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Yuzhong Mountain Torrents Rescue Efforts - China

Members of the People's Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, on August 10, 2025. The People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Photo by Hou Conghui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yuzhong Mountain Torrents Rescue Efforts - China

Members of the People's Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, on August 10, 2025. The People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Photo by Hou Conghui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yuzhong Mountain Torrents Rescue Efforts - China

Members of the People's Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, on August 10, 2025. The People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Photo by Hou Conghui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yuzhong Mountain Torrents Rescue Efforts - China

Members of the People's Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, on August 10, 2025. The People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Photo by Hou Conghui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yuzhong Mountain Torrents Rescue Efforts - China

Members of the People's Armed Police Force Gansu Corps search for villager's missing materials in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, on August 10, 2025. The People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Photo by Hou Conghui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yuzhong Mountain Torrents Rescue Efforts - China

Members of the People's Armed Police Force Gansu Corps conduct rescue work in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, on August 10, 2025. The People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. Photo by Hou Conghui /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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JAPAN-IBARAKI-AVIAN INFLUENZA-2ND OUTBREAK

(231127) -- TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff workers perform a disinfecting operation in Kasama, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki has been confirmed, the farm ministry said on Monday, marking the second bird flu outbreak in the country this season. (Xinhua)

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JAPAN-IBARAKI-AVIAN INFLUENZA-2ND OUTBREAK

(231127) -- TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff workers perform a disinfecting operation in Kasama, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki has been confirmed, the farm ministry said on Monday, marking the second bird flu outbreak in the country this season. (Xinhua)

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JAPAN-IBARAKI-AVIAN INFLUENZA-2ND OUTBREAK

(231127) -- TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff workers perform a disinfecting operation in Kasama, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki has been confirmed, the farm ministry said on Monday, marking the second bird flu outbreak in the country this season. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers conduct disinfection after flood in Zhongyidian Village of Zhuozhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 8, 2023. Zhuozhou is one of the worst-affected areas by heavy rainfall in Hebei. Currently, the city is busy dredging and disinfecting the surrounding environment to prevent possible disease spread as the floods recede. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A sanitation worker conducts disinfection after flood in Zhongyidian Village of Zhuozhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 8, 2023. Zhuozhou is one of the worst-affected areas by heavy rainfall in Hebei. Currently, the city is busy dredging and disinfecting the surrounding environment to prevent possible disease spread as the floods recede. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers conduct disinfection after flood in Zhongyidian Village of Zhuozhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 8, 2023. Zhuozhou is one of the worst-affected areas by heavy rainfall in Hebei. Currently, the city is busy dredging and disinfecting the surrounding environment to prevent possible disease spread as the floods recede. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers conduct disinfection after flood in Zhongyidian Village of Zhuozhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 8, 2023. Zhuozhou is one of the worst-affected areas by heavy rainfall in Hebei. Currently, the city is busy dredging and disinfecting the surrounding environment to prevent possible disease spread as the floods recede. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A sanitation worker conducts disinfection after flood in Zhongyidian Village of Zhuozhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 8, 2023. Zhuozhou is one of the worst-affected areas by heavy rainfall in Hebei. Currently, the city is busy dredging and disinfecting the surrounding environment to prevent possible disease spread as the floods recede. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers conduct disinfection after flood in Zhongyidian Village of Zhuozhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 8, 2023. Zhuozhou is one of the worst-affected areas by heavy rainfall in Hebei. Currently, the city is busy dredging and disinfecting the surrounding environment to prevent possible disease spread as the floods recede. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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MALAWI-LILONGWE-CHOLERA-SPREAD

(230121) -- LILONGWE, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Environmental officers disinfect themselves after disinfecting a body at Bwaila hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, Jan. 17, 2023. As of Thursday, Malawi has recorded 27,501 confirmed cholera cases and 899 deaths since the disease broke out in March 2022. (Photo by Roy Nkosi/Xinhua)

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Malawi to reopen schools in two major cities amid cholera spread

STORY: Malawi to reopen schools in two major cities amid cholera spread DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of medics at a cholera isolation site 2. various of ministers at a press briefing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chichewa): KHUMBIZE KANDODO CHIPONDA, Malawian Minister of Health 4. various of isolation tent 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): KHUMBIZE KANDODO CHIPONDA, Malawian Minister of Health 6. various of medics preparing chlorine 7. various of disinfection sprayers 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AGNES NYALONJE, Malawian Minister of Education 9. shot a a medical staff disinfecting an ambulance STORYLINE: Malawi has announced that primary and secondary schools in the country's two major cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre will reopen on Jan. 17 despite the unabated cholera spread. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, also co-chair of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Cholera, announced the re-opening of schools during a televised press b

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Sanyo offers washer/dryer using ozone for disinfecting

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoyo Nonaka, chairwoman of Sanyo Electric Co., shows off the company's ''AQUA'' washer/dryer during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2. The machine creates ozone to disinfect and deodorize suits and stuffed animals that are usually difficult to wash at home.

