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China starts to release vegetable reserves to ensure supply

China starts to release winter and spring vegetable reserves in major northern cities to ease the shortage of supply amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. In northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, around one million kilograms of Chinese cabbages have already been released to ensure residents' daily consumption needs. Major cities in north China should strengthen local market monitoring and release vegetable reserves in a timely manner to ensure residents' daily consumption needs, according to a circular released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce. The circular also called for efforts to optimize vegetable transportation channels for better transport capacity on the premise of effective epidemic prevention and control. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122106883

70-year-old CPC members make contributions in coronavirus fight

Four Communist Party of China (CPC) members who are in their 70s in Huzhuang Village, northern China's Hebei Province volunteered to be on duty at the entrance checkpoint of the village amid coronavirus outbreak. Gao Junyi, 70, and Gao Junjun, 69, inspected, registered vehicles and personnel entering the village, and measured people's body temperature. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO JUNJUN, CPC members in the village "Although it is cold outside, we must stick to our posts. This is the responsibility and obligation of as a member of the Communist Party of China." At 6 p.m., 73-year-old Gao Junwu and 75-year-old Gao Zhanqing, arrived at the duty station to changed shifts. Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Communist Party members in the village have been working very hard to register personnel information and explaining knowledge about prevention from door to door. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO JUNWU, CPC members in the village "As a member of the Communist Party of China, we have to rise to challenges in the fight against the coronavirus. Though we are too old to take on jobs like patrolling and attending villagers from door to door, our legs and feet are not convenient to do that, we still want to contribute our part, so we volunteered to be on duty at the entrance checkpoint." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hebei, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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China releases more pork from reserves to ensure supply amid coronavirus outbreak

China has released more frozen pork reserves to ensure market supply and stabilize rising pork prices, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The NDRC said the country will continue to release its frozen pork reserves and designate part of the supplies for regions hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak. The country has already released about 150,000 tonnes of frozen pork from state reserves since mid-December. Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, one of the country's main hog production areas, has also recovered production amid coronavirus outbreak, to help ensure stable pork supply. Pork prices in China have soared as the African swine fever battered the country's pork industry, driving up consumer inflation. Prices began to stabilize after the country rolled out multiple measures to support hog production. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122106427

Shandong mask makers go all out in fight against novel coronavirus

Medical material manufacturers across China are racing against the clock to produce masks, one of the most sought-after items amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Shengquan Group in Jinan, capital city of the province resumed to work on Jan. 22, two days before the New Year's eve, and has been busy producing KN95 masks. In the past, the workshop produced less than 5,000 KN95 masks a day, but now, workers go all out and work in shifts to ensure the supply. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG GUANGLIANG, Head of the mask workshop in Shengquan Group "We now produce 25,000 or 30,000 masks a day, and we are doing our best to produce more masks to fight against the epidemic." Wang Xinsheng, an official with the department of industry and information technology in Shandong Province, said that the province has actively coordinated resources under a joint prevention and control mechanism to address the shortage of masks. According to provincial department, Shandong has 26 mask companies, producing more than 2.6 million masks every day. The province sends one million masks and 5,000 medical protective suits to Hubei Province every day. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jinan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Companies in China's Tianjin resume work with caution

Monday marks the first working day for the majority of businesses in China amid the national fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. Enterprises have rolled out active precaution measures while resuming production to reduce the impact of the epidemic on economic operations. Xinhua reporter visited Tianjin Limin Condiment Co., Ltd. on Monday to see how this company is operating. The company has resumed work since Feb. 4. At present, about 210 people are working in the factory, with the output dropping to 30 percent of the normal. In face of the epidemic, various methods have been adopted for prevention and control, such as dispensing masks for employees, measuring body temperature three times a day, and disinfecting workshop with liquid, medical alcohol and ozone. Moreover, employees returning from outside Tianjin will be quarantined in single room for 14 days. At present, about 50 percent of the employees in the company have been kept in quarantine. After the quarantine, employees without abnormal conditions may enter the factory to work, and the production capacity is expected to be soon restored to ensure market supply. This company mainly produces paste sauce, tomato sauce, soy sauce and other seasoning products. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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companies in Shanghai resume business amid novel coronavirus outbreak

Monday is the first day for some key enterprises in Shanghai Municipality of China to resume business after the Spring Festival. Most companies in Shanghai have resumed business. However, with many employees are still quarantined at home due to novel coronavirus outbreak. According to some companies, the production would return to normal after two weeks. Shanghai Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd mainly produces 6-inch and 8-inch integrated circuits, which are mainly used in mobile phones, computers, automotive electronics among others. After the novel coronavirus outbreak, about 40 percent of the employees of the company failed to take up their posts because of the quarantine needs, and the production from the Spring Festival to date was completed by the remaining staff. They worked overtime to ensure that the production would not be affected, and the order would be completed smoothly. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG HAIHONG, deputy director of Shanghai Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd "Because of the impact of the epidemic, the people returning to Shanghai need to be quarantined, so the other workers who didn't leave Shanghai during the epidemic are working overtime." In the Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, there is an obvious notice of health management for people coming to shanghai, which means people who enter the tower are asked to wear a mask, take temperature and register ahead of time. At present, most enterprises in Shanghai Tower encourage employees to work at home. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122106204

Nurse draws cartoons in fight against NCP

A nurse in China's Changchun Sixth Hospital in Changchun, capital of northeastern Jilin Province, has drawn a cartoon in the fight against novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG KUN, A nurse of Changchun Sixth Hospital "The first picture is the main symptom of coronavirus, fever, cough and fatigue. It's crowned, more powerful than ordinary viruses. These are simple precautions. We would better wear masks and wash hands frequently, open the window for ventilation, change clothes frequently to prevent it." Yang Kun uses the cartoon to tell people the importance of self protection. Recently, Yang Kun and her colleagues pasted the cartoon on the wall beside the hospital nurse station for everyone to watch. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG KUN, A nurse of Changchun Sixth Hospital "I hope that people see the cartoon, understand the symptoms of the novel coronavirus, defend against it, better protect each other and overcome difficulties together." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Medical team in south China’s Guangzhou leaving for Hubei to assist fight against NCP

South China's Guangzhou City has sent a medical team on Monday to Hubei Province's city Jingzhou, a hard-hit area of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). Cao Sai is among the team. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CAO SAI, doctor of Nanfang Hospital "My son loves the cartoon character Altman. He says 'mama, I know you are to fight the coronavirus monster'. He held me tight and cried like a baby. But he truly supports my work and has great faith in me that I could beat coronavirus and come back safely." The team consists of 108 doctors, nurses and administrative staff from Nanfang Hospital, Guangdong Second Provincial Central Hospital and Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Chinese pupils make sand painting in fight against NCP

In order to advocate everyone to be the guard against the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) in the China, the primary school students in northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have recently designed and produced creative sand paintings, calling on everyone to have good living habits and prevent the epidemic in a scientific way. The sand painting is dubbed by pupils to advise students stay at home to study and entertain, wash their hands frequently, ventilate frequently and have physical exercise. It also calls on all parents not to eat wild animals and finally reminds everyone to wear masks when going out. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Novel coronavirus infected woman gives birth to healthy infant in NW China

A woman infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia gave birth to a baby girl with no infection in northwest China's Shaanxi Province Monday. The woman was 33 years old and at the 37th week of gestation when she gave birth via cesarean to a baby with a weight of 2,730 grams at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi. The infant, whose first nucleic acid test associated with the novel coronavirus was negative, is receiving intensive care and will be tested again in the next few days to confirm the absence of the virus, according to the provincial center for disease control and prevention Tuesday. The woman and the infant have been transferred to the fever ward and neonatal isolation ward, respectively, for follow-up care and treatment. both of them are currently in a stable condition. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xi'an, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Chinese Americans donate medical equipment to help China fight novel coronavirus epidemic

The Asian American Community Empowerment, American Chinese Commerce Association (HK) and American Chinese Commerce Association held a press conference on Monday to report on donations to support China in its fight against novel coronavirus epidemic. According to reports, The Asian American Community Empowerment, American Chinese Commerce Association (HK) and American Chinese Commerce Association among others have purchased masks, protective clothing through various channels and sent them to China. At present, the first batch of 5 tons of 1,000 boxes of three-layer thickened protective masks (1 million pieces) has arrived in Wuhan, China, and the second batch of 200,000 masks and 500,000 medical gloves are being sent to Guangzhou and Fujian provinces of China. The third batch of 100,000 masks and 180,000 sets of medical protective clothing will be shipped to China in the near future. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN SHANZHUANG, Chairman of Asian American Community Empowerment "I hope that through our efforts we can tide over the difficulties. Come on, China!" Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122105642

Insufficient evidence of mother-to-child coronavirus transmission: Chinese expert

Chinese expert said so far there is insufficient data to prove mother-to-child transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Wang Guiqiang, chairman of the Society of Infectious Diseases of the Chinese Medical Association, made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing recently when responding to a question about a case of newborn infection. The virus's presence in the mother's blood must be very high to cause vertical transmission but it is too early to make a conclusion. A newborn in Wuhan on Feb. 2, confirmed with novel coronavirus, was more likely to have been infected through touching. While on Feb. 3, a pregnant woman with novel coronavirus pneumonia delivered a healthy baby in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The baby tested negative for the novel coronavirus. People of all ages are susceptible to the virus. Respiratory droplets and contact transmission are the major routes of the coronavirus infection, according to the National Health Commission. Wang Guiqiang, chairman of the Society of Infectious Diseases of the Chinese Medical Association, made the remarks at a press conference when responding to a question about a case of newborn infection. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Italians' response to China's fight against virus

When asked about how you see China's efforts in containing the novel coronavirus, here is what people on the streets of Italy said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): MARISA, Roman citizen "I think that the Chinese people are doing everything possible to fight the virus, also because it is for their interests, for their state and for the world, for everyone." SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): CARA ARNONE, Roman citizen "Currently it seems to me that everything they are doing is excellent. Thanks also to the Chinese authorities who are taking these very important precautions. Of course, the initial delay was serious, we hope that now they can solve everything in the best way and I hope that everything will happen sooner." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EMANUELE ARNONE, Italian living in Los Angeles "Personally, I think that they seems to be, compared to the past, because you know, I'm Italian, we went through SARS and other situations, a little bit similar, I think they are being more transparent, and are doing a better job. They are faster than the past, of course this is a very tough situation. No country will do an exceptional job at this." Some of the Italians also expressed their wishes and support to Chinese people. SOUNDBITE 4 (Italian): ANTONIO, Roman citizen "I wish the best to the Chinese people to be able to solve the virus problem. It is a very bad thing, and I hope they could find something, a vaccine to be able to destroy this virus." SOUNDBITE 5 (Italian): MARISA, Roman citizen "Best wishes to the Chinese people to fight the virus." SOUNDBITE 6 (Italian): CARA ARNONE, Roman citizen "I hope that all the sick people will recover soon and the Chinese people can return to normal life as soon as possible." SOUNDBITE 7 (English): EMANUELE ARNONE, Italian living in Los Angeles "My personal idea is to find a balance, obviously no panic is ever good, right? So no panic. And discrimination is absolutely never acceptable, right? Good luck to everybody, Chinese people are very strong, very admirable, very disciplined. I think they will do very well with this." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rome. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122097666

Inside Wuhan: Visiting local community in China's Wuhan amid coronavirus outbreak

What's it like in local communities in Wuhan, China as the city is fighting the novel coronavirus? Follow Xinhua reporter Xu Yang to the Baibuting Community as he explored residential units and streets there on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU YANG, Xinhua Reporter "Hi, everyone. It's February 10th. I'm here at the Baibuting Community in Wuhan. Let's check out around here. Hello! Is someone not from this residential unit allowed to go inside?" SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Community worker "We don't know exactly who is from this residential unit and who is not. So we just check everyone's temperature. If you have a fever, you will not be allowed to either go in or out." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU YANG, Xinhua Reporter "If you have a high temperature, you will not be allowed to go in?" SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Community worker "Definitely. Besides, we will report the case. Wait a moment please. 35.5 degrees Celcius. There are many elderly people in this residential unit. They go out a lot. I take their temperature every time they go out and back." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU YANG, Xinhua Reporter "Do you have any disinfection measures like sterilizing the corridors or the elevators?" SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Community worker "They are in charge of this residential unit. Look, this is a sterilizer they sent us here." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU YANG, Xinhua Reporter "I'm reporter with Xinhua News Agency. Can I go in and check it out? I'll come back in a minute. We are now at Anjuyuan Garden, one of the many residential units in Baibuting community. According to the data I found online, there are over 130,000 people living in this community. Anjuyuan Garden is divided into different areas. What we see here on the door is a disinfection record of public areas in the B206 area. Time of the latest one is 9:48 on Feb. 10. It's a bit over 12 o'clock now. So the last disinfection was carried out a few hours ago. " SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU YANG, Xinhua Reporter "Here we see on the street, there are some stores still opening, though not many of them. There's a drug store opposite the street. Let's check it out. Hi, do you have masks?" SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Store owner "No." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU YANG, Xinhua Reporter "Before coming here, we talked with with a few residents in the Baibuting Community. They said that after the novel coronavirus outbreak started, community workers called them and kept track of their body temperatures. They also conduct disinfection in public areas in the residential units. Some residents said that they received detailed information on the four categories of infection-related people from WeChat groups on their smart phones. But some others said they are not well informed of the update. There's a noodle restaurant here with a notice on its gate: 'We'll open again after the epidemic is under control. Thanks for your understanding. Stay strong, Wuhan.'" Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Disinfection passage in Shanghai kills 99% of viruses in 20 seconds

An administrative service center in Songjiang District, China's Shanghai, has set up a disinfection passage, which can kill 99% of viruses in 20 seconds to help battle the coronavirus outbreak. The manufacturer says it is not harmful to human health. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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China turns to AI, robots in coronavirus control

China has introduced artificial intelligence (AI), robots and other high-tech products in its battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak to reduce cross-infection risks and improve working efficiency. From disinfection and street patrols to food and medicine delivery in quarantine wards, robots are being deployed at the frontlines to contain the spread of the virus. Shanghai TMiRob Technology Co. Ltd., or TMiRob, is a medical robot developer. Its products can be used in medical treatment assistance and nursing services in hospitals and clinics. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PAN JING, General manager of TMiRob "Our robot could calculate the space around it and then work out the time it needs to disinfect the whole area. Its sensors could also detect whether there are human beings around. If so, it will switch to a mode that will be unharmful to people and send out an alert to let them leave." Street-patrolling robots and drones are also adopted in epidemic control. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Patrolling robot in Shanghai "I'm a patrolling robot with the police of Huangpu district. Please wear a mask, pay attention to personal hygiene, and avoid crowded places. If you feel unwell, please seek medical help." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Drone monitor "Ladies, please wear your masks. It's safer to go back home soon." To curb the spread of the epidemic, working from home has become a new trend for companies across China to stay operational in the virtual world. In a power supply company in east China's Zhejiang Province, 119 robots are working on-site to make up for the current situation. With high-definition infrared camera, the robots could monitor every corner of the factory and send reminders to maintenance personnel if anything goes wrong. AI fever screening systems are also widely installed in airports, metro stations and other busy pedestrian areas for automatic body temperature detection. The non-invasive infrared thermal imaging system could improve the accuracy and efficiency of temperature screening. It displays the thermal images and maximum body surface temperatures within one second, over a range of about 10 meters. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHAO PINYANG, Police "The fever screening system is safer for our staff and for passengers because we could avoid close contact." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Nigerian student in China encourages Wuhan people to stay strong

Nigerian student Anthony who studies in China recorded a video to encourage people in Wuhan to stay strong amid the coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTHONY, Nigerian student "My name is Anthony, I am a Nigerian. I am a student of Northeast Normal University, School of Psychology. I want to use this video to appreciate the university for the good accommodation that is given to me during the 14 days of quarantine. I traveled to Nanjing and the university made a good accommodation for the quarantine period. As the same time, I'd love to thank the nation, China, for all the been doing and preventing measures that been taking in place for this coronavirus to be solved. And for the people in Wuhan, I'd love to encourage them that they should stay strong, we are with them, and together we are going to fight against this virus. I want them to understand that you are not alone. We are champion, peaceful, we share our community safe and in due time, these all issue will be solved. I want them to be encouraged, I want them to stay alive, I want them to stay active. So I continue to encourage them. And personally, I will do all I could in my possible best to ensure that I am in safe, and cooperate with my committee in school and environment to ensure that this coronavirus is been solved, and we all live in peace. And the school gets back to its normal state. I appreciate the country. I appreciate everyone, and I appreciate my institution. Thank you so much." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122092533

Xenophobia against Asians amid coronavirus fear ringing alarm bells in U.S.

