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Residents agst new contagious disease hospital
Beijing suburbs, October 19, 2005
1. Sunset through the trees of suburban neighbourhood
2. Cars lined up on tree-lined street
3. Bicycle parks against house behind potted flowers
4. Wide of tree-lined neighbourhood street
5. Mr Xie...
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WRAP Health ministers meet to discuss ways of tackling swine flu; presser
1. Wide of meeting of ASEAN Health Ministers
2. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai
3. Wide of Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu seated next to health ministry representatives from Japan and South Korea
4. Close-up of Chen
5. Wide of...
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WHO briefing on swine flu outbreak
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it has called a meeting of flu experts next week to discuss whether drug companies should switch their production from regular flu vaccine to pandemic vaccine.
The decision comes as the new...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control briefing
1. News conference given by (left to right) Ben Duncan, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) spokesperson; Dr Denis Coulombier, Head of the Preparedness and Response Unit ; and Professor Angus Nicoll, Senior Expert...
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Health minister gives swine flu briefing
1. Exterior of conference hall
2. Set up shot of Saleh al-Hasnawi, Iraqi Minister of Health
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saleh al-Hasnawi, Iraqi Minister of Health:
"There is no fear of shortage in medicine, no fear of infection in Iraq,...
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WHO raises tally of confirmed human cases of swine flu to 2,384
1. Pan of news conference
2. Mid shot Fadela Chaib
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fadela Chaib, WHO spokeswoman:
"As of 0600 GMT, 8th of May 24 countries have officially reported 2,384 cases of influenza H1N1. Mexico has reported 1,112...
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CLEAN : S.Africa court allows class action over miners silicosis 2
CLEAN : S.Africa court allows class action over miners silicosis 2
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CLEAN : S Africa court allows huge class action over miners silicosis
Hundreds of thousands of South African gold miners can pursue a multi million dollar class action against mining companies over an often fatal respiratory disease contracted at work a judge ruled Friday
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CLEAN : White House calls on construction industry to donate masks to hospitals
US Vice President Mike Pence calls on the construction industry to donate N95 respiratory masks to hospitals, saying they are perfectly acceptable for healthcare workers (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Amazon risks combusting with twin fire, virus crises: firefighter
Amazon firefighters in Brazil Acre raise awarness as fire season resumes in the world's biggest rainforest and the smoke risks causing a new spike in respiratory emergencies in a region already overwhelmed with them because of COVID-19...
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Colombia confirms first case of swine flu
1. Various of people riding their bicycles on Bogota street
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Adriana Linares, Local Resident :
"Well, I take the news with great concern especially for our children because they are who parents worry the most...
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French Health minister on anti-flu measures, suspect cases
1. Wide shot exterior French Health and Sports ministry
2. Pan left inside the media hall
3. Participants at news conference: Didier Houssin, Director General for Health and inter-ministerial delegate to the fight against avian...
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Israel confirms first case of swine flu, health min presser, reax
Tel Aviv, Israel
1. Wide shot of news conference on swine flu
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Doctor Itamar Grouter, Director of Public Health Services, Israeli Ministry of Health:
"Today afternoon we've got the final result and confirmation of...
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Guatemala VP declares state of emergency, Colombia health sec presser
Guatemala's Vice President Rafael Espada called on Guatemalans to remain calm on Thursday, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency in the Central American country, where the first case of swine flu has been...
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Migrants worried about swine flu outbreak
1. Migrant workers pruning grape vines in vineyard
2. Worker pruning vine
3. Worker washing hands
4. United Farm Worker representative talking to workers
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Juan Manuel Moran, Regional Director, United Farm Workers...
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Mexico reveals package to revive economy and tourism
1. Wide exterior of Mexico City Cathedral
2. Mexican flag flying outside cathedral
3. Set up shot of US tourists walking in downtown Mexico City
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Parker (no last name given), US tourist:
"I think that I could...
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WRAP Update on school closures, reax to flu cases in NYC, health commissioner
1. Tilt down exterior of St. Brigid School in Brooklyn
2. Mid shot young children exiting St. Brigid School
3. Male parent wiping his eyes
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Miguel Moren, father of child at St. Brigid School:
"I mean it affects me...
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Officials say virus found in three areas; gv's from one of them
Moscow - 22 February, 2007
1. Wide exterior of Itar Tass news agency
2. Wide interior of news conference
3. Cutaway of microphones
4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Nikolai Vlasov, head of veterinary service, Rosselkhoznadzor agriculture oversight...
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Quarantined hotels in HK and China, WHO comment
Beijing, 4 May 2009
1. Pan from sign reading: "Guomen Hotel" to wide of hotel where Mexican nationals are currently being quarantined on outskirts of Beijing
2. Guards patrolling hotel with face masks on
3. Mid of guards patrolling
4....
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CLEAN: Pollution fears stop Thailand's industrial heart
CLEAN: Pollution fears stop Thailand's industrial heart
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CLEAN : Saharan dust cloud looms over Mexico's Cancun
After sweeping across the Atlantic from Africa, a massive cloud of Saharan dust greys the sky in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, sparking warnings to people with respiratory illnesses to stay home (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Restaurants and other businesses reopen after swine flu
1. Various of traffic on street
2. Various of people getting on buses, many wearing masks
3. Mid of newspaper seller
4. Close of newspaper
5. Various of people buying and eating "tamales"
6. People leaving subway station
7. SOUNDBITE...
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China and Taiwan delegations at WHO conference, comment
1. Exterior of venue for World Health Organisation annual meeting
2. Delegates enter building
3. Dr Yeh Ching-chuan, Taiwanese Health Minister, enters building
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dr Yeh Ching-chuan, Taiwanese Health...
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WHO comment on raising pandemic alert level
A World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesman on Monday said the UN agency was considering raising the pandemic alert level as a result of the increasing number of confirmed swine flu cases in Mexico and elsewhere.
The WHO was weighing up...