China takes measures to prevent flu spreading

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The two A/H1N1 patients discovered in the Chinese mainland are now in stable condition. And the country is conducting strict measures to prevent the flu from spreading.

Both the patients - one in Chengdu, the other in Jinan - have been recovering and their temperatures have returned to normal.

More than four hundred people who had close contact with the two patients have been quarantined, but the health authority also failed to track down another 44 people.

To prevent the flu from spreading via public transport, places where the patients have been, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong and Sichuan, strengthened epidemic control measures.

Beijing health departments have set up outpatients and infectious disease departments in 96 hospitals, to examine any suspected flu patients immediately.

Deng Xiaohong, spokesman of Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said, "All those hospitals with outpatient and infectious disease departments should carefully examine their patients with flu-like symptoms, who are suffering from undiagnosed fever or pneumonia. This will help us to discover, diagnose and quarantine A-H1N1 cases in a timely manner."

Dedicated parking bays have been set up in all airports in Beijing and Shanghai for aircraft from epidemic areas. Before and after landing, all flights need to be sterilized.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education said educational sectors and schools at all levels should further implement A/H1-N1 flu prevention measures, by carrying out morning temperature tests.

The World Health Organization's representative in China, Hans Troedsson, expressed his satisfaction about the country's measures against A/H1-N1 flu.

He says the government has reported the confirmed cases to the W-H-O at the first opportunity, and has laid out emergency plans to prepare for a possible outbreak.

China and the W-H-O remain in close contact, swapping information about the flu.