Peter Koo, New York City Council Member for the city's 20th district that includes Flushing, where over a third of its 150,000 residents are Chinese Americans, warned against calling the virus "Wuhan coronavirus" or "China coronavirus." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER KOO, New York City Councilman "I think they shouldn't label a country, or a district for the virus. In the long term, you will cause a lot of misconceptions and discrimination against people from Wuhan or from China." Noting his office received complaints from the parents whose kids in face masks got bullied at school, Koo said while the Americans only wear face masks when they are sick, they should not stigmatize the Asians for wearing face masks. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER KOO, New York City Councilman "Because the cultural perceptions are different. American people, they only wear masks when they're sick. So when you see a lot of people wear masks, they thought we all sick. So that's why they don't come here. It's a big cultural difference. And so I hope American people would understand that when they see Asian Americans wear masks, that doesn't necessarily mean they're sick." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER KOO, New York City Councilman "We're very concerned because wearing a mask is not a crime. And people they shouldn't stigmatize other people for wearing a mask. Because you had to find out what's the reason behind it. And no matter what reason is, they're not supposed to attack other people, verbally attack or physically attack people wearing masks. The New York City Human Right Commission is really concerned about this." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122092519

Mongolia's business community donates 50,000 USD to help China fight epidemic

The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and some of its members, donated a total of 140 million Mongolian Turgiks (over 50,000 U.S. dollars) to support coronavirus control efforts during a ceremony at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Mongolia in the country's capital of Ulan Bator. SOUNDBITE: OTGONDAVAA AMARTUVSHIN, President of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry "As the main representative body of the Mongolian business community, the chamber has recently launched a donation campaign among its members, to help China, our country's closest neighbor and biggest trading partner, contain the coronavirus. Today, we donated 140 million Mongolian Turgiks for the battle against the coronavirus. We are confident in China's ability to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic as soon as possible." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Companies in south China's Guangzhou take multiple measures against coronavirus as people return to work

A number of companies resumed production amid anti-epidemic battle after an extended holiday. In order to prevent the novel coronavirus spread, companies are taking multiple measures such as sterilizing office, cheching temperature, and offering staff masks. 51 Home Service, a family service company in south China's Guangzhou, is among the first companies to resume work. An all-round sterilizing has been done in the office before and employees are offered masks and disinfectants. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU WEIHUA, COO of 51 Home Service "We did a lot of work, especially storing necessity for coronavirus control. We have masks enough for one-month consumption for instance. We've disinfected our working space. Employees need to have their temperature checked before entering office and are asked to wash their hands and wear masks at work." Customer Service Manager Sun Li has stayed in Guangzhou for the holiday and she's not particularly worried about returning to work. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN LI, Employee of 51 Home Service "Because our company has informed us in advance that the office would be thoroughly disinfected and masks would be provided so there's nothing to worry about. All the doors and windows are open while ACs are ventilating, so we are breathing fresh air in an open environment which is relatively safe." The company provides family services including cleansing, nursing and family formaldehyde controling. Amid coronavirus outbreak, the company launched a new service, family and company disinfection. Company disinfection service is popular as a growing number of companies are cautiously resuming operation. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG JIAHAO, Employee of 51 Home Service "As for company disinfection, usually we use nebulizer first to spray disinfectant on the floor and in the air. And 75% alcohol pads are used for disinfection of frequent using gadgets such as computer keyboards and door knobs. Our work is done after an at least 30-minute ultraviolet radiator sterilization and disinfection." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Int'l microwave oven giant resumes production

China extended this year's Lunar New Year public holiday due to novel coronavirus outbreak, while factories in many Chinese provinces set the date to resume production on Monday. Shunde in southern China's Guangdong province is home to many famous white goods brand enterprises. Galanz, a microwave oven manufacturing giant is one of them. Like many companies, this Monday marked the first day of resumed production at the Galanz Shunde headquarters. Separate lanes were made for temperature check at the entrance of the factory due to the expected surge in flow of people. Inside the factory, publicity boards for NPC (Novel coronavirus pneumonia) prevention and control can be seen everywhere. The meeting room in the central building was temporarily transformed into the Galanz Epidemic Prevention and Control Center. Through 12 large screens on site, the staff remotely controlled and monitored production and operation of each workshop, office areas, and factory entrances and exits in real time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIANG ZHAOXIAN, Chairman of Galanz "I truly think Galanz should be proud of our group. The overall spirit of everyone is very good, I really appreciate it!" Measures were taken to ensure a safety environment for workers. The electrical parts manufacturing department mainly produces high-voltage transformers. Before entering the workshop, temperature check is still a must. Employees wear masks uniformly, and the temperature is measured every four hours. During the epidemic period, they also pay great attention to how the staff eat. In order to avoid the gathering of crowd, the canteen was temporarily closed and replaced by unified delivery. At lunchtime, the canteen staffs delivered meal to the factory workshops and office areas in batches. The leader of each production line put the lunch boxes of his team members in a basket, lining up at intervals to get meals for the team members, and then returns to his production line for distribution. It was a hearty lunch, with stir-fried cabbage, bamboo shoot and ham, braised pork, and braised beef. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Employee of Galanz "We've received online training from the company, about what should we pay attention when we return to work, including issue of eating. As usual, take precautions, wash hands frequently and pay attention to personal hygiene." According to reports, in Galanz Shunde headquarters, on Monday, the rate of people returning to work has reached 70%. The company promised to retain the positions, treatments and benefits of all employees who went back to Hubei Province for Spring Festival holiday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shunde, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

RM 122092050

Coronavirus: EU calls for strengthened international coordination and cooperation

"As the coronavirus outbreak affects more and more countries, coordination and cooperation need to be our main focus," European Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič said on Monday. Lenarčič added it is crucial that the entire international community focuses on preparedness and response efforts to fight coronavirus, keeping international solidarity in mind. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) JANEZ LENARCIC, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management "We are in constant contact with the Chinese authorities in order to see how we can jointly, in cooperation, stop the spread of the virus. Now is the time to pull our forces together. Now is the time to work together. Now is the time to do everything we can jointly to stop this epidemic." With the activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism by France in late January, roughly 450 EU citizens flew in from the Wuhan region on three flights that were co-financed by the European Union (EU). SOUNDBITE 2 (English) JANEZ LENARCIC, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management "We are working day and night. This center here works 24/7. We are working all the time on preparedness and on possible responses with a view to having all EU member states in a good state of preparedness and in order to exchange information, coordinate our efforts and see these epidemics would stop sooner rather than later." The EU will host a meeting of health ministers on Thursday, with a World Health Organization (WHO) envoy in attendance, to discuss the novel coronavirus outbreak. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Brussels. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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ndian Youth stood united with China in fighting novel coronavirus

oung people in New Delhi, India held a special prayer meeting on Monday to show their solidarity with China in fighting the novel coronavirus. The event, jointly hosted by Confederation of Young Leaders (CYL) and Indian Institute of Photography (IIP), was attended by young people from across the country. In his speech, CYL Chairman Himadrish Suwan noted the importance of coordinated effort to combat the outbreak. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HIMADDRISH SUWAN, CYL Chairman "I wish to salute the Chinese government, the people of China and especially the young people of China in particular for their efforts in controlling the outbreak. And I told you that how the Chinese government is working day and night and how the doctors and nurses they are working on the front to protect not only the Chinese citizenry but also the world citizenry at large through their out-of-box preventive measures. So my salute goes to the Chinese government." Dr. Markandey Rai, Senior Advisor of the United Nations Habitat, extended his best wishes to the Chinese people. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. MARKANDEY RAI, Senior Advisor of UN-Habitat "I wish to congratulate and thank the team and the whole people who are supporting and helping China. The best wishes and to wish them well and victories as soon as possible." Rajesh Goyal from the Indian Institute of Photography also highly appreciated China's extraordinary efforts to protect humanity at large. To highlight the everlasting bond between China and India, a traditional Indian oil lamp was lit up. The event also included a two-minute silence. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Military hospital launches 5G teleconsultation to support Wuhan's epidemic battle

Beijing-based Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital carried out 5G teleconsultation services on Sunday with Huoshenshan Hospital, a recently built makeshift hospital in Wuhan, to battle the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. The teleconsultation also marks the launching of the teleconsultation system between the two hospitals. Supported by the 5G network, the system enables doctors in Beijing to establish real-time communications with those in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): REN GUOQUAN, Director, Chinese PLA General Hospital "Now the hospital has set up a remote consultation team with 20 members. They are kept on standby to offer medical services whenever needed. We will do everything possible to help treat patients (in Wuhan). Let's work together to fight this epidemic." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN LIANGAN, Professor, Respiratory Research Institute, Chinese PLA General Hospital "We have a strong lineup. We have experts in respiration, critical care, shock, nephrology, pathogenic microorganisms, and medical imaging. We have discussed three cases, which are all severe. Some cases' conditions are not stable, and are likely to become critical. Therefore, the consultations are very timely. " Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Ontario health officials say Canada still in "containment phase"

Ontario's Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Williams and Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said on Monday that Canada is still in the "containment phase" of the coronavirus outbreak, and that they are being "extremely vigilant" and "proactive" in identifying cases and analyzing new data. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BARBARA YAFFE, Associate chief medical officer of Health Ontario "And Canada is at seven cases of which is, you know, three are in Ontario, four in British Columbia. As of this morning, 8 a.m., the public health lab data for testing for novel coronavirus. We've had a total of 167 confirmed negatives, 81 presumptive negatives. Eight that are currently under investigation. And the same three confirmed positives, which we continue to monitor with the local health unit. No new countries have reported cases in the past 24 hours." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID WILLIAMS, Chief medical officer of Health Ontario "So overall, the system continues to work well. People are coming forthright and reporting. Some physicians and others are reporting ones that don't even meet the PUI. But we're concerned, and we'd like to have testing done. We've allowed that in that aspect there. And again, the risk remains low and the surveillance is up. But we're looking and monitoring and we continue to be informed by the international situation to see if indeed they have been successful at containing within their province, yes or no. And that we understand more WTO experts are going into the area that need to do that kind of work, because I would guess those on the ground are into a fatigue type situation, trying to keep up with the task at hand. And extra help would be no doubt welcome to assist on some evaluations of that at this stage. So we're looking for that information to come back via the WTO, through Public Health Agency of Canada to keep us informed on how that's going and that one is.” Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Toronto, Canada. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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300 more medical workers from north China's Tianjin sent to support Wuhan

300 medical workers from Tianjin First Central Hospital and the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University left for Wuhan Sunday night. This is the 5th batch of medical team from north China's Tianjin to support the battle against coronavirus. The team consists of 200 nurses, while others are mainly physicians. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NIU YUANJIE, Team leader "It is our duty. In this medical team, more than half are members of the Communist Party of China." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Pakistani expert confident in China's ability to contain coronavirus

Yasir Masood, former director of Media and Publications at the Center of Excellence of Pakistan, said he is confident that the Chinese government and the Chinese people will win the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE (English): YASIR MASOOD, Former director of Media and Publications at the Center of Excellence of Pakistan "I'm very impressed by the Chinese nation, by the Chinese government, and by the commitment shown by the common people. I'm more than confident that China would be able to control and cure this epidemic. Other than that, I would say that China has actually prevented the whole world from this epidemic by early identifying this novel coronavirus. And the methods of collective quarantine have been strictly implemented. China's government has taken the strictest measures of safeguarding not only Chinese people's health and safety, but the global populace." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Senior UN official urges int'l community to redouble efforts to rid homelessness

The UN economic and social chief on Monday called on the international community to redouble efforts to rid "the world of this inhumane scourge that is homelessness."     At the Commission for Social Development second plenary meeting, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin highlighted some "inclusive and practical steps in this regard."   SOUNDBITE (English): LIU ZHENMIN, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs "Combating global health challenges is an important part of promoting social development. I invite you to spare a moment for those who are at the center of fighting novel coronavirus. As the UN Secretary-General had noted, such fight requests international solidarity, our strong support to the people and government of China, and all other countries and people that are being impacted. I join the Secretary-General and heads of all other UN system entities in recognizing the resilience efforts of China to combat this global health challenge. We in the UN system are prepared to offer strong support to the people and the government of China in their fight against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. We are confident that they will succeed in curbing the novel coronavirus very soon." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN Headquarters. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月11日

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Scotland dancer creates special dance for blessing Wuhan

STORY: Scotland dancer creates special dance for blessing Wuhan DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2020 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: SHANDONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST 1. various of Vince Virr teaching dancing STORYLINE Vince Virr, a professional dancer from Scotland, as well as an artist of "The Art Space For Kids" theater in Beijing, created a special dance amid coronavirus outbreak. Named "Wuhan Jia You", or "stay strong, Wuhan" in English, the dance shows how to write Chinese characters "Wuhan Jia You" with body. Vince Virr said that people may feel a little bit bored at home, the dance aims to get people move, also get healthy and stay strong. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shandong, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Cuban children perform in Havana to support Chinese to fight novel coronavirus

