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Pope Leo XIV inaugurates Outpatient Center For the Poor At The Vatican

Pope Leo XIV inaugurates the San Martino Outpatient Clinic for the poor located beneath St. Peter’s Colonnade at the Vatican on November 14, 2025. The opening of the Apostolic Almoner’s new facility under the Colonnade of St Peter's Basilica expands healthcare services for the poor, including a radiology unit to quickly diagnose the most common illnesses affecting people living on the streets. This came just ten years after the opening of the ‘Mother of Mercy’ Clinic and ahead of the World Day of the Poor.

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Pope Leo XIV inaugurates Outpatient Center For the Poor At The Vatican

Pope Leo XIV and Papal Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (L) inaugurate the San Martino Outpatient Clinic for the poor located beneath St. Peter’s Colonnade at the Vatican on November 14, 2025. The opening of the Apostolic Almoner’s new facility under the Colonnade of St Peter's Basilica expands healthcare services for the poor, including a radiology unit to quickly diagnose the most common illnesses affecting people living on the streets. This came just ten years after the opening of the ‘Mother of Mercy’ Clinic and ahead of the World Day of the Poor. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV inaugurates Outpatient Center For the Poor At The Vatican

Pope Leo XIV and Papal Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (L) inaugurate the San Martino Outpatient Clinic for the poor located beneath St. Peter’s Colonnade at the Vatican on November 14, 2025. The opening of the Apostolic Almoner’s new facility under the Colonnade of St Peter's Basilica expands healthcare services for the poor, including a radiology unit to quickly diagnose the most common illnesses affecting people living on the streets. This came just ten years after the opening of the ‘Mother of Mercy’ Clinic and ahead of the World Day of the Poor. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV inaugurates Outpatient Center For the Poor At The Vatican

Pope Leo XIV and Papal Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (2nd from R) inaugurate the San Martino Outpatient Clinic for the poor located beneath St. Peter’s Colonnade at the Vatican on November 14, 2025. The opening of the Apostolic Almoner’s new facility under the Colonnade of St Peter's Basilica expands healthcare services for the poor, including a radiology unit to quickly diagnose the most common illnesses affecting people living on the streets. This came just ten years after the opening of the ‘Mother of Mercy’ Clinic and ahead of the World Day of the Poor. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI speaks during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe (r) greets the Minister of Industry, Jordi Hereu (l), during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe (r) greets the Minister of Industry, Jordi Hereu (l), during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI and the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater, on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe VI and the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater, on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe At Cotec Innovation Event - Madrid

King Felipe (r) greets the Minister of Industry, Jordi Hereu (l), during the presentation of the Cotec Foundation's 'Yearbook 2024' at the CaixaBank Príncipe Pío Theater on June 17, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The event served to present the contents of the Cotec Yearbook 2024, which in this edition focuses on exploring innovative methods to strengthen democracy in a record year of relevant electoral events. The Yearbook gathers the views of fifteen specialists from different areas of knowledge, where they diagnose different threats to democracy and prescribe innovative measures to neutralize them. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Seedling Breeding Base in Zaozhuang

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2023 - Yan Changzhi (1st R), a master's student, uses a microscope to diagnose diseases of vegetable seedlings in a laboratory at the seedling breeding base in Xiwangzhuang town, Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 26, 2023.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION CORPS-PEOPLE'S WELL-BEING (CN)

(231224) -- URUMQI, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hu Guodong (C), a doctor from east China's Jiangsu Province, attends a joint diagnose meeting via video for patients of a grassroots clinic, at a hospital of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2023. Practical and specific measures are being taken to ensure local people's well-being in the ongoing national program that rallies all-round support for Xinjiang, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is one of the many examples. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Toray unveils device shortening time for diagnosis

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, the development of a prototype medical device designed to diagnose a gravely ill patient's condition in approximately 20 minutes by measuring the amount of specific protein content. The date for the release of the device is scheduled after October 2015.

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Airports, ports get new kits to diagnose SARS

NARITA, Japan - A quarantine official at Narita international airport, northeast of Tokyo, holds up a new medical kit for speedy diagnosis of SARS on Dec. 25. The health ministry supplied the kits to other major airports and port facilities in 13 prefectures in preparation for the year-end and New Year peak travel seasons.

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Africa CDC calls for robust community health systems to tackle disease burden

STORY: Africa CDC calls for robust community health systems to tackle disease burden DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: MOMBASA, Kenya CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. various of delegates 3. SOUNDBITE (English): HERILINDA TEMBA, Medical epidemiologist with Africa CDC 4. various of the conference 5. various of delegates STORYLINE: Creation of an adequately funded, trained and motivated community healthcare workforce is urgent to help African countries deal with a rising burden of diseases, a senior official from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday. Herilinda Temba, a medical epidemiologist with the Africa CDC, made the remarks at a regional workshop held in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa. She stressed that investments in a robust community healthcare system will enhance the continent's capacity to predict, diagnose and treat diseases. SOUNDBITE (English): HERILINDA TEMBA, Medical epidemiologist with Afr

