Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows 2

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding Across Greater Tokyo Area 5

On July 10, 2025, record rainfall over 100 mm per hour caused severe flooding in Tokyo and surrounding regions. Roads were submerged, rivers reached flood levels, and emergency alerts were issued. The Meguro River reached flood-risk levels, prompting alerts temporarily for possible evacuations in Shinagawa and Meguro wards.

UNICEF strengthens response to growing cholera outbreak amid floods in DRC

STORY: UNICEF strengthens response to growing cholera outbreak amid floods in DRC SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:14 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-affected areas 2. various of treatment wards, patients 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ANTHONY BONHOMMEAU, Emergency specialist, UNICEF 4. various of treatment wards, patients 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ANTHONY BONHOMMEAU, Emergency specialist, UNICEF 6. various of patients 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JEAN LIYOLONGO, Emergency officer, UNICEF 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): PENDO, Internally displaced person 9. various of flood-affected areas STORYLINE: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is responding to devastating flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the Congo River rising to levels not seen in more than 60 years and growing cholera outbreak. Eighteen out of DRC's 26 provinces are affected following exceptionally heavy rainfall over the past couple of months, leaving more tha

CAMEROON-FAR NORTH REGION-HEALTH CENTER

CAMEROON-FAR NORTH REGION-HEALTH CENTER

(230808) -- YAOUNDE, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2023 shows a new building housing maternity wards of a health center in Ouzal, Far North region, Cameroon. Cameroon's Far North region is adjacent to Nigeria. Boko Haram, a terrorist group originated in Nigeria, poses a security threat to Cameroon. In 2020, the health center in Ouzal was burned in an attack from the Boko Haram, and then it was rebuilt by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Now it provides free medical service and other aids for local people. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)

CHINA-JIANGSU-DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY-INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (CN)

CHINA-JIANGSU-DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY-INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (CN)

(230803) -- NANJING, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fan Zhining (L front), expert of digestive endoscopy, visits the inpatient wards with foreign medical workers of a medical seminar at Jiangsu Province Hospital in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 1, 2023. In recent years, Jiangsu Province Hospital cooperated with medical institutions in Pakistan, Egypt and other countries and regions in the field of digestive endoscopy to promote medical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

Death toll from cyclone Mocha increases to 48 in Myanmar

STORY: Death toll from cyclone Mocha increases to 48 in Myanmar DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue workers 2. various of the cyclone-hit areas STORYLINE: The death toll from cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has reached 48 as of Wednesday afternoon, state media reported on Thursday. According to the Mirror Daily, cyclone Mocha damaged 44,928 houses, 376 religious buildings, 59 monasteries, 439 schools, 59 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports, and 158 departmental buildings. The regions and states battered by Mocha include Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay, Mon, Shan and Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. Mocha caused the loss of property in 1,068 wards or villages in the Southeast Asian country, it said. Myanmar issued declarations of natural disaster-affected areas for 17 townships in Rakhine state on Monday and four townships in Chin state

Death toll from cyclone Mocha rises to 21 in Myanmar

STORY: Death toll from cyclone Mocha rises to 21 in Myanmar DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cyclone-hit areas in Rakhine State, Myanmar STORYLINE: The death toll from cyclone Mocha that battered Myanmar on Sunday has climbed to 21, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Tuesday. According to the media report, cyclone Mocha damaged 11,532 houses, 73 religious buildings, 47 monasteries, 163 schools, 29 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports and 112 departmental buildings. The regions and states battered by Mocha include Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay, Mon, Shan and Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. Mocha caused the loss of property in 769 wards or villages in the country, it said. Myanmar issued declarations of natural disaster-affected area for 17 townships in Rakhine State on Monday and four townships in Chin State on Tuesda

Stripping adult wards of right to vote unconstitutional

Stripping adult wards of right to vote unconstitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Takumi Nagoya (front R), the 50-year-old plaintiff, heads to the Tokyo District Court on March 14, 2013. Later in the day the court ruled unconstitutional the provision in the public offices election law that strips the right to vote from adults with legal guardians.

People in Tokyo walk home after March 2011 disaster

People in Tokyo walk home after March 2011 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 11, 2011, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows people walking to their homes after the massive earthquake paralyzed the public transportation systems in the capital area. Some 34 percent of people walked home from their workplaces or schools in Tokyo's 23 wards without waiting for the resumption of public transportation services, a survey by the Railway Technical Research Institute showed Jan. 28, 2012.

M'bishi Heavy, IHI hit by cyber attacks

M'bishi Heavy, IHI hit by cyber attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show the main office buildings of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (L), Japan's largest defense contractor, and IHI Corp., which manufactures aircraft engines, in Tokyo's Minato and Koto wards, respectively. Information related to the computer network of Mitsubishi Heavy has been leaked via infected servers and computers, sources close to the matter said Sept. 20, 2011. IHI said the same day that its computer system had also come under a cyber attack.

Tokyo water not for infants

Tokyo water not for infants

TOKYO, Japan - A customer buys a lot of bottled water in Tokyo on March 23, 2011, after the metropolitan government warned that infants should not drink tap water in Tokyo's 23 wards and five of its suburban cities following the detection of radioactive iodine exceeding the limit for them in water at a purification plant. The customer's face and number of the car have been obscured.

Huge underground drainage system prevents flood damagae

Huge underground drainage system prevents flood damagae

TOKYO, Japan - A 4.5 kilometer-long and 12.5 meter-diameter tunnel runs some 40 meters under the No. 7 beltway in Tokyo's Nakano and Suginami wards.

Private sector starts handling parking violations

Private sector starts handling parking violations

TOKYO, Japan - Private-sector patrollers check parking violations in Tokyo's Shibuya District on June 1 as 102 municipalities across Japan and 12 wards in Tokyo tighten a crackdown on such violations with the new system introduced under the revised Road Traffic Law.

Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 29 it will accept orders from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 for the Wakamaru humanoid robot (in photo) for use at home. Mitsubishi said it plans to sell 100 of the robot at a price of 1.58 million yen each, including consumption tax, initially for residents of Tokyo's 23 wards. It will select buyers by lot if too many people place orders. Wakamaru, 1-meter high and 30 kilograms in weight, is powered by rechargeable batteries and moves on wheels. It can work as a ''secretary,'' taking note of the owner's schedule and announcing appointments. It can also serve as a ''watchdog'' by alerting the home owner in the event of a break-in, the company said.

Nakayama becomes 1st female ward mayor in Tokyo

Nakayama becomes 1st female ward mayor in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Nakayama, a former head of the Secretariat to Audit and Inspection Commissioners of the Tokyo metropolitan government, won a mayoral election on Nov. 24 for Shinjuku Ward. She became the first female ward mayor in Tokyo's 23 wards.

900,000 spectators view Tokyo's Sumida River fireworks

900,000 spectators view Tokyo's Sumida River fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - An estimated 900,000 spectators turned out July 28 to watch about 20,000 fireworks go off at an annual Sumida River fireworks show. Some 10,000 policemen and guards patrolled streets and riverbanks in Taito and Sumida wards to prevent a recurrence of the fatal stampede that occurred in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture a week ago, leaving 11 people dead and injuring more than 120.

NTT DoCoMo begins trial 3G cell phone service

NTT DoCoMo begins trial 3G cell phone service

TOKYO, Japan - An NTT DoCoMo Inc. employee holds a new handset on which Japan's largest mobile phone operator began trial third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the Tokyo metropolitan area May 30. The world's first 3G mobile phone service to collect phone charges involves the free distribution of 4,500 handsets to participants in the trial to last till Sept. 30 in Tokyo's 23 wards and limited areas in Yokohama and Kawasaki, both Kanagawa Prefecture.

Kenya to map out areas in dire need of food aid

STORY: Kenya to map out areas in dire need of food aid DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. various of food aid trucks 3. various of people suffering from starvation STORYLINE: The Kenyan government has called for a review of areas perennially affected by drought cycles in the country. Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua made the remarks at a meeting with development partners, calling for urgent measures to be focused within sub-counties and wards levels across the country. According to the United Nations, currently, over 4.3 million Kenyans are faced with starvation, a figure that will soon hit five million. Kenya is among the Horn of African countries grappling with a prolonged dry spell that has escalated hunger, malnutrition and loss of livelihoods among subsistence farmers and herders. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi. (XHTV)

Prolonged war leaves irreparable scars in Yemeni children's mind

STORY: Prolonged war leaves irreparable scars in Yemeni children's mind DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a rehabilitation center for war-affected children in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: The protracted war in Yemen not only brings physical suffering to millions of children but also inflicts a kind of pain that last longer-- psychological trauma. "Many children displayed aphasia or other symptoms of PTSD after they went through heavy bombings. They were overwhelmed by horror and fear," said Suad Al-Haimi, the director of the Al-Tahadi Association for the Disabled in the capital Sanaa. In the rehabilitation center, dozens of children were playing. Many of them talked in sign language, while others were very shy and always tried to avoid eye contact. There are also many children who suffer from dyslexia or even intelligence disabilities because of various traumas during the war. Haimi said she expanded the healthcare wards to accommodate mor

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

Over 5,000 cyclists join cycling rally On World Environment Day in Mumbai

STORY: Over 5,000 cyclists join cycling rally On World Environment Day in Mumbai DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cyclists rallying on World Environment Day STORYLINE: Over 5,000 cycling enthusiasts participated in a cycle rally organized by Mumbai Police on the World Environment Day on Sunday. The event saw participants from different parts of the city ride on the 5.6 km-long Bandra-Worli Sea Link. According to the official campaign website, "Cycle Chala City Bacha" envisions to make cycling the preferred mode for commute and a way of life across all the 24 wards of Mumbai." The vision of the campaign is to make Mumbai the Cycling Capital of India by 2030. The World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to urge people to protect nature from widespread environmental damage. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the nodal agency that organizes and supports all events across the world. This day was c

GLOBALink | "Angels in white" fighting in Shanghai

STORY: "Angels in white" fighting in Shanghai DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of nurses and doctors 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): RUAN XIAOXIAO, Head of a nucleic acid testing team aiding Shanghai 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG SUQING, Deputy head of a nucleic acid testing team aiding Shanghai 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG YUETAO, Member of a nucleic acid testing team aiding Shanghai 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SUN BO, Member of a nucleic acid testing team aiding Shanghai STORYLINE: The International Nurses Day falls on May 12. Nurses and doctors have been at the core of the COVID-19 response, providing life-saving care and tireless efforts. In China's economic hub Shanghai, these "angels in white" stay on the frontline to fight the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They are working at the ICU wards, nucleic acid testing labs, makeshift hospitals and more. Meanwhile, thousands of medics have rushed here to aid the megacity. Many of them have ri

CHINA-GANSU-HOSPITAL-RARE DISEASE-DOCTOR (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-HOSPITAL-RARE DISEASE-DOCTOR (CN)

(220505) -- LANZHOU, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cao Yunshan (L) makes rounds of wards at Gansu Provincial Hospital in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 28, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Doctor fights rare disease in northwest China" (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

CHINA-GANSU-HOSPITAL-RARE DISEASE-DOCTOR (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-HOSPITAL-RARE DISEASE-DOCTOR (CN)

(220505) -- LANZHOU, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cao Yunshan (1st R) and colleagues make rounds of wards at Gansu Provincial Hospital in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 28, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Doctor fights rare disease in northwest China" (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

Hospital in Shanghai divides wards into multi-level for precise treatment

STORY: Hospital in Shanghai divides wards into multi-level for precise treatment DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hospital STORYLINE: Medical workers in a designated hospital for COVID-19 treatment in Shanghai have divided the hospital into three areas to treat COVID-19 patients more precisely. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU YONG, Hospital Director of Luwan Branch, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated To Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical College "We have divided the wards into three areas, with the ICU being managed by Xiangya national medical team (aid team from Hunan). We also set up an area of sub-intensive care unit, which has 16 beds equipped with life support systems and respiratory monitors. In addition to these, we also have a standardized ward, which is mainly for the elderly patients in stable conditions and patients with moderate or light symptoms. By adopting the multi-level management, we can use medical resources more reas

Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals

STORY: Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of volunteers in a makeshift hospitalvarious of Yang ZhifangSOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospitalvarious of people working in a makeshift hospital STORYLINE: In Shanghai's makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, some residents quarantined there have volunteered to help out. Yang Zhifang has lived in Shanghai for 20 years. After being hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, she volunteered to do sanitation work and hand out meals at the temporary hospital. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospital "I heard that some people had signed up as volunteers, so I also volunteered to help out. Every day I do some cleaning, go to the wards to deliver meals, three meals a day. Whether it's my shift or other people's shift, I will come forward to help them. It's no big deal. It's no tire

Workers build emergency hospital in 30 days in Hong Kong

STORY: Workers build emergency hospital in 30 days in Hong Kong DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction process STORYLINE: The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, were handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The hospital is located in the Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 in intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6 and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

(220411) -- TIANJIN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ning works at Tianjin Haihe Hospital in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 10, 2022. Tianjin sent a team of 78 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical workers to help Shanghai fight COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Xu Ning, a deputy chief physician from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of them. Over the past two years, she has been in the wards of Tianjin Haihe Hospital for many times to fight against the pandemic, and gained a lot of experience in TCM treatment. (Xinhua)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

(220411) -- TIANJIN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ning kissed her daughter before leaving for Shanghai, in north China's Tianjin, April 11, 2022. Tianjin sent a team of 78 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical workers to help Shanghai fight COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Xu Ning, a deputy chief physician from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of them. Over the past two years, she has been in the wards of Tianjin Haihe Hospital for many times to fight against the pandemic, and gained a lot of experience in TCM treatment. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

(220411) -- TIANJIN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ning (1st R) puts on team uniform before leaving for Shanghai, in north China's Tianjin, April 11, 2022. Tianjin sent a team of 78 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical workers to help Shanghai fight COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Xu Ning, a deputy chief physician from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of them. Over the past two years, she has been in the wards of Tianjin Haihe Hospital for many times to fight against the pandemic, and gained a lot of experience in TCM treatment. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

(220411) -- TIANJIN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ning waves to her family through the window of a bus as she leaves for Shanghai, in north China's Tianjin, April 11, 2022. Tianjin sent a team of 78 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical workers to help Shanghai fight COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Xu Ning, a deputy chief physician from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of them. Over the past two years, she has been in the wards of Tianjin Haihe Hospital for many times to fight against the pandemic, and gained a lot of experience in TCM treatment. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

(220411) -- TIANJIN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ning works at the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine before leaving for Shanghai, in north China's Tianjin, April 11, 2022. Tianjin sent a team of 78 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical workers to help Shanghai fight COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Xu Ning, a deputy chief physician from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of them. Over the past two years, she has been in the wards of Tianjin Haihe Hospital for many times to fight against the pandemic, and gained a lot of experience in TCM treatment. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-TCM-MEDICAL TEAM-SHANGHAI-AID (CN)

(220411) -- TIANJIN, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Ning (R) waves goodbye to her family before leaving for Shanghai, in north China's Tianjin, April 11, 2022. Tianjin sent a team of 78 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical workers to help Shanghai fight COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Xu Ning, a deputy chief physician from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of them. Over the past two years, she has been in the wards of Tianjin Haihe Hospital for many times to fight against the pandemic, and gained a lot of experience in TCM treatment. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities under construction in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers have their meals during the break time at the construction site of an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China, March 31, 2022. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 30, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities under construction in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows workers lining up to receive nucleic acid test at the construction site of an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 3, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities under construction in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A builder works at the construction site of an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China, March 10, 2022. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker cools his sunburned face with cold water at the construction site of an emergency hospital project in Hong Kong, south China, March 9, 2022. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 7, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A builder works at the construction site of an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China, March 20, 2022. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A handover ceremony of the facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities is held in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China, April 7, 2022. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities under construction in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 7, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL (CN)

(220408) -- HONG KONG, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo taken on April 7, 2022 shows the interior views of an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday. The completed facilities consist of 500 negative-pressure beds, including 32 intensive care units and two operating rooms. The first-stage construction of the hospital began on March 6, and was completed and passed evaluation on April 5. Once the whole project is completed, the hospital will boast negative-pressure wards with a total of 1,000 beds and other medical and supporting facilities. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)