STORY:Cuban children perform in Havana to support Chinese to fight novel coronavirus DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2020 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST 1.Various of Los Naranjitos performance in Havana 2.SOUNDBITE 1(SPANISH): ESTEFANY, Participant 3.SOUNDBITE 2(SPANISH): ALBERTO, Participant 4.SOUNDBITE 3(SPANISH): SOFIA, Participant 5.Various of Los Naranjitos performance in Havana STORYLINE Cuban children showed their solidarity with Chinese people to fight new coronavirus by performing dance and magic in Havana on Sunday. SOUNDBITE 1(SPANISH): ESTEFANY, Participant "Today's performance is dedicated to all children in general, to all the people of China. We want to help them with the coronavirus disease, we want to show our support, we want them to take care." SOUNDBITE 2(SPANISH): ALBERTO, Participant "Even if they have that disease, they should not be afraid of it. They should be strong, they protect themselves, that they pay attention to the protection measures of their country and they continue to strive, so that there is not a spread of the disease." SOUNDBITE 3(SPANISH): SOFIA, Participant "From here, from our beautiful Island, we send you faith, cheer, hope, that this disease is going to pass, that we are here for you, we hope you continue to build that beautiful and lovely country." Los Naranjitos is a community project based in the area of Arroyo Naranjo in Havana and it was founded 30 years ago. Xinhua correspondents reporting from Havana. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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China capable, confident to combat epidemic: Chinese diplomat

STORY: China capable, confident to combat epidemic: Chinese diplomat DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2020 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST 1.various of press briefing 2.SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): CAI WEI, Chinese Consul General in Houston 3.SOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): CAI WEI, Chinese Consul General in Houston 4.SOUNDBITE 3(Chinese): DAVID E. PERSSE, Houston Public Health Authority and Physician Director of Emergency Medical Services 5.SOUNDBITE 4(Chinese): AL GREEN, U.S. Congressman STORYLINE Consul General in Houston Cai Wei said here on Sunday that China is fully confident and capable to win the battle against the outbreak of novel coronavirus. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): CAI WEI, Chinese Consul General in Houston "China has been taking the most comprehensive and rigorous prevention and control measures, and we are fully confident and capable to win the battle against the epidemic." Cai said that China is fighting the outbreak for the sake of the health of its people as well as that of the world's people. SOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): CAI WEI, Chinese Consul General in Houston "In the face of public health contingencies, countries should adopt an objective and scientific approach to jointly respond to the challenges. We will always remember the sympathy and support given to us from the international community, including the US." Speaking at the briefing, Houston Public Health Authority and Physician Director of Emergency Medical Services David E. Persse praised China's "unprecedented" effort to control the epidemic. SOUNDBITE 3(Chinese): DAVID E. PERSSE, Houston Public Health Authority and Physician Director of Emergency Medical Services "The Chinese government has been very forthcoming with information and keeping us updated day to day…. And so not only the forthcoming of information but also the public health tactics that they have employed in terms of sealing off as best they can certain areas, certain communities… So this is a huge, huge effort, unprecedented probably in the history of mankind." Calling upon the society to properly recognize the health crises, U.S. congressman Al Green said fear itself could create more harm than the health crisis does. SOUNDBITE 4(Chinese): AL GREEN, U.S. Congressman "We are here today because of a health crisis that is global in scope that should be properly recognized. But that should not be feared to the extent that the fear itself creates more harm than the health crisis does. We are here to speak truthfully about circumstances that impact everyone across the globe, but not to the extent that we should panic…. What happens in China does impact us in the United States, but China and the united states, working together, can solve our problems." There has been rumor on social media concerning coronavirus cases in Houston, resulting in large drop of business in supermarkets and restaurants in Houston Chinatown area. To break the rumor and support Chinatown business, the press briefing was held in a restaurant in the area. Local political and business leaders attended the event. Xinhua News Agency Correspondents reporting from Houston, U.S. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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AU hails health cooperation with China

STORY: AU hails health cooperation with China DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2020 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST 1. various of flags of AU member state 2. various of journalists 3. various of AU officials 4. various of Banner 5. various of journalists 6. various of AU officials STORYLINE The African Union on Sunday hailed health cooperation with China which it said was crucial to fight various health crises. John Nkengsang, Commissioner, Africa-Center for Disease Control (CDC), said the AU has excellent health cooperation with China to deal with the various health challenges in the continent. "China has committed 80 million U.S. dollars for construction for the headquarters of Africa-CDC. We're working with our Chinese partners in a very collaborative manner". “We believe our relationship with China is very trusting and that Africa-CDC is a partnership with China that is very open to other partners as well” said Nkengsang at the sidelines of the 33rd ordinary session of the assembly of the heads of state and government of the AU being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The Africa CDC, which was officially launched in January 2017, has been undertaking various activities, to deal with disease outbreaks in African Union member states. Africa CDC is preparing to build a much-needed Africa Center for Disease Prevention and Control in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. This project is part of the commitment China made last year to the African people. Nkensang said Africa-CDC is currently conducting a coordinated approach with China to address the novel coronavirus outbreak and warned against baseless fearmongering. “We continue to have coordinated approach with China to address the novel coronavirus epidemic. So far, the WHO has made it clear there should be no restriction in flights to in and out of China and we adhere to the WHO advisory”. “I think we can count on the media to spread facts and not fears. If we promote fear and misinformation it will be very difficult to manage this epidemic” Nkensang told journalists. Amira El-Fadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the AU Commission, also hailed the continental body’s health cooperation with China. “We're also working also on having laboratories for diagnostics and also working with member states on how to deal with suspected cases of novel coronavirus” "We have an offer from the government of China to build the CDC headquarters in Addis Ababa. There is an agreement signed, the design is ready, the model is ready, the soil testing is being made and the laying of the corner stone has all been done". The Commissioner for Social Affairs of the AU Commission also sought to calm anxiety about the novel corona virus presence in the continent by confirming no cases of the virus has been found in African countries so far. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Hong Kong researchers invent fast novel coronavirus detection device

Researchers of a Hong Kong university have invented a fast portable detection device for novel coronavirus that reduces the whole procedure from sampling to testing to merely 40 minutes. With the latest microfluidic chip technology, the device heats up testing samples by 30 degrees centigrade per second, improving significantly from the current four to five degrees centigrade per second, according to a press release issued Thursday from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The speed of temperature change is the key that determines the efficiency of the detection, the faster the temperature rises, the shorter a device can come up with the test result, the researchers said. The invention was jointly made by a research team of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology led by Prof. Wen Weijia and a Shenzhen-based biotechnology startup company, co-founded by Wen and his doctoral graduate Gao Yibo. The researchers came up with the testing kit within a week after obtaining the new coronavirus sequence on January 20. The equipment set has been in use by disease control and prevention centers in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, and two more sets were being delivered to the center of central China's Hubei province. The invention has obtained international CE certification (EU standard). Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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New Zealanders express good wishes for China in fighting coronavirus

New Zealanders sent their best wishes to China as the country and its people are fighting against the novel coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) : KEVIN WATKINS, Hastings councillor "I am Kevin Watkins from the Hastings city, New Zealand, the home of the first China-New Zealand sister city. We have experienced the great warmth and love of the Chinese people, and now we send our love and our warmth back to you. We pray for you, we are your brothers and your sisters, and we reach out to you in your hour of need. Hastings people in the world are watching and applauding your courageous efforts to contain this virus. Hold fast, keep strong. You can win this battle, you must win this battle, you will win this battle. Fight the virus. China." SOUNDBITE 2 (English) : DAN, Dairyman "Go China. Go Wuhan. China, stay strong! Wuhan, stay strong!" SOUNDBITE 3 (English) : DAVID TREWAVAS, Taupo mayor "Hello, my friends in China. This is me, David, from Taupo, New Zealand. We are feeling for you at the moment. We understand that you are fighting today for the outbreak of the coronavirus. But cheer up. I'm sure it will come right very soon. We are very very good friends, New Zealand and China, and especially Taupo, New Zealand. Good luck and good health." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hastings, New Zealand. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Inner Mongolia sends medical team to Wuhan

North China's Inner Mongolia has sent a medical team to Hubei Province's capital Wuhan, the center of novel coronavirus epidemic. The members hope to make more patients recover through their efforts. Starting from Feb. 7, the first batch of members of Inner Mongolia's medical team entered Jianghan Shelter Hospital in Wuhan. They are responsible for the daily care of the patients infected by the disease. Every day they will encourage each other and wish each other well so as to fight against the epidemic in full spirit. Up to now, two groups of 239 medical personnel including doctors and nurses in respiratory department, infection department and critical care department have arrived in Hubei after receiving training in wearing and taking off protective equipments. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Shanghai hotel employs room service robot amid coronavirus outbreak

A franchise hotel in China's Shanghai has offered "non-contact" service during the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak by adopting a smart system and a service robot. Customers could book a room through the system. At the front desk, they would have body temperature measured before helping themselves check-in. Masks and hand sanitizers are also provided. If they need anything, a room service robot is ready to help. To ensure a clean environment, hotels across China need to disinfect their rooms and public areas regularly. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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China steps up national "pairing-up" support for Hubei

China has stepped up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). To fully support the Hubei Province, 16 municipalities and provinces will aid cities in Hubei province to fight the epidemic, following a national "pairing-up support for Hubei" policy. Shanghai has sent another 350 medical workers from two hospitals on Sunday to Hubei Province, where the novel coronavirus struck the most. Eight medical workers from Shanghai Medical Emergency Center were also ready for the call. They will be transferring contagious patients from hospital to hospital in the city of Wuhan. Among the 350, 214 were from Huashan Hospital and they will be working in ICUs in Tongji Hospital in Wuhan. The rest of them are from Ruijin Hospital. In order to fit into protective clothing, some nurses got their hair cut right before their departure. Shanghai has been sent nearly 1,000 medical workers from over 50 hospitals to Hubei Province since Jan.24. Five medical teams with 958 members from east China's Jiangsu Province were sent to Hubei Province on Sunday. The teams, from cities including Nanjing, Wuxi and Suzhou with two team leaders from the provincial health commission, mainly consist of medical personnel from departments of respiratory, critical care and intensive medicine, as well as clinicians of internal medicine and nursing staff. They are expected to take over 16 critical care zones in a local hospital together with 11 other medical teams coming from other places across the country. Jiangsu had previously sent four batches of medical teams to Hubei, with a total of 480 professionals including doctors, nurses, healthcare experts and testing staff. Guangdong has send tent "hospital" to epicenter of coronavirus outbreak and began operation. The small-scale hospital equipped with portable medical devices can meet basic clinic requirements. Meanwhile, China has been endeavoring to ensure daily necessities for citizens. By the end of February 7, 1200 tons of fruits and vegetables had been sent to Hubei, including 40,000 catties of eggplant and 50,000 catties of Hami melon. In Shandong, over 300 workers from Kangli Medical volunteered to work during the holiday. At the same time, the Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd produces more than 20 million tablets of antipyretic and analgesic drugs a day, sparing no effort to ensure medicines supply. With concerted efforts, "pairing-up" support, and efforts of Hubei residents the supply of daily necessities in the whole of Hubei Province has been secured. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) "Stay strong Wuhan, Stay strong China." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Anhui. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Nucleic acid testing technician, people closest to novel coronavirus

In a laboratory at the Center for Disease Control in Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, technicians are racing against time to conduct the novel coronavirus nucleic acid tests. As the people closest to the virus, they are trying the best to confirm as many cases as possible in order to buy more time for patients in receiving timely treatment. During the test, there is a high risk of getting infected with the virus if any of the steps goes wrong, since technicians need to grow bacterial culture from sputum sample and a great deal of aerosols are produced. Therefore, testing technician need to wear two layers of protective clothing, mask, goggles, face cover, gloves and water-proof boots in the laboratory. They usually work 8 hours consecutively at a temperature of 25 degrees Celcius. Every patient, confirmed or suspected of coronavirus infection, needs to have at least three nucleic acid tests. The laboratory has tested nearly 1,000 samples, as many more are coming. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuyang, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Indian youth express solidarity with China in battle against coronavirus

ndian youth showed their solidarity with China in the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak by sending their best wishes to the Chinese people. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RISHU MISHRA, Student "As we know that the coronavirus is spreading currently and it's so vulnerable for the people and the Chinese government is doing very well. They built a 1,000-bed hospital in just 10 days. That's incredible. No one can ever think of it. So, they are totally fighting it and supporting their people and making an awareness program about it. How you can cure yourself and how you prevent yourself. That's a great thing. We are supporting them and we are totally with the people who are suffering. Our blessings and prayers are for you and we hope you will be good in it." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHANDRU, IT Engineer "I always support the Chinese government on how the measure has been taken initially so that's a good thing. Give my regards to all the doctors who are serving for this particular (battle against the virus). They are just trying to prevent those people from (infecting with) the coronavirus so I just give a thumbs up to them. Fight against coronavirus." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHWETA JHA, Student "The Chinese government is doing really well. I heard about the hospital they prepared in just a few days for just only the coronavirus-infected patients, it's incredible. We are with them. We hope for their good recovery soon. We would like to appreciate the steps taken by the doctors and the nurses. They sacrifice their own lives just to save those people." Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Multiple measures taken to prevent coronavirus spread in Suizhou, China's Hubei

Xinhua correspondents visited Suizhou, central China's Hubei Province on Sunday, finding locals taking multiple measures to reduce the risk of novel coronavirus infection. With around 5,800 households, Liushutang community cut 41 exits to 14 on the very first day of the Lunar New Year to control flow of people. Store in the community is still providing daily necessities for residents. People can pay by scanning QR code on window and get goods outside the gate, which prevents close contact with others. Local community workers persuaded citizens to stay at home and delivered medicine and daily necessities to households in quarantine. In Suizhou Central Hospital, medical workers was transferring a patient suspected of being infected with the virus for better treatment. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG ZHENJIAN, Head of Suizhou Central Hospital "At present, 344 patients have been admitted into our hospital, with 2 and 23 in severe and critical conditions and 16 people have been cured and discharged. What we need most now is professional staff. Doctors and nurses for infectious diseases, respiratory and intensive care medicine are in urgent need." A total of 1,049 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus pneumonia have been reported in Suizhou by Sunday. Many people are still working on the frontline to fight against the virus. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Suizhou, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Difficulites force young Chinese women's basketball team to mature