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Indonesian student's aspiration to promote traditional Chinese medicine

STORY: Indonesian student's aspiration to promote traditional Chinese medicine DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Marissa having TCM classes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARISSA, Student, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MARISSA, Student, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine STORYLINE: Twenty-seven-year-old Marissa is from Indonesia. She has been studying at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in southwest China's Sichuan Province for five years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARISSA, Student, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine "Before I learn traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), I thought it was mysterious. For example, doctors could diagnose disease by 'looking, listening, asking and feeling the pulse,' and then judge from the results of this process what was wrong with, for example, the viscera. Now I am learning it and I still think it is amazin

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Unique free and public autism clinic in Mexico

STORY: Unique free and public autism clinic in Mexico DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the clinic 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): VIRIDIANA RIVERA, Therapist at autism clinic 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DANIELA JUAREZ, Patient's mother STORYLINE: In Mexico City, there is an autism clinic that is public and free, in which multidisciplinary work is carried out to diagnose and treat those on the autism spectrum. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): VIRIDIANA RIVERA, Therapist at autism clinic "It is free, and it has an interdisciplinary model. We serve all residents of Mexico City, and due to the ample range of our services and our reach, we are considered to be the only clinic of its type in Latin America". In Mexico, the majority of autism clinics are private. However, none of these sites have such a multifaceted working method as this autism clinic in Mexico City. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DANIELA JUAREZ, Patient's mother "We went to two other clinics, and th

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Doctor in Spain expresses concerns as COVID preventive measures ease

STORY: Doctor in Spain expresses concerns as COVID preventive measures ease DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views and hospitals in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital STORYLINE: Doctors in Spain fear that the COVID situation could get worse this summer due to the relaxation of preventive health measures, such as the use of face masks in closed spaces. While health authorities in Spain no longer diagnose and catalogue new COVID cases, a recent rise in the number of positive cases, especially among older people, indicates that the virus is most likely spreading widely a

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Ancient book restorers in China bring new life to cultural treasure

STORY: Ancient book restorers in China bring new life to cultural treasure DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG LINMEI, Ancient book restorer in Shandong Library SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YE, Ancient book restorer in Shandong Library STORYLINE: Restorers at the Rare Books Restoration Center of the Shandong Library, east China's Shandong Province, are repairing a set of books dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Yang Linmei, a young ancient book restorer with 15 years of experience, says the work is far more than just patching and mending. It takes years of learning and rich knowledge to succeed in this career. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG LINMEI, Ancient book restorer in Shandong Library "Restorers treat ancient works like doctors treating their patients. Books are different. We need to diagnose before deciding on what steps to take for restoration." Wang Ye joined the team four years ago after gaining a master's degr

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Airports, ports get new kits to diagnose SARS

NARITA, Japan - A quarantine official at Narita international airport, northeast of Tokyo, holds up a new medical kit for speedy diagnosis of SARS on Dec. 25. The health ministry supplied the kits to other major airports and port facilities in 13 prefectures in preparation for the year-end and New Year peak travel seasons. (Kyodo)

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House M.D. (2004)

Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer & Jennifer Morrison Television: House M.D. (TV-Serie) Usa 2004-2012, 16 November 2004 HOUSE: (L-R) Foreman, Chase and Cameron (Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Jennifer Morrison) help House (Hugh Laurie) diagnose the husband of an ex-girlfrind in the HOUSE season finale episode 'Honeymoon' airing Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

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House M.D. (2004)

Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Jennifer Morrison & Hugh Laurie Television: House M.D. (TV-Serie) Usa 2004-2012, 16 November 2004 HOUSE: House (Hugh Laurie, R) and his team of doctors (L-R: Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Jennifer Morrison) try to diagnose a sick patient in the HOUSE season finale episode 'Honeymoon' airing Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

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Vehicle to detect COVID-19 cases online

Photo taken in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 17, 2021, shows a vehicle equipped with an X-ray and other medical systems enabling remotely located doctors to diagnose new coronavirus cases. The vehicle, developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, is designed to eliminate medical staff's risks of COVID-19 infections.

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Vehicle to detect COVID-19 cases online

Photo taken in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 17, 2021, shows an interior of a vehicle equipped with an X-ray and other medical systems enabling remotely located doctors to diagnose new coronavirus cases. The vehicle, developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, is designed to eliminate medical staff's risks of COVID-19 infections.

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Toray unveils device shortening time for diagnosis

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, the development of a prototype medical device designed to diagnose a gravely ill patient's condition in approximately 20 minutes by measuring the amount of specific protein content. The date for the release of the device is scheduled after October 2015. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A laptop in Beijing shows a Chinese infectious disease expert giving an online interview from the central China city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. The doctor said the novel virus is more infectious and more difficult to diagnose than the virus that caused SARS in 2003. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to import dangerous infectious disease viruses ahead of 2020 Games

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2019, shows the Murayama research lab of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, Tokyo. The institute will import five kinds of virus deemed extremely dangerous for humans, including the Ebola virus and Lassa virus, as samples that can be used to diagnose possible infections during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo