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China no longer requires COVID-19 tests before entry starting Aug. 30

STORY: China no longer requires COVID-19 tests before entry starting Aug. 30 DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:14 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: Starting from Aug. 30, people coming to China will no longer be required to have nucleic acid tests or antigen tests before entry, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Starting from Aug. 30, 2023, inbound travelers will no longer be required to take a pre-departure nucleic acid or antigen test for COVID-19." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Mainland fully resumes HK, Macao travel

STORY: Mainland fully resumes HK, Macao travel DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: SHENZHEN/HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of control points 3. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FANG JIE, Shenzhen Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Station 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LEONG KWOKKEUNG, Hong Kong resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent "Normal travel between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland has fully resumed starting today, Feb. 6. All boundary control points between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland opened up today without imposing any prescribed daily numbers of people, and the pre-departure nucleic acid test requirement has been canceled." The Chinese mainland fully resumed normal travel with the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) starting Monday, in what is expected to be a strong boost for the two regions' economic development. Starting Mond

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HKSAR gov't announces Hong Kong-mainland travel to fully resume starting Feb. 6

STORY: HKSAR gov't announces Hong Kong-mainland travel to fully resume starting Feb. 6 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of HONG KONG STORYLINE: The HKSAR government announced on Friday that normal travel between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland will fully resume starting Feb. 6. According to an official press release, the arrangements include opening up all boundary control points without imposing any prescribed daily numbers of people, canceling the pre-departure nucleic acid test requirement, and enabling cross-boundary students to resume face-to-face classes in an orderly manner. It said the arrangements were made upon deliberation and coordination with the central government, the Guangdong provincial government and the Shenzhen municipal government. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-NUCLEIC ACID TEST (CN)

(220409) -- GUANGZHOU, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker scans information of a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 9, 2022. Guangzhou conducted citywide nucleic acid testing from Friday to Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-TESTING BASE-MEDICAL WORKER (CN)

(220321) -- TIANJIN, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Geng Tian washes his hands at Tianjin First Hospital in north China's Tianjin, March 19, 2022. Geng Tian, 49, is a medical worker with Tianjin First Hospital. Amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence, Geng is in charge of managing nucleic acid samples testing at a local testing base, which has daily testing capability of over 15,000 tubes. To ensure the smooth operation with faster speed, Geng works around the clock every day in a clean corridor with a length of 30 meters in the base. His makeshift desk is made of two paper boxes, on which he waits for new batches of samples coming in, screens samples and sometimes takes a nap for a short break. Just like Geng, other medical workers in the base are on duty day and night, in a hope of bringing the epidemic under control and resuming residents' usual hustle and bustle soon. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Xinhua Headlines: China enters new phase of COVID response

(230108) -- BEIJING, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People seek medical care at a temporary fever consulting room converted from a sidewalk facility, originally used as part of the nucleic acid testing process, in Licang District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo by Zhang Ying/Xinhua)

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Chinese cities provide optimized, convenient medical services for residents

STORY: Chinese cities provide optimized, convenient medical services for residents DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in China 2. various of temporary fever clinics 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO LONG, Resident in Juye County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU SHUGUANG, Doctor in Zibo City 5. various of makeshift medical facilities 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU YUMEI, Resident in Jiashan County 7. various of hospitals in China 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU JUNMEI, Resident in Nanpi County STORYLINE: As China's COVID-19 response has shifted from infection prevention to medical treatment, cities around the country have taken a combination of measures to boost access to medical treatment and drugs. In Juye County, east China's Shandong Province, 38 nucleic acid testing booths have been converted into temporary fever clinics. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO LONG, Resident in Juye County "It is near my home. The doctors here can give us one-on-on

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Xinhua Headlines: China's global cooperation in fighting COVID-19 bears fruits

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical expert Yang Honghui (L) instructs an Iraqi medical worker on operating a nucleic acid detection machine at a new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) lab in Baghdad, Iraq, March 26, 2020. (Xinhua)

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Hong Kong to lift social distancing measures, nucleic acid testing upon arrival

STORY: Hong Kong to lift social distancing measures, nucleic acid testing upon arrival DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), announced on Wednesday that all social distancing measures will be lifted from Thursday. Lee told a press conference that starting from Thursday, all social distancing measures, including outdoor gathering limits, will be lifted. The Vaccine Pass and nucleic acid testing upon arrival will be canceled. Quarantine orders will be axed and "close contacts" will no longer be defined. However, mask-wearing in public places will still be mandatory. Travelers entering Hong Kong from overseas, and China's mainland, Macao and Taiwan will be exempted from compulsory nucleic acid tests upon arrival and during their stays. Instead, they are advised to do rapid antigen tests for five days in a roll. Lee said

