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Vallorbe Caves In Switzerland

People visit the display "Fairies' Treasure" where more than 250 mineral samples from all over the world are exhibited at the Vallorbe Caves in Switzerland, July 28, 2024. Nestled in the heart of the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, the Vallorbe Caves are well-known for the magnificent limestone caves formed over thousands of years. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Yi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWITZERLAND-VALLORBE-CAVES

(240729) -- VALLORBE, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the display "Fairies' Treasure" where more than 250 mineral samples from all over the world are exhibited at the Vallorbe Caves in Switzerland, July 28, 2024. Nestled in the heart of the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, the Vallorbe Caves are well-known for the magnificent limestone caves formed over thousands of years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-CHANG'E-6 MISSION-CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE (CN)

(240625) -- BEIJING, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, reads out a congratulatory message of Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, June 25, 2024. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the CMC, Xi extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to the Chang'e-6 mission headquarters and all those who participated in the mission in the congratulatory message. The return capsule of the Chang'e-6 probe, carrying the moon samples, landed precisely in its designated area in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-CHANG'E-6 MISSION-CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE (CN)

(240625) -- BEIJING, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, reads out a congratulatory message of Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, June 25, 2024. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the CMC, Xi extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to the Chang'e-6 mission headquarters and all those who participated in the mission in the congratulatory message. The return capsule of the Chang'e-6 probe, carrying the moon samples, landed precisely in its designated area in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XUELONG-ARCTIC OCEAN EXPEDITION-FIRST PHASE-COMPLETION (CN)

(230812) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Aug. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team collect samples retrieved after a trawl operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 4, 2023. With the completion of a seawater sample collection operation, the main tasks of the first phase of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition have all been completed. The expedition, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, is intended to conduct investigations into the geology and geophysics of the mid-ocean ridge, as well as atmospheric, sea ice, marine and subsurface environmental surveys, and surveys of biomes and pollutants. (Xinhua/Wei Hongyi)

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Fukushima Pref. declares newly harvested rice safe for shipment

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a rice paddy in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2011. The prefectural government the same day announced that newly harvested rice from the nuclear crisis-hit prefecture is safe for shipment after tests showed all samples cleared the government-set allowable limit for radioactive cesium.

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Fukushima Pref. declares newly harvested rice safe for shipment

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A man harvests rice at a paddy field in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2011. The prefectural government the same day announced that newly harvested rice from the nuclear crisis-hit prefecture is safe for shipment after tests showed all samples cleared the government-set allowable limit for radioactive cesium.

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Fukushima Pref. declares newly harvested rice safe for shipment

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato declares at the prefectural government building in Fukushima on Oct. 12, 2011, that newly harvested rice from nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture is safe for shipment after tests showed all samples cleared the government-set allowable limit for radioactive cesium.

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2022 shows an inflatable COVID-19 test lab in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers from east China's Jiangsu Province prepare for work at an inflatable COVID-19 test lab in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 9, 2022. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers from east China's Jiangsu Province prepare for work at an inflatable COVID-19 test lab in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 9, 2022. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker from east China's Jiangsu Province prepares for work at an inflatable COVID-19 test lab in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 9, 2022. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker from east China's Jiangsu Province prepares for work at an inflatable COVID-19 test lab in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 9, 2022. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a drone on Aug. 9, 2022 shows inflatable COVID-19 test labs built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-COVID-19-INFLATABLE LABS (CN)

(220809) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a drone on Aug. 9, 2022 shows inflatable COVID-19 test labs built with aid from east China's Shanghai in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. All the inflatable labs set at Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center have been put to use on Tuesday to help fight a recent COVID-19 resurgence in the province. The labs, some of which built with aid from east China's Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, can test about 230,000 tubes of nucleic acid samples on a daily basis. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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African swine fever cases detected in southern Indian state

STORY: African swine fever cases detected in southern Indian state DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India Gate 2. various of village area 3. various of pigs STORYLINE: African swine fever (ASF) cases have been reported from two farms in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Friday. The cases were detected at Mananthavady in Wayanad district, about 468 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. "The disease was detected among pigs of two farms in the district and later confirmed after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal," an official at the district magistrate office in Wayanad said. "The samples were collected after pigs died last week." According to officials, measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and an order to cull pigs has been issued. "After confirming the infection orders have been issued to cull 300 pigs from all the n

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Swine fever fear grips part of India's Assam

STORY: Swine fever fear grips part of India's Assam DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of village area 3. various of pigs STORYLINE: The fear of African swine fever has gripped the Dibrugarh district of India's northeastern state Assam, after 21 pigs died of the disease during the last month, confirmed a veterinary doctor to Xinhua over phone on Sunday. "After 21 pigs had died last month, a few samples were sent for medical examination at a lab and the disease was confirmed. All the pigs that had died last month belonged to the same poultry farm located in a village. We alerted all areas in the immediate vicinity, and called for the culling of the pigs suffering from the disease," said Dibrugarh Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Officer Dr. Himandu Bikash Barua. Quoting experts, media reports said that the African swine fever does not infect, or spread to humans even though it is deadly and highly contagious for pigs.

