Beijing, June 04: China, the worst-hit nation from SARS epidemic, today said that people going abroad will first have to obtain a formal certificate to prove they do not have any symptoms of the flu-like killer disease. According to a new regulation made public by the general Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), those who are leaving China should first obtain a certificate that they don't suffer from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
The quarantine authority made the regulation according to the relevant law on public health in a bid to prevent international spread of the disease.
SARS cases have been found in over 30 countries and regions across the world and over 100 countries have taken restrictive measures on the entry and visa application of people from countries and areas affected by SARS.
Some require formal certificates showing travellers carry no SARS syndromes, Xinhua news agency quoted the AQSIQ as saying.
The examination must be done within three days of departure in the international travel health care centres under the AQSIQ.
Examinations should be carried out according to the specific requirements of the destination countries, which have been posted on the web site www.fmprc.gov.in, the report said.
China for the first time since April 20 reported no new case of SARS and no deaths during the last 24 hours from SARS. However, China continues to be the epicentre of SARS, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.
Bureau Report