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| Chinese government hopes to lower death rate of SARS |
| CCTV.COM 2003-04-20 17:04:06 |
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The Chinese government was keen on lowering the death rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome （SARS） despite lack of effective medicine to kill the SARS virus, a senior health official said here Sunday.
Gao Qiang, executive vice minister of health, said at a press conference that at present, the key to reduce the death rate of SARS patients lied in prompt detection and treatment of the disease at an early stage.
He said if a patient missed the best time of receiving medical treatment, it would be very hard to reverse his condition no matter how well－equipped the hospital was.
"So we ask the people to closely watch the health of their own and people around them," he said.
He said Chinese hospitals had stocked adequate drugs to help people improve their own immunity so as to fend off infection by SARS.
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Editor: Xiao Wei Source:Xinhua
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