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CHINA-HONG KONG-JOHN LEE-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(221228) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), attends a press conference in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 28, 2022. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong to lift social distancing measures, nucleic acid testing upon arrival" (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-JOHN LEE-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(221228) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), attends a press conference in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 28, 2022. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong to lift social distancing measures, nucleic acid testing upon arrival" (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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Shanghai turns nucleic acid testing booths into "fever clinics"

STORY: Shanghai turns nucleic acid testing booths into "fever clinics" DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: SHANGHAI CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the booth 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU DONGJIAN, On-site doctor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Ms. LU, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU JINXIANG, Deputy director, Social development office of Nanxiang Town STORYLINE: To better meet the medical demands of local residents, Shanghai has converted some of its nucleic acid testing booths into temporary "fever clinics." On both sides of the booth are windows for pre-examination, diagnosis and treatment, and medicine-taking. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU DONGJIAN, On-site doctor "One staff member is responsible for pre-check, registering and fee-charging, the other is a general practitioner." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Ms. LU, Local resident "It's close to my home and very convenient. There are fewer people here. I can immediately get medical service here." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU JINXIAN

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Xinhua Headlines: Result matters -- foreigners share views on China's COVID-19 fight

(221225) -- BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Iarroumets Jonathan gives direction to a child at the nucleic acid testing site of a community in Nankai District, north China's Tianjin, May 22, 2022. Iarroumets Jonathan, a Belgian who has been living in Tianjin for a decade, registered as a volunteer in his residential community. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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Nucleic acid sampling sites turn into fever clinics in E China's Suzhou

STORY: Nucleic acid sampling sites turn into fever clinics in E China's Suzhou DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: SUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fever clinics 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIANG LINGLING, Head of a community health service center in Suzhou STORYLINE: Some nucleic acid sampling sites in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province have been transformed into fever clinics that provide one-stop medical service including diagnosis, issuing prescriptions and dispensing medicines. The city has 1,035 such fever clinics, which can receive more than 80,000 patients a day. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIANG LINGLING, Head of a community health service center in Suzhou "Patients with fever or respiratory diseases can receive basic treatment near home." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Suzhou, China. (XHTV)

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China follows people-centered approach in COVID-19 response: experts

STORY: China follows people-centered approach in COVID-19 response: experts DATELINE: Dec.11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TJANDRA YOGA ADITAMA, Former WHO Southeast Asia director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHZAD ALI KHAN, Vice Chancellor, Pakistan's Health Services Academy 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice president of the Manila-based think tank Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute STORYLINE: China has announced a new set of measures to optimize its epidemic control, ranging from proposing home quarantine for mild and asymptomatic cases to reducing nucleic acid tests to make it easier for people to travel and enter public venues. The measures were introduced based on the latest epidemic situation and mutation of the virus to contain the epidemic in a more science-based and targeted manner. Over the past three years, China has issued nine editions of COVID-19 control protoc

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1,000 nucleic acid self-service testing devices set up in Xinxiang, China

STORY: 1,000 nucleic acid self-service testing devices set up in Xinxiang, China DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: XINXIANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of nucleic acid self-service testing devices STORYLINE: 1,000 nucleic acid self-service testing devices have been set up in Xinxiang City in China's Henan, mainly in communities, schools, hospitals, supermarkets, enterprises and institutions. Most people can skillfully complete sampling in less than 20 seconds. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xinxiang, China. (XHTV)

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GLOBALink | China optimizes COVID-19 response

As the pathogenicity of the Omicron virus weakens, more people are vaccinated and experience in containing the virus is accumulated, China is optimizing its COVID-19 response. The districts of Haizhu, Tianhe, Panyu and Liwan in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, announced the lifting of all temporary control measures on Wednesday. All areas except for designated high-risk ones are classified as low-risk areas or implement regular control measures. Beijing has optimized its COVID-19 control measures to minimize their impact on people's livelihoods. It has ordered closed management measures to be lifted in a timely manner for eligible residential complexes, and it has allowed virus-hit supermarkets to reopen after being closed for one day. From Wednesday, Beijing residents who do not engage in social activities are no longer required to participate in community nucleic acid screenings if they do not need to leave their homes. This includes groups such as homebound seniors, children and peop

