelve new cases of monkeypox have been detected in Peru in recent days, bringing the total number to 15, Health Minister Jorge Lopez said on Monday. The patients, aged between 20 and 39, reside in five districts of Metropolitan Lima, Lopez said at a press conference. All patients are in stable condition and are at home under the guidance of health personnel, he said. Lopez added that the Health Ministry is following up with all of the patients' close contacts. The ministry recently issued a health alert in order to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance and investigation system for the disease, as well as to adopt necessary prevention and control measures. The first monkeypox case in the South American country was confirmed on June 26 in a foreigner residing in Lima who had contact with peop

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Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks

STORY: Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of respiratory emergency 2. various of vaccination site 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CRISTOBAL CUADRADO, Chilean Undersecretary of Public Health 4. various of COVID-19 testings 5. various of guidelines in public places STORYLINE: Chile will face another peak of COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks, a local epidemics monitoring group predicted on Tuesday. Chile has been experiencing a fifth wave of COVID-19 cases for several weeks and "we could be approaching the peak in two or three weeks," Felipe Elorrieta, head of the Mathematical Epidemiological Group for the Surveillance of Epidemics and Pandemics at the University of Santiago, Chile, said in a press release. A Chilean health official also warned of the peak but said there's a slowdown in severe cases. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CRISTOBAL CUADRADO, Chilean Undersecretary of Public Health "Thi

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Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox

STORY: Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Malbran Institute, public scientific institution that confirmed the first case of monkeypox 2. various of Hospital Cemic 3. various of Argentine citizens 4. various of Government building STORYLINE: Argentina has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a man who arrived from Spain, the Health Ministry said Friday. "The patient is in good condition, undergoing symptomatic treatment, and his close contacts are under clinical and epidemiological control, with no symptoms to date," the ministry said in a statement. The test result from "the sample taken from the first high-probability case is positive, which confirms infection with poxviruses belonging to the Eurasian-African group of the Orthopox genus," the ministry said. Subsequently, genomic sequencing yielded a very high percentage of homology with the West African clade, like those found in new cas

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Beijing takes swift measures to battle COVID-19

STORY: Beijing takes swift measures to battle COVID-19 DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: BEIJING CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHI WEI, Shunyi disease control and prevention center STORYLINE: Beijing has taken swift measures to battle a resurgence of COVID-19. Local authorities said 56 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections had been reported between 3 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday. The new cases were all detected among personnel under closed-off management. Meanwhile, mass nucleic acid testings were organized in Beijing Tuesday, with over 14.5 million residents sampled. Staff members have also stepped up efforts for epidemiological investigation and source tracing. Health authorities say hidden transmission sources in communities still exist and Beijing will use antigen testing as a supplementary measure to screen key risk groups and staff in key industries. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHI WEI, Shunyi District disease control and prevention center "We'd communicati

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Cyprus to lift most COVID restrictions

STORY: Cyprus to lift most COVID restrictions DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nicosia STORYLINE: Cyprus will lift most travel restrictions as of April 18, while a wide range of other anti-coronavirus restrictions will be eased as of April 11. The categorization of countries according to their epidemiological situation will be scrapped, and travelers will no longer be required to obtain a CyprusFlightPass, Cyprus's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works said in a statement. Vaccinated people will be allowed into the country without taking a coronavirus test, while unvaccinated travelers will only be required to provide a negative 24-hour rapid test or 72-hour PCR test. Children under the age of 12 will be exempted from all COVID-19 checks. As of April 11, people will no longer be required to wear a mask outdoors, said Health Minister Michalis Hadipantelas. The SafePass will only be required for health workers and people enteri

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-EMERGENCY TREATMENT (CN)

(220402) -- SHANGHAI, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurses help a pregnant woman register for epidemiological investigation before hospitalization at the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital of China welfare institute in east China's Shanghai, April 1, 2022. The emergency clinic of the hospital has scaled up efforts to ensure pregnant women can timeously get medical help. Around 40 babies were delivered Friday at the hospital. (Xinhua/Yuan Quan)

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Italy ends two-year COVID-19 state of emergency

