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China Reports No New SARS Cases: Health Ministry
Xinhua News,
May 9, 2004No new
SARS cases were reported on the Chinese mainland in the 24 hours from 10:00 a.m.
Friday to 10:00 a.m. Saturday, China's Health Ministry said in Beijing on
Saturday afternoon. The ministry said that SARS
patient Song in Anhui Province is now in good condition with normal temperature
for 15 straight days and all the people isolated for medical observation in the
province have been proved free of the disease and thus removed from quarantine.
Meanwhile, the ministry said Beijing SARS patient Zhang is in critical condition
due to previous diseases, but all the other SARS patients are in stable
condition and keep recovering. So far none of the people in close contact with
the reported SARS cases in Beijing have shown abnormal symptoms and the city has
removed 693 from medical observation, the ministry said.
China confirms three more SARS cases amid holiday
ABS CBN News, Philippines, May 5,
2004 - Three suspected cases of SARS in the Chinese
capital, Beijing, have now been confirmed, taking the number of victims of the
latest outbreak to nine, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. All three newly
confirmed cases of the highly contagious deadly flu-like SARS were linked to one
viral disease laboratory in Beijing, it said on its Web site www.moh.gov.cn.
World keeps wary eye on SARS patients
Seattle Times, USA, April 30, 2004 - Patients quarantined in China
because of SARS were reportedly doing better this week, though the eyes of the
medical world are still fixed on the country and its isolated patients.
New SARS Cases Reported in Beijing
China Daily April 26, 2004
- Four new suspected cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) - all
contacts with a confirmed patient - were reported in Beijing during the weekend,
said the Ministry of Health. The new cases were reported in the 24 hours prior
to 10 am yesterday and include the parents of Li, a Beijing nurse who is a
confirmed SARS patient. No new suspected or confirmed cases were reported in
other parts of the country, the ministry said. Since Thursday, Beijing has
reported one confirmed and five suspected SARS cases, while East China's Anhui
Province has reported one confirmed and one suspected case. In Beijing a total
of 337 people are under quarantine and in Anhui the number is 133.
China Says Suspected SARS Case in Beijing
Reuters, April 22, 2004 - China reported the first suspected SARS case in
Beijing since a deadly outbreak last year, saying on Thursday that a nurse was
being treated for symptoms of the disease. Five people who had close contact
with the 20-year-old nurse had developed symptoms, including a fever, and had
been isolated, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the health ministry.
More than 170 others were under observation, it said...
Safety of Embassies,
Foreigners Guaranteed
Xinhua News Agency, China, Mar.
26, 2004)China will take responsible measures to ensure the safety of all
embassies and consulates in the country, including the Israeli embassy, Foreign
Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing Thursday. Kong said at a regular
press conference that the Chinese government will also take measures to
guarantee the stable life and safety of foreigners as they travel, do business
and live in the country.
HK to Strengthen Monitoring of Flu Patients
Xinhua News, China, Mar. 9, 2004 -
Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) has assigned 14 of its general
outpatient clinics as the "Designated Clinics" to treat patients with
influenza-like-illness who have history of epidemiological link with avian
influenza....
China Issues Alert for Dengue Fever from Indonesia
Xinhua News, China, Mar. 9, 2004 -
China's State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection
and Quarantine has ordered strict quarantine checks of passengers, planes, ships
and containers from Indonesia to prevent dengue fever entering the country. The
World Health Organization says as many as 19,000 people had contracted the
disease in Indonesia by March 1, and 336 had died...
Woman is new victim of bird flu
Ireland On-Line, Mar. 16, 2004 - A factory worker in Thailand became
Asia’s 23rd victim of bird flu today, the same day that China declared victory
over the virus that has decimated the region’s poultry over the past few months.
Japan redoubled efforts against its still-simmering outbreak with new penalties
for farmers who fail to report cases. The latest victim was a 39-year-old woman
who was taken ill in Thailand on March 1. The factory worker was infected by
chickens at a neighbour’s house, where 20 birds had died of avian influenza,
Thai officials said...
Asia Bird Flu Spreads; 7-Year-Old Dies in Thailand
Reuters, UK, Feb. 3, 2004 -
A deadly strain of bird flu killed a seven-year-old boy in Thailand Tuesday and
spread to Indonesia as officials across the region scrambled to limit damage to
Asia's huge tourism sector...
As
SARS Threatens, Hong Kong Braces
New York Times, Jan. 18, 2004 - When hundreds of passengers disembarked
here recently from a train from nearby Guangzhou, they faced a gantlet of
medical workers in face masks and white latex gloves...First the new arrivals
walked in front of an infrared camera that measured the temperature of each
person's skin and clothing; a health worker carefully watched a computer screen
attached to the camera for the faces showing in red, indicating possible fever.
A little farther along, a nurse directed people who looked the slightest bit
unhealthy to another pair of nurses who took their temperatures using a digital
ear thermometer; all children, regardless of health, also had to be checked with
the thermometers, since the infrared cameras might not record their temperatures
accurately....
Catering
to Conflict: Culture and Caution
China.org.cn - The Chinese love their food -- and the way they eat it:
sitting around a table with common dishes in the center and everyone dipping
their chopsticks in. There's a sense of bonhomie, a feeling of togetherness
engendered by this way of eating. And they wouldn't want to have it any other
way -- the Western way of eating seems cold and clinical. But then struck SARS
(severe acute respiratory syndrome) last year -- and personal hygiene topped the
menu. The change in eating habits was revolutionary: Buffets gained popularity,
separate portions were dished up or at least separate cutlery was used to help
oneself from the dish.
WHO:
Big SARS outbreak unlikely
China Daily, Jan. 10, 2003 - The World Health Organization (WHO) China
office said Friday that the second suspected SARS (severe acute respiratory
syndrome) case reported in south China's Guangdong Province should be taken
seriously, and further laboratory tests should be performed.
China
Confirms SARS Case, Begins Civet Cat Cull
Yahoo News, Jan. 5, 2004 - China confirmed on Monday its first SARS case
since a world epidemic was declared over in July, and began a mass slaughter of
civet cats on fears a new strain of the deadly virus may have jumped from wild
animals to humans.
WHO:
Travel to all areas of China safe
Xinhua News, China, Jan. 5, 2004 - The World Health
Organization (WHO) said here Monday that the one case of severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) in China is not an immediate public-health threat,
and it is safe to travel to all areas of China.
China
fears more SARS
Toronto Star, Canada, Dec. 27, 2003 - A man
suspected of suffering from the deadly SARS virus has been admitted to hospital
in the southern province of Guangdong, a health official said today.
HK
People Urged to Guard Against Influenza
Xinhua News, China, Dec. 16, 2003 - Hong
Kong has entered a period that people should be on guard against influenza, a
spokesman for the Health Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Regional government said on Monday.
HK
Department of Health confirms imported cholera case
Xinhuanet, China, Dec. 10 - Hong Kong's Department of Health reminded the
public to be on guard against cholera and food-borne infection Wednesday
following the confirmation of an imported cholera case. A 24-year-old woman
developed diarrhea in Thailand on Dec. 6. She sought medical treatment twice at
Tuen Mun Hospital on Dec. 7 and 8, and was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital on Dec.
9. She is nowin stable condition.
Dengue
Fever Cases Rise to Five in Macao
People's Daily, China Oct. 31, 2003 - Two more patients fell ill with
dengue fever, raising the number of such cases to five, the Macao Disease
Prevention and Control Center announced Thursday.
With
SARS gone, Hong Kong Flourishes
International Herald Tribune Oct. 14, 2003
China
Celebrates National Day Despite SARS
AFP Sep. 30, 2003 - China was making hectic preparations Tuesday, the eve
of the National Day holiday, for tens of millions of people expected to hit the
road, even through the recent SARS epidemic was still weighing on the travel
industry...
Nation
on Alert for Possible SARS Recurrence
China Daily September 12, 2003 - China has told health workers to be on
alert for a possible reemergence of SARS, redoubling temperature checks at
airports and ordering local governments to practice emergency measures.
China
Prevents US West Nile Virus Entry
China has asked tourists
from the United States to immediately inform inspection and
quarantine authorities of symptoms of fever, headaches, rashes and
swollen glands on entry to the country.
Machines
Installed in Hong Kong to Prevent Dengue Fever
Xinhua, China, Sep. 9, 2003 - To prevent the spread of
dengue fever, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong
Kong has installed 43 mosquito-killing machines at its major
leisure venues and 17 others will be set up soon....
Machines
Installed in Hong Kong to Prevent Dengue Fever
Xinhua, China, Sep. 9, 2003 - To prevent the spread of dengue
fever, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong has
installed 43 mosquito-killing machines at its major leisure venues
and 17 others will be set up soon....
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