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Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she is "happy to be in safety" in Warsaw a day after arriving in Poland, where she took take refuge after saying she feared for her life if forced to return home. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- With just 30 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the president of the organizing committee said Wednesday that safety will take precedent over fun at the event.Seiko Hashimoto told reporters that festivities must be curbed as it was important to avoid large movements of people during the event.Hashimoto also urged people to refrain from cheering or shouting and try to avoid crowds while stressing Japan's efforts to hold a safe Olympics in the midst of a global pandemic. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).SHOT LIST: EXTERIOR VIEW OF NEW NATIONAL STADIUM FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- With just 30 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the president of the organizing committee said Wednesday that safety will take precedent over fun at the event. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF TOKYO AHEAD OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Yakarta, Jan 11 (EFE), (Camera: Bagus Indahono).- The Sriwijaya Air crash that killed 62 people shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Saturday thrust the country’s poor air safety record back into the spotlight.According to the Aviation Safety Network, Indonesia has the most dangerous track record for passenger flights in Asia having recorded 104 accidents and 2,301 deaths since 1945.FOOTAGE OF OF DNA TESTS TO IDENTIFY THE VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT.
Cedric Richmond is an advisor to President-elect Joe Biden. Richmond has tested positive for COVID-19. Richmond recently traveled to Georgia for a campaign event. The campaign reports he was not in "close contact" with Biden. Richmond is set to be the incoming White House's director of the Office of Public Engagement.
The coronavirus was likely in the U.S. as early as mid-December 2019. This is roughly a month before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed. A study was taken of blood samples from 7,389 routine donations to the American Red Cross. The donations were collected between Dec. 13, 2019, and Jan. 17, 2020. The study found evidence of COVID-19 antibodies in 106 specimens, according to HuffPost. The blood came from California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.