STORY: Italy ends two-year COVID-19 state of emergency DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Italy STORYLINE: More than two years after its announcement, and following several extensions, Italy on Thursday officially ended the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency. The end date -- March 31 -- was originally announced by Prime Minister Mario Draghi in February. The country can now gradually phase out the remaining COVID measures between April 1 and Dec. 31, 2022. From Friday on, the four-tier system based on a color code -- white, yellow, orange and red zones for no, low, medium and high pandemic risk, respectively -- will no longer apply, according to the new rules. This means that the remaining measures will apply nationwide, regardless of the local or regional epidemiological situation. Several rules will change starting on Friday, according to a cabinet decree passed earlier in March. Among the changes tha

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Chinese biopharma company steps up COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits production

STORY: Chinese biopharma company steps up COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits production DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production line STORYLINE: China has approved multiple types of COVID-19 antigen self-testing products to accelerate massive epidemiological screening. How have the testing kits been produced? At Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd., 1 million COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits roll off the production line every day. The company is increasing its production capacity. It aims to produce 3 million such kits daily in the future. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Vaccine coverage rate for adult citizens in Egypt exceeds 51 pct

STORY: Vaccine coverage rate for adult citizens in Egypt exceeds 51 pct DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital STORYLINE: Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt's higher education and scientific research minister and acting health minister, said Wednesday that the vaccine coverage rate for citizens 18 years or older had exceeded 51 percent. The minister made the remarks while presenting a report on the epidemiological situation during the cabinet meeting headed by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. Ghaffar indicated that more than 142 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been provided so far, and more than 74 million doses have been consumed, including about 1.6 million booster doses for priority groups. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Tunisia eases COVID-19 restrictions amid improved epidemiological situation

STORY: Tunisia eases COVID-19 restrictions amid improved epidemiological situation DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers walking out of Tunis Carthage International Airport 2. various of people having diner in restaurants STORYLINE: The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Friday announced measures that would ease the current COVID-19 restrictions in light of the improved situation in the country. "From March 1, the reception capacity in open spaces will increase to 100 percent. As for closed spaces, this capacity will be 75 percent, with the obligation to present the COVID-19 vaccine passport," said a ministry statement. The ministry added that from April 1, the reception capacity in closed spaces will also be tolerated at 100 percent, with the presence of a vaccine passport. "These decisions could be further rectified depending on the development of the pandemic situation in the country," it noted. For travelers from abroad, all

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CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-MEDICAL EXPERTS-COVID-19-INSPECTION (CN)

(220221) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The team of the mainland epidemiological experts, accompanied by representatives from the Department of Health (DH) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, visit the Quarantine Center Task Force to learn about the HKSAR government's quarantine and isolation work, in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 20, 2022. Two medical expert delegations from the Chinese mainland continued their inspections of Hong Kong's anti-COVID-19 work and patients treatment on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-MEDICAL EXPERTS-COVID-19-INSPECTION (CN)

(220221) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The team of the mainland epidemiological experts is briefed on Hong Kong's sewage surveillance program in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 20, 2022. Two medical expert delegations from the Chinese mainland continued their inspections of Hong Kong's anti-COVID-19 work and patients treatment on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-MEDICAL EXPERTS-COVID-19-INSPECTION (CN)

(220221) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The team of the mainland epidemiological experts exchange views with representatives from the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), the Home Affairs Department (HAD), and the Department of Health (DH) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 20, 2022. Two medical expert delegations from the Chinese mainland continued their inspections of Hong Kong's anti-COVID-19 work and patients treatment on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-MEDICAL EXPERTS-COVID-19-INSPECTION (CN)

(220221) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The team of the mainland epidemiological experts exchange views with representatives from the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 20, 2022. Two medical expert delegations from the Chinese mainland continued their inspections of Hong Kong's anti-COVID-19 work and patients treatment on Sunday. (Xinhua/Su Wanming)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-MAINLAND EXPERTS (CN)

(220219) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of Chinese mainland epidemiological experts attends a meeting of the epidemiologists task force in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 18, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Mainland experts attend meeting on Hong Kong's epidemic prevention, control work" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-MAINLAND EXPERTS (CN)