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Health supervision officials in Beijing inspect COVID-related medical waste management

STORY: Health supervision officials in Beijing inspect COVID-related medical waste management DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of officials inspecting COVID-related medical waste treatment in local communities 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOWU, Institute of Health Supervision of Chaoyang district, Beijing STORYLINE: Health supervision authority in Beijing has inspected COVID-related medical waste treatment in local communities. The officials checked on temporary storage of medical waste and waste transfer at a nucleic acid testing lab. They also checked medical wastewater treatment. The officials inspected the classification storage of hazardous medical waste. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOWU, Institute of Health Supervision of Chaoyang district, Beijing "The requirement for storage of COVID-related medical waste is stricter. The waste must be stored in double-layer garbage bags, tied in a special way and then sealed in hard cardboard

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China's anti-pandemic policy in the eyes of Russian expat

STORY: China's anti-pandemic policy in the eyes of Russian expat DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Galieva Olga's community 2. various of nucleic acid test 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GALIEVA OLGA, Russian volunteer in Harbin STORYLINE: Galieva Olga, a 34-year-old Russian expat, is living in Harbin, north China's Heilongjiang Province with her husband and two children. Once a medical worker, she felt obliged to help fight COVID-19 in her community and volunteered to work on the nucleic acid test team in 2020. To her, China's anti-pandemic policy, which puts people first, has been optimized to minimize the impact on people's life. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GALIEVA OLGA, Russian volunteer in Harbin "I have been in China for 12 years. When there were confirmed COVID-19 cases in Harbin in 2020, my community was looking for volunteers. So I asked my husband if I could apply for it. Because I'm a foreigner, I was not sure if I could be a v

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China's dynamic zero-COVID policy successful at keeping deaths low: expert

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy successful at keeping deaths low: expert DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jeffrey Sachs 2. various of nucleic acid tests 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JEFFREY SACHS, Director of Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University STORYLINE: Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, says that China's dynamic zero-COVID policy has been very successful at keeping the deaths from the virus very low. SOUNDBITE (English): JEFFREY SACHS, Director of Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University "China's role is positive. Of course, China's grappling with this question of how to handle COVID at this moment. You know the China (dynamic) zero COVID policy has been very successful at keeping the deaths very low, because compared to the United States where we had more than a million deaths from COVID, China had some thousands or tens of thousa

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Taiwan compatriots help fight COVID-19 in China's Fuzhou

STORY: Taiwan compatriots help fight COVID-19 in China's Fuzhou DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of COVID-19 testing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN BORUI, Taiwan compatriot 3. various of COVID-19 testing 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN BORUI, Taiwan compatriot STORYLINE: In Fuzhou City, capital of east China's Fujian Province, a Taiwan compatriot has joined a local community's fight against COVID-19. Chen Borui, a physician from Fuzhou Dermatology Prevention and Control Hospital, volunteered to work in the local nucleic acid sampling team. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN BORUI, Taiwan compatriot "Our hospital organized a nucleic acid sampling team, and I applied to join the team. This is my home, and I feel like it's the moment I need to come out boldly. We work in two shifts in the morning, and each shift lasts three hours. The first shift is more fatiguing. Like today, we had to get up at 4 in the morning and leave at 4:30." SOUND

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Foreign volunteers help fight COVID-19 in E China's Fuzhou

STORY: Foreign volunteers help fight COVID-19 in E China's Fuzhou DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers in Fuzhou's Tangbian community 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALADDIN COLAK, Volunteer in Fuzhou's Tangbian community 3. various of a nucleic acid sampling point 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): STASI, Volunteer in Fuzhou's Tangbian community 5. various of people lining up for nucleic acid tests 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ALADDIN COLAK, Volunteer in Fuzhou's Tangbian community 7. entrance to the community STORYLINE: In Fuzhou City, capital of east China's Fujian Province, two foreigners join a local community's fight against COVID-19 by doing volunteer work. Turkish businessman Aladdin Colak came to China 27 years ago and has been running a Turkish restaurant in Fuzhou. He considers Fuzhou as his second home and is eager to offer help whenever the city needs him. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALADDIN COLAK, Volunteer in Fuzhou's Tangbian commu

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Xinhua Headlines: Institutional strengths emerge in China's fight against COVID-19, economic slowdown