The Chinese women's basketball team used suffocating defense and an up-tempo offense to overwhelm South Korea 100-60 to win their third consecutive Olympic qualifying game on Monday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. A highlight for basketball fans was the barrage of 3-point shots by Li Meng and Huang Sijing, coupled with the clutch scoring and rebounding of Han Xu, a trio that wowed audiences at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall during previous matches against Britain and Spain. The Group B games would have been played in Foshan, with China as the host, but they were moved to Serbia’s capital due to the coronavirus epidemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI MENG, Player of China's women's basketball team "Although we won the (Olympic) ticket early, this game was very important to us, so we still did our best and went for the victory. We have met South Korea once before in the past, and we are familiar with each other. This time, no matter what changes our opponents did, we just need to be ourselves and stick to our style. The advantages of the Chinese women's basketball is defense and counterattack." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI MENG, Player of China's women's basketball team "First of all, we are a very young and very energetic team. So no matter who our opponents are in the Olympic Games, we pay attention to the process of the game and show our training level, and don't think of the results - we just rely on ourselves." At a press conference, South Korean head coach Lee Moon-kyu said his team needs to improve defense, if it manages to qualify for the Olympics at all, with its single victory in Group B against Britain. South Korean player Han Byul Kim, who recorded a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) against China, said that the team had enough time to get acclimated to the time change and that everything ran smoothly for the team, praising Serbia as a host country. China's Huang Sijing recalled that South Korea beat China 81-80 at the FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament for Asia and Oceania and noted that the team had waited for a month for avenging the loss. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG SIJING, Player of China's women's basketball team "We came here to win this game. We executed everything our coach prepared. We did very well today. We want to be one of the best teams in the world, so that is why we know the importance of every game and we play every game very well." Coach Limin Xu said that his team managed to remain motivated after earning an Olympic ticket the day before with a victory over Spain, which was crucial in order to win the third match. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): XU LIMIN, Coach of China's women's basketball team "We did good at this tournament and, for the team, it is like stepping into another level, but we still need to work hard before we head to the Olympic Games." Xu mentioned that the relocation from Foshan to Belgrade created difficulties, but also inspired the team and commented "difficulties help a young team mature faster." SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): XU LIMIN, Coach of China's women's basketball team "We see strong opponents in America, Australia, Spain and France and we feel our team is not ready to beat these strong teams. This time we exploded. We are young, so we have this ambition. We show them what is Chinese basketball spirit. We fight in every game and that's why we have shown good performance. We have a long way to go and this is just the beginning." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Belgrade. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Fuzhou Railway Station monitors all passengers' temperature

In order to prevent coronavirus spread due to people returning to work, south China's Fuzhou Railway Station has been equipped with infrared thermal imager and infrared thermometer at all entrances and exits to monitor body temperature of all passengers. SOUNDBITE (Chineses): CHEN TAO, Spokesman of Fuzhou railway station "We have equipped the infrared thermometer at every entrance and exit of the station. We have launched 16 sets of infrared thermal imager and 90 infrared thermometers. If any passenger is detected with abnormal body temperature by infrared thermal imager, we will measure his or her by infrared thermometer for a second time." Fuzhou Railway Station has also set up quarantine area at each entrance and exit for people with abnormal body temperature and medical staffs are on duty to exam these people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Chinese women's basketball advancing in difficulties

Captain Shao Ting made a brilliant shot plus a free throw at the end of the thrilling game, helping China stun European champion Spain 64-62 in the Olympic women's basketball qualifying tournament in Belgrade on Saturday. The win guaranteed an Olympic ticket for the Chinese team to Tokyo 2020 as China had beaten Britain here on Thursday in the opening round of the four-team group which also has South Korea. China coach Xu Limin told Xinhua that he was surprised, and didn't expect such outcome of the game, but had confidence in the team's past three years of hard work. Analyzing the game, Xu said that it was a very exciting match. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU LIMIN, Coach of China's Women's basketball team "Compared with the previous game on Thursday, despite the shooting percentage wasn't satisfactory, we performed well in defense and rebounding, with nearly 20 rebounds more than the opponents." He described his feeling as "lucky" for beating one of the best teams in the world, praising their ability to close the 15-point gap in the final quarter. "Other teams do not have this kind of ability," he admitted. Xu noted that the game showed the improvement of his team. Center Li Yueru, who achieved a double-double (13 points and 15 rebounds), was more than modest about her performance. She told Xinhua that the team managed to defeat Spain by being prepared, persistently fighting, and showing to the opponents their own style of play. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YUERU, Player of China's Women's basketball team "We didn't expect that we could win. We just hoped to bring our best level into play. Although we made mistakes and had a lot of turnovers, I think we performed very well." Captain Shao Ting, who secured the victory in final seconds and stopped the amazing comeback of the opponents, admitted that her team was looking forward to this match as a learning opportunity and that only as "the game progressed, we found a chance to win this game, and we finally seized it". SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHAO TING, Player of China's Women's basketball team "After this game, we are more focused on tomorrow's game and hope to learn from South Korea again and to play at our true level." The Spanish team also praised the Chinese team, blaming the defeat on their weak start, catastrophic second quarter, and inability to break the match in the final seconds of the game. Alba Torres said that her team did not bring the best decisions and had a poor first half, but in the end fought for every ball. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALBA TORRES, Player of Spain's Women's basketball team "China played a really good game. They found strength to punish us. And for us, now it's up to us to analyze, and see what we can improve and to be ready for tomorrow." Spain coach Lucas Mondelo said that his team missed too many easy shots, which made them nervous in the second quarter, which they lost by 6-22. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): LUCAS MONDELO, Coach of Spain's Women's basketball team "China was able to run and to play quicker, fast breaks and this built their confidence. The Chinese team played very hard defense, but had only two fouls in second quarter, which was almost impossible. I want to congratulate the Chinese team for qualifying for the Olympics." Chinese player Li Meng and coach Xu Limin said at the press conference that the victory came after hard work, and represents a vital experience for the improvement of the team. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LI MENG, Player of China's Women's basketball team "This is only a beginning for our team, not our final goal. The ticket is only a key to open our future." Xu repeated that this was "a wonderful" game and a spectacle for all basketball fans. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): XU LIMIN, Coach of China's Women's basketball team "You know that we had a lot of difficulties. Originally, we were supposed to be the host in China, but then the venue was changed to Europe. Everybody knows about the novel coronavirus outbreak. We had to overcome many difficulties in order to play very well today against Spain, in the hard situation. Thus, the victory is even more valuable to us. We still need to improve a lot in the next game (against South Korea), to fix our problems for the future games." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Belgrade. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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China taking serious action to combat epidemic: Italian citizens

Italian citizens hail the Chinese government and people's action in the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): LUCIANO GERINI, Roman engineer "I think Chinese government had taken safety protection measures fast enough to constrain the virus. We have to take in mind that there are 1.4 billion people in China so China has taken enormous efforts to deal with the situation. Come on Wuhan, be strong!" SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CLAUDIA BETTIOL, Company founder "I want to say something to our Chinese friends, because you are fighting for all of us. In fact, you are closed in your city. You are doing this for us too. So I thank you for your effort. We don't know exactly what's happening, but from the news, we understand the situation is serious and you have taken serious action. I think there will be a rebirth. What's happening when there is a war or a big strong situation is that raise a step in technology, a step forward of a new way of economy, technology and social relationship. " Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rome. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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New York Chinatown celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with parade

hinatown's 21st annual Lunar New Year parade was held on Sunday in New York City's borough of Manhattan. The parade, which was organized by Better Chinatown USA, included dancing groups, floats, firecrackers and a variety of arts and entertainment performances. Many of this year's processions displayed banners that read, "Wuhan stay strong," regarding concerns about China's fight against the coronavirus epidemic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月10日

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Medical supply production boosted in NE China

Medical supplies are in high demand across China as the country is fighting against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. To ensure the supply of medical products, major producers of protective gear in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province resume production in full gear. Among them, Harbin Pharmaceutical Group General Pharm Factory. It resumed the production of medical products, including protective suits and face masks, on Sunday. Chinese authorities have reassured producers of key medical supplies that the government would be the ultimate buyer in a move to encourage production to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak. Such products initially include test kits, medical goggles, medical protective gear and masks, as well as their raw materials, and the list will be adjusted with the development of the epidemic, according to a guideline jointly issued by several ministries. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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A special Lantern Festival! People in NW China's Ningxia unite to control coronavirus

The Lantern Festival, which fell on Saturday this year, is for family reunion in China. But many people had to spend the traditional festival without their loved ones, as the country is battling against the novel coronavirus outbreak. Yao Zaixian and his wife Liang Ting are both medical workers in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. This Lantern Festival, Yao was working at the frontline in Xiangyang, central China's Hubei Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIANG TING, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University "Don't wear too many clothes under the protective suit. Take care of yourself please." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAO ZAIXIAN, Liang Ting's husband "Remember to have meal during night shifts." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIANG TING, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University "I will. Tell them to take care of themselves." Newlywed Mai Xiwen, a firefighter, and Ma Hongling, a nurse, from Ningxia's Wuzhong city canceled their honeymoon and joined the fight against the epidemic. Mai promised that he would give his wife an extraordinary honeymoon trip when the epidemic is contained. Zhang Caiwen and his son Bao Liang from Ningxia's Shizuishan city both joined the battle as community workers. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG CAIWEN, Resident in Shizuishan City "We belong to one family. We are willing to fight in joint efforts against the novel coronavirus." 18-year-old twin sisters Tang Yuanchun and Tang Yuanjing from Ningxia's Zhongwei city remained at their posts as railway station workers. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): TANG YUANJING, Staff of Zhongwei Railway Station "Severe as the epidemic is, we decided to remain at our posts." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yinchuan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Nearly 10,000 people isolated, a department store in Tianjin causes concern

The latest statistics on the epidemic situation of the novel coronavirus pneumonia in Baodi District of North China's Tianjin Municipality has been released at a press conference at 10: 00 a.m. on Feb. 7. 194 salespeople were centrally isolated, 9,200 customers were required to be isolated at home, 103 fever patients were sent to fever clinics, 23 person infected with the novel coronavirus pneumonia and 1 person died. These confirmed patients are related to a local department store, which has caused great concern. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MAO JINSONG, Chief Executive of Baodi District government, Tianjin "194 salespeople were isolated in centralized isolation points. As for these 9,200 customers, we asked them and supervised them to be isolated at home. All villages and communities are currently closed." On Jan. 31, a small appliance salesman was diagnosed. She was also the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia in the region. Later, her husband, the jewelry salesman in the shopping mall and the salesman in the shoe area were diagnosed one after another. However, there was no obvious epidemiological correlation between these confirmed patients until the fifth patient appeared, a customer who had shopped at the department store, was confirmed. Experts disclosed the epidemiological investigation results in detail. Experts judge that the salesperson in the shoe area who was the fourth confirmed but the earliest to suffer from the disease went to a nearby city from Jan. 12 to Jan. 13 to purchase goods. There were confirmed cases in that city and the infection was caused by transmission. The salesman became ill after returning to Tianjin, infecting customers who came to shop and eventually causing the spread of the virus in the department store in Baodi District. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YING, Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Office of Tianjin CDC "A shopping customer is infected within three hours. We can imagine that it is difficult for salespeople who work eight hours a day here to avoid infection." At present, there are nearly 10,000 isolators in total. Strict measures have been taken to control the spread of the epidemic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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87-year-old lady write poems to young granddaughter, a nurse in Wuhan

Wang Xinyue, a "post-90s" nurse from north China's Shijiazhuang Municipal People's Hospital, is now fighting on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Her 87-year-old grandmother wrote poems and recorded videos to cheer her up. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Wang Xinyue's grandmother "You are a soldier. For us. you are still a child and treasure. You are not just with beautiful appearance but also a beautiful heart. We are so proud of you. We are here to support you to support you in your efforts to complete this work and wait for you to return safely." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WAGN XINYUE AND HER COLLEAGUES "I would like to say to my parents, our souls are together at this Lantern Festival. The moon is full, we will reunited. Stay strong, Wuhan. Stay strong, China." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shijiazhuang, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Convention center in Wuhan turned into makeshift hospital in 24 hours

The China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center has been transformed into a 1,000-bed makeshift hospital in just 24 hours. The new "hospital" was built by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co.,Ltd, the same company that built Huoshenshan and Leishenshan hospitals. Located in Wuhan, the hardest-hit city of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China, the new "hospital" covers an area of some 10,000 square meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Medical enterprises step up medical supply production in NE China

Medical enterprises in northeast China's Liaoning have joined hands with the government to step up production of medical supplies after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. For days, Haoning Industry, a medical mask manufacturer has pledged continuous work of up to 24 hours per day to ensure the daily output of over 100,000 pieces. Neusoft Medical, a medical imaging enterprise, has donated 27 million yuan (about 3.8 million U.S. dollars) worth of high-end CT equipment and software to hospitals in Wuhan and delivered dozens of medical imaging equipment to relevant frontline hospitals in Liaoning and other provinces for patient diagnosis. Behind such intensive production by medical enterprises is the full mobilization of relevant government departments at all levels to strive to form a supply chain of key medical materials and maximize their potential. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PANG DAHAI, Shenyang Market Supervision and Management Bureau, Liaoning "With our coordination, relevant enterprises will take only seven days to complete the procedure to gain production qualification, which used to be half a year. At the same time, we have dispatched factory-based manager to these medical manufacturers to speed up the production of qualified products to meet the needs of frontline medical workers as soon as possible." Liaoning also strengthens the control of raw materials for protective materials to ensure the priority of the production of medical supplies such as medical masks and protective clothing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Liaoning, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Doctors celebrate Lantern Festival with patients in central China

China on Saturday marked a quiet Lantern Festival as cities canceled the otherwise jam-packed lantern shows, and many Chinese chose to avoid crowds to reduce infection risks during the novel coronavirus outbreak. In a hospital of central China's Hunan Province, medical workers celebrate a special festival with patients in the observation wards. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): WU YUJIE, Patient "The medical staff are so considerate that I can eat sweet dumplings in hospital. I feel like at home. Thanks to the doctors." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hunan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Sudanese official confident in China's ability to contain coronavirus

Sudan's Energy and Mining Minister Adil Ali Ibrahim said he is confident that the Chinese government and Chinese people will win the battle against the novel coronavirus. "Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we here in Sudan, people and the government, have been following the matter very closely together with the great efforts being made by the Chinese government and people to contain the virus," he noted. He commended China's efforts to contain the virus, saying "China is doing outstanding efforts and making arrangements never seen before to save the people of China and the people of the whole world." The minister further voiced Sudan's solidarity with China, saying "from Khartoum, we reiterate our support for our friends in China, especially in Wuhan. We tell them we stand with you people of Wuhan." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khartoum. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Foreign tourists in S. China's Guangxi believe coronavirus to be contained

Yangshuo, a county in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is known for its picturesque scenery, such as the Lijiang River. In 2019, Yangshuo County received more than 740,000 foreign tourists. The West Street in Yangshuo, where many foreigners gather, is therefore dubbed the "Global Village." As China is faced with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, foreign tourists living on the street say they believe the virus will be contained. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN BUTCHER, Tourist "It's easy to get information. There doesn't seem to be any block on the information. I will be following what's been happening. And yeah, the people at the school have been very helpful and everything that they can. It's a difficult situation. I think everybody seems to be working in the same direction to try and keep things calm and carry on." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THORSTEN VOLKMANN, Tourist "I'm not about to afraid about this situation because I think it will be well again. It comes back to normal. It will be." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANDREA FEILONG, Tourist "Everybody should be together rather than fighting one another and being scared of one another. So, and once again, it is like there are many more viruses throughout human history which were much worse than this." SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AKI, Owner of an Indian restaurant "So it's been like, over a month since this virus has affected everyone. And yes, a lot of people are leaving town and cities and the country even. But I believe like all the doctors and scientists are working very hard to find the cure for this. And I'm very, very sure like after we find the cure and this thing is over, I still think the Yangshuo will flourish again, because yeah, you can, the virus will come and go. But the beauty will stay over here always." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangshuo, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Inflation rate in Egypt hits 9.2 pct in 2019