(220219) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of Chinese mainland epidemiological experts visits Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection to get a better grasp of the epidemiological investigations and workflow in Hong Kong, as well as the information system in relation to the epidemiological investigations, in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 18, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Mainland experts attend meeting on Hong Kong's epidemic prevention, control work" (Xinhua)

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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MEXICO

A person carries his dog while visiting the Zócalo Book Fair in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, during the COVID-19 health emergency and the green epidemiological traffic light in the capital. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto) (Credit:Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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MEXICO-DAY-OF-DEAD

View inside the San Pedro Cemetery, Tláhuac, where family members visited and decorated the graves of their loved ones on the occasion of the Day of the Dead in Mexico during the COVID-19 health emergency and the green epidemiological traffic light in the capital. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto) (Credit:Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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MEXICO-DAY-OF-DEAD

A person holds a pumpkin near the San Pedro Cemetery, Tláhuac, on the occasion of the Day of the Dead in Mexico during the COVID-19 health emergency and the green epidemiological traffic light in the capital. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto) (Credit:Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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MEXICO-DAY-OF-DEAD

A woman hands out sweets to children in an establishment near the San Pedro Cemetery, Tláhuac, on the occasion of the Day of the Dead in Mexico during the COVID-19 health emergency and the green epidemiological traffic light in the capital. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto) (Credit:Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-COVID-19-CURFEW

(220113) -- TUNIS, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows an empty street in central Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisian government announced on Wednesday a curfew across the country to curb the spread of the new wave of the coronavirus. "The curfew will be in effect from Thursday for a period of two weeks renewable, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country," the government said in a statement. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-COVID-19-CURFEW

(220113) -- TUNIS, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows an empty street in central Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisian government announced on Wednesday a curfew across the country to curb the spread of the new wave of the coronavirus. "The curfew will be in effect from Thursday for a period of two weeks renewable, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country," the government said in a statement. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-COVID-19-CURFEW

(220113) -- TUNIS, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows an empty street in central Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisian government announced on Wednesday a curfew across the country to curb the spread of the new wave of the coronavirus. "The curfew will be in effect from Thursday for a period of two weeks renewable, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country," the government said in a statement. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-COVID-19-CURFEW

(220113) -- TUNIS, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows an empty street in central Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisian government announced on Wednesday a curfew across the country to curb the spread of the new wave of the coronavirus. "The curfew will be in effect from Thursday for a period of two weeks renewable, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country," the government said in a statement. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-COVID-19-CURFEW

(220113) -- TUNIS, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows an empty street in central Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisian government announced on Wednesday a curfew across the country to curb the spread of the new wave of the coronavirus. "The curfew will be in effect from Thursday for a period of two weeks renewable, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country," the government said in a statement. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A passengers make web check-in at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A passenger makes web check-in at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

Passengers arrive at Mexico City International Airport to board their flights, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A man pushes two passengers in Wheelchair at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

Passengers arrive at Mexico City International Airport to board their flights, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A passengers make web check-in at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A passenger documents her Baggage in American Airlines check-in at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A passenger makes web check-in at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A a pilot pulls his baggage at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

Passengers arrive at Mexico City International Airport to board their flights, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

Passengers arrive at Mexico City International Airport to board their flights, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

A workers wears protective suit to sprays disinfectant at Mexico City International Airport, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. documents his luggage Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico City Airport Full During Yellow Alert By Covid-19

Passengers arrive at Mexico City International Airport to board their flights, the airport is full after the authorities allowed flights due to the yellow alert of the epidemiological semaphore for Covid-19 on May 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Ricardo Flores/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Petr Arenberger

Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger speaks during a press briefing on current epidemiological situation and vaccination strategy, on April 23, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Petr Arenberger

Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger, right, speaks during a press briefing on current epidemiological situation and vaccination strategy, on April 23, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Petr Arenberger

Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger speaks during a press briefing on current epidemiological situation and vaccination strategy, on April 23, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Petr Arenberger

Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger speaks during a press briefing on current epidemiological situation and vaccination strategy, on April 23, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Public transport Ostrava, tram, people, face mask

As anti-virus prevention, as of September, the face mask might be reintroduced in all public transport means, and possibly also in public closed spaces, if the epidemiological situation further worsened. Pictured passengers in public transport wearing face mask in Ostrava, August 6, 2020. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)