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Lebanese health minister warns of cholera's quick spread

STORY: Lebanese health minister warns of cholera's quick spread DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FIRAS ABIAD, Lebanese Health Minister 2. various of a Syrian refugee camp 3. various of a worker disinfecting the hospital STORYLINE: Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad on Wednesday raised concerns about the fast spread of cholera in Lebanon, calling on international organizations to increase their support to contain the infection. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FIRAS ABIAD, Lebanese Health Minister "We are seeing a fast spread of the disease in Lebanon. The biggest number of infected people is found among refugees. But we have also started witnessing an increase in cases among the Lebanese. When it comes to the reasons behind the transmission of the infection, we have seen that first of all, there is no doubt that one of the main reasons is contaminated water. From the tests we have conducted, we have seen a lot of sources of contaminated wa

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA-RESPONSE

(220925) -- MUBENDE, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker is seen after disinfecting a demarcated Ebola treatment center at the Mubende Regional Hospital in Mubende District, Uganda, Sept. 21, 2022. Uganda's Ministry of Health said it has registered four more cases of the deadly Ebola virus, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 15. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-BOC-SUPPLY GUARANTEE (CN)

(220424) -- SHANGHAI, April 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows staff members disinfecting living materials outside a business office of Bank of China in Shanghai, east China. Amid challenges caused by the resurgence of COVID-19 in Shanghai, financial institutions and banks have managed to remain operational. Bank of China Shanghai branch has entered temporary closed-loop management for employees on duty who are supported by an efficient logistics support team. The team is composed of three members: deputy general manager Wang Lianghui, director Han Hao and employee Xue Feng. The team is in charge of purchasing and distributing living necessities, canteen management and disinfection, garbage disposal, etc. And it serves for staff work in the Bank of China building in Lujiazui area, other business offices in the Bund and related staff dormitories. (Xinhua/Li He)

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DRC-EBOLA-CASE

(220424) -- BRAZZAVILLE, April 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on March 21, 2021 shows a medical worker disinfecting a local Ebola treatment center in North Kivu province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC declared the 14th outbreak of Ebola virus after one confirmed case was reported in Mbandaka, a city in the DRC's northwestern Equateur Province, confirmed Saturday the World Health Organization in a statement. (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

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China's Taiyuan uses "mini-tank" in COVID-19 disinfection

STORY: China's Taiyuan uses "mini-tank" in COVID-19 disinfection DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the small driverless tank-alike vehicles disinfecting on the streets of Taiyuan STORYLINE: North China's Taiyuan City in Shanxi Province has adopted a "mini disinfection tank" to curb the COVID-19 resurgence. Shanxi reported 10 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 43 local asymptomatic cases on Thursday. The province has been stepping up efforts to stem the spread of the virus. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taiyuan, China. (XHTV)

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Firefighters conduct fire safety education in makeshift hospital in Shanghai

STORY: Firefighters conduct fire safety education in makeshift hospital in Shanghai DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters vowing 2. various of firefighters entering a temporary hospital 3. SOUNDBITE (English): LI JIEHAO, Firefighter 4. various of firefighters disinfecting STORYLINE: A team of firefighters has conducted fire safety education at a temporary hospital in the Shanghai New International Expo Center for the personnel in the venue to improve their fire prevention awareness and response ability. SOUNDBITE (English): LI JIEHAO, Firefighter "We aim to improve the overall fire safety by dispatching the working groups to every makeshift hospital. Members of these working groups are experienced in fire rescue and fire prevention. Every day we carry out inspections of potential hazards to make sure all the fire prevention facilities working properly. Besides, we've taught the medical workers and the working perso

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Cairo Int'l Airport eases entry procedures

STORY: Cairo Int'l Airport eases entry procedures DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Cairo International Airport 2. various of planes at an Egyptian airport 3. various of travelers at the airport 4. exterior shots of Egypt's Health Ministry STORYLINE: The Cairo International Airport started on Sunday to ease entry procedures to facilitate the entry of international travelers in accordance with new regulations of the health ministry. As the main aviation hub of Egypt, the airport said it no longer requires the inbound travelers to submit the hard copies of "declaration forms." Instead, the travelers can register the certificates of their COVID-19 vaccinations on a website and obtain a QR code to enter the country. The airport also said it has canceled the exceptional procedures for disinfecting aircraft after each flight and will conduct routine cleaning procedures. In March, Egypt stopped publishing daily bulletins