Egypt's average inflation rate recorded 9.2 percent in 2019 compared to 14.4 percent in 2018, the Egyptian Cabinet's media center said. In an infographic posted on its website Saturday, the center said the recent drop in the inflation rate came as a result of the continued improvement of Egypt's economy. According to a 2019 review released by the Oxford Business Group, Egypt’s economy was given more confidence in 2019 due to positive macro-economic developments on the back of its comprehensive economic reforms. The report said real GDP growth was at 5.6 percent in fiscal year 2018/2019 (from July 2018 to June 2019), up from 5.3 percent in the previous fiscal year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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China thanks the Philippines for coronavirus control donations

Huang Xilian, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, expressed on Saturday the gratitude and appreciation of the Chinese government to the Philippine government and Filipino people for making donations to help China's fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. "On behalf of the government and people of China, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the people of the Philippines and the donors who have made this possible," said Huang at a handover ceremony of the relief supplies. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUANG XILIAN, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines "It is a gesture of tremendous goodwill, a gesture of solidarity and a gesture of support from the government of the Philippines to the people and the government of China." Huang briefed on China's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia, saying China has the resolution, the confidence and the capability to win the battle against the epidemic. The Philippines donated 52 boxes of basic emergency and medical items, including surgical face masks, protection suits, medical gloves, sanitation products and goggles for the people of Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, to show its solidarity with the communities in China affected by the outbreak. "This modest assistance is also our affirmation of the abiding friendship and legacy of mutual aid that has been the hallmark of Philippine-Chinese ties over the years," Brigido J. Dulay, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns of the Philippines, said at the ceremony. Dulay said the Philippines believes that China will emerge from these trying times with reinforced vigor and strength. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRIGIDO J. DULAY, Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary "To the people of Wuhan, We say 'Jia-you!' To the people of China, we also say 'Jia-you.'" Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Manila. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Ice Festival held in Toronto

Ice Festival 2020 opened on Saturday in Toronto of Canada. The twn-day event features a display of over 70,000 pounds of ice sculptures across the park. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Toronto, Canada. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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I believe in China: Algerian teacher in China

Mebarkia Seif Eddine from Algeria is a full-time English teacher and a part-time translator living in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Five years ago, he came to Yinchuan to learn Chinese. After graduation, he chose to stay in the city. Having witnessed the efforts paid by both the Chinese government and its people to combating coronavirus in recent weeks, Mebarkia is deeply moved. He believes that China can overcome the outbreak. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEBARKIA SEIF EDDINE, Teacher-Translator "I have been in China for five years. I have seen a lot of things going on in China. I believe in China. I believe in the Chinese government. Those people are in a miracle nation. It is a miracle nation. So the Chinese government, Chinese people that trust each other and together they can overcome this problem and you can do it. Guys, you can do it!" Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yinchuan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Afghan gov't expresses solidarity with China in battle against coronavirus

Afghanistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Naheed Esar has expressed Kabul's solidarity with Beijing in the battle against the novel coronavirus and expressed confidence that China would soon win the battle. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAHEED ESAR, Afghanistan's Deputy Foreign Minister "The people and the government of Afghanistan have sympathy and solidarity with the people and the government of China and are ready to cooperate with its limited resources." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Mass shooting leaves 27 killed, 57 injured in Thailand: PM

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Sunday that a shooting rampage in northeastern Thailand has left 27 people dead, including the gunman, and 57 others injured. The prime minister updated the latest death toll in the deadly mass shooting outside a hospital of northeastern Nakorn Ratchasima city, where a frenzied soldier opened fire at shoppers at a shopping mall late Saturday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bangkok. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Johns Hopkins Univ. of U.S. holds panel on coronavirus

A panel of experts with Johns Hopkins University in the United States convened this week to offer facts on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. TOM INGLESBY, Director of Bloomberg School Center for Health Security "We know about most viruses is that when people are most sick is when they are most infectious. We don't know enough about this virus to say that that is absolutely the case, but we believe that preponderance of infections are going to happen when people are sick. There is some information in China that suggests there may be some spreading of the virus before people are very sick and a few studies that suggest that might be a possibility, but we don't have a lot of information about that yet. So just for general purposes, we believe that most of the spread will occur around people who are symptomatic." The panel also addressed the public concern about the rapid rise of confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. CAITLIN RIVERS, Senior Scholar of Bloomberg School Center for Health Security "It's unlikely that a vaccine will be ready for use in the general public in months, many months potentially. It just takes a really long time to get the science, to do the clinical trials, to manufacture products, distribute them. It's a long process." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LAUREN SAUER, Director of Operations, Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response "I think it's important to know that the U.S. healthcare system is operating at capacity almost every day. If you think about it across the country. We have a lot of people in and moving through the hospital system every day. Here at Hopkins we are operating very close to capacity all the time. So the idea that we would have an outbreak like this and need to expand the hospital capacity, whether here at Hopkins or nationally is concerning." Sauer encourages individuals and institutions to review guidance on disease prevention provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, which can provide not only the most up-to-date news on the outbreak but also tips on precautions to take to prevent the spread of illness. Speaking about how to prevent pandemics in the future, Dr. Tom Inglesby calls for earlier response and faster development of vaccine. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DR. TOM INGLESBY, Director of Bloomberg School Center for Health Security "Overall, I think we need to move towards a much stronger capability of responding early with the tools that we can create." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Pakistani students send best wishes to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Students from National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad, Pakistan sent their best wishes to China as the country and its people are fighting against the novel coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD HAMZA, NUML student "Our prayer with China, all day and five prayers, we are praying for China or all the best wishes are for China and Chinese people, especially at this festival, we wish them good luck, because we are standing with them firmly shoulder to shoulder. And we support them in their efforts." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAIBA KHALID, NUML student "The doctors and the nurses proved to be angels at this time of misery. And they are so passionate. Their careers that they sacrifice their lives for the betterment of the situation. They are doing it for the whole world not only for China." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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American, Chinese artists celebrate Chinese New Year at NYC's Carnegie Hall

Over 500 hundred New Yorkers enjoyed a brilliant concert celebrating the Year of the Rat at Carnegie Hall on Friday night. The sixth annual Spectacular concert, staged at the Zankel Hall of Carnegie, featured a diverse roster of artists from China and the United States, including pianists Bi Cong and Michael Fennelly, violinist Deni Bonet, sopranos Chen Quan and Megan Weston, among others, in a combination of classic western opera, traditional Chinese drama and modern music. The event also included a performance of Kunqu by artists Shi Jiehua, Cheng Min, and Cai Qinglin, who gave local audience a fresh experience of one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera that integrates acting, singing and stage movement. One of the highlights of the night came as soprano Chen Quan, originally from Shanghai, staged the famous piece of Un Bel di Vedremo from Giuseppe Giacosa's Madama Butterfly. A graduate of both the Shanghai Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music, Chen told Xinhua she felt honored to perform at Carnegie to mark the Lunar New Year. I believe the beautiful interaction between music from different parts of the world, which could be found between Opera and Kunqu during tonight's show, will promote harmony between countries, ethnics and beliefs," said Chen. Produced by the Harvard Wealth Strategy & Management LLC and Premier Event Management Inc, the Spectacular concert has become a tradition in NYC to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New Year. We're thrilled to have such a strong and energetic group of new and returning talent," said Charles W. Sullivan, president of Premier Event Management. He said that the concert is a diverse blend of cultures and musical sounds, which aims to bridge the cultural gap between Chinese and American peoples. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Taliban shadow district chief killed in Afghan army overnight airstrike

Three Taliban militants, including a Taliban shadow district chief, were killed in an overnight Afghan army airstrike in northern Balkh province, the command of special forces said Friday. "Afghan Air Force airstrike targeted an area in Chimtal district, Balkh province Thursday night. The strike killed Taliban shadow district chief Shah Mohammad Jabar and two Taliban divisional commanders, Mawlawi Qadeem and Hennayat," Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps said in a statement. The targeted militants were planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along a main road, to target security forces in the district, in the western part of the province, 305 km north of the country's capital, Kabul, according to the statement. The militants often use home-made IEDs to make roadside bombs and landmines for targeting security forces. The Taliban militant group hasn't made a comment on the report yet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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New bridge in Bolivia highlights China-LatAm win-win cooperation

After more than a year of hard work, the 306-meter-long Parapeti Bridge undertaken by the China Railway Group Limited (CREC), was inaugurated on Friday in Bolivia.    The bridge, as one of the four longest bridges of the 160-kilometer El Espino-Charagua-Boyuibe Highway project, will replace the old wooden bridge built 63 years ago. According to the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC), the highway project runs through a highly productive agricultural area and is being carried out using up-to-date environmental standards in order to limit its impact on the environment. The indigenous coordinator between CREC and the community of Ipitakuape, Juan Pinto, said that the bridge is highly important for local inhabitants, not only as a means of transportation, but also because 85 percent of the labor for the project was drawn from the local indigenous population. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JUAN PINTO, Coordinator between China Railway Group and Ipitakuape Community "Obviously, as you can see, a lot has been done to ensure security. This bridge used to be very dangerous. There were many accidents, involving both cars and motorcycles. That is what has really happened on this very dangerous bridge, so we have to be really careful when crossing this bridge." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): SALOMON TORREZ, Indigenous leader "We are really happy today, truly excited. We have completed a magnificent project, the Parapeti Bridge. We are glad that the bridge was built in our town because it will promote development here. San Antonio is growing with every passing day." SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): EUGENIO BITIGAI, Leader of Guarani tribe "This project will not only promote tourism in the area but also bring more opportunities and let more people know about it." As a flagship project within the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the El Espino highway program in Bolivia is a prominent symbol of how win-win cooperation between China and Latin America helps all sides make progress and realize common development in an effort to build a community with a shared future for mankind. It is also a concrete proof of the viability and potential of the BRI to stimulate world economy through increased trade, enhanced infrastructure and expanded integration. The highway project began in June 2018 and has a total cost of 253 million U.S. dollars, financed by the Bolivian government through a credit from the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank). According to the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC), at this time, the project is nearly 50 percent complete and thirty-one local Guarani communities will benefit from the highway project.   SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): HUANG YAZHONG, Chinese Ambassador to Bolivia "Within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, China will continue to cooperate with Bolivia and carry out more projects. Currently, more than 60 Chinese companies are working on 55 cooperation projects in Bolivia, including over 20 highways, and roads with a total length of over 1,500 kilometers. We will continue to work with local government to complete these projects as soon as possible." Today, China has become the second-largest trade partner of Latin America, and Chinese enterprises have created over 1.8 million jobs in the region. Products from Latin America and the Caribbean region, such as Mexican avocado, Chilean cherry, Ecuadorian shrimp and Bolivian organic quinoa, have been enjoying huge popularity in China, which is in a new era of opening-up and forging closer ties with other countries. From highways to ports, from high-tech products to financial services, cooperation between Latin America and China in various fields has brought benefits to the two peoples. Though geographically far apart from each other, China's efforts to localize the BRI in Latin America and the Caribbean region have been widely recognized by local people and the El Espino highway program is just a telling example of their cooperation. The El Espino highway is a road for development, but far beyond a road. The win-win cooperation between China and Latin America within the framework of jointly building the BRI will surely serve as a model for South-South cooperation, injecting new impetus to building a community with a shared future for mankind. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bolivia. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Toronto Golf and Travel Show

The Toronto Golf and Travel Show is back for it's 30th annual show at the International Centre in Toronto. Hundreds of people lined up at the show venue before the doors opened at noon and raced to sign up for a free round of golf at one of over 50 courses across the country. Aside from that, there are many exhibitors from golf resorts around North America, and manufacturers as well as local golf courses. Over the weekend, the show is expecting 15,000 to 20,000 attendees. SOUNDBITE (English): LARS MELANDER, General Manage, Toronto Golf and Travel Show "Today is our grand opening of the 30th anniversary show. We have resorts from all over North America, golf courses from all across Ontario. We have a party contest. We have a long drive championship. So if you can hit it long, come on down here and let's see what you got. We have a thing called spring into golf where you can come down and get a free golf game. All you have to do is be here. First come, first serve on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There is about 50 golf courses you can choose from. And it's first come, first serve. Some of the courses are wooden sticks, Eagle's Nest, similar to those courses. We have a teaching range from the Canadian Federation of Teachers. It's ten dollars for a 15 minute lesson and get you ready for spring golf. And there's a demo range where we have six manufacturers. You can test out the latest and greatest in golf equipment. Well, for instance, a driver is almost three times the size it was 15 years ago. So if you don't hit it on the sweet spot, you still can get a long drive. And then the irons are made of stainless steel. So they give you - It's all about distance. Everybody wants to hit the ball farther and the latest equipment can help you do it. We're expecting 15 to 20,000 over the weekend." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Toronto, Canada. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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UN says Horn of Africa becomes worst desert locust-affected area

In the Horn of Africa, the worst affected area by the locust infestation, there is an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihood as the increasing desert locust swarms in Ethiopia and Somalia have continued to migrate into Kenya. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the increasing desert locust swarms in Ethiopia and Somalia have continued to migrate into Kenya, where they spread to 14 northern, central and southwest counties, reaching within 200 km of northeast Uganda and southeast South Sudan. Somalia is the first country in the region to declare a state of emergency over the infestation. As of now, the upsurge is contained to three countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. This is the worst locust situation Somalia and Ethiopia have seen in 25 years. Last time Kenya affected with an infestation at this scale was 70 years ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DOMINIQUE BURGEON, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO "Since the beginning of January, we saw large quantities, huge swarms of locusts. Some of them measure 60 km by 40 km, which equals 2,400 square kilometers. When we know that for just a square kilometer, 35 to 40 million of desert locusts can eat as many as 35,000 people, we realize that a swarm of this size, 60 by 40, can eat as many as 80 million people. It gives you a sense of the scale of the crisis we are facing and we need to address it immediately." In these three countries, food crops and livestock forage are being heavily impacted. The swarms are uncommonly large and can consume huge amounts of crops and forage. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DOMINIQUE BURGEON, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO "There are about 12 million people in the three countries that are already in IPC Phase 3+, which means that requires humanitarian assistance for their survival. Therefore, what we really want to do is to avoid this situation to further deteriorate, especially that now, what we see, it's that there will be a new generation of locusts that is going to come and that will coincide with more or less the time of the planting season that will start in April, May, in some of the countries." Across all of East Africa region, 19 million people are already in severe acute food insecurity and experts warned of a high risk of further deterioration of the situation as this is a key season for pastoralists and farmers. In Kenya and Somalia, it is the most important cropping season of the year. While this is not the key cropping season in Ethiopia, it is crucial to the regeneration of pastures and forage vegetation for pastoralists and their livestock. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DOMINIQUE BURGEON, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO "We were in Kenya two weeks ago. We have seen large swarms of locusts. For that, what we need to do is aerial spraying. What we saw here this morning, it's hopper bands so they are not flying yet. For that, we can do ground control operations. So, there is a variety of tools that we have at our disposal to do these control operations. The problem we have in the region is that the planting season will occur very soon. It will start April, May in most of the countries. It means that if we are not able to control locust populations for the moment, there will be a huge impact on the forthcoming planting season." Locust activity in the broader Red Sea area and in South West Asia is also a source of concern. Locust infestations continue to grow along both sides of the Red Sea with swarms near the Sudan/Egypt border, the Sudan/Eritrea border and the coast of Yemen. Several swarms also recently arrived on the eastern coast of Oman and moved south to Yemen. In southwest Asia, residual adult groups and swarms are still present along both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border. In the Horn of Africa, governments are conducting aerial and ground control operations, spraying pesticides to kill the large swarms. However, their capacities are stretched to the limit by the speed of the pests and the scale of infestation. In parts of Somalia, control operations are difficult due to security considerations. FAO is raising funds and surging experts and supplies to affected countries so that anti-locust activities can be scaled up. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DOMINIQUE BURGEON, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO "This is now that we need to mobilize international assistance. We have been appealing for 76 million dollars. Unfortunately, as of today, we have only received 19 million of that. We have received from the OCHA Central Emergency Response Fund, a few donors including FAO's own resources but now it's time for the international community to understand that it's an issue that needs to be dealt with now. Otherwise, we will turn into a situation of a plague. There will be high levels of acute food insecurity. There will be million more people that will require food assistance and it will take us years to control the situation." The desert locust is the most dangerous migratory pest in the world. A locust swarm of one square kilometer can eat the same amount of food in one day as 35,000 people. Another round of breeding has now begun in all three most affected countries. Left unchecked, and given additional rains expected - an enabler for desert locust reproduction - the desert locust swarms could grow 500 times bigger by June. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

