End of U.S. COVID emergency, endless regret

STORY: End of U.S. COVID emergency, endless regret DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:05 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTHONY FAUCI, U.S. infectious disease expert 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Deputy chief editor of Egyptian magazine Rose al-Youssef 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN ROSS, Former director of Economic and Business Policy of London 5. STANDUP 2 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PATRICK MWANGI, International affairs analyst in Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya 8. STANDUP 3 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ANTHONY FAUCI, Former White House chief medical advisor 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul 11. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): PATRICK MWANGI, International affairs analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): X

Travel restrictions on Chinese tourists reveal West's political manipulation: Turkish expert

STORY: Travel restrictions on Chinese tourists reveal West's political manipulation: Turkish expert DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of travellers 2. various of street scenes in some European countries 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital, Istanbul STORYLINE: A leading Turkish specialist on infectious diseases said some Western countries' travel restrictions on Chinese tourist arrivals are based on political calculations. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital, Istanbul "COVID-19 is no longer just a public health issue. It has also been turned into a political issue and an economic problem. Until recently, the number of (COVID-19) cases in Germany, France, and England was fairly high. I'm not even talking about the United States, as the situation there was even worse. Therefore, countries that have long lifted such restrictions among themselves - with the number of cases not

China's anti-pandemic measures give importance to public health: Turkish expert

STORY: China's anti-pandemic measures give importance to public health: Turkish expert DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of COVID-19 control in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital, Istanbul STORYLINE: A leading Turkish specialist on infectious diseases said China's policy of handling COVID-19 is the correct method to curb the spread of the pandemic and save people's lives. Bulent Ertugrul, an expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul, said on Monday that from the very beginning of the pandemic, China has been following an understanding that gives importance to public health. The specialist believes that it's not right to consider the pandemic as an individual health policy. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital, Istanbul "Just last week, two of my patients died due to COVID-19 (in Türkiye). They were my elderly patients having underlying diseases. Therefore, it i

Health experts concerned over "triple threat" of flu, COVID, RSV in U.S.

STORY: Health experts concerned over "triple threat" of flu, COVID, RSV in U.S. DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in U.S. 2. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of people getting vaccinated 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Türkiye STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Respiratory viruses are spreading at high levels in the United States as temperatures begin to drop, causing the surge of pediatric cases across the country. Health experts are concerned over the "triple threat" of the flu, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV. Official surveillance data shows a rise in RSV cases nationwide, which more than tripled over the past two months. If left untreated, severe cases of COVID-19, RSV or the flu ca

China's dynamic zero-COVID policy is the right policy against pandemic: Turkish expert

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy is the right policy against pandemic: Turkish expert DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul STORYLINE: A Turkish medical expert says China's dynamic zero-COVID policy, which aims to protect its people, has proven to be a right approach against the pandemic. Bulent Ertugrul, a specialist on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology from Istanbul-based Reyap Hospital, points out that China has made great efforts in containing the pandemic through medical research and pandemic prevention measures. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul "China has spent a great deal of effort after the pandemic broke out, as you know, the very first inactivated vaccine was immediately developed there. And when we take a look at the medical literature, we see that China has been vastly ahead in many regards, even

U.S. fight against pandemic a total failure: Turkish expert

STORY: U.S. fight against pandemic a total failure: Turkish expert DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul STORYLINE: The U.S. government's coping with the COVID-19 is a total failure as it disregards the lives of its citizens, said a leading Turkish specialist in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. #GLOBALink According to Bulent Ertugrul, an expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul, in a recent Xinhua interview, all the statistical data published up to now revealed that the U.S. has not shown the "correct response" to the pandemic since the beginning. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul "When we look at the statistical data today, we see that the U.S. does not show a correct response. Because today, it ranks first in the world in terms o

U.S. discards pandemic to protect capitalist system, says Turkish specialist

STORY: U.S. discards pandemic to protect capitalist system, says Turkish specialist DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Turkey 2. various of Reyap Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital STORYLINE: A leading Turkish specialist on infectious diseases said the pandemic in the U.S. has gone off the route, especially after Washington has left the disease unattended to protect the capitalist system and the economy. The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. has recently surpassed 1 million, the highest for any country in the world. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Turkey "The United States has become the worst country in the world for that matter. The pandemic went out of control as it quickly spreads to too many people with the Omicron variant. And the system - I call it capitalism or anything else - stopped working. So they fin

Turkish specialist praises China's anti-pandemic measures

STORY: Turkish specialist praises China's anti-pandemic measures DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul 2. various of Istanbul city in Turkey 3. various of Reyap Hospital in Istanbul 4. various of Sinovac vaccine chamber 5. various of the vaccination STORYLINE: A leading Turkish specialist on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology praised China's COVID-19 prevention and control measures that prioritize public health. China has been successfully integrating the coronavirus restrictions that regulate social life with its vaccination efforts, always putting public health in the first place, said Bulent Ertugrul, an expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul "The vaccination is at the heart of the pharmacological struggle method (in China), and it (China) is the country that administered the