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EMU Personnel Disinfect Vehicles for Swine Fever Control - Barcelona

A member of the EMU disinfects vehicles during the presentation of the EMU means for the control of swine fever, on December 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Personnel Disinfect Vehicles for Swine Fever Control - Barcelona

A member of the EMU disinfects vehicles during the presentation of the EMU means for the control of swine fever, on December 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Personnel Disinfect Vehicles for Swine Fever Control - Barcelona

A member of the EMU disinfects vehicles during the presentation of the EMU means for the control of swine fever, on December 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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EMU Personnel Disinfect Vehicles for Swine Fever Control - Barcelona

A member of the EMU disinfects vehicles, during the presentation of the EMU means for swine fever control, on December 2, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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WHO Says DRC Could Declare End of Ebola Outbreak by December

A health worker disinfects at an Ebola treatment center in the Bulape health zone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), October 17, 2025. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that health authorities could declare the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in early December if no new cases are detected before then. TO GO WITH "WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December" Photo by World Health Organization/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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An Intelligent Production Workshop in Tongren

TONGREN, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - A worker disinfects smart equipment at an intelligent production workshop for edible fungi in Tongren, Guizhou province, China, Oct 16, 2024.

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-TYPHOON GAEMI-RESTORATION (CN)

(240731) -- CHANGSHA, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker disinfects a house at Xintang Village of Yisuhe Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. Heavy rainfall has affected 1.15 million people in central China's Hunan Province since Friday, leading to direct economic losses of around 6.13 billion yuan (about 859.75 million U.S. dollars), local authorities said Wednesday. Heavy rainstorms from Typhoon Gaemi forced the evacuation of 95,000 people in the province, with 49,800 requiring emergency relief, according to preliminary statistics from the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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A Dairy Farm in Hai 'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - APRIL 10, 2024 - A worker disinfects a calf barn in Hai 'an City, Jiangsu province, China, April 10, 2024.

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(FOCUS) CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TEMPORARY RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(231220) -- LINXIA, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a temporary relocation site in Dahe Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2023. All-out rescue and relief work are underway amid bitter cold as a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has killed 113 people and injured 782 others in northwest China's Gansu Province, according to a press conference on Wednesday. A total of 87,076 people from 20,457 households have been temporarily relocated to safe places. Emergency relief materials such as tents, quilts, folding beds and moisture-proof mats have been urgently allocated. Steamed buns, instant noodles and other food and living materials have been sent to the affected people to ensure they have enough food and to protect them from the freezing cold, said Han Shujun with the provincial emergency management department at the press conference. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TEMPORARY SHELTER

(231112) -- GAZA, Nov. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff worker disinfects temporary shelters in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 12, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TEMPORARY SHELTER

(231112) -- GAZA, Nov. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff worker disinfects temporary shelters in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 12, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-BEIJING BUS SERVICE (CN)

(230809) -- ZHUOZHOU, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a bus at the terminal station of No. 838 Bus Line in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, on Aug. 9, 2023. The No. 838 Bus Line connecting the Zhuozhou development zone in Zhuozhou and Liuliqiao in Beijing, capital of China, was put back to normal operation Wednesday. As an important inter-provincial commuter route, the service had been suspended due to recent flooding. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ZHUOZHOU-BEIJING BUS SERVICE (CN)

(230809) -- ZHUOZHOU, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a bus at the terminal station of No. 838 Bus Line in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, on Aug. 9, 2023. The No. 838 Bus Line connecting the Zhuozhou development zone in Zhuozhou and Liuliqiao in Beijing, capital of China, was put back to normal operation Wednesday. As an important inter-provincial commuter route, the service had been suspended due to recent flooding. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-SANITATION WORKER (CN)

(230308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun disinfects the garbage station she is responsible for in Shijingshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2023. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), has been working as a sanitation worker for 25 years in Beijing. The garbage station she is responsible for covers residential compounds as well as commercial areas in two subdistricts of Shijingshan District, dealing with garbage produced by more than 10,000 households totaling about 15 tonnes of garbage to remove everyday. Liu always goes to work one hour in advance to tidy up the garbage station and disinfect its garbage trucks. Thanks to Liu's consistent efforts, the station is acclaimed as the "cleanest garbage station in Beijing" by Liu's co-workers and neighbouring residents. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-SANITATION WORKER (CN)

