Earth and Sky:Acid Rain 酸雨

Acid Rain 酸雨 Damage from acid rain is widespread - not just in eastern North America, but throughout Europe, Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. Is the rain that's falling on your umbrella acidic? A listener's question -- on today's Earth and Sky. J

VOA慢速英语2016--泰国报道第二起MERS病例

AS IT IS 2016-01-29 Thailand Reports Second MERS Case 泰国报道第二起MERS病例 Thailands Public Health Ministry says the country has a second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. A public health official said Sunday that a 71-yea

知性英语－Acid rain 酸雨

How does acid deposition affect human health? We eat food, drink water, and breathe air that has come in contact with acid deposition. Canadian and U.S. studies indicate that there is a link between t

VOA慢速英语2015--韩国MERS患者人数增加

AS IT IS 2015-06-04 MERS Cases Rising in South Korea South Korean health officials have confirmed the countrys first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Officials reported Wednesday that the disease, known as MERS, has infected 30 peopl

VOA慢速英语 韩媒报道MERS已致16人死亡

AS IT IS 2015-06-16 South Korea Reports 16th Death from MERS 韩媒报道MERS已致16人死亡 South Korea has reported its 16th death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome disease, known as MERS. South Korean health officials said on Monday that the

韩国MERS疫情造成第七人死亡

AS IT IS 2015-06-10 Seventh Person Dies of MERS in South Korea 韩国MERS疫情造成第七人死亡 The South Korean Health Ministry has reported the death of a seventh person from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, also known as MERS. Health ministr

VOA常速英语2007年-Acid Attacks Are a Growing Form of Revenge in U

By Birungi Machrine Kampala 26 November 2007 Attacks using acid are becoming more frequent in Uganda. Up to 2003, there were only 145 recorded attacks, but over the last three years, there have already been 87. Survivors often suffer from severe emot

沙特新增MERS病例

RIYADH, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia registered on Sunday three new cases and three more deaths of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infection, adding the total number of cases to 483, including 142 deaths. The new cases are thre

CCTV9英语新闻：官方:香港MERS情况监测

An official from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government says it will closely monitor South Korea's MERS situation, as sustained human to human infections may have occurred. Food and Health Secretary Ko Wing-man says that despite all o

世卫组织联合评估MERS

The latest victim to die of MERS related complications in South Korea was a 68-year-old woman who was hospitalized with a pre-existing heart condition. She was infected at the same hospital, which had recorded the largest outbreak so far. Eight new M

世卫专家：MERS扩散风险低

Two health experts made the remark in Hong Kong after they joined the WHO mission and studied the MERS outbreak in South Korea. Virologist Malik Peiris says so far there is no evidence suggesting the virus will spread out of the country. It is too ea

中国首例MERS患者背后的故事

On May 29, the Chinese public was put on alert by a notice issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission. 5月29日，国家计生委的一条消息让中国民众警觉起来。 It was about Chinas first case of Middle East respirator

中国卫生部门加强打MERS

BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) on Tuesday issued a manual on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for health departments and hospitals. It contains a detailed introduction on the epidemiologi

专家:MERS不会持续人传人

A 44-year-old man from South Korea is being treated in isolation. Medical staff say he suffers from a high fever and a possibly infectious pneumonia. According to authorities, the man had close contact with his father and sister, the third and fourth

韩国感染MERS上升到179

SEOUL, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea increased to 179 Wednesday as four more cases were added, the health ministry said. Among the four cases was a 50-year-old woman contracting the viru

韩国总统就MERS召开紧急会议

Health officials and civilian specialists are reviewing the health ministry's comprehensive plan to tackle the virus.. As the total number of MERS patients has surged to 30 within two weeks, three cases of tertiary infection have been identified. Tho

韩国承诺防止MERS扩散

Worries are spreading among the South Korean public as 2 people have been confirmed dead from the disease. The victims include a 58-year-old woman and the other 71-year-old man, both of whom had close contact with the MERS patient earlier. As of Tues

环球英语 — 218：The Zimmers

Voice 1 Hello. Im Ruby Jones. Voice 2 And Im Rachel Hobson. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 I visit a home for

2015年CRI 中国完成输入性MERS病毒基因测序

The sequencing has been accomplished by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in cooperation with the health department of Guangdong Province, where the case was reported on May 29th 2015. The genome map of the virus shows high homolo

与MERS患者密接者仍有13人未找到

According to health authorities in Guangdong, the condition of China's first MERS patient has worsened and more medical experts have been dispatched. The patient, a South Korean national, is now receiving medical treatment in Huizhou City after testi