RM 121901894

Landmarks in many Chinese cities light up to show solidarity with Wuhan

Landmarks in many Chinese cities light up to show solidarity with Wuhan, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, on Saturday, or the traditional Lantern Festival. In north China's Tianjin Municipality, many buildings were illuminated with slogans to cheer on the city of Wuhan. In Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Tianfu Panda Tower was illuminated with slogans to support Wuhan. China's highest TV tower, the Canton Tower in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, lit up in solidarity with Wuhan. Landmarks in Jinan, the capital city of east China's Shangdong Province, were illuminated with slogans reading "Stay strong, Wuhan; stay strong, China" to cheer up the city of Wuhan. By doing so, people from different parts of China expressed determination to win the battle against the novel coronavirus and their respect for medical workers and all those fighting on the frontline against the epidemic and making tremendous efforts in protecting people's life and health. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, Guangzhou,Chengdu , and Jinan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Businesses voice confidence in Chinese economy amid coronavirus outbreak

Many businesses in China have voiced confidence in Chinese economy while the country continues to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak. Some transformed and upgraded their manufacturing to cope with the current situation. HOdo Group, one of China's largest apparel manufacturers in east China's Jiangsu Province, has moved its business to the production of protective suits for people fighting on the front lines. The company is expected to produce 60,000 pieces of protective suits every month. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHUQIAN, Deputy secretary of HOdo Group "According to data, though offline consumption is weak, e-commerce via online platforms has become more vigorous. This means that the market is still there, so we are confident about it." A number of Chinese cities have rolled out supportive measures to help businesses tide over the ongoing epidemic. Supportive measures include strengthening fiscal support to enterprises that have contributed to the fight against the epidemic, reducing or exempting their rent and introducing tax incentives. Evertech Technology Development Ltd. in south China's Guangzhou sells disinfectant-manufacturing equipment. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU ZHIWEN, Evertech Technology Development Ltd. "In January, the ICBC Wuyang Sub-branch gave us a very good loan. A 7 million credit extension was granted for a 10-year period, and they approved it very quickly, within two weeks. We need high capital turnover. So this is very helpful to us." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiangsu/Guangdong, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Vlog: Buying a mask amid coronavirus outbreak in China

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VICTOR KUTSAIRA, Student in Hefei University of Technology in China "Good morning, guys. So my name is Victor. Yeah, you know the virus right now. I'm trying to get my mask and I only get one mask left. I guess I’ll try to buy another one. So on Taobao, input "mask" in Chinese and you can see that. There is this. You can see that, it's not available here. I can see here." "Yeah, so I'm going outside now and I'm just wearing my mask. Open the window, and it's a little bit rainy out there. Yeah, just get my phone. So I'm going outside. It’s my birthday. You see here, the Ayi (the cleaner) is mopping. Hello Ayi!" "Disinfecting the place everytime, three or four times a day. Yeah, so let's check out what we have outside." "But the whole school is basically empty with nobody. You can see, it's all still. this is the basketball court. This is one of the doors, one of the entrances, it's locked right here. There is nobody at the court. All right. So I'm entering the supermarket now." "Yeah, they got to check out my temperature. So in China right now, this is a very common scenario, wherever you go, you get to check out your temperature and at the same time you have to be wearing your mask. Yeah. So I'm at the pharmacy now. Okay, you see there is no mask, no alcohol. You can see straight behind here, I don't have to go inside." "Although we don't have enough masks, we have a lot of foodstuffs. See, a lot of stuff. So, today is my birthday. I got chips and I'm gonna celebrate this today. So I'm gonna give one of my friends this. This will surprise him. It's my birthday." "Bro, hey! Catch. How are you doing? Okay, alright. What's up? Can we cook something together? No problem. And what's this for? That's a gift, a present to you for my birthday. Alright." "When did you get these vegetables, where did you get tomatoes?" "And actually these vegetables are distributed by the school for free. At this tough time. Of course we are very grateful and thankful for the school administration." "Okay, good, it looks nice." "Because of the virus, we are not going to eat together, but he is gonna share it to me. You know, that's one of the best prevention. Thank you so much. I will show you the food in a moment." "So this is my lunch and happy birthday to me. See you afternoon." "So normally I play music and I do this with some of my friends. And at the weekends, we do this all the time. But no we can not go outside, but I totally support this decision of not going outside, because I feel like it's a better chance for us to prevent the virus. And, despite all that, we are very good. Although I miss my friends, I do play alone and it's quite good. So I'm happy, overall." "There is a knock. Let me go check who it is." "Hi, alright. How are you doing ? It's time to give the mask. That's alright. Okay, let me put on my mask." "Ready go. Here it is. That's it. And it's not easy to find the masks, so look outside and the pharmacies, but thank you for the university that provided us some masks, right? Right, guys? All right, so thank you very much.” "Every day, get up in the morning and I'm checking the news. It's very clear. It's very transparent. Knowing what the government is doing. We have confidence in the measure, the precautions and steps they are taking. In 10 days, you know, they use this project, they have built a hospital in 10 days and building another hospital in Wuhan to try to control this virus. So you can see that we have confidence and we have to be assured that this situation is gonna be contained and it's not gonna stay for long.” "Yeah. That's all, guys. That's all what I had to offer to you today. And it was fun. It was cool. Thanks for having me. And it is a good day, my birthday, of course. So until next time, take care, be safe, put on your mask and drink more water and try not to go to public places and do whatever it is necessary to prevent this from escalating any further. Thank you. Good bye.” Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

RM 121900089

Inside Wuhan: take a closer look at makeshift hospital treating coronavirus patients

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA YUANCHI, Xinhua correspondent "We are now at a makeshift hospital at Wuhan Livingroom. At present, the hospital is divided into A, B and C three areas. Area A has already been put into use. Areas B and C will be put into use soon and about 200 patients will be sent here and admitted at Area A on Saturday. Looking at the exterior of the complex, we found that the overall planning here is quite orderly. There is a command center as we can see, and then there are vehicles providing various support. Area B and C haven't been delivered to receive patients for now. Let's get into Area C to have a closer look. Now we enter the entrance here, and I think a disinfection area will be set up here along the passage. Here we see the overall view of Area C of the "Wuhan Livingroom". We can see bunk beds covered with sheets. Military coats and power sockets have been prepared. There are electric blankets to keep people warm . It is said that there are totally some 1,700 beds in the three areas, which shows a considerable capacity. As we can see, the C Area is very large and there are some spare wheelchairs and electric blankets. Besides, some books have also been placed here to help enrich lives of the patients. There are various convenient food available for the patients, just as snack or additional meal. Of course, the patients have their own meals. Since this area is not yet officially open, the protection level is comparatively a bit low now. But even so, I still feel suffocating after speaking for a while with the mask. These staff members, dressed in protective gear, have to work for long hours. It's really not easy. There is a microwave oven and charge bank. This is supposed to be a working area for medical staff, a small medical room, with some medical equipment and materials on this side. This is a door connected to the outside to take supplies in. Once it is put into use, here should be a relatively isolated environment." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

RM 121899954

Toronto Woodworking Show

The second annual Toronto Woodworking Show was held at the Toronto International Centre in Toronto and was packed with hundreds of hobbyists and craftsman looking at the latest and newest technologies in the industry. The show features various seminars with industry-known brands and craftsmen providing information and tips and tricks and answer attendees' questions. The show is free to all high schoolers taking a woodshop course in school and is a great way to expose younger attendees to the world of woodworking. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN DOWNES, manager of Toronto Woodworking Show "I'm the show manager. My wife and Gina and I are the show managers and we've been putting on with shows for 25 years. This is the second year for Toronto and the response is huge. We're getting a tremendous amount of people out. There's tons to do. There's seminars on everything from woodturning to carving. There's hands on workshop where you can do everything from leather making to twine working and knots. We have companies like stockroom supply with all of the machinery that you need with companies like Lee Valley Tools where it's all hands on. And there's some specialty guys here with nothing but specialty hand tools, handmade artisan craft, hand tools. Some of this stuff is just exquisite." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Toronto, Canada. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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ACT to Protect children campaign launched in South Sudan

During the week-long visit to South Sudan, Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, launched a local version of a global campaign "ACT to protect" children affected by conflict. Thousands of children have suffered at the hands of armed forces during the civil war in South Sudan. Many have been killed, maimed, abducted, separated from their families and denied access to education and healthcare. These soldiers have spent the past three days learning how to prevent these kinds of violations in future and to, instead, protect children from the ravages of war. At the conclusion of the training, they received a special message of encouragement from Virginia Gamba who is visiting South Sudan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIRGINIA GAMBA, UN Special Representative of Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict "You would not believe the types of things that I get to see, the new ways of violence against children that are being invented every day of the week. You are the lucky ones, you have the one chance, not just to prevent this in your own country, but also to serve as a model to others and eventually when you can all become delisted from the lists of the Secretary-General on violations against children and armed conflict, you will be able to become peacekeepers and police peacekeepers and you will be able to go provide protection further afield." During her week-long visit, she also met the country's First Vice President, government ministers, members of the opposition parties and armed forces as well as civil society and religious leaders. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VIRGINIA GAMBA, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict "Learning how to raise awareness in the population to ensure that children have the chance that we ourselves never had growing up. So, we want to change something, let us change our own realities, let's not reinvent ourselves, let's give the new generation the possibility of growing up free from fear and free from want." The campaign is supported by South Sudanese political leaders who spoke passionately at the launch about how children have suffered because of the violence that has plagued the country for more than five years. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOSEPHINE LAGU, South Sudan Opposition Alliance Chairperson "They may suffer because their parents are away from them and may be participating in the armed conflict away from home. They may suffer because they may be denied any access to education. So, instead of being in school, they are displaced, or their parents may be displaced and so they suffer. They suffer also in terms of access to medical care and I think, during the time of armed conflict, we lose young children disproportionately because of a lack of access to medical care." The United Nations is partnering with the government and opposition parties in the campaign and all efforts to prevent violence against children. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALAIN NOUDEHOU, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Humanitarian Coordinator, UNMISS "This campaign is simply to call all of us to make sure that we spread the message that protecting children is, not only, about what the government does, or what the armed forces do, or the military does but it's about something that we are all going to do as part of our community." Violations against children has reduced significantly since the signing of a peace deal in 2018 that included a permanent ceasefire. However, many children still continue to suffer harm and it is hoped that the South Sudanese Government will sign up to a formal Action Plan to end and prevent all grave violations against children in the future. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Juba. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Mexican health official lauds China's response to coronavirus outbreak

The measures China is taking to fight the new coronavirus are making it possible for both the country and the international community to control the epidemic, according to the Secretary of Health for the Mexican state of Baja California, Alonso Perez Rico. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALONSO PEREZ RICO, Secretary of Health for Baja Californi "In the specific case of China, I have to praise as an example as the mechanisms of public health that they have implemented, in the speed with which they have implemented them, in the strategies they have taken, in their openness in sharing patient clinical data, the statistics that they have." Chinese authorities have been working to contain the new coronavirus, which causes severe respiratory illness, since it first appeared in the city of Wuhan. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ALONSO PEREZ RICO, Secretary of Health for Baja California "Few countries in the world have the infrastructure and medical processes that are as efficient as China's. They put up a cordon and a medical filter in the city of Wuhan. Right now, they are creating a second makeshift hospital. It has an important rotation of doctors. Several doctors from other regions of China were mobilized expeditiously for the symptomatic care of patients who are currently suffering from the viral infectious disease, the coronavirus. So in that sense, I have nothing but great admiration for the Chinese health system, because they have proven very efficient, open to treating their population and obviously complying with protecting the world from a mutated viral entity." The official said that the coronavirus is transmitted in a similar way to the flu, but has a lower lethality. Nevertheless, it is highly important for people report any suspicious symptoms. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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S. Sudan, armed groups sign historic action plan in protection of children rights

The Government of South Sudan and different armed groups in the country took a historic step by signing a Comprehensive Action Plan to end and prevent all grave violations against children. The signing ceremony was held on Friday in the South Sudanese capital Juba in the presence of the UN Special Representative for children in armed conflict Virginia Gamba. The document has been described as the first global plan in one single document covering all six gave violations, since the creation of the Children and Armed Conflict mandate in December 1996. The six grave violations against children in armed conflict are recruitment and use of children, killing and maiming of children, sexual violence against children, attacks on schools and hospitals, abduction of children and denial of humanitarian access for children. The Action Plan which is expected to be a model for many countries, if followed by letter and spirit, will see South Sudan delisted from the annexes of the Secretary-General's Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict. Speaking at a ceremony which also saw the inauguration of a building in which different armed groups will work on implementing the Action Plan, the country's Deputy Minister for Defence called for continued support towards its implementation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) MALEK REUBEN, South Sudan Deputy Minister of Defence "We are doing this voluntarily, not without any resources, but it is our prerequisite and commitment to do it because these are our children. Nobody is forcing us, because we believe protecting our children and all the human rights is our moral imperative." Gamba applauded the signatories and the Government, adding that this was a win for the children of the country. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) VIRGINIA GAMBA, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, UN "The more children that are allowed the opportunity to grow up in peace, that are allowed an opportunity to think creatively, that are not beaten up because they think differently, these children will produce ideas that can save the world." The Special Representative has been on a four-day visit to the country, this being her second visit. The Action Plan comes at a crucial moment for South Sudan, ahead of a transitional government expected before the end of February. A high-ranking military official said the South Sudan's People's Defence Forces was committed to the Action Plan. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) GABRIEL JOK RIAK, Chief of Defence Forces, South Sudan's People's Defence Forces "Without children, there is no country. Without children there is no human progress. So, let's say the child is the alpha and the omega of life. So, we value them as we value ourselves." The armed groups committed to the Action Plan, which will apply to them as their forces unify with the government forces following the expected formation of the transitional government later in February. This will include the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) led by Riek Machar, listed for child recruitment and use, killing and maiming and abduction of children. It will also include the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), which committed itself to better protect children although they have not been listed. During her visit, the Special Representative called on all parties to conflict to continue their efforts to put an immediate end to all violations against children, adding that she remained hopeful. The Special Representative also launched the 'ACT to Protect', an advocacy campaign that was announced globally in April last year, to generate greater awareness and support actions to end and prevent grave violations committed against children in times of conflict. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Juba. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Kenya mourns late President Moi