(230308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun disinfects a garbage truck at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2023. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), has been working as a sanitation worker for 25 years in Beijing. The garbage station she is responsible for covers residential compounds as well as commercial areas in two subdistricts of Shijingshan District, dealing with garbage produced by more than 10,000 households totaling about 15 tonnes of garbage to remove everyday. Liu always goes to work one hour in advance to tidy up the garbage station and disinfect its garbage trucks. Thanks to Liu's consistent efforts, the station is acclaimed as the "cleanest garbage station in Beijing" by Liu's co-workers and neighbouring residents. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a vehicle loaded with the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Beijing ahead of Chinese New Year

An official in protective gear against COVID-19 disinfects a square in front of Beijing Station on Jan. 6, 2023, as many travelers use public transportation ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays, which start later in the month.

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New coronavirus

SEOUL, South Korea, March 13 Kyodo - A worker in protective gear disinfects a subway train in Seoul on March 11, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

OTSU, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - An official disinfects a visitor's hands at Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, during the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on March 8, 2020, amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

TOYOHASHI, Japan - An Aichi prefectural government worker in a protective suit disinfects a poultry farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2011, after suspected bird flu infections were found at the farm.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A worker disinfects a Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle which arrived Jan. 25, 2011 at a poultry farm in the town of Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture where a highly virulent flu virus was detected.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A worker disinfects a car leaving a poultry farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki following an outbreak of bird flu there on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Disinfection work begins at Okayama farm hit by bird flu

OKAYAMA, Japan - An official from the Okayama prefectural government wearing protective clothing disinfects a poultry farm in the city of Takahashi in the prefecture on Jan. 28 one day after the agriculture ministry said that the farm had probably been hit by bird flu.

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(3)Bird flu scare in Japan

TAMBA, Japan - A tourist disinfects her shoes before she gets on a bus to leave a lodging facility in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 4. The facility was temporarily closed because bird flu virus was detected at a poultry farm near it.

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(3)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - An Oita prefectural government health official disinfects a shed of a household in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. Thirteen bantams kept by the household were confirmed to have had the bird flu virus.

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JR West disinfects facilities

OSAKA, Japan - Workers disinfect automatic ticket gates at JR Osaka Station on May 20 following reports that a doctor from Taiwan who traveled in Osaka on JR West trains was confirmed to have been inffected with SARS after returning to Taipei.

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Driver of bus carrying SARS-infected man hospitalized

OSAKA, Japan - A health official disinfects a bus in Osaka on May 17. The bus carried a tour group from Taiwan, including a doctor who has tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) upon return to Taipei. The driver of the bus was hospitalized after developing a fever.

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(5) Taiwan doctor tests positive for SARS

SHODOSHIMA, Japan - A health official disinfects the toilet of a hotel in Shodosima Island, Kagawa Prefecture on May 17 as a Taiwanese doctor who returned to Taipei after a sightseeing tour of western Japan was found positive for the SARS epidemic.

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(1)Taiwan doctor tests positive for SARS

OSAKA, Japan - A health official disinfects a counter at Kansai International Airport in Osaka on May 17. A Taiwanese doctor who showed SARS-like symptoms after returning to Taipei following a sightseeing tour of Japan has tested positive for the contagious disease. The 26-year-old man spent six days traveling through Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Tokushima and Kagawa prefectures on a sightseeing tour.

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(3)China's SARS toll rises to 170, with 7 new deaths in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A medical official disinfects the premises of a new facility for SAR patients built on the outskirts of Beijing on May 1. 11 more people died from SARS in China, seven in Beijing, during the 24 hours up to 10 a.m. May 1.

