The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
Laboratory tests on the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa confirm that the strain is capable of evading existing immune responses to COVID-19. Researchers stress that further testing is required to determine whether current vaccines will be less effective against the 501Y.V2 variant. Mark Roughton reports.
IN: "Studies conducted on…"
OUT: SOC
DUR: 0:41
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0122-Covid-19-variant-displays-antibody-resistance.mp3
 |
Intro:
India could be exporting millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines for free in the next few weeks.
Experts say the move is intended to counterbalance China's influence in the region…
By using the vaccine as a diplomatic tool, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: Free shipments...
OUT: SOC
Duration: 41 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0122-IndiaExportFreeVaccines-ig-generic.mp3
Hong Kong is reported to be preparing to place tens of thousands of residents in its first ever COVID-19 lockdown. A local media report says the measure will target a small, densely populated area where there has been a recent spike in coronavirus cases.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
IN: The lockdown
OUT: Richard Kimber, Hong Kong
DUR: 0.46
LINK: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/210122Lockdown-RK-generic.mp3
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics say they're "fully focused" on hosting the Games this summer, after a report by the Times newspaper cited a government official privately concluding the event would be cancelled due to the pandemic. Grace Lee has more from Tokyo.
IN: A government…
OUT: …Tokyo.
DURATION: 0:47
US President Joe Biden has said the number of deaths due to Covid-19 will likely pass 500 thousand next month.
In his first full day in office Mr Biden launched what he called a "wartime effort" against the pandemic, but admitted it would take some time to get Americans innoculated.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
IN: "President Biden …"
OUT: "… in the US."
DUR: 43 sec
CLIP: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0121WartimeCovid-jd.mp3
US President Joe Biden has signed 10 executive orders to tackle the Covid-19 crisis which has killed more than 400,000 Americans.
He described it as a "war-time undertaking" as Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
IN: The executive
OUT: SOC
DUR: 42
CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0121executive-wrap-kf.mp3
America's foremost infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday addressed the World Health Organisation in his first appearance with the world body as a leading member of US President Joe Biden's coronavirus response team.
His appearance with the W-H-O cements the Biden administration's move to reverse former president Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from it.
UN correspondent Liling Tan reports.
IN: "Less than a…
OUT: SOC
DUR: 1'11" (with SOTs)
All: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0121-FauciWHO-lt-generic.mp3
Officials in the state of California say vaccinating everyone over the age of 65 could stretch into June unless the federal government increases shipments.
Several counties in the state say they are already running out of supplies.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
IN: The federal government...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 44
US President Joe Biden is to sign 10 executive orders to tackle the Covid-19 crisis on Thursday.
More than 406,000 Americans have died so far according to Johns Hopkins University.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
IN: Joe Biden
OUT: SOC
DUR: 35
CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0121executive-kf.mp3