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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead. (Kyodo)

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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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5 years since mass COVID-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess

People observe a moment of silence at a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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CHINA-BEIJING-GIANT PANDA-YA YA (CN)

(230529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Beijing, capital of China, on a chartered plane May 28, 2023. Female giant panda Ya Ya returned to the Beijing Zoo early Monday after being quarantined in Shanghai, east China, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Ya Ya's health is now in stable condition, said the administration. Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai from the United States on April 27. (Photo by Wang Hanqi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-GIANT PANDA-YA YA (CN)

(230529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Ya Ya is seen at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2023. Female giant panda Ya Ya returned to the Beijing Zoo early Monday after being quarantined in Shanghai, east China, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Ya Ya's health is now in stable condition, said the administration. Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai from the United States on April 27. (Photo by Fu Zhuoxin/Xinhua)

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Diamond Princess returns to Yokohama 3 yrs after mass COVID outbreak

The Diamond Princess cruise ship returns to Yokohama, near Tokyo on March 10, 2023 for the first time since a mass COVID outbreak three years ago led Japan to quarantine those onboard and suspend the arrival of foreign cruise ships until this month. The outbreak of infections on the ship in February 2020 led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years amid pandemic

A foreign cruise ship docked in a Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday to become the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in about three years following a government-mandated suspension of cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 29,000-ton ship, which departed Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Feb. 25, is scheduled to leave Shizuoka for Tokyo on Wednesday night. Acceptance of foreign cruise ships was suspended in March 2020 following a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess, which caused thousands to be quarantined in Yokohama in February 2020 and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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France ends systematic quarantine of people testing positive for COVID-19

STORY: France ends systematic quarantine of people testing positive for COVID-19 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Parisian streets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DENIS, Resident 3. SOUDNBITE 2 (French): JEAN-BAPTISTE, Resident STORYLINE: The French government has relaxed health restrictions, citing a marked improvement in the coronavirus epidemic. From Feb. 1, people testing positive for COVID-19 will no longer need to be systematically quarantined. Asymptomatic contacts of cases will also no longer be required to be tested the day after being informed. In a press statement, the French Health Ministry said that the relaxation of restrictions was due to the very low circulation of the virus in France itself and abroad. France's approach is similar to that of other European countries. According to data, the number of infections did drop in one month, from an average of over 20,000 to less than 5,000 per day. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DENIS, Resid

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WFP head says food aid essential for Ebola patients

TOKYO, Japan - Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014. She said food aid for quarantined people in West Africa due to the Ebola outbreak is essential to stop the spread of the disease. She was in Japan to attend the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo.

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

DOLO TOWN, Liberia - Liberian soldiers go on patrol on Sept. 4, 2014, in Dolo Town near the capital city of Monrovia, Liberia, in West Africa. At the time, Dolo Town was quarantined by the government to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Quarantine dogs

NAGOYA, Japan - Male beagle dogs Little Man (L) and Hunter are shown to reporters at the Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 22, 2013. It's the canines' job to sniff out meat, fruit and other products that must be quarantined from airplane passengers' luggage.

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Taiwan doctor quarantined for SARS upon return from Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka prefectural government officials speak to reporters at the prefectural government office in Osaka City on May 16 following reports that a Taiwan doctor who flew back to Taipei on May 13 from Kansai International Airport has been quarantined after showing SARS-like symptoms.

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Xi Jinping waving to residents who are quarantined at home and sending regards to them at a community in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 10, 2020. Xi made an inspection of the epidemic prevention and control work in Wuhan on March 10, 2020. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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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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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows rooms for examinees to take exams (L) and rooms for examinees to rest (R) at an exam site of the college entrance exam in the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows an exam site of the college entrance exam at the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows an exam site of the college entrance exam at the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows the office of an exam site of the college entrance exam at the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows an exam site of the college entrance exam at the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows supplies provided for examinees at an exam site of the college entrance exam in the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows a room of an examinee at the exam site of the college entrance exam in the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-QUARANTINED AREA (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows a room of an examinee at the exam site of the college entrance exam in the quarantined area in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China. China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, will begin on June 7. Beijing has set up specific exam sites for examinees at the quarantined area as COVID-19 precaution measures. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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First working day after Beijing eases COVID-19 control measures

STORY: First working day after Beijing eases COVID-19 control measures DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street views in Beijing STORYLINE: On the first working day after Beijing partially eased epidemic curbs, the capital city is gradually returning to hustle and bustle. Data from the Beijing municipal health commission show that the city saw just one community case of COVID-19 from last Friday to 3 p.m. Monday, and the number of single-day new infections is on a downward trend. In response, Beijing loosened epidemic response restrictions on Sunday in non-quarantined areas, with multiple measures rolled out to facilitate work resumption and normal social order. In Chaoyang District, public transport services have resumed and some people who were working from home for the past weeks now can go back to their offices. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Passenger "The reopening of the subway stations makes life more convenient for us. At least, the efficien

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Pet care service comforts quarantined owners in Beijing

