Experts: China does put people first in COVID-19 fight

STORY: Experts: China does put people first in COVID-19 fight DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. various of China's COVID-19 response 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROSE RONO, International trade expert based in Kenya/AFCTA Independent Consultant 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, Pakistani student in Nankai University, China 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 7. various of vaccination STORYLINE: China has shifted the focus of its COVID-19 response strategy from infection control to case treatment with the objective of preventing severe cases. The shift was made in accordance with the weakened pathogenicity of the virus. Over the past three years, China

Roundup: Turkish health experts warn against rising COVID-19 cases

STORY: Roundup: Turkish health experts warn against rising COVID-19 cases DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people walking on the street in Istanbul, Turkey 2. various of healthcare workers working in the laboratory in Turkey 3. various of Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca STORYLINE: Turkish health specialists have warned against an increase in COVID-19 cases across Turkey, urging authorities to take immediate precautions. The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the Omicron strain have quickly increased the number of daily cases, said Mehmet Ceyhan, head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Ceyhan called on health authorities to reinstate some of the COVID-19 measures which had been gradually lifted this spring. A polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 test should be requested again when entering Turkey, he said, adding masks should be worn when taking public tra

Turkish expert warns against possible monkeypox outbreak as tourism season begins

STORY: Turkish expert warns against possible monkeypox outbreak as tourism season begins DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 3. various of Istanbul 4. various of Istiklal Street 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine STORYLINE: A leading infectious diseases specialist in Turkey urged health authorities to impose necessary measures at border crossings to help detect monkeypox cases as the summer tourism season begins in May. Mehmet Ceyhan, head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, told Xinhua in a recent int

Premature lifting of COVID-19 measures may have severe consequences: expert

STORY: Premature lifting of COVID-19 measures may have severe consequences: expert DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkey 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 3. various of vaccination drive 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine STORYLINE: A leading infectious diseases specialist in Turkey has warned that lifting COVID-19 restrictions before the pandemic is completely over is not the right way to fight the outbreak and could have severe consequences. Mehmet Ceyhan, head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, said the removal of the restrictions puts the vulnerable population at higher risk and increases the threat of developing new variants. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine "Every time when the number of cases decreased in