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COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO

STORY: COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) STORYLINE: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, made the announcement at a virtual press conference from Geneva. The WHO first gave COVID-19 its highest level of alert on Jan. 30, 2020, and a panel of global health experts has continued to apply the label ever since, at meetings held every three months. In March 2020, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic while the novel coronavirus continued to spread worldwide. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Geneva, Switzerland. (XHTV)

Greece urges cross-border cooperation to prevent medicine shortages

STORY: Greece urges cross-border cooperation to prevent medicine shortages DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. a Greek flag 2. a Pharmacy in Athens 3. various of Greek Minister of Health Thanos Plevris during a press conference in the Greek Health Ministry 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): THANOS PLEVRIS, Greek Minister of Health 5. various of interior of a Pharmacy in Athens 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): THANOS PLEVRIS, Greek Minister of Health 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): SOULI STATHOPOULOU, Greek pharmacist 8. various exterior of a Pharmacy in Athens 9. various of interior of a Pharmacy in Athens 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): SOULI STATHOPOULOU, Greek pharmacist STORYLINE: Greece, as well as many other countries across Europe and the world, has faced medicine shortages in recent months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has had to deal with a surge in flu cases and other respiratory infections. A global issue necessitates cross-border coordination, Greek Minister of Health Thanos

WHO official urges science-based, non-discriminatory COVID entry restrictions

STORY: WHO official urges science-based, non-discriminatory COVID entry restrictions DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO Regional Office for Europe 2. various of street views in Copenhagen 3. SOUNDBITE (English): HANS KLUGE, WHO's regional director for Europe STORYLINE: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to take science-based precautionary COVID-19 entry restrictions that are proportionate and non-discriminatory. Hans Kluge, WHO's regional director for Europe, made the appeal at a press conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (English): HANS KLUGE, WHO's regional director for Europe "Scientifically, there is no immediate threat for the European region at this point and time based on the information we have from China, because the (virus) variants which are circulating in China are those also circulating in Europe. We do acknowledge that a number of countries, based on the precaution

APEC meeting calls for efforts to ensure open trade, equitable vaccine access, FTAAP agenda progress

STORY: APEC meeting calls for efforts to ensure open trade, equitable vaccine access, FTAAP agenda progress DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting 2. various of the press conference of the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting 3. various of Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin at the press conference 4. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Trade officials and representatives from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies have called for efforts to ensure open trade, equitable COVID-19 vaccine access and work to progress the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) agenda. "We reaffirm the importance of the rules-based multilateral trading system, with the WTO (World Trade Organization) at its core," according to a chair's statement issued Monday, a day after the two-day APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting concluded in Bangkok.

World squash body seeks to make game Tokyo Olympics event

World Squash Federation President Narayana Ramachandran (L) of India and Japan Squash Association President Kazuya Kasahara tell the press in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2015, they want to see the sport added to a list of events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan calls on public for alertness, composure over swine flu

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) addresses the first session of a government task force inside the parliament building in Tokyo on April 28 with Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe listening at left. The task force, headed by Aso, was set up following the World Health Organization's upgrading of its alert level on swine flu. (Kyodo)

Japan calls on public for alert, composure over swine flu

TOKYO, Japan - Travelers wear face masks at a departure lobby at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo on April 28. Japan set up a task force headed by Prime Minister Taro Aso following the World Health Organization's upgrading of its alert level on swine flu. (Kyodo)

Flu outbreak affects 99, kills 3 at Tokyo hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Hino, director of Tsurukawa Sanatorium Hospital in Tokyo's Machida, where a total of 99 people have contracted influenza and three have died, speaks at a news conference at the hospital on Jan. 17. The Tokyo metropolitan government's public health bureau said Jan. 17 that the outbreak began around Jan. 6 and has since affected 75 inpatients and 24 hospital workers. (Kyodo)

Ohki Pharmaceutical to launch masks to guard against bird flu vi

TOKYO, Japan - Ohki Pharmaceutical Co. said on Dec. 14 that it will launch a new mask to guard against bird influenza viruses in Japan on Jan. 20. The mask, which meets the European Union standard as recommended by the World Health Organization, will be useful if a bird flu epidemic hits Japan, the Tokyo-based company said. The mask consists of four fine nonwoven fabric layers to shut out or absorb bird flu viruses to prevent these viruses from entering into the mouth or nose. (Kyodo)

Japanese film director Masayuki Suo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Masayuki Suo (L), actor Ryo Kase (2nd from L), actress Asaka Seto (2nd from R) and actor Koji Yakusho, pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo's Marunouchi district to promote the film ''I Just Didn't Do It'' (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai). The film takes a critical look at how Japanese courts deal with the societal problem of ''chikan,'' or men who use the anonymity of crowded trains to grope women. The photo was taken on Oct. 18, 2006. (Kyodo).

Tokyo bird flu confab concludes with proposals for cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Omi (L), the World Health Organization's regional director for the Western Pacific, speaks at a press conference after conclusion of the two-day international conference on bird flu in Tokyo on Jan. 13.

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