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Scene from Wuhan

Photo taken on March 23, 2024, shows the walled-off former site of Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, closed on New Year's Day in 2020 after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city in December the previous year. Many of those who contracted the disease in the early stages of the pandemic had visited or worked at the market.

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Scene from Wuhan

Photo taken on March 23, 2024, shows the walled-off former site of Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, closed on New Year's Day in 2020 after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city in December the previous year. Many of those who contracted the disease in the early stages of the pandemic had visited or worked at the market.

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COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs, Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): WALID MAHMOUD, Director of Irfan Hospital, Lebanon 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BIKILA HURISA, Head of Ethiopia's Ruling Prosperity Party's public and international relations STORYLINE: Experts around the world have said that COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based and not be politicized by the United States. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the U.S. has been pursuing the most convenient and economical way in finding the origins of the novel coronavirus -- fabricating groundless allegations against China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University,

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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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Wuhan amid COVID surge

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2022, shows Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, which has been closed for about three years since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus there. The Chinese government eased its strict antivirus measures earlier in the month.

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Wuhan amid COVID surge

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2022, shows Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, which has been closed for about three years since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus there. The Chinese government eased its strict antivirus measures earlier in the month.

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Wuhan amid COVID surge

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2022, shows Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, which has been closed for about three years since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus there. The Chinese government eased its strict antivirus measures earlier in the month.

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Famous blowfish restaurant in Osaka to close

OSAKA, Japan, June 12 Kyodo - Zuboraya, a traditional blowfish restaurant in Osaka's Shinsekai downtown area, is seen closed on June 11, 2020, with its entrance decorated with a big blowfish lantern, a famous landmark in the western Japan city. The restaurant, also operating in Osaka's Dotombori area, with a history of 100 years, will end operations in September due to management issues, including the negative impact on sales of the new coronavirus outbreak.

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New coronavirus

FUKUOKA, Japan, May 20 Kyodo - A platform for shinkansen bullet trains at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka is deserted on May 5, 2020, amid continuing worries over the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

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Sumo: Spring tournament without fans

OSAKA, Japan, March 17 Kyodo - Onosho (R) defeats grand champion Hakuho on the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at an empty Edion Arena Osaka on March 17, 2020. The tournament has been held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Japan's pro baseball league to delay season over coronavirus

TOKYO, Japan, March 9 Kyodo - Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Atsushi Saito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9, 2020, after an extraordinary meeting of representatives of Japan's 12 professional baseball teams. The decision was reached at the meeting to delay the start of the season, originally scheduled for March 20, due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

NAGASAKI, Japan, March 1 Kyodo - Few people are seen in the historic Dejima district of Nagasaki in southwestern Japan on Feb. 29, 2020, amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

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Coronavirus infections

KATSUURA, Japan, Feb. 12 Kyodo - An evacuee (L) from Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, meets the press before leaving the Katsuura Hotel Mikazuki in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 12, 2020. All of the first group of evacuees housed at the hotel tested negative for the pneumonia-causing virus.

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Tokyo Game Show

The Tokyo Game Show opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2022, returning to a fully in-person format for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. About 600 companies and organizations from 37 countries and regions are participating in the event.

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Tokyo Game Show

The Tokyo Game Show opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2022, returning to a fully in-person format for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. About 600 companies and organizations from 37 countries and regions are participating in the event.

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Tokyo Game Show

The Tokyo Game Show opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2022, returning to a fully in-person format for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. About 600 companies and organizations from 37 countries and regions are participating in the event.