STORY: Pet care service comforts quarantined owners in Beijing DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of social workers taking care of flowers and petsSOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU WEIRAN, Social worker in Beijing STORYLINE: A group of social workers have been helping look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Beijing amid COVID-19 resurgence. The workers provide monitoring and veterinary services for pets separated from their owners due to the COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. Yu Weiran, a social worker in Dongzongbu community, Dongcheng District, said that pet feeding may seem a trivial matter, but it is important for pet owners, so that they could rest assured under quarantine. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU WEIRAN, Social worker in Beijing "An old couple raise more than 150 pigeons and a fish. They love their pets. If we can take good care of their pets, it will help the pandemic prevention. It is our duty to take up the work. So we go to

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a road in Sanlitun, a popular shopping area in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at Beijing SKP shopping center in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks at Beijing SKP shopping center in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man is getting on a bus at a bus station in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at Beijing SKP shopping center in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are about to get on a bus at a bus station in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are about to board a subway train at Shimen Station of Line 15 in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A subway train of Line 15 is about to arrive at Sunhe Station in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People buy beverages at a store in Sanlitun, a popular shopping area in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait for a subway train at the Guomao Station in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Beijing Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A subway train of Line 15 arrives at China International Exhibition Center Station in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy themselves at a shopping mall in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk in a department store in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL(CN)

(220529) -- BEIJING, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy themselves at a shopping mall in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2022. Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday. The Chinese capital reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections from the end of Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, which were all among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals

STORY: Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of volunteers in a makeshift hospitalvarious of Yang ZhifangSOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospitalvarious of people working in a makeshift hospital STORYLINE: In Shanghai's makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, some residents quarantined there have volunteered to help out. Yang Zhifang has lived in Shanghai for 20 years. After being hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, she volunteered to do sanitation work and hand out meals at the temporary hospital. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospital "I heard that some people had signed up as volunteers, so I also volunteered to help out. Every day I do some cleaning, go to the wards to deliver meals, three meals a day. Whether it's my shift or other people's shift, I will come forward to help them. It's no big deal. It's no tire

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China's Shenzhou-13 astronauts arrive in Beijing

STORY: China's Shenzhou-13 astronauts arrive in Beijing DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the welcoming ceremony 2 various of the landing of return capsule STORYLINE: Three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-13 mission arrived in Beijing Saturday after returning to Earth earlier in the day. A welcoming ceremony was held at the airport for taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, who received banquets of flowers from their families. They will be quarantined to readapt to life on Earth after completing their six-month space station mission. The mission marks that China has completed the verification of key technologies of its space station and also sets a record for Chinese astronauts' duration in orbit. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PET-CARE SERVICE (CN)

(220414) -- CHANGSHA, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member cleans the lawn at a pet-care center which helps look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, April 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pet-care service comforts quarantined owners" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(220414) -- CHANGSHA, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member feeds dogs at a pet-care center which helps look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, April 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pet-care service comforts quarantined owners" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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(220414) -- CHANGSHA, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member plays with dogs at a pet-care center which helps look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, April 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pet-care service comforts quarantined owners" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PET-CARE SERVICE (CN)

(220414) -- CHANGSHA, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member plays with dogs at a pet-care center which helps look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, April 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pet-care service comforts quarantined owners" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PET-CARE SERVICE (CN)

(220414) -- CHANGSHA, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member plays with dogs at a pet-care center which helps look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, April 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pet-care service comforts quarantined owners" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PET-CARE SERVICE (CN)

(220414) -- CHANGSHA, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member feeds dogs at a pet-care center which helps look after pets belonging to quarantined people in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, April 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Pet-care service comforts quarantined owners" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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Caring for pets of quarantined owners in China's Changsha

STORY: Caring for pets of quarantined owners in China's Changsha DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the phone conversation 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAO XIAOMI, Founder of Wuyue pets care center 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FAN WENHAO, Founder of Juzijia pets care center STORYLINE SOUNDBITE (Chinese) "Hello. Hello. Is that the caring home for pets? Yes, it is. I may be quarantined. Can I send my pet over for some time? Yes, of course. Look, if you are notified by the community about the quarantine, just give us a call, and we'll ask our volunteers to come over and pick up your pets. Thank you. We've picked up the pets and we are heading back. All sit tight, luggage packed." During the latest COVID-19 resurgence, Changsha has imposed closed-off management in some communities. Pets care centers have been voluntarily offering kenneling services for pets whose owners are under quarantine. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAO XIAOMI, Founder of Wu

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Classrooms arranged for students at makeshift hospitals in Shanghai

STORY: Classrooms arranged for students at makeshift hospitals in Shanghai DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the makeshift hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Shanghai resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Shanghai resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG XIAOJUN, Director of the Nursing Department of Shandong Medical Team STORYLINE: China's Shanghai has imposed closed-off management after a resurgence of COVID-19. As students were admitted into makeshift hospitals, special venues have been arranged for them to take online classes. In Xuhui District, this hospital offers around 1,500 beds for COVID-19 patients. More than 30 students have been quarantined here since the hospital was put into operation last weekend. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Shanghai resident "I have a child who's in junior high school. I was very worried about the child's studies when we got to the makeshift hospital here. So I resorted to the medical workers here, and t

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-COVID-19-QUARANTINE (CN)

(220411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects luggage of people to be quarantined outside a hotel in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2022. The city of Hangzhou has offered quarantine rooms to aid Shanghai during its COVID-19 resurgence. The rooms are being used to isolate people who are close contacts and secondary close contacts of COVID-19 cases in Shanghai. Humanistic care has been strengthened at isolation sites, focusing on life security, medical services, mental health counseling and personalized services. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)