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China is full of business opportunities: German businessman

STORY: China is full of business opportunities: German businessman DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. STORYLINE: In the early 1990s, Volker Palm, a German, came to China to sell electronic components. He's been to plenty of cities across China, and saw tremendous business opportunities in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. "During those days, if 1,000 samples were brought to an expo, all of them would have been distributed at the end of it. If 10,000 samples were brought there, you'd see all of them taken away too. Even if 50,000 samples were brought in, none would be left eith

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Female scientists describe memorable moments in Mt. Qomolangma scientific expedition

STORY: Female scientists describe memorable moments in Mt. Qomolangma scientific expedition DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mount Qomolangma STORYLINE: With China's scientific research team, Liu Yang and Zhang Weizhen are now carrying out a comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak. They describe the experience as challenging and once-in-a-lifetime. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Scientific researcher "I am a member of the glacial microbial research squad. I need to go to different altitudes to collect soil samples, then store and process them separately to support follow-up experiments. At such high altitudes, it is already hard to walk around without carrying anything, especially on glaciers. It is even harder if you need to carry something. Every step is a great difficulty. But we all hold on to it. Participating in such a huge-scale Mount Qomolangma expedition is a very rare c

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup and his teammates return safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 5, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the rop

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup poses for a photo at the summit of Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the ropes for protect

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team return safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 5, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team set up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all b

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup shaves at the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 7, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the ropes for protection, we cou

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) sets up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Wi

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) rests at the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 7, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the ropes for protection, we

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo shows Dechen Ngodrup (1st R) walking past the Rongbuk Glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 21, 2019. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. With

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup (L) sets up an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Wi

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Chinese scientific expedition team returns safely to Mount Qomolangma base camp

STORY: Chinese scientific expedition team returns safely to Mount Qomolangma base camp DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese scientific expedition team returning from summit STORYLINE: A Chinese scientific expedition team returned safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on Thursday, after reaching the summit of the world's highest peak. All 13 members of the expedition team are in good physical condition. On Wednesday, the team established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, making it the world's highest station of its kind. At the summit, they measured the thickness of the ice and snow using high-accuracy radar for the first time, and collected samples for further research. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mount Qomolangma Base CAMP, China. (XHTV)

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Israel recalls chocolates amid Salmonella concerns

STORY: Israel recalls chocolates amid Salmonella concerns DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping at a supermarket in Israel STORYLINE: Leading Israeli food company Strauss Group, the country's largest chocolate maker, has halted all chocolate production amid fear of Salmonella, the Israeli Ministry of Health said on Monday. Salmonella was found in samples during routine tests at the production line at the company's chocolate factory in the northern city of Nof Hagalil, according to the ministry and company. Both the ministry and company decided on a recall alert for all the company's chocolate products manufactured since February 20, including the "Parra" (cow) chocolate bar, which has been a popular chocolate brand in Israel for decades. According to the company's figures, the Parra production line makes about 20,000 chocolate bars per hour, with 45 million bars being sold every year. Xinhua News Agency correspo

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan opens the door for a medical worker at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan disinfects the taxi door handle in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan waits for medical workers at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan and her colleague cheer each other up at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers react on Fang Qiudan's taxi in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan waits for medical workers at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan receives a nucleic acid test in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan and her colleagues pose for photos before their work in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Beichen District of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member transfers swab samples into the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in the Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in the Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Beichen District of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Beichen District of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in the Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Air-inflated testing labs for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing are seen at a tennis court in the Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LAB (CN)

(220113) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Beichen District of north China's Tianjin, Jan. 13, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. To meet the demand for citywide mass nucleic acid tests, Tianjin put air-inflated COVID-19 testing labs into use. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-SECOND CITYWIDE TESTING-LAUNCH (CN)

(220112) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 testing site in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 12, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-SECOND CITYWIDE TESTING-LAUNCH (CN)

(220112) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers help a citizen register for COVID-19 test at a testing site in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 12, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-SECOND CITYWIDE TESTING-LAUNCH (CN)

(220112) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker warms hands with a bottle filled with hot water after getting disinfected at a COVID-19 testing site in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 12, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning mobilized all residents to undergo the second round of nucleic acid testing, after the first round of citywide screening starting Sunday found 77 positive samples for COVID-19. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220110) -- ZHENGZHOU, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker transports a box containing swab samples for COVID-19 tests at a testing site in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 10, 2022. The city has carried out rounds of all-inclusive nucleic acid testing to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)