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US: Major Dust Storm Hits Southern Arizona, Worsening Air Quality

On August 21, 2025, a major dust storm swept through southern Arizona, affecting cities including Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, and Surprise. Air quality deteriorated sharply, posing health risks such as respiratory problems and eye irritation. Residents were advised to stay indoors, close windows, and wear N95 masks if going outside.

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US: Major Dust Storm Hits Southern Arizona, Worsening Air Quality 2

On August 21, 2025, a major dust storm swept through southern Arizona, affecting cities including Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, and Surprise. Air quality deteriorated sharply, posing health risks such as respiratory problems and eye irritation. Residents were advised to stay indoors, close windows, and wear N95 masks if going outside.

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US: Air Quality Alert Issued As Wildfires Rage In Southern California

An air quality alert was issued for much of Southern California on Friday, January 8, as fierce wildfires have been raging in the greater Los Angeles area amid dry conditions and high winds. The National Weather Service advised residents to remain indoors with their windows closed and to wear N95 masks if they have to go outside.

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UNHCR thanks China for PPE donation to support COVID-19 response for refugees

STORY: UNHCR thanks China for PPE donation to support COVID-19 response for refugees DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: POLITICS/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHOUA PARUMS, UNHCR Representative in Tanzania 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania 4. various of the equipment STORYLINE: The UN refugee agency on Friday thanked China for donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to support COVID-19 response for refugees and host communities in western Tanzania. The PPE was handed over to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Tanzania, Mahoua Parums, by the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Chen Mingjian, in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. The PPE worth 1,265 million Tanzanian shillings (0.5 million U.S. dollars) included respiratory masks N95, disposable fluid-resistant gowns, medical gloves, eye protection goggles and reusable gumboots. The

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Nucleic acid support team from Chinese mainland starts working in Hong Kong

STORY: Nucleic acid support team from Chinese mainland starts working in Hong Kong DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU ZHAOYAN, Mainland medical worker in Hong Kong 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU ZHAOYAN, Mainland medical worker in Hong Kong 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG NU, Mainland medical worker in Hong Kong 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SITU MIAOQIONG, Mainland medical worker in Hong Kong 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHANG NU, Mainland medical worker in Hong Kong STORYLINE: The nucleic acid support team from the Chinese mainland has started working in booths despite the increasing temperatures in Hong Kong to help the region fight against the fifth wave of COVID-19. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU ZHAOYAN, Mainland medical worker in Hong Kong "It's very hot, and we are wearing N95 masks, so even mild movement will make us feel short of breath, a little bit out of breath." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU ZHAOYAN, Mainland medical w

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker wearing a face mask collects a sample at a COVID-19 testing site in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy sunset at the seaside in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-FACE MASK

(220120) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of the efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Wednesday quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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FILE-U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SAN MATEO-COVID-19-N95 FACE MASKS

(220119) -- SAN MATEO (U.S.), Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on April 21, 2021 shows a man wearing a N95 face mask on a street in San Mateo, California, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Jan. 19, 2022 quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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FILE-U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-COVID-19-N95 FACE MASKS

(220119) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 17, 2021 shows a woman wearing a N95 face mask on a street in San Francisco, California, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Jan. 19, 2022 quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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FILE-U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SAN MATEO-COVID-19-N95 FACE MASKS

(220119) -- SAN MATEO (U.S.), Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on April 11, 2021 shows a man wearing a KN95 face mask with children at a train station in San Mateo, California, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Jan. 19, 2022 quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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FILE-U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SAN MATEO-COVID-19-N95 FACE MASKS

(220119) -- SAN MATEO (U.S.), Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 17, 2021 shows a woman wearing a KN95 face mask at a restaurant in San Mateo, California, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Jan. 19, 2022 quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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FILE-U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SAN MATEO-COVID-19-N95 FACE MASKS

(220119) -- SAN MATEO (U.S.), Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on April 26, 2021 shows a man wearing a KN95 face mask on a street in San Mateo, California, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will start shipping 400 million free non-surgical N95 face masks to distribution sites nationwide this week as part of efforts to fight the surging Omicron COVID-19 variant, USA Today on Jan. 19, 2022 quoted an official source as saying. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

A worker produces disposable medical flat face masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

A worker produces disposable medical flat face masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

A worker produces disposable medical flat face masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Mask Production

Workers produce disposable medical flat masks and N95 three-dimensional protective masks at a medical workshop in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, Jan 8, 2021.

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Respirator KN95,Europe,coronavirus

A respirator KN95 on the Europe map. (CTK Photo/Jiri Vrnata)

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New coronavirus

Boxes of masks arrive at the Oita city hall in southwestern Japan on April 23, 2020, from its sister city Wuhan in China. The Chinese city donated 50,000 face masks and 3,000 N95 masks in return for 30,000 masks provided to it by the Japanese city in January when it was the epicenter of the outbreak of the pneumonia-causing virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo