Pertussis affects 300, kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Zabul province

STORY: Pertussis affects 300, kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Zabul province DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the patients in hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABBUL HAKIM HAKIMI, Provincial public health director 3. various of hospital STORYLINE: According to Zabul's provincial public health director, a total of 300 people mostly children have been affected by pertussis, or whooping cough, in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, and two children have died of the disease. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABBUL HAKIM HAKIMI, Provincial public health director "The disease which has erupted in Suri district of the province has been affecting at least 300 people, mostly children, and has claimed the lives of two children over the past week." He said an emergency team of health officials had been sent to the district to treat those infected with the disease. The public health office of the province has asked the people not to leave their places for a few

Pupils in China's Jiangsu have fun and fitness at school

STORY: Pupils in China's Jiangsu have fun and fitness at school DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NANJING CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of students taking activities at school STORYLINE: Physical education in China has become a top priority in schools to improve students' health. In the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, apart from traditional sports like football, basketball, and athletics, students can pick activities like playing diabolo, a traditional Chinese folk game. Stepping in time to fast-paced pop tunes, students can enjoy dance-like workouts. Nearly 2,500 students run in changing formations that resemble the slithering snake from the classic mobile game Snake. And inspired by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, more and more schoolchildren are now whooping with delight on ice rinks and snow slopes. Experts said schools are encouraged to design creative sports classes catering to the interests of the students, who can ultimately harness their sports skills and enjoy

Swans in The Snow

Swans in The Snow

Whooping swans swim in a snow-covered lake in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 30, 2020.

Swans in The Snow

Swans in The Snow

Whooping swans preen their feathers in a snow-covered lake in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 30, 2020.

Swans in The Snow

Swans in The Snow

Tourists look at whooping swans in the snow in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 30, 2020.