Kenya mourns the death of the country's second president Daniel Moi who passed away at the age of 95 on Tuesday after prolonged medical care at a hospital in Nairobi.     Moi, who retired in 2002 and remains the country's longest-serving leader with 24 years at the helm, left an indelible footprint on Kenya's sporting scene. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday paid tribute to Moi as he kicked off the official state funeral ceremonies ahead of the burial. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan President "The sun has set on a truly extraordinary man. A masterful yet thoughtful leader. A suave yet firm diplomat. One who served the nation with dignity and honour. One whose wisdom and diplomatic finesse kept Kenya, both relevant and neutral, even as the whole world was in the grips of the Cold War." He described Mzee Moi as a balanced leader who during the clamour for multi-partism, listened to both sides and set the stage for the re-introduction of multiparty politics.                    SOUNDBITE 2 (English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan President "To his last day in office as President, he remained committed and ready to defend Africa and her people. He believed, deeply, that we had the answers to the questions that troubled our continent. Our Nation is not alone in mourning the passing of President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. The whole of Africa is mourning with us." The President, who was accompanied by the deputy president and other senior state officials, later proceeded to the parliament. Moi's body will lie in state at parliament for three days until Monday afternoon followed by a state funeral at the Nyayo National Stadium on Tuesday. The former Head of State will be buried on Wednesday next week at his Kabarak home in Nakuru County. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Old man in north China's Tianjin asks police to relay donation to Wuhan

At noon on February 4, a senior man dropped a bag at Wuxia police station in Dongli District, Tianjin. The police opened the bag and found that there was 10,000 yuan (about 1,400 U.S. dollars) in it. Before the police could make a record, the old man hurried away. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BIN, Policeman "I felt very surprised and guessed he might pick up something others had lost. My colleague and I opened the bag. There was cash. I asked the old man to register. He refused, saying please transfer the money to Wuhan. After that, he turned and left. We counted the cash. There were 10,000 yuan and a note which says 'Comrade, Please transfer this to Wuhan. Thank you'." Later, the police found the old man, but he only agreed to be interviewed anonymously. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Old man "I could have donated the money a few days earlier, but I could not find mask to buy, so I can't go out. What I've done is nothing important." Unexpectedly, 2 days later, February 6, at the same police station, another old man came throwing an envelope and left in a hurry. There was 5,000 yuan in the envelope. There was also a line on the envelope reading "for Chinese and Wuhan to stay strong". Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Virginia building fire contained, crew hitting hotspots

Firefighters have contained a massive building fire in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, eastern U.S. state of Virginia, fire authorities said Saturday. Fire crews are hitting hotspots and units are expected to remain on scene for an undetermined length of time, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department tweeted Saturday afternoon. The four-alarm fire broke out in a five-story townhouse complex construction site on Saturday morning, according to authorities. "Because the unfinished building is lacking usual fire walls and sprinkler systems, fire spread was rapid and intense," Arlington County Fire Department said in a tweet. Thick black smoke was seen kilometers away from the site. Traffic has been shut down in both directions nearby. No civilian or firefighter injuries have been reported. Fairfax County, in Northern Virginia, borders both the City of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C. Several fire units are responding to a "4-alarm townhouse complex fire" in Alexandria, eastern U.S. state of Virginia, on Saturday, according to Arlington County Fire Department. "Because the unfinished building is lacking usual fire walls and sprinkler systems, fire spread was rapid and intense," the fire department said in a tweet. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department tweeted "wind conditions are posing challenges for crews." No injuries have been reported. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Turkish security forces seize 364 anti-drone thermal reflective umbrellas

Turkish security forces seized a total of 364 umbrellas with thermal reflective capacities used in fending off from drones in anti-terrorism operations in southeast Turkey, semi-official Anadolu news agency reported. Gendarmerie forces uncovered a big underground winter shelter believed to be used by "terrorists" in Lice district of Diyarbakir province and discovered the stash of umbrellas, the agency said. According to security forces, the umbrellas were used to block patrolling unmanned aerial vehicles' (UAV) thermal signals in order to avoid detection. Anadolu did not name any specific terrorist organization but for decades now, Turkey has been struggling against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, has waged an armed campaign against Turkey for more than 30 years, resulting in the deaths of nearly 40,000 people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Mumbai children send best wishes to China as it combats novel coronavirus

Students from the Gurukul School of Arts in Mumbai sent their best wishes to China as Chinese people are making unremitting efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus. They have also created paintings and dedicated them to Chinese doctors who are fighting against virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Child from Mumbai "We would like to tell the patients and victims of the coronavirus not to lose hope and keep fighting against this virus. Fight Virus." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Child from Mumbai "China is trying the best to get rid of this disease. Hospitals are being built for the people who are suffering from this disease." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Child from Mumbai "We have to salute the doctors and staff members of the hospitals of China and to pray for the victims who are suffering from the coronavirus. Fight virus." SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Child from Mumbai "Get well soon China. Fight virus." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Colombia celebrates 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties with China

This year marks 40th years of anniversary of diplomatic ties between Colombia and China. An event was held Friday to mark the special occasion in Bogota. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LAN HU, Chinese Ambassador to Colombia "President Ivan Duque has stated several times that he hopes to learn from China's experience in poverty reduction, the fight against corruption, sustainable economic development, and technological innovation. Meanwhile, many of the advanced practices in Colombia in environmental protection and social cooperation also have an important meaning for China." A new serie of stamps has also been launched in the event. It is made up of four images of China's Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, Colombia's Wall of Cartagena, and the archeological statues of St. Augustine. The serie is meant to pay tribute to the similarities between the two cultures. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bogota. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Top three parties tied at 22 pct support in Irish general election: exit poll

The top three political parties in Ireland, namely Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein, basically enjoyed the same support rate in the country's 2020 general election which ended here at 10:00 p.m. local time on Saturday night, according to an exit poll. The exit poll, which says it has a margin of error of plus and minus 1.3 percent, showed that Fine Gael, the ruling party headed by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, won a 22.4 percent support in the election, followed by Sinn Fein (22.3 percent) and Fianna Fail (22.2 percent). This is the first time in the country's history when there are three major parties competing with each other on almost equal footing instead of the two in the past elections, said RTE, the country's national radio and television broadcaster which commissioned the exit poll in partnership with other organizations. The general election kicked off at 7:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Saturday morning as scheduled, with the participation of a record number of female candidates, local media reported. Out of the 515 candidates, who are either fielded by different political parties or running as independents, more than 160 are women, reported local media, adding that this is the first general election in the country in which there is a female candidate running in every constituency. To encourage female participation in the country's politics, each political party is required to have a minimum of 30 percent female candidates, or they will forfeit half of their state funding. It is reported that all the major political parties have met the requirement. A total of 6,500 polling stations have been set up in 39 constituencies across the country. During the 15-hour voting, candidates competed for 159 seats in the Dail, the lower house of the Irish parliament, with one seat being automatically renewed for the speaker of the Dail. Whoever wins the simple majority of the seats in the Dail will be empowered to form the next government, according to Irish laws. Earlier on Friday, voting on 12 offshore islands of Ireland, which involved more than 2,100 voters, was already held ahead of the rest of the country to avoid any possible delays in the national counting of the votes on Sunday. Counting of the votes will start at 9:00 a.m. local time on Sunday morning and the results of the counting could be announced later in the day. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dublin. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Voting for local elections held in Indian capital

Voting for the local elections in the Indian capital took place Saturday amid tight security and adequate arrangements, officials said. Polling across the city's 70 constituencies started at 8:00 a.m. local time and went on until 6:00 p.m. local time. "The polling is underway and voters are casting their votes at the designated polling stations," an official said. Eyewitnesses said long queues of voters were seen outside polling booths waiting to cast votes. According to the election commission, 672 candidates are in the fray for 70 seats. Officials said tight security and elaborate arrangements were put in place to ensure free, fair and peaceful polling across the city. The services of Delhi Metro began at 4:00 a.m. local time to facilitate the polling personnel and others to reach their destinations in time. Around 14.7 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the elections. Authorities have set up 13,750 polling stations for the people to cast their votes. Around 40,000 police personnel and several companies of paramilitary force have been deployed for security of polling premises. In addition, 19,000 home guards assisted in ensuring security for polling booths and premises. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to appeal to voters to exercise their franchise. In the ongoing elections, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is seeking to regain power under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal. He is facing tough competition from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. The counting of votes will be taken up on Feb. 11. During the city's previous elections held in 2015, AAP swept polls and registered a landslide victory by winning 67 of 70 seats. The BJP won just three, while India's grand old Congress party failed to win even a single seat. The election commission has issued a notification restricting media from conducting or publishing any exit poll during local elections in Delhi on Saturday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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Syrian army finishes combing Saraqeb city

The Syrian army on Saturday finished combing the formerly rebel-held city of Saraqeb in the northwestern province of Idlib from explosive devices and roadside bombs, state news agency SANA reported. The army captured Saraqeb on Wednesday, the latest in a string of victories the army scored in Idlib against the radical rebel militias. Saraqeb is strategic because it sits on the intersection of two major highways, one linking the capital, Damascus, to the north, and the other connecting the country's west and east. The victory came days after the Syrian forces captured the city of Maarat al-Numan in the southern countryside of Idlib, which was the first big achievement toward securing the Damascus-Aleppo highway. The Syrian government, backed by its ally Russia, has kept up a military offensive in Idlib province, aimed at securing the strategic highway that runs along the rebel-controlled territory. President Bashar Assad's forces have seized dozens of rebel-held towns and villages in the past two months in Idlib. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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All hostages released, gunman still at large in northeastern Thailand

Hostages were rescued from the gunman who had killed at least 20 people late Saturday in Nakhon Ratchasima of northeastern Thailand, but the gunman is still at large, police sources said early Sunday. According to Thai police sources, soldiers rescued hundreds of people from a shopping mall late Saturday night as they continued to hunt for a gunman who had holed up inside after killing at least 20 people. A Thai soldier drove a stolen Humvee about nine miles to the mall, armed with an assault rifle went on a shooting rampage at a military base and the mall on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, injuring 31, with 4 in serious condition. A Defense Ministry spokesman, Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tantravanich, said that the soldier had shot and killed his superior officer and injured several military officers. The soldier suspect also post pictures of himself during the rampage on Facebook live. "I'm tired now," he says at one point. "I can't move my finger anymore." The Facebook page was taken down soon after. Police managed to secure the building where the gunman allegedly held 16 people hostage, he managed to escape arrest, slipped through the back door of the shopping mall. Security camera footage from the mall that was shared on social media showed what appeared to be the gunman walking past shops with a long gun. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bangkok. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月9日

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A visit to makeshift hospital in China's Wuhan

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XUDONG, Xinhua reporter "We can see that the equipment in the temporary hospital is still being prepared and debugged. But all kinds of medical equipment, water fountains,wheelchairs, injections, and other medical supplies are all placed here. All of them are already being prepared in an orderly way. All of them are already being prepared in an orderly way. We have to come in first through such a working area, which is also a buffer area between the quarantine area and the outside. After passing through a relatively tortuous aisle, then we enter the makeshift hospital. You can see that there are beds on both sides. Entering the "Wuhan Livingroom," you will feel like you have returned to a university dormitory. There are many bunk beds with all kinds of beddings and mattresses. As it is winter now, we have also prepared military overcoats for patients who will be treated here. There are thicker quilts and relatively complete daily necessities. And everyone has their own cupboard. This is the food corner. We can see some food, such as instant noodles, and this kind of self-heating "small hot pots." There is a book corner donated by a charity foundation, which helps patients enrich their lives during their treatment in the temporary hospital.They can read books during this difficult time." The cultural building complex is dubbed "Wuhan Livingroom". It's one of many public facilities that have been turned into makeshift hospitals in Wuhan. The hospital will provide about 2,000 beds for infected patients. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG CHEN, Respiratory expert "Since the patients here are all confirmed of coronavirus infection, of coronavirus infection, there is no such problem of cross-infection between patients. But if other diseases such as flu are infected by the patients at the same time, then there will be the possibility of cross-infection. So all patients here need to be tested negative for influenza before admission. And even if they only have the same disease, we also require each patient to wear a mask, which also effectively prevents some cross-infection among patients. But frankly speaking, this kind of cross-infection would not only occur in the makeshift hospital, they may also occur in any other hospital and community. There is no reason that the possibility of cross-infection would be higher in the makeshift hospital. So it is completely reassuring from this point. The shorter the patients stay at the makeshift hospital, the better they will be. The time a patient needs to stay here is determined by the nucleic acid test. As long as the testing on nucleic acid proves negative for the first day, and negative for the next day, the patient can be discharged from the hospital." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Virology expert appreciates China's efforts on fighting coronavirus

"I'm impressed by how fast the Chinese government responded." A virology expert appreciates China's efforts in fighting coronavirus. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHAN NEYTS, Professor of Virology, University of Leuven, Belgium "I don't think I should advise the Chinese government what to do. I think they do very well and I'm pretty much impressed by how fast they do. So the fact that this has happened in Wuhan is, of course, it's a big city and has disadvantages because it can infect many other people but the fact that Wuhan is such a center of expertise. They have excellent hospitals and they have excellent virologists. That is a big bonus. So the doctors in Wuhan, I mean they are to be applauded, that they acted so quickly, basically, detected that something must be wrong, that this was not just a respiratory infection but that this was something new, and then (it's) also pretty impressive that by January 12 that the genetic code of the virus was already put out on public databases. So there is enormous effort ongoing, I mean, at the scientific level and of course also the building of these two hospitals. That is stunning. So I think that is the best you can do." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Brussels. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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China Tianjin to build new sewage channel in 48 hours

In order to ensure the timely removal of special waste such as medical waste from hospitals and ensure the efficient operation of the hospitals during the batter against novel coronavirus, China's Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission decided to open up the "green channel" of the waste within 48 hours starting from Thursday. Usually to build such road will take at least half a month. According to the authorities, the road will open at 20:00 local time on Saturday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Ordinary phone, extraordinary love