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Smart technologies aid Shanghai's fight against COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Smart technologies aid Shanghai's fight against COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of technologies and products in Shanghai STORYLINE: Smart technologies and products are aiding China's megacity of Shanghai to fight against the recent COVID-19 resurgence. The city has been placed under temporary closed-off management after surging COVID-19 infections were logged in recent days. The first batch of 28 intelligent robots are busy disinfecting the environment inside the Shanghai New International Expo Center in the Pudong New Area, the city's largest temporary quarantine site. In Anting New Town of Jiading District, unmanned vehicles are used to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to local communities. The load capacity of each vehicle is equivalent to three to four deliverymen. Police in Huangpu District are employing drones equipped with a broadcasting system to patrol key areas and to publicize lat

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CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-ISOLATION FACILITY-PATIENT'S DIARY (CN)

(220317) -- HONG KONG, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows medical staff cleaning up and disinfecting a room at a community isolation facility in Hong Kong, south China. TO GO WITH "Reflection on vaccines and freedom: a patient's diary at COVID-19 isolation facility in Hong Kong" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-ISOLATION FACILITY (CN)

(220314) -- HONG KONG, March 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a medical staff member disinfecting a community isolation facility in south China's Hong Kong, March 13, 2022. TO GO WITH "Yes, it's negative: a patient's diary at COVID-19 isolation facility in Hong Kong" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang sprays disinfectant at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang sprays disinfectant at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De is seen at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De is seen at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Da Bai (R), an intelligent temperature measuring robot, measures a passenger's body temperature at the entrance of Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De is seen at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang sprays disinfectant at Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAILWAY STATION-ROBOTS (CN)

(211219) -- HEFEI, Dec. 19, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Da Bai, an intelligent temperature measuring robot, measures a passenger's body temperature at the entrance of Hefei South Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 18, 2022. Air environment automatic sterilizer robot Xiao Chuang, intelligent temperature measuring robot Da Bai and ground cleaning and disinfecting robot Xiao De have been in service for COVID-19 prevention and control during the annual Spring Festival travel rush in Hefei. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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Scene in Beijing ahead of Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2022, shows an automatic disinfecting robot at a hotel in Beijing ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening in early February.

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ISRAEL-RAM ON-COOP-BIRD FLU

(220105) -- RAM ON, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows workers disinfecting a quarantined coop in the village of Ram On, northern Israel. In recent weeks, the bird flu has spread in dozens of coops in northern and southern Israel, resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of chickens and causing an egg shortage in the country. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAM ON-COOP-BIRD FLU

(220105) -- RAM ON, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows workers disinfecting a quarantined coop in the village of Ram On, northern Israel. In recent weeks, the bird flu has spread in dozens of coops in northern and southern Israel, resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of chickens and causing an egg shortage in the country. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAM ON-COOP-BIRD FLU

(220105) -- RAM ON, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows workers disinfecting a quarantined coop in the village of Ram On, northern Israel. In recent weeks, the bird flu has spread in dozens of coops in northern and southern Israel, resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of chickens and causing an egg shortage in the country. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAM ON-COOP-BIRD FLU

(220105) -- RAM ON, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2022 shows workers disinfecting a quarantined coop in the village of Ram On, northern Israel. In recent weeks, the bird flu has spread in dozens of coops in northern and southern Israel, resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of chickens and causing an egg shortage in the country. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Toyoko INN Tokyo Station Shin-Ohashi-mae Room Facilities

In principle, patients are not allowed to go out of the hotel, and if their condition should suddenly change, they will be taken to a medical institution. Tokyo Metropolitan Government employees will also be on hand. Nurses, doctors, metropolitan government officials and hotel employees will not come face-to-face with patients. Kaori Okamoto, head of the department in charge of medical system improvement, plans to expand the program by gaining expertise in its operation. The metropolitan government has earmarked 6.5 billion yen in its fiscal 2020 supplementary budget to cover the cost of renting these hotels, disinfecting them, paying for meals and dispatching medical personnel. Toyoko Inn Co. of Ota Ward, Tokyo, was selected because it has a track record of accepting people awaiting test results at other hotels and because Toyoko Inn Tokyo Station Shin-Ohashi-mae is air-conditioned in private rooms, not the entire building. April 7, 2027, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

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S. Korea's MERS death toll hits 20, with 8 new cases

File photo taken June 12, 2015, shows a worker disinfecting a street in Seoul. The number of deaths linked to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus has reached 20, while that of diagnosed cases stands at 162, South Korean health authorities said on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanyo offers washer/dryer using ozone for disinfecting

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoyo Nonaka, chairwoman of Sanyo Electric Co., shows off the company's ''AQUA'' washer/dryer during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2. The machine creates ozone to disinfect and deodorize suits and stuffed animals that are usually difficult to wash at home. (Kyodo)

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