Bird flu easing in China

cctv.com 02-23-2004 13:50

World health officials say the bird flu outbreak is now under effective control in China. The representatives are currently in Beijing attending a symposium aimed at controlling the disease, along with representatives from the Agriculture Ministry of China and the UN Food Program.

The WHO representative said that no human infections have been reported in China. He added that the World Heath Organization is confident that China is capable of curbing the disease as China's central government's strong commitment toward winning the battle.

WHO representative said, "The senior leaders, President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, they've said that they would do everything to fight the influenza. China takes the challenges and China can do it. "

On Sunday, a bird flu isolation order was lifted on China's first infected area, Dingdang Town, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Ministry of Agriculture says that in the five days ending on February 21, no new cases of bird flu were reported in China. And more epidemic-afflicted regions are expected to end isolation measures in the days to come.

Editor:Xiao  Source:CCTV.com