Nearly eight o'clock in the evening, 11-year-old Lin Zihan took two benches and sat in the doorway with her three-year-old brother, Lin Zilang, waiting for their mother's video call. At the same time, at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Nanchang City, the capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, emergency physician Lin Shirong and his wife nurse Li Ping snuggled up together on the bench outside the isolation ward and dialed a video call to their children. At Tongtian village in the province's Feng Cheng City, after the phone rang a few seconds, the elder sister and younger brother quickly picked up the phone. "Honey, did you miss mom?" Li asked. "Yes, I missed dad too," Lin Zilang gave the screen a kiss. "You have leaved us 13 days," said Lin Zihan, who painted a calendar to calculate the number of days their parents had leaved. 13 days ago, it was the Chinese Lunar New Year's eve. Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Jiangxi government activated first-level public health emergency response mechanism, which broke the family's wish to get together in their home village. Lin and Li rushed back to the hospital overnight, leaving their children to the old father. Work in isolation wards was very busy. Li worked at least 4 hours to enter the isolation ward every time, and her husband was on standby 24 hours a day. The nurse station outside the isolation ward, is the place where the couple are most likely to meet, because all the medical staff entering the isolation ward should wear protective suits here for secondary protection. Sometimes, Li would help her husband to check if his protective suits, goggles, masks were tightly worn. But most of the time, the couple could not meet each other, they could only contact each other via walkie-talkie as the mobile phone can not be taken into the isolation wards. "Despite the hardship and danger in my work, I am not scared." what worried Li the most currently was her little two children, who are in great need of her company. The elder sister, Lin Zihan, was able to help her grandfather with housework and took good care of her little brother. In the end of the video call, Lin Zihan told their parents she had taught younger brother to sing the song, Little Star, and showed the song to them. "Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are..." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanchang, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Turkey to scan temperatures of all arriving international passengers

Turkey said Wednesday it will start to scan temperatures of all arriving international passengers as of Thursday as part of prevention measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Speaking to reporters, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said since Tuesday, Turkey has started thermal camera scanning for passengers from countries including Japan, Singapore, South Korea and others. Turkey has enough protective face masks and the country has enough capacity of production, ha stated. The minister noted that schools should not be panic since the coronavirus does not usually infect children under the age of 15. 61 people of Turkish and other nationalities, including 42 evacuated from China, along with the flight crew and medical team, are still at the hospital waiting for test results but they do not show any stigma, the minister added. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): FAHRETTIN KOCA, Turkish Health Minister "As the ministry, we are currently working, especially on a local diagnostic kit. I think I can announce it next week. We have an overall approach to vaccines. At the moment, we do not have a specific study for coronavirus, but we intend to launch this rapidly in cooperation with our universities." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Turkey. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Vendors set up self-service vegetable stalls amid coronavirus outbreak in E China

Vendors have voluntarily set up nearly 10 self-service vegetable stalls in order to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in Ninghai County of east China's Zhejiang Province. As for the payment, local residents could scan vendors' QR codes or leave their money at the boxes of those stalls, then take the changes all by themselves. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YOU QIUQIAO, villager "I bought some spinaches, garlic sprouts, mushrooms and carrots. It was very convenient. We could pay for the vegetables by Alipay or Wechat Pay. Thus we do not need to contact too many people. We do not need to go to the downtown area, and buy vegetables nearby." Local authority has organized two villagers to purchase vegetables, rice and cooking oil everyday for the whole village since Jan. 28. Then these daily necessities will be put on the self-service stalls, in order to avoid cross-infections caused by crowds amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU PINGYUAN vendor "They pick up their own vegetables, and take their changes. Folks are very trustworthy and honest here." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ninghai, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Drones used to help prevent spread of coronavirus

Drones are joining the team, as China steps up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov). A group of drone enthusiasts patrol streets in a community of Jingzhou County, Central China's Hunan Province, reminding people to wear a facial mask. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Resident "Hey, you came out without a facial mask, please back home!" Seven drone enthusiasts have joined the patrol team. They are divided into three groups and conducted air patrol two times a day in three communities in urban area of Jingzhou City. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JUNMING, Drone enthusiast "It can greatly improve the efficiency of prevention and control of the epidemic in communities. It is also more effective as direct contact with others is avoided." Chen said if conditions permit, they would go remote areas to solve some difficulties effectively by drones. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hunan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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UK exhibition to explore new direction in figurative painting

The Whitechapel Gallery in London on Thursday opened a significant exhibition, Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium, exploring the new directions in figurative painting. Paintings began to decline in the 1980s when the stock market encouraged the brushwork and swagger of neo-expressionism. It was not long before many art critics declared the "death" of traditional painting. Through 40 oil paintings from the past 20 years, the exhibition explores the innovations of new artists in experimental expressionism since 2000. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LYDIA LEE, Chief Curator of the gallery "Well, I had noticed that artists were interested again in figurative painting. For many years, this wasn't the case. If you were a young, ambitious artists, you wouldn't do figurative painting, you would do installation art, video or performance, for example. But I think it's also that this particular moment in time, to represent the figure is a way to tell stories, to tell stories about people, to tell personal stories， and political and social ones. So in some regard, I think that's why some of these artists have turned to painting， and particularly painting bodies." The exhibition will remain until May 10, 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from London. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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New US-Kenya trade agreement not to undermine AfCFTA, other trade pacts: Kenyan president

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta assured on Thursday that a new bilateral trade deal between Kenya and the U.S. won't undermine the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Kenyan leader spoke shortly after a meeting with the United States President Donald Trump at the White House during which the two leaders agreed to commence talks leading to a trade pact between Kenya and the U.S. Kenyatta made the assurance when he addressed over 350 business leaders attending a US-Kenya Trade Forum in the U.S. capital. He said the proposed new trade arrangement with the United States of America would in no way undermine Kenya’s commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as well as other trade pacts. At the White House meeting, Kenyatta and Trump said a new trade agreement would help increase volumes of trade and investment between Kenya and the U.S. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Greece can become one of Europe's "green champions": EU Commissioner for Economy

Greece is in a position to take a lead among European Union states in sustainable policies and investments, said European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Paolo Gentiloni on Friday in Athens. In the first presentation in Greece of the European Commission’s new "European Green Deal Investment Plan", the Italian official explained the objectives and goals of the EU-wide project, noting that "Greece could even become one of the green champions for Europe. Its geographical location and natural wealth offer opportunities for sustainable tourism, high-value eco-label products, renewable energy, and green logistics." Sustainable development provides rich opportunities for Greece for investment in areas such as management of solid waste, water treatment, or production of energy from renewable sources, explained Gentiloni. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAOLO GENTILONI, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs "Building on Greece's comparative advantages in sectors such as energy, logistics, tourism, and agrifood will also help in rebalancing the economy toward tradable sectors." The Commissioner went on to note the fertile ground for investment in Greece. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAOLO GENTILONI, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs "Greece stands out as the first member-state in total investment triggered as a share of GDP. As of December 2019, total financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investment in Greece amounts to 2.7 billion euros (2.97 billion U.S. dollars) and is set to trigger 12.1 billion in total investment, which is the highest ratio to GDP among the EU countries." Upon presenting the so-called Green Deal project, Gentiloni argued that "tackling climate change is the defining task of this Commission, and probably of those to follow, too." He presented data showing that a quarter of the EU budget for the next seven years will head to tackling climate issues, as the bloc intends to invest a total of 1 trillion euros for that purpose over the next decade. He further announced that the Commission will soon launch a public consultation process on a sustainable financial system and that "we are preparing guidance for green budgeting" for member-states. Earlier on Friday Gentiloni, along with European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, inaugurated a European Public Space information spot in central Athens named "Europe is Here" and aimed at "enhancing dialogue with citizens in Greece on the European project," as the Commissioner said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Athens. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Turkey temporarily suspends animal imports from China

Turkey decided to temporarily stop the import of animal products from China as a precaution against the novel coronavirus, a Turkish minister said on Friday. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): FAHRETTIN KOCA, Turkish Health Minister "We have decided to temporarily cease the imports of all kinds of livestock, inanimate animals, animal products and by-products from China." Turkish Family, Labor and Social Services Ministry sent an official letter to the Chinese Embassy in Ankara asking them to give 14 days of quarantine for Chinese workers who arrive in Turkey, to notify Turkey's provincial health directorates about their contact information, to monitor their symptoms for coronavirus and to allow them to start working only with the permission of the Ministry of Health, said the minister. 61 people that were evacuated from China to Turkey have been under observation for six days, and their second coronavirus tests have also been negative, he stated. Since the thermal monitors at the local airports for all international passengers arriving in Turkey started working on Wednesday, they have detected no suspected passengers so far, he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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China's digital economy helps offset coronavirus impact

When some industries in China have been put into temporary stagnation due to the sudden coronavirus epidemic outbreak, the country's booming digital economy, however, is playing an increasingly important role in hedging economic risks and uncertainty. As an effective measure to prevent crowds and control the spread of the virus, many Chinese are avoiding going outdoors, driving more vigorous development of the thriving fresh food e-commerce and food delivery. Shanghai resident Qi Yongjun placed an order Thursday on Ele.me, a food delivery app, for fresh vegetables, eggs, pastries and dairy products. "The prices are the same as usual, but maybe due to a large number of orders, it took longer, about two hours, to be delivered. But it's understandable since we are in a special time," Qi said. The number and amount of orders on many Chinese online fresh food platforms have soared since the Spring Festival, which fell on Jan. 25 this year. The online fresh food platform of e-commerce giant JD.com said its sales grew by 215 percent year-on-year from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, with more than 15,000 tonnes of fresh products sold nationwide. Zhang Yu, manager of a warehouse of Dingdong Maicai, a fresh vegetable e-commerce platform, said amount of each order has nearly doubled to over 100 yuan (about 14.3 U.S. dollars), compared to only 60 or 70 yuan in the past. Facing a substantial increase in business volume, some delivery platforms have adopted measures to cope with the issue of being short-handed. Freshhippo, an online and brick-and-mortar supermarket chain backed by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, has worked with well-known Chinese catering companies with more than 500 employees from restaurants including Yunhaiyao joining Freshhippo's stores and delivery services. The move a is win-win cooperation, according to Hu Qiugen, general manager of operations management of Freshhippo. "The need for online delivery is far higher than usual, requiring more labor, while many catering companies have suspended operations, creating a more available workforce," Hu said. "The two sides are working together to get through difficulties." "As long as services such as express delivery and logistics are back to normal, the decline in offline sales caused by the epidemic may be largely offset by the increase in online shopping," said Rui Meng, a professor at China Europe International Business School. Also, the popularity of telecommuting apps to facilitate those working from home amid the epidemic has prompted the development of China's digital economy. Downloads of telecommuting apps such as DingTalk and WeChat Work ranked high in the Apple App Store. More than 10 million companies and organizations have been using Alibaba's mobile office tool DingTalk since the end of the Spring Festival holiday, according to the company. Ping An Insurance, a financial giant, said nearly 10,000 of its staff across the country used audio and video teleconferencing systems during the Spring Festival holiday. On Thursday, the Shanghai municipal government issued a letter for all enterprises in the city, encouraging them to take measures such as flexible working hours and telecommuting amid the coronavirus outbreak. "We believe the epidemic will push telecommuting to a new inflection point, with more people realizing that working efficiency is more important than where to work," said Zhang Zhouping, senior analyst of the E-Commerce Research Center. "China's digital economy has been a stabilizer amid the virus outbreak, hedging economic risks. Provided that we give play to the respective advantages of corporate, social and government mechanisms, we will definitely see 'spring comes after winter,'" Rui Meng said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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NYU Shanghai wants to be bridge that conveys care of Americans: Vice Chancellor

New York University Shanghai (NYC Shanghai) has decided to delay the school opening due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. It is also planning to move various courses online to let students have the option of distance learning. Vice chancellor of New York University Shanghai Jeffery S. Lehman handed out various medical materials to his faculty members, including protective clothing, sterile gloves and digital thermometers after he returned to China from New York earlier this month. He told Xinhua that everyone in New York cares about China and NYU Shanghai wants to be a bridge that conveys Americans' care, support and wishes. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEFFERY S. LEHMAN, Vice chancellor of New York University Shanghai "NYU Shanghai was created as a bridge between China and the rest of the world. And I think one of the contributions that we can make right now is to be that bridge, to be a vehicle through which all the people in America who want to help China can convey their support, their wishes, their resources, their knowledge." NYU Shanghai's delay of the school opening is in correspondence with the measures taken by Shanghai, stating that schools at all levels, including universities, primary and middle schools and kindergartens, shall not open before Feb. 17. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NYU Shanghai student "People are doing the best they can. It's a difficult situation for any country to deal with. Since China has experience in dealing with big outbreaks like SARS in 2003. They have learnt from that experience. It seems that a lot of actions have been taken quickly. I was very impressed overall actually." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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Dhaka Art Summit exhibits South Asian art works, paintings

Hundreds of artists from various countries are participating in the 5th Dhaka Art Summit which began Friday in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Bangladeshi State Minister for Culture KM Khalid inaugurated the biggest exhibition of South Asian art works and paintings. This year's summit began with the theme "Seismic Movement or Transmission." Artworks on geological, colonial, independence and social movements are on display in the exhibitions. Local Samdani Art Foundation and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the national academy of fine and performing arts, have been organizing the nine-day event since 2012 to provide a rare opportunity for visitors to experience multi-dimensional works of art from all over the world. Khalid said the summit paved the way for artists from home and abroad to showcase their artworks under one roof, adding the event is now a global platform for artists and art lovers. According to the organizers, more than 500 painters, artists, sculptors, curators, art professionals, collectors and architects from over 40 countries are participating in this artistic exhibition. As part of the summit, a special exhibition has been organized marking the birth centenary of Bangladeshi Father of the Nation "Bangabandhu" Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日

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AU says it working "seriously" with FAO to mitigate desert locust ravaging Horn of Africa

The African Union (AU) has said it has been working with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to mitigate the effect of desert locust that has significantly affected the East African sub-region, particularly countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. The worst desert locust outbreak in 25 years has caused significant pasture losses across East Africa, mainly in agro-pastoral areas of eastern Ethiopia, central Somalia and northern Kenya, the FAO said in its desert locust situation update issued on Thursday. The FAO noted that swarms may still reach Uganda and South Sudan, as locust infestations continued to grow along both sides of the Red Sea where numerous hopper groups, bands and adult groups formed. Last week, the FAO had warned that the worst desert locust outbreak in decades has threatened the food security of Ethiopia and its neighboring East African countries. Speaking to the press on Friday in the framework of the 33rd AU summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, the AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Sacko Josefa, said the 55-member pan-African bloc is working with FAO to address the problem and also contain its spread to other countries in the region and beyond. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SACKO JOSEFA, AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture "We have our own a regional center for phytosanitary counsel; we are working directly with FAO; we call for a meeting with all the ministers in this region because of this desert locust; they had a meeting with the deputy director general of FAO; I couldn’t make it because I was here, but my team was there, and still they are there that we can see what type of measure those three countries which are highly affected by the desert locust, these are Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SACKO JOSEFA, AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture "And we really want to make sure that no spread in another country like Tanzania, even the other region apart from the East African region, like Uganda; we are really addressing this issue very seriously and on timely because when we had a Fall Army worm, we do not address it immediately." The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), which is considered as the most dangerous of the nearly one dozen species of locusts, is a major food security peril in desert areas across 20 countries, stretching from west Africa all the way to India, covering nearly 16 million square kilometers, according to the UN. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa. (XHTV)

日付：2020年2月8日