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| Chronology of China's fight against SARS since April 20 （7） |
| CCTV.COM 2003-05-01 15:05:46 |
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April 26
Chinese President Hu Jintao talked over phone with US President George W. Bush at the request of the US administration. During the conversation, Bush spoke highly of the Chinese government's extraordinary work in fighting SARS and said the US was willing to offer any possible support and assistance. Hu said the Chinese government gave priority to the people's health and lives and was stepping up implementation of effective measures to fight SARS.
During a meeting with visiting Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes in Shanghai, Jiang Zemin, chairman of the Central Military Commission of China said he believed that as long as the people made concerted efforts, took proper measures and relied on science, they would finally overcome SARS and win the battle.
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, called on all the lawmakers to work closely with the central government to fight SARS with the joint efforts of all sectors, when delivering a speech at the second meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee.
In an inspection to the SARS prevention work at Beijing's construction sites, supermarkets, communities and universities, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao requested all local governments, departments and institutions to strictly implement the key decisions and deployments laid out by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the prevention and control of the SARS.
Chinese Vice－Premier Huang Ju ordered the country's transportation authorities to step up the prevention and control of SARS on planes, trains, buses, ships and in airports, and train and bus stations. Huang issued the order during his tour of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Communications and other departments.
Beijing Municipal Culture Bureau, Public Security Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau jointly made a decision in line with the national law on epidemic prevention and treatment to suspend all entertainment businesses involving mass public gatherings in an effort to curb the spread of SARS. These businesses include karaoke houses, internet bars, electronic game bars, theaters and cinemas.
The health and quarantine team under China's SARS prevention headquarters inspected Beijing Railway Station, Zhaogongkou long－distance bus station and Beijing's international airport on the prevention of SARS.
State Councilor Zhou Yongkang visited and extended regards to Beijing policemen who were working at the front line in the fight against SARS.
Beijing acting Mayor Wang Qishan, had an informal discussion with 17 foreign enterprises in Beijing, briefing them on the latest information of SARS in Beijing.
As of 10:00 a.m. April 26, China reported a total of 2,753 SARScases, with 1,285 cases discharged from hospital upon recovery and 122 dead.
China's Ministry of Health issued an urgent notice, requesting local health departments to include SARS reports in the national disease report management system. Health bureaus at various levels were ordered to report confirmed SARS cases by 10:00 a.m. each day to the Ministry of Health no later than 12:00.
Xinhua News Agency was authorized to publish the law on epidemic prevention and treatment for the second time to ensure that the law could be known and implemented by citizens, organizations, and relevant government departments.
Liu Qi, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, called for measures to ensure the healthand safety of rural workers in the urban area and all rural peopleduring an inspection tour of local villages and construction sites.
Ye Xin, Deng Lianxian and Fan Xinde, three medical staff who died in the fight against "SARS", were honored by the Ministry of Health.
China's State Council dispatched another group of inspection teams to the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, where only a few or no SARS cases were reported, to supervise and guide their work on SARS prevention.
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Editor: Liu Hongji Source:Xinhua
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