(220926) -- BEIJING, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers from south China's Guangdong Province, aiding fight against the COVID-19 for Hainan, test nucleic acid samples in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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Hong Kong reports 5,387 new COVID-19 cases

STORY: Hong Kong reports 5,387 new COVID-19 cases DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Hong Kong 2. shot of John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, speaking 3. various of transportation and hotels 4. aerial view of Hong Kong STORYLINE: Hong Kong registered 5,387 new cases of COVID-19, including 156 imported cases, data from the Center for Health Protection (CHP) showed on Friday. Among the 5,231 locally transmitted cases, 1,315 were confirmed by nucleic acid tests, with the rest recorded through self-reported rapid antigen tests. On Friday, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee said that beginning from Sept. 26, Hong Kong will end mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers arriving from overseas. The travelers will undergo three days of health monitoring at home or at a hotel of their choice, during which they can go out, but must take nucleic acid test

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers handle nucleic acid samples in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member monitors the operation of air-inflated testing labs in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker prepares reagent for nucleic acid testing in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers work in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers handle nucleic acid samples in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows air-inflated testing labs in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker transfers nucleic acid samples that have been tested in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers take off protective suits in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers from the city of Luzhou in southwest China's Sichuan Province arrive to assist in COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in the provincial capital Chengdu on Sept. 2, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker works in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-COVID-19-AIR-INFLATED TESTING LABS (CN)

(220906) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers of an air-inflated testing lab prepare to receive nucleic acid samples in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220905) -- GUIYANG, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community testing site for COVID-19 in Yunyan District of Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-JIANGDONG NEW AREA-COVID-19-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220902) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers line up for nucleic acid testing at the construction site of a residential area in Jiangdong New Area of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 2, 2022. Since the new round of the COVID-19 in Hainan Province, all the projects under construction in Jiangdong New Area have proceeded smoothly under epidemic control and prevention measures. At present, more than 20,000 construction workers are dedicated to over 100 projects here. With a total area of 298 square km, the Jiangdong New Area is located on the east coast of Haikou. Hainan Province is building the area into a pilot zone to deepen reform and opening-up. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-JIANGDONG NEW AREA-COVID-19-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220902) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers line up for nucleic acid testing at the construction site of a residential area in Jiangdong New Area of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 2, 2022. Since the new round of the COVID-19 in Hainan Province, all the projects under construction in Jiangdong New Area have proceeded smoothly under epidemic control and prevention measures. At present, more than 20,000 construction workers are dedicated to over 100 projects here. With a total area of 298 square km, the Jiangdong New Area is located on the east coast of Haikou. Hainan Province is building the area into a pilot zone to deepen reform and opening-up. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PEKING UNIVERSITY-NEW STUDENTS (CN)

(220828) -- BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a freshman for nucleic acid test at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 28, 2022. Freshmen came to register at Peking University on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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

(220827) -- SANYA, Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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

(220827) -- SANYA, Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220824) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member registers information of a resident for nucleic acid test in Liangjiang New District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220824) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a child for nucleic acid test in Liangjiang New District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220824) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test in Liangjiang New District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220824) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker conducts tests of the nucleic acid samples at a mobile lab in southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 24, 2022. (Photo by Guo Xu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220824) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member registers information of a resident for nucleic acid test in Liangjiang New District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WORLD ROBOT CONFERENCE 2022 (CN)

(220818) -- BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022 shows a nucleic acid testing booth using a robot to take samples during an expo of the World Robot Conference 2022 (WRC 2022) in Beijing, capital of China. The WRC 2022 is held from Aug. 18 to 21 in Beijing. More than 500 sets of robots are displayed during the conference and over 30 of them make their world debuts in Beijing. The conference, which is held both online and offline, features three major events including forum, expo and competition. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-COVID-19-COMMERCIAL FLIGHT-RESUME (CN)

(220815) -- SANYA, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers show their nucleic acid testing reports at the Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 15, 2022. The commercial operation of domestic passenger flights have been gradually resumed at the Sanya Phoenix International Airport from Monday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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

(220814) -- SANYA, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers transport nucleic acid samples in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 14, 2022. Sanya has optimized the processes of nucleic acid testing amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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

(220814) -- SANYA, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers scan the codes of nucleic acid samples at a testing lab in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 14, 2022. Sanya has optimized the processes of nucleic acid testing amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)