China's Xi'an makes all-out efforts to fight COVID-19

STORY: China's Xi'an makes all-out efforts to fight COVID-19 DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of people receiving COVID-19 testsvarious of the marketSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUANHUA, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an cityvarious of the villageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI FEIFEI, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an city STORYLINE: Amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence facing some provincial-level regions in China, Xi'an, the capital city of northwestern Shaanxi Province has been going all out to contain the pandemic. At a major trading and distribution market for renewable resources in the city, after a cluster of infections was detected, close contacts have been sent to designated isolation points for medical observation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUANHUA, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an city "Upon receiving the instruction from the district epidemic control headquarters, we put the office area under closed-off man

India makes masks mandatory during flight, at airport as COVID-19 cases rise

STORY: India makes masks mandatory during flight, at airport as COVID-19 cases rise DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of the India Gatevarious of airportvarious of people receiving swab testsvarious of planes STORYLINE: The regulator of air traffic in India on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines making it mandatory for all air passengers to wear face masks throughout a flight. The passengers aboard found flouting the guidelines by not wearing face masks could be deboarded before take-off. Masks are also compulsory at airports, said the guidelines issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The new guidelines assume significance in the wake of an increase in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in India. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)