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Egypt sees decrease in COVID-19 cases

STORY: Egypt sees decrease in COVID-19 cases DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Egypt's Health Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt's acting Health Minister 3. various of people waiting at hospital 4. various of a hospital 5. various of people taking coronavirus vaccine STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced Wednesday that Egypt witnessed a decrease in infection with coronavirus during the current epidemiological week compared to the previous epidemiological week by 55 percent, in addition to a 20 percent decrease in deaths. The minister confirmed that no positive cases of monkeypox had been proven in Egypt so far, as he followed the ministry's procedures in preparation for the global outbreak. He explained that an integrated guideline for the disease has been issued and updated in accordance with the latest

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Japan's foreign minister hints readiness to aid N. Korea over COVID

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) gives a speech in the city of Niigata on May 22, 2022. Hayashi said the government may need to consider assisting North Korea as it apparently struggles with the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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NAMIBIA-LUDERITZ-CRAYFISH FESTIVAL

(220501) -- LUDERITZ (NAMIBIA), May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman shows crayfish during a crayfish festival in Luderitz, Namibia, on May 1, 2022. The annual Crayfish Festival was held from April 29 to May 1 at the coastal town of Luderitz after a two-year break due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-LUDERITZ-CRAYFISH FESTIVAL

(220501) -- LUDERITZ (NAMIBIA), May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman cooks crayfish during a crayfish festival in Luderitz, Namibia, on May 1, 2022. The annual Crayfish Festival was held from April 29 to May 1 at the coastal town of Luderitz after a two-year break due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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GLOBALink | China guards against strong rebound of COVID-19

China is taking strict and rapid measures to address the new wave of COVID-19 infections, as multiple regions have seen cases rising. The National Health Commission said Monday that the Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,337 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. The government has vowed to prevent a large-scale coronavirus outbreak by expanding the scope of tests, speeding up the screening process, and more. Northeast China's Jilin Province is among the hardest-hit regions as Omicron spreads. Its capital city Changchun and second largest city Jilin city were placed under closed management. Residents were asked not to leave home unless necessary. The city of Jilin has conducted 7 rounds of COVID-19 tests for the entire population over the past 11 days. As of March 14, five makeshift hospitals have been put into use in Jilin City, which can offer over 9,000 beds. The sixth one with nearly 2,000 beds is under construction. In Laixi City, east China's Shandong Province, the local autho

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China guards against strong rebound of COVID-19

STORY: China guards against strong rebound of COVID-19 DATELINE: March 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN/QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of epidemic prevention 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN DIANWEI, Chief of Jilin City's Center for Disease Control and Prevention 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUI RUWEN, Deputy mayor of Qingdao STORYLINE: China is taking strict and rapid measures to address the new wave of COVID-19 infections, as multiple regions have seen cases rising. The National Health Commission said Monday that the Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,337 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. The government has vowed to prevent a large-scale coronavirus outbreak by expanding the scope of tests, speeding up the screening process, and more. Northeast China's Jilin Province is among the hardest-hit regions as Omicron spreads. Its capital city Changchun and second largest city Jilin city were placed under lockdown management. Residents were asked not to leave home unless ne

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POLITICS/IRAN

An Iranian veiled woman carries a banner with a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a Persian script that reads, With the Guardianship to Martyrdom, while attending a rally in the Imam Hussein square in southeastern Tehran on December 30, 2021. Supporters of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attend a rally to mark the anniversary of Iran's anti-opposition December 2009 demonstrations rallies in Tehran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Credit:Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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Coronavirus effect in Kathmandu, Nepal

People take shelter at the roadside in heavy rain during a government imposed restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal September 1, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

A woman lights straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

A man burns a incens while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals chat sitting at the road side as they wait to witness for the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

A man lights straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Final Day of Chariot Festival in Nepal

Locals light straw while devotees carry the idol of Rato Machhindranath into the temple as the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath concludes amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) at Bungamati in Lalitpur, Nepal September 14, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Coronavirus effect in Kathmandu, Nepal

Daily wage workers and homeless people line up in the open area to receive free food during a government imposed restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal September 1, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Coronavirus effect in Kathmandu, Nepal

A man walks to deliver water in rain during a government imposed restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal September 1, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Coronavirus effect in Kathmandu, Nepal

People walk?under an umbrella in rain at Hanumandhoka Darbur Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site?during a government imposed restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal September 1, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Coronavirus effect in Kathmandu, Nepal

A woman takes shelter at the premises of a temple at Hanumandhoka Darbur Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site in heavy rain during a government imposed restrictions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal September 1, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)