Beijing racing against time to curb new COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Beijing racing against time to curb new COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. STANDUP (English): PANG YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XINYU, Deputy general manager, Beijing Hema Network Technology Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU LINA, Party chief of Wumart Group STORYLINE: China's capital Beijing is racing against time to curb the new COVID-19 resurgence. According to local authorities, Beijing reported 42 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and four asymptomatic cases between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday. A total of 138 local infections have been logged since April 22, involving eight districts. Beijing is conducting three rounds of nucleic acid testing from Monday to Saturday to curb the risk of COVID-19. The first round has been completed, with over 19.8 million residents sampled for testing. Three communities in Beijing were classified as

Beijing ensures daily necessities supply amid COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Beijing ensures daily necessities supply amid COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of supermarkets 2 STANDUP (Chinese): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU LINA, Spokesperson, Wumart Group 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG XINYU, Deputy general manager, Beijing Hema Network Technology Co., Ltd. 5 various of supermarkets STORYLINE: Beijing is battling against a COVID-19 resurgence. The city reported 31 new local cases on Tuesday. Wholesale markets, supermarkets and logistics companies have taken measures to ensure the supply of daily necessities. STANDUP (Chinese): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Now it's 8 o'clock in the morning. I'm in the Shilipu store of Hema Fresh. Here in the vegetable area, fresh vegetables have already been orderly piled on the shelves. We can see onions, potatoes, scallions, carrots, peppers and some green vegetables, which are in high demand in recent days." SOUNDBITE 1 (Ch

Beijing to expand nucleic acid testing to more areas

STORY: Beijing to expand nucleic acid testing to more areas DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU HEJIAN, Spokesperson of the municipal government of Beijing 2. STANDUP 2 (English): PANG YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XU LINA, Party chief of Wumart Group STORYLINE: Beijing will conduct three rounds of nucleic acid testing in 11 areas from Tuesday to Saturday in efforts to curb the risk of COVID-19. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU HEJIAN, Spokesperson of the municipal government of Beijing "From April 26 to 30, Beijing will conduct three rounds of nucleic acid testing in 11 areas, including the districts of Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Fangshan, Tongzhou, Shunyi, Changping, Daxing and Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area." Beijing has already started a district-wide nucleic acid testing in Chaoyang District on Monday after new local cases had been reported. Two more rounds of