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| Chronology of China's fight against SARS since April 20 （5） |
| CCTV.COM 2003-05-01 14:05:43 |
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April 24
Chinese Vice－President Zeng Qinghong toured the CPC Party School, of which he is also president. He checked the SARS precautions in the school, which catered for more than 1,600 students, several thousand teachers and retired cadres and their families as well as nearly 1,000 construction workers within the school.
College students and teachers in Beijing were advised in a circular from Beijing's education authorities to stay at school during the five－day May Day holiday in a bid to prevent SARS spreading.
The MOH urged medical institutions nationwide to step up efforts to track down any suspected SARS patient and trace people who had close contact with SARS virus carriers.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a circular, requiring its branches at all levels to subsidize poor people infected with the flu－like disease in the countryside.
A circular jointly released by the State Food and Drug Administration and another four central government departments required that any SARS cure should not be used without permission from the national anti－SARS team led by the MOH.
The MOH said the rule of "zero reporting" of the number of SARS cases, which began on April 20, would be listed in the national disease reporting system from April 26.
The MOH reported a total of 2,422 SARS cases on China's mainland by 8:00 p.m. April 23. Of the total, 1,254 patients had been discharged from hospitals and 110 had died.
The ongoing nationwide public health campaign should focus on SARS prevention and treatment, said Vice premier Wu Yi in a televised meeting.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao would attend the China－ASEAN leaders' special meeting on SARS to be held in Bangkok on April 29 at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said ForeignMinistry spokesman Liu Jianchao.
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Editor: Liu Hongji Source:Xinhua
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