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA-DISINFECTION

(221103) -- MUBENDE, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man disinfects facilities at an isolation center in Mubende district, Uganda, Nov. 1, 2022. The Ministry of Health figures showed that as of Oct. 26, the country has registered 115 confirmed Ebola cases, 32 deaths since the outbreak was announced on Sept. 20. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NEW SEMESTER-PREPARATION (CN)

(220830) -- BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a table at a canteen in Zhongguancun No.1 Primary School in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2022. Schools in Zhongguancun area of Haidian District have organized staff members to make full preparation for the upcoming new semester. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NEW SEMESTER-PREPARATION (CN)

(220830) -- BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a canteen in Zhongguancun No.1 Primary School in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2022. Schools in Zhongguancun area of Haidian District have organized staff members to make full preparation for the upcoming new semester. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NEW SEMESTER-PREPARATION (CN)

(220830) -- BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a desk in Zhongguancun No.1 Primary School in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2022. Schools in Zhongguancun area of Haidian District have organized staff members to make full preparation for the upcoming new semester. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NEW SEMESTER-PREPARATION (CN)

(220830) -- BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects the corridor in Zhongguancun High School in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2022. Schools in Zhongguancun area of Haidian District have organized staff members to make full preparation for the upcoming new semester. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-STRANDED TOURISTS-RETURN (CN)

(220812) -- HAIKOU, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects the hands of a passenger at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 11, 2022. The first batch of 660 passengers stranded in Haikou due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence left Haikou by plane. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-COVID-19-MEDICS (CN)

(220811) -- SANYA, Aug. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yuan Qingyi, a medical worker from central China's Henan Province, disinfects residents in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 11, 2022. Medics from across China have joined the fight against the recent COVID-19 resurgence in Sanya, a coastal resort city in Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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COVID-19 fears in North Korea

A worker in a protective suit disinfects a store in Pyongyang on June 27, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19 fears in North Korea

A worker in a protective suit disinfects a store in Pyongyang on June 27, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19 fears in North Korea

An employee disinfects a work area at a detergent factory in Pyongyang on June 13, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a table at a restaurant in a shopping mall of Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2022. No new local COVID-19 infections were reported in Beijing in the 15 hours ending at 3 p.m. Monday, and no infections were registered at community level from Saturday to Monday afternoon, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, said at a press conference on Monday. As the outbreak continues to subdue, the city will further loosen epidemic response restrictions and steadily return to normal. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM-PREPARATION (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects an exam site of the upcoming national college entrance exam for 2022 in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2022. A new high of 11.93 million students will take China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as "gaokao." (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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Scene in Pyongyang

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a yarn-making factory in Pyongyang on May 24, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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Scene in Pyongyang

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a yarn-making factory in Pyongyang on May 24, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-RESUMPTION (CN)

(220522) -- SHANGHAI, May 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects the handles on a bus in Shanghai, east China, May 22, 2022. Shanghai started to resume cross-district public transport starting from Sunday. Transport service on four subway lines and 273 bus routes has resumed on Sunday covering the central urban areas and the city's airports, railway stations, and hospitals. Passengers are allowed to use the public transport system only when they have negative result certificates for nucleic acid testing taken within 48 hours. (Xinhua/Wang Chenyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-GOVERNMENT WORKER (CN)

(220522) -- BEIJING, May 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mei Xiaodong arranges and disinfects the medicine ordered by residents at a community in Chaoyang District in Beijing, capital of China, May 21, 2022. Mei Xiaodong, 35, is a government worker of Chaoyang District of Beijing. Mei was sent to join the frontline staff's work at a community in the fight against COVID-19, helping residents under home quarantine to purchase medicines for chronic diseases. Community workers, doctors and volunteers shoulder the responsibility of assessing, purchasing and delivering medicines ordered by residents via Wechat or phone calls. Since May 9, Mei and other staff members have bought medicines for residents for more than 100 times. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-COVID-19-PREVENTION AND CONTROL-SHARED BIKES (CN)

(220518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bike-sharing service worker disinfects shared bikes outside a subway station in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2022. In Beijing, shared bikes have been disinfected and some of them are equipped with hand sanitizers recently as COVID-19 precaution measures, for the sake of the riders' health amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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COVID fears in N. Korea

A worker disinfects a dining room at a sanitary supplies factory in Pyongyang on May 16, 2022, amid growing fears over the spread of COVID-19.

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COVID worries in North Korea

A worker disinfects a store in Pyongyang on March 29, 2022, amid worries about the coronavirus.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MEDICAL TEAM-COVID-19-AID (CN)

(220510) -- SHANGHAI, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xiangjun disinfects an ambulance near the headquarters of a medical emergency team in east China's Shanghai, May 9, 2022. A medical emergency team consisting of 108 members with 50 ambulances from north China's Tianjin has arrived at Shanghai to assist in the city's public